Metamagical Themas: Questing for the Essence of Mind and Pattern
Description
This wide-ranging collection explores the nature of mind, intelligence, creativity, language, music, and self-reference through a series of lively, interconnected essays. Drawing on mathematics, computer science, psychology, philosophy, and the arts, it examines how patterns generate meaning—and how minds, both human and artificial, recognize and transform them. Playful thought experiments, paradoxes, and recurring encounters with Achilles and the tortoise make challenging ideas accessible without sacrificing intellectual depth. The result is an elegant and provocative inquiry into consciousness, invention, and the enduring puzzles of cognition.
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paperback
Basic Books
Published Jan 1, 1996
880 pages
ISBN: 9780465045662
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First Published
1985
Language
eng
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