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Author
Publisher
Spiegel & Grau
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 205 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"An introduction to complexity theory, the science of how complex systems behave--from cells to human beings, ecosystems, the known universe, and beyond--that profoundly reframes our understanding and illuminates our interconnectedness. Complexity theory addresses the mysteries that animate science, philosophy, and metaphysics: how this teeming array of existence, from the infinitesimal to the infinite, is in fact a seamless living whole and what...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
xix, 412 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Hofstadter's long-awaited return to the themes of Gödel, Escher, Bach--an original and controversial view of the nature of consciousness and identity. What do we mean when we say "I"? Can a self, a soul, a consciousness, an "I" arise out of mere matter? If it cannot, then how can you or I be here? This book argues that the key to understanding selves and consciousness is a special kind of abstract feedback loop inhabiting our brains. Deep down, a...
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