The Mind's I
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(6 ratings)501 pages1981Basic BooksISBN 9780465046249
Self (Philosophy)Literary collectionsZelfConsciousnessSoulAddresses, essays, lecturesZielConciousnessIntellectMenteConcienciaFilosofiaPhilosophySelf ConceptMind-Body Relations, Metaphysical08.36 philosophical anthropology, philosophy of psychologyIdentitätPersönlichkeitSelfSelf - Philosophical perspectives
About this book
With contributions from Jorge Luis Borges, Richard Dawkins, John Searle, and Robert Nozick, The Mind's I explores the meaning of self and consciousness through the perspectives of literature, artificial intelligence, psychology, and other disciplines. In selections that range from fiction to scientific speculations about thinking machines, artificial intelligence, and the nature of the brain, Hofstadter and Dennett present a variety of conflicting visions of the self and the soul as explored through the writings of some of the twentieth century's most renowned thinkers.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Published
- 1981
- Pages
- 501
- ISBN
- 9780465046249
About Unknown Author
Douglas Hofstadter is an American scholar of cognitive science, physics, and comparative literature whose research includes concepts such as the sense of self in relation to the external world, consciousness, analogy-making, artistic creation, literary translation, and discovery in mathematics and physics. His 1979 book *Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid* won both the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction and a National Book Award for Science. His 2007 book *I Am a Strange Loop* won the *Los Angeles Times* Book Prize for Science and Technology.—*Wikipedia* 2021-03-03
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