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Liked It2 of 2 members found this review helpful “This is one of those books that takes you by surprise. It is not a mathematics book (though it talks about mathematics, and meta-mathematics), it is not a philosophy book (though it just may change the way you view the world around you), it is not a computer science book (yet it has some very...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“I bought the original version of this and enjoy looking at it on my book shelf and occasionally opening to a random page and reading, but I haven't mustered the willpower or time to dive into this yet. Please convince or encourage me that it's worth it.”
Terry C. Hayes wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I only read parts of this. It was fascinating, but a little over my head, in spots.”
Carol S wrote this review Wednesday, October 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“One of those books that you read snipets from every decade...and keep reading it over and over”
CAROLE H wrote this review Saturday, October 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“it opened my eyes about intelligences. hofstadler managed to tie arts, music, and math in a golden triangle. ”
ben s wrote this review Thursday, October 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“One of my favorites ever”
Luis wrote this review Sunday, October 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Dit boek staat al jaren op mijn lijst van nog te lezen boeken. ”
John A wrote this review Sunday, September 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“One of the most ground-breaking collection of words ever published on the subject of the human mind, it has a universal theme of the search for the root of thinking itself. I try to re-read this book every few years, and find new nuances each time. A timeless classic on semiotics, language theory, chaos, paradox, fuzzy logic, metamathematics and music. If you haven't read this book, or Mr. Hofstadter's other works, you haven't really lived.”
Matthew W wrote this review Tuesday, September 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Easily the most difficult book to read and understand completely!”
Chris U wrote this review Tuesday, August 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Goedels incompleteness theorem is a bit like relativity. You read about it and feel like you sort of understand it, then you do something else or a while and it sort of drifts away and confusion returns.
Jon H wrote this review Wednesday, August 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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