Metamagical Themas: Questing for the Essence of Mind and Pattern Book Club (BCE/BOMC) Edition

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Douglas Hofstadter is College of Arts and Sciences Professor of Cognitive Science and Computer Science at Indiana University, Bloomington. His other books include the Pulitzer Prize-winning Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid; Metamagical Themas; The Mind's I; Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies; Le Ton beau de Marot; and Surfaces and Essences, with Emmanuel Sander. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana.

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Publisher : Basic Books; Book Club (BCE/BOMC) edition (January 1, 1985)
Language: : English
Paperback : 852 pages
ISBN-10 : 0465045669
ISBN-13 : 978-0465045662
Lexile measure : 1210L
Item Weight : 2.39 pounds
Dimensions : 6.75 x 1.89 x 8.56 inches

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Nick Normandin

Outstanding and thought provoking- must read

Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2017

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Godel, Escher, Bach was an important book in my life, so I put Metamagical Themas on my to-read list. It took me a few years to get to it due to the intimidating length, but I finally had the chance to read it.

I can't speak highly enough of Metamagical Themas. I loved the broad range of topics. The depth and thoughtfulness of the work of the work are incredible. I think about things I read in this book on a daily basis in both my work and personal life.

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J. M. Buccigross

Hofstadter Sparkes!

Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2013

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Hofstadter first wrote "Godel, Escher, and Bach", a magnum opus right out of the starting gate, followed up by the collection of essays in "The Mind's 'I'" that, while not surpassing "Godel, Escher & Bach", is regardless still a worthy second offering. And once again, Hofstadter's intellect & wit sparkle with "Metamagical Thema". If you enjoyed & were intrigued by Hofstadter's first two efforts, you will not be disappointed with his latest. Intelligent, intriguing and entertaining. Recreation and exercise for the intellect & the soul!

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Edoardo Angeloni

A very important text about the modern science.

Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2014

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The author is famous talkimg about several arguments of the modern science, particularly in relation to the artificial intelligence. Those applications are significative because they are considered around musics, languages of words, strange attractors, recursive procedures. We are so in the first times of this science and the approach is interesting for how is developped the Turing Test.

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A writer that keeps you thinking!

Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2016

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I fell in love with the writer's first book, "Goedel, Escher, Bach, the Eternal Golden Braid" in the 1980's and wore out my first copies, and have been reading his books ever since. He never lets me down!

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Entertaining & fun

Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2016

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Logic, math and puzzles oh my.

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Pelican

A great collection of thought provoking articles

Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2011

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A must read to anyone interested in questions about what is intelligence, life, and society...
Some are more difficult to follow, but generally, it's written so anyone can understand and enjoy.

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M. Easterbrook

Douglas Hoefstdtler at his best

Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2013

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A collection of the Metamagical themas column form Scientific American with responses, additions and some articles never published. Something for everybody. Insights into things one never knew you liked. It should be on the list of best books if you could only have one.

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an oldie but a goodie

Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2014

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I first read this book when I was a nerdy high school student. I didn't understand half of it at the time. Now I understand a bit more. Hofstadter's ideas are pretty complex, but he has an engaging style and unassuming air that make his ideas more accessible to the average person.

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Tadeo Enrique Velazquez Caldelas

Excelente libro

Reviewed in Mexico on June 14, 2017

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Este, como todos los textos de Douglas R Hofstadter es una maravilla de leer.

Quizás sea necesario leer algunos pasajes mas de un par de veces pero vale completamente la pena.

El libro está lleno de ideas interesantes y originales.

Ampliamente recomendado para la gente a la que le gusta pensar e ir un poco mas allá.

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Bevorzugter Autor

Reviewed in Germany on November 4, 2014

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Ich schätze den Autor sehr, und lese seine Bücher sehr gerne. Das Buch ist wie immer sehr interessant und anregend.

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The usual

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 28, 2009

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This is a good offering from the author, and if you're looking for some light reading, you will be sorely disappointed. An entertaining, thought-provoking volume that will sit solidly on your shelf for years to come.

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