Hofstadter was reading a book on the discovery of america while he was flying to denver. Actually, he has written a much more thorough and comprehensible book than i could, and in such a friendly and. Twenty years after it topped the bestseller charts, douglas r. Hofstadter is bestknown for his book godel, escher, bach geb for short. They describe the scientific work by him and his collaborators in the 1980s and 1990s. If you see a way this page can be updated or improved without compromising previous work, please feel free to contribute. Advances in behaviour research and therapy, 6, 1279. This included a semester abroad in paris, france when dr. Besides being a profound and entertaining meditation on human thought and creativity, this book looks at the surprising points of contact between the music of bach, the artwork of escher, and the mathematics of godel. A cognitive scientists guide to your brain and its politics ebook written by george lakoff.
Douglas richard hofstadter born february 15, 1945 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, analogymaking, artistic creation, literary translation, and discovery in mathematics and physics. What is it like to work with or study under douglas hofstadter. Mar 22, 2019 all that said, the idea dh develops in this book is so compelling, and so beautifully constructed, that i can only in good conscience award the book and its author 5 stars. Cognitive psychology by robert sternberg pdf book download.
Buy surfaces and essences first edition by douglas hofstadter, emmanuel sander isbn. The human brain at one end drains the water out to produce powdered food for thought, and the one at the other end adds the water back, to produce fullfledged food for thought. Hofstadter is college of arts and sciences professor of cognitive science, and director of the center for research on concepts and cognition. For a longer book i usually have a heap of preliminary papers close at hand during the writing. The seventh edition includes a new individual difference in cognition feature that shows the relevance of cognitive psychology in their careers. Now, with his trademark wit and special talent for making complex ideas vivid, he has partnered with sander to put forth a highly novel perspective on cognition.
I read godel escher bach as a teenager, i dont think this work is his best, because while it is fine as literature, the main theorem is mystified rather than explained, and the main thesis is murky. Douglas hofstadter project gutenberg selfpublishing. Douglas hofstadter is distinguished college of arts and sciences professor of cognitive science and comparative literature at indiana university. Read the soft copy of this book anytime, anywhere and download it for free. Name of writer, number pages in ebook and size are given in our post.
Books by hofstadter center for research on concepts and cognition. Fluid concepts and creative analogies 1995 is a set of essays and experiments of hofstadter and a sort of cognitive science circle fittingly called the fluid analogies research group, part of the aforementioned center for research on concepts and cognition that he has led at indiana university for many years. Surfaces and essences douglas hofstadter, emmanuel. Cognition project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. Douglas hofstadter analogy as the core of cognition april 12, 2015 march 19, 2018 emergent cognition project i cant define anything and i kind of hate definitions but i will at least sort of give you a sense. An eternal golden braid is still something of a marvel. Douglas hofstadters book is concerned directly with the nature of maps or links. It examines the nature, the tasks, and the functions of cognition.
Perspectives from cognitive science, cambridge, ma. Chapter two by the time i flew to indiana to meet douglas hofstadter, i was so steeped in his writings that i found myself thinking like him, or like i like to think he thinks. He is trying to argue that as much of the behavior of gases can be described at the macroscopic level, without resorting to atoms. Download cognitive psychology by robert sternberg pdf book download pdf ebook. Douglas hofstadter analogy as the core of cognition.
Pulitzerprize winner douglas hofstadter takes on some weighty and wonderful questions in i am a strange loopamong them, the size of a soul and the vagaries of thought and proposes persuasive answers that surprised me both with their simplicity and their sense of optimism. Nearly thirty years after his bestselling book godel, escher, bach, cognitive. Immensely enjoyable, with a plethora of fascinating. Ray kurzweils dubious new theory of mind the new yorker. Efficacy of psychotherapy in the treatment of latelife depression. But these thematic threads are only the warp of hofstadters tapestry. Surfaces and essences by douglas hofstadter basic books. This strange loop is literally a moral construction, a consequence of the very metric of souledness that hofstader chooses. Can self, soul, consciousness, i arise out of mere matter. Taken from the back cover of the book by the way, its analogy as the fuel of cognition. Douglas richard hofstadter is an american scholar of cognitive science, physics, and comparative literature whose research f. Pulitzerprize winning author presents colloquia at penn. Hofstadter is college of arts and sciences professor of cognitive science and computer science at indiana university, bloomington, where he likewise coordinates the center for research on concepts and cognition. In hofstadter s view,analogy is the delaware of cognition which he represented in sketch.
Hofstadter is college professor of cognitive science and computer science at indiana university, bloomington, indiana. Research carried out at crcc has been described in detail in the book fluid concepts and creative analogies. Analysts crucible cognitive science course studies. In his latest book, i am a strange loop, he visits once again many of the themes originally presented in that book. Computer models of the fundamental mechanisms of thought is a 1995 book by douglas hofstadter and other members of the fluid analogies research group exploring the mechanisms of intelligence through computer modeling. Analogy is the interstate freeway system of cognition. Immensely enjoyable, with a plethora of fascinating examples and anecdotes, this book will make you understand your own thought. Difference between cognition and metacognition compare. The interview below was conducted in september 2007 and was originally published, in hebrew, in the online culture magazine haayal hakore. Apr 23, 20 it is a book on cognitive science, but written in a witty engaging delightful way. Analogy as the core of cognition stanford university. Hofstadter is the son of nobel prizewinning physicist robert hofstadter. Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary, scientific study of the mind and its processes. Hofstadter, a noted author, cognitive scientist and proud stanford son.
Cognition vs metacognition since the study of cognition and metacognition is an interesting topic in a number of disciplines, one can have an interest to find out the difference between cognition. Douglas hofstadter s 6 research works with 267 citations and 4,534 reads, including. I am a strange loop, too, and douglas hofstadter has written my book. Anyway, after downloading this, i started flipping through the chapters wondering which i should reread and was a bit stunned to be reminded that there are 3 chapters on lisp. Douglas richard hofstadter born february 15, 1945 is an american professor of cognitive science whose research focuses on the sense of self in relation to the external world, consciousness, analogymaking, artistic creation, literary translation, and discovery in mathematics and physics. Distinguished professor emerita, department of english, ucla. This collection reveals in concrete, programmatic form many of the facets of hofstadter s own concerns as a thinker and writer in cognitive science. I am a strange loop argues that the key to understanding selves and consciousness is the strange loop,a special kind of abstract feedback loop inhabiting our brains. Hofstadter, a noted author, cognitive scientist and proud stanford son, returns to stanford in february, 2006, with a lecture called analogy as the core of cognition. Social darwinism in american thought by richard hofstadter.
He writes, i hope this book will make you reflect in fresh ways on what being human is all aboutin fact, on what justplain being is all about. Hofstadter has been grappling with the mysteries of human thought for over thirty. Models of the fundamental mechanisms of thought ny. This broadranging volume includes a series of articles that were originally published as a special issue of cognition produced to celebrate the 50th volume of the journal. Sep 10, 2009 in this presidential lecture, cognitive scientist douglas hofstadter examines the role and contributions of analogy in cognition, using a variety of analogies to illustrate his points. What is the general feeling about douglas hofstadters. Author and cognitive scientist douglas hofstadter, who won the pulitzer prize in 1980 for his book goedel, escher, bach. The psychology of writing and the cognitive science of the. On the evidence of this book, i cant help but think its nice work if you can get it. If analogy were merely a special variety of something that in itself lies. Douglas richard hofstadter born february 15, 1945 is an american professor of cognitive science whose research focuses on the sense of i, 2 3 consciousness, analogymaking, artistic creation, literary translation, and discovery in mathematics and physics. This means youre free to copy and share these comics but not to sell them. Hofstadter directs the center for research on concepts and cognition at indiana university, and is the college of arts and sciences professor of cognitive science and computer science.
Social darwinism in american thought richard hofstadter. It also delivers on a new area that his prior writings did not application. Human cognition is conscious and unconscious, concrete or abstract, as well as intuitive like knowledge of a language and conceptual. Questing for the essence of mind and pattern by douglas r. The main thesis of the book can be stated in a single paragraph. The book is a collection of revised articles that appeared in precedence, each preceded by an introduction by hofstadter. List of books and articles about cognitive learning online. Surfaces and essences douglas r hofstadter, emmanuel.
Cognitive phenomenology philosophy of mind first off, thanks to john schwenkler for inviting me to write a few posts about my new book, cognitive phenomenology, and also for inviting other authors to write about their new books. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Douglas richard hofstadter born february 15, 1945 in new york, new york is an american academic. These are the mysteries tackled in i am a strange loop, douglas hofstadter s first book length journey into philosophy since godel, escher, bach. Elijah chudnoff april 5, 2015 cognition consciousness elijah chudnoff. Steven pinker, harvard college professor of psychology, harvard university, and author of how the mind works and the stuff of thought. And whatever readers reaction to the underlying arguments for this unique view of consciousness, they will find the model provocative and heroically humane. Hofstadter, a professor of cognitive science and computer science. Computer models of the fundamental mechanisms of thought, written by douglas hofstadter and members of the fluid analogies research group. The project started in the late 1970s at indiana university. Presidential lecturer cognitive scientist douglas hofstadter delivered the second talk in the presidential lecture series to an overflowing audience in cubberly auditorium. Hofstadter has been grappling with the mysteries of human thought for over thirty years. Computer models of the fundamental mechanisms of thought ny. Hofstadter and sanders book is a wonderful and insightful account of the role of analogy in cognition.
Hofstadter collects and studies cognitive errors largely, but not solely, speech errors, bon mots spontaneous humorous quips, and analogies of all sorts, and his longtime observation of these diverse products of cognition, and his theories about the mechanisms that underlie them, have exerted a powerful influence on the architectures of the computational models developed by himself and farg members. Social darwinism in american thought portrays the overall influence of darwin on american social theory and the notable battle waged among thinkers over the implications of evolutionary theory for social thought. Books in cognitive psychology, cognitive science, and other related fields. Automated scientific discovery and hofstadters fluid. In science, cognition is the set of all mental abilities and processes related to knowledge. Learning is distinguished from behavioral changes arising from such processes as maturation and illness, but does apply to motor skills, such as driving a car, to intellectual skills, such as reading, and to attitudes and values, such as prejudice. He is probably best known for his book godel, escher, bach. Currently his most active goal is to reveal how analogymaking lies at the base of all human thought see analogy as the core of cognition and hopefully, in a couple of years, toward the roots of thought. This broadranging volume includes a series of articles that were originally published as a special issue of cognition.
It is not just a book about meaning, it is a meaningful book, because it grapples with grief. I am a strange loop douglas hofstadter books in brief. Check here and also read some short description about cognitive psychology by robert sternberg pdf book download. The first, most famous, and greatest novel in verse is the best knownby russianswork in russian literature, pushkins eugene onegin. Aug 31, 2019 hofstader s column in scientif i dont recall how or where i got this book as a young teenager. It gets shuttled off to a little zone on the side, but he believes it should be given a more central role, one that crosscuts everything else. Thought provoking and illuminating, on the origins of cognitive science is essential reading for anyone interested in cybernetics and its many progeny, cognitive science, and contemporary philosophy of mind. Surfaces and essences, analogies and categories are what this book is all about. Douglas richard hofstadter is an american scholar of cognitive science, physics, and comparative literature whose research focuses on consciousness, thinking and creativity. A professor of of cognitive science and comparative literature, his research centers around consciousness and highlevel perception as director of the center for research on concepts and cognition. Englished many times in this century, here it is again by the author of the 1979 intellectual bestseller godel escher bach, who prefaces his handiwork with a delightful explanation of the novels verse form, how he came to translate it, his procedure as a. A person paper on purity in language william satire alias douglas r. Compulsively readable and endlessly thought provoking. For what its worth, i was dumbfounded to see this was available on kindle.
By plunging the reader into an extraordinary variety of colorful situations involving language, thought, and memory, by revealing bit by bit the constantly churning cognitive mechanisms normally. The man who would teach machines to think the atlantic. Immensely enjoyable, with a plethora of fascinating examples and anecdotes, this book will make you understand your own thought processes in a wholly new way. While both are books about cognitive science, the former is a book. Penny hofstadter is a featured article, which means it has been identified as one of the best articles produced by the warner bros. Although he is the author of eight major books, hofstadter is best known for. This big, baggy, rambling excursion into the world of thought could have. Take, for instance, the paragraph given a few pages back. Douglas hofstadter person paper on purity in language.
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