Douglas R. Hofstadter

35 books

Metamagical Themas: Questing for the Essence of Mind and Pattern by Douglas R. Hofstadter

Metamagical Themas: Questing for the Essence of Mind and Pattern

Douglas R. Hofstadter

880 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

nonfiction mathematics philosophy science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Surfaces and Essences: Analogy as the Fuel and Fire of Thinking by Douglas R. Hofstadter, Emmanuel Sander

Surfaces and Essences: Analogy as the Fuel and Fire of Thinking

Douglas R. Hofstadter, Emmanuel Sander

578 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy psychology science challenging informative inspiring slow-paced
Vues de l'esprit: fantaisies et reflexions sur l'être et l'ame by Douglas R. Hofstadter, Dennis C. Dennett

Vues de l'esprit: fantaisies et reflexions sur l'être et l'ame

Douglas R. Hofstadter, Dennis C. Dennett

508 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy psychology science reflective fast-paced
Butterfly in the Quantum World: The Story of the Most Fascinating Quantum Fractal by Indubala Satija
Butterfly in the Quantum World: The Story of the Most Fascinating Quantum Fractal
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Indubala Satija

Butterfly in the Quantum World: The Story of the Most Fascinating Quantum Fractal

Indubala Satija

619 pages • missing pub info (editions)

The Discovery of Dawn by Douglas R. Hofstadter, Walter Veltroni
The Discovery of Dawn
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Douglas R. Hofstadter, Walter Veltroni

The Discovery of Dawn

Douglas R. Hofstadter, Walter Veltroni

140 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction reflective slow-paced
Eugene Onegin: A Novel in Verse by Alexander Pushkin, Alexander Pushkin

Eugene Onegin: A Novel in Verse

Alexander Pushkin, Alexander Pushkin

224 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction poetry slow-paced
Eugene Onegin: Translation By Douglas R. Hofstadter by Douglas R. Hofstadter, Alexander Pushkin, Alexander Pushkin

Eugene Onegin: Translation By Douglas R. Hofstadter

Douglas R. Hofstadter, Alexander Pushkin, Alexander Pushkin

203 pages • first pub 1825 (editions)

fiction classics poetry emotional slow-paced
Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought by Douglas R. Hofstadter, Douglas R. Hofstadter

Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought

Douglas R. Hofstadter, Douglas R. Hofstadter

528 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy science challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Godel's Proof by Douglas R. Hofstadter, James Roy Newman, Ernest Nagel, Ernest Nagel
Godel's Proof
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Douglas R. Hofstadter, James Roy Newman, Ernest Nagel, Ernest Nagel

Godel's Proof

Douglas R. Hofstadter, James Roy Newman, Ernest Nagel, Ernest Nagel

160 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)

nonfiction mathematics science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid. A Metaphorical Fugue on Minds and Machines in the Spirit of Lewis Carroll. by Douglas R. Hofstadter, Douglas R. Hofstadter

Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid. A Metaphorical Fugue on Minds and Machines in the Spirit of Lewis Carroll.

Douglas R. Hofstadter, Douglas R. Hofstadter

missing page info • first pub 1979 (editions)

adventurous informative reflective slow-paced