GODEL, ESCHER, BACH: Eternal Golden Braid-Metaphoric Fugue-Hofstadter-SUPERB 1st

Description: Hi! You're looking at a SUPERB condition book which is OUT OF PRINT and a remarkable creative synthesis of philosophy, the arts and science written by DOUGLAS R. HOFSTADTER--the book is a collectible STATED FIRST EDITION Vintage Books softcover copy. This book is in SUPERB condition and has some small red hash marks on the center of the lower page edge, a tiny drill hole on the upper right corner of the front cover, a slight sticker spot on the lower spine edge, slight browning on the page edges, slight dings on the opening tips, lower left and center edge of the front surface and spine tips and just slight shelfwear and very light evidence of gentle browsing but NO other significant imperfections! The book is titled Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid--A Metaphorical Fugue on Minds and Machines in the Spirit of Lewis Carroll and it was written by DOUGLAS R. HOFSTADTER; it was published by Vintage Books in September 1980 and is a STATED 1st EDITION copy.Everything is a symbol, and symbols can combine to form patterns. Patterns are beautiful and revelatory of larger truths. These are the central ideas in the thinking of Kurt Gödel, M.C. Escher, and Johann Sebastian Bach, perhaps the three greatest minds of the past quarter-millennium. In a stunning work of humanism, Hofstadter ties together the work of mathematician Gödel, graphic artist Escher, and composer Bach. Gödel, Escher, Bach, a Pulitzer prize-winning treatise on genius, explores the workings of brilliant people's brains with the help of historical examples and brainteaser puzzles. Not for the dim or the lazy, this book shows you, more clearly than most any other, what it means to see symbols and patterns where others see only the universe. Touching on math, computers, literature, music, and artificial intelligence, Gödel, Escher, Bach is a challenging and potentially life-changing piece of writing. A fantastic find, and a beautiful copy of this book!Thanks for looking, and good luck if you're bidding! Also be sure to check out all of my other great books currently listed on ebay auctions--I can combine shipping for multiple purchases!

Price: 15 USD

Location: Williamsport, Pennsylvania

End Time: 2024-12-17T04:22:23.000Z

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