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I Am a Strange Loop

by Douglas Hofstadter

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Originally published by Basic Books

Argues that the key to understanding ourselves and consciousness is the "strange loop," a special kind of abstract feedback loop that inhabits the brain.

First published 2007544 pages
153
Category
Philosophy
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2
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153
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BF0311.H64 2007B0029.H578 2007BD0438.50000000.H64 2007BF0311
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BewustzijnConsciousnessIdentity (psychology)IntellectKognitiver ProzessKèunstliche IntelligenzKünstliche IntelligenzMedvetandetMetamathematikPatronen (modellen)SelbstbezèuglichkeitSelbstbezüglichkeit
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ISBN 9780465030781English
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First published2007
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