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Gödel, Escher, Bach : an eternal golden braid

by Douglas R. Hofstadter

This work explores the links between formal systems and the nature of consciousness. It draws on mathematical logic, art, and music to analyse how intelligence emerges from recursive processes in both biological and mechanical contexts.

Accession 16496 ISBN 9780140289206 Publisher Basic Books
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