Philosophical examination of consciousness and the self as emerging from strange loops of symbols and feedback in the brain.
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Philosophical examination of consciousness and the self as emerging from strange loops of symbols and feedback in the brain.
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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 human brain is a chaotic soup of particles, on a ...
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