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Mentioned in 64 episodes

Gödel, Escher, Bach

An Eternal Golden Braid

Book • 1979

Douglas Hofstadter

This book by Douglas Hofstadter is a comprehensive and interdisciplinary work that explores the interrelated ideas of Kurt Gödel, M.C.

Escher, and Johann Sebastian Bach.

It delves into concepts such as self-reference, recursion, and the limits of formal systems, particularly through Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem.

The book uses dialogues between fictional characters, including Achilles and the Tortoise, to intuitively present complex ideas before they are formally explained.

It covers a wide range of topics including cognitive science, artificial intelligence, number theory, and the philosophy of mind, aiming to understand how consciousness and intelligence emerge from formal systems.

Mentioned by

Jim O’Shaughnessy

Melanie Mitchell

Julia Schottenstein

Christopher Bailey

Almudena Martín Castro

William Egginton

Daniele Grattarola

Mentioned in 64 episodes

Mentioned as another book written by Douglas Hofstadter.

Mentioned by

Chris Dixon

as a mind-blowing book about the connection between computer science, music, and philosophy.

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Mentioned by

Nat Eliason

as an example of an author whose early work achieved significant success, while later works received less attention.

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Mentioned by

Naval Ravikant

as a wide-ranging book that connects ideas from different disciplines, similar to "The Beginning of Infinity."

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Mentioned by

Jim O’Shaughnessy

in relation to the prisoner's dilemma and the tit-for-tat strategy.

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Mentioned by

Chris Dixon

as a book that opened up the world of philosophy of mind and language for him.

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Mentioned by

Curt Jaimungal

as one of his consistently recommended books.

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Mentioned by

Curt Jaimungal

as a brilliant book.

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Mentioned by

Yamini Rangan

while discussing the books she reads during her breaks.

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Mentioned by

Melanie Mitchell

as a book that sparked her interest in AI and the nature of intelligence.

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Mentioned by

Peter Wang

when discussing his work in the Python packaging environment.

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Mentioned by

David Cahn

as a book about AI and self-reflection, gifted by

Lukas Biewald

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Mentioned by

Ben Goertzel

as a book that gave him a feeling for AI as a practical academic discipline, focusing on AI, paradox, and logic.

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Mentioned by

Jim O’Shaughnessy

when discussing the prisoner's dilemma.

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Mentioned by

Douwe Kiela

when discussing the work of Douglas Hofstadter and the concept of self-reference in AI.

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Mentioned by

Julia Schottenstein

as inspiration for a team exercise.

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Mentioned by

Christopher Bailey

as a perennial book on techie lists, but considered a slog by some.

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Mencionado por

Almudena Martín Castro

como una obra de arte.

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Mentioned by

William Egginton

as a source of inspiration for his book's structure.

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Mentioned by

Daniele Grattarola

in the context of ant colonies and brains.

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