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Douglas R. Hofstadter






Douglas R. Hofstadter

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February 15, 1945

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New York, New York, The United States

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Science, Nonfiction, Social Sciences


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Douglas Richard Hofstadter is an American academic whose research focuses on the nature of thinking, consciousness, and creativity. He is best known for his book Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid which was published in 1979, and which won the 1980 Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction.




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avg rating: 4.20 | 4,526 ratings | 699 reviews | 22 distinct works | 20 fans
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Etern... Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
by Douglas R. Hofstadter
avg rating 4.33 — 2,512 ratings — published 1979
26 editions
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I Am a Strange Loop I Am a Strange Loop
by Douglas R. Hofstadter
avg rating 3.69 — 511 ratings — published 2007
8 editions
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The Mind's I: Fantasies and Re... The Mind's I: Fantasies and Reflections on Self and Soul
by Douglas R. Hofstadter (editor), Daniel C. Dennett (editor), Stanislaw Lem (Contributor), Terrel Miedaner (Contributor), Richard Dawkins (Goodreads author) (Contributor), Jorge Luis Borges (Contributor)
avg rating 4.06 — 362 ratings — published 1981
11 editions
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Metamagical Themas: Questing f... Metamagical Themas: Questing for the Essence of Mind and Pattern
by Douglas R. Hofstadter
avg rating 4.10 — 296 ratings — published 1985
9 editions
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Le Ton Beau De Marot: In Prais... Le Ton Beau De Marot: In Praise of the Music of Language
by Douglas R. Hofstadter
avg rating 4.17 — 156 ratings — published 1997
4 editions
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Fluid Concepts and Creative An... Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies
by Douglas R. Hofstadter
avg rating 3.85 — 87 ratings — published 1994
6 editions
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The Tumult of Inner Voices or... The Tumult of Inner Voices or What Is the Meaning of the Word 'I'?
by Douglas R. Hofstadter
avg rating 3.75 — 4 ratings — published 1982
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Ambigrammi: Un microcosmo idea... Ambigrammi: Un microcosmo ideale per lo studio della creativita
by Douglas R. Hofstadter
avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 1987
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El Ojo De LA Mente El Ojo De LA Mente
by Douglas R. Hofstadter
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1983
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Rhapsody on a Theme by Clement... Rhapsody on a Theme by Clement Marot
by Douglas R. Hofstadter
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1995
2 editions
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"How gullible are you? Is your gullibility located in some "gullibility center" in your brain? Could a neurosurgeon reach in and perform some delicate operation to lower your gullibility, otherwise leaving you alone? If you believe this, you are pretty gullible, and should perhaps consider such an operation."
Douglas R. Hofstadter (Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid)
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"Meaning lies as much
in the mind of the reader
as in the Haiku.
"
Douglas R. Hofstadter (Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid)
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