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'Every few decades an unknown author brings out a
book of such depth, clarity, range, wit, beauty and
originality that it is recognized at once as a major
literary event' - Martin Gardner in
the Scientific American *
Linking the music of J. S. Bach, the graphic art ofEscher
and the mathematical theorems of Godel,as well as ideas
drawn from logic, biology, psychology, physics and
linguistics, Douglas Hofstadter illuminates one of the
greatest mysteries of modern science: the nature of
human thought processes.
His momentous and by now famous book has much in
common with the works of Lewis Carroll. Lucid and
witty, drawing together an astonishing range of ideas,
it is at once an entertainment, a brilliant literary
achievement and a triumph of the imagination.
'Extraordinary, exhilarating this splendid tour de
force . leaves you feeling you have had a first-class
workout in the best mental gymnasium in town
- New Statesman
'Exhilarating, challenging, valuable...
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Fülszöveg
®
'Every few decades an unknown author brings out a
book of such depth, clarity, range, wit, beauty and
originality that it is recognized at once as a major
literary event' - Martin Gardner in
the Scientific American *
Linking the music of J. S. Bach, the graphic art ofEscher
and the mathematical theorems of Godel,as well as ideas
drawn from logic, biology, psychology, physics and
linguistics, Douglas Hofstadter illuminates one of the
greatest mysteries of modern science: the nature of
human thought processes.
His momentous and by now famous book has much in
common with the works of Lewis Carroll. Lucid and
witty, drawing together an astonishing range of ideas,
it is at once an entertainment, a brilliant literary
achievement and a triumph of the imagination.
'Extraordinary, exhilarating this splendid tour de
force . leaves you feeling you have had a first-class
workout in the best mental gymnasium in town
- New Statesman
'Exhilarating, challenging, valuable Hofstadter writes
directly and playfully for the lay reader'
- New York Review of Books
'Avast book and a great pleasure' - Frank Kermode
Cover illustration by Peter Brookes
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