Items related to Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Synopsis
Douglas Hofstadter€™s book is concerned directly with the nature of “maps€ or links between formal systems. However, according to Hofstadter, the formal system that underlies all mental activity transcends the system that supports it. If life can grow out of the formal chemical substrate of the cell, if consciousness can emerge out of a formal system of firing neurons, then so too will computers attain human intelligence. Gø¶del Escher and Bach is a wonderful exploration of fascinating ideas at the heart of cognitive science: meaning, reduction, recursion, and much more.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Douglas Hofstadter is professor of computer science and cognitive science at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherBasic Books
- Publication date1979
- ISBN 10 0465026850
- ISBN 13 9780465026852
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages776
- Rating
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Search results for Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Stock Image
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Seller: Singing Saw Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. 20th printing of the first edition. Lacking dust jacket, staining to fore edge. Good condition overall. Seller Inventory # 131131778
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
GÖDEL, ESCHER, BACH: AN ETERNAL GOLDEN BRAID
Published by
Basic Books, Inc, New York, 1979
ISBN 10: 0465026850
ISBN 13: 9780465026852
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. First Edition, Eighth Printing. Octavo, xxi, 777 pages. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. Mild shelf wear to boards, including bumping to head and tail; age-toning to front paste-down and front free endpaper; interior pages clean, with occasional creasing to corners. Dust jacket protected by a mylar covering; spine yellow with white and black lettering. Moderate shelf wear to dust jacket, including sun-fading to spine (lettering affected yet legible); chipping and small tears along margins of covers, slight material loss to corners; price uncut: "$18.50". Shelved in Philosophy. 1399083. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Seller Inventory # 1399083
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
GODEL, ESCHER, BACH An Eternal Golden Braid
Published by
Basic Books, 1979
ISBN 10: 0465026850
ISBN 13: 9780465026852
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA, Livonia, MI, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition; Sixth Printing. ; Brown cloth cover has modest rubbing but clean, bright, and in very good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. End sheets and paste downs lightly foxed. Pages are clean and near pristine. Dust jacket is sunned on spine panel with wear to the extremities and 4 1" tears but clean and in good condition. Publisher's price of $18.50 on DJ flap. DJ protected by a brand new, clear, acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. (If pictured, shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. ). Seller Inventory # 17890
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, A Metaphorical Fugue on minds and Machines in the Spirit of Lewis Carroll
Published by
Basic Books Inc., Publishers, New York, 1979
ISBN 10: 0465026850
ISBN 13: 9780465026852
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Take Five Books, Ashland, OR, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Notation, inside front cover refering to margin lines on pages 412,3. moisture stain to top of back page, bottom rear and spine. Wrinkling to rear dust jacket, stiain on inside, missing bottom of spine. Text and illustrations fine. 777 pages. Signed by Previous Owner. Seller Inventory # 025894
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Seller: Black's Fine Books & Manuscripts, Toronto, ON, Canada
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Later Printing. pp. xxi, 777. Thick 8vo. Publisher's tan cloth over boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Black-and-white charts, tables, illustrations, etc. Light wear to cloth extremities, contents without blemish; very good+, housed in very good original, price-clipped, dustjacket showing light sunning to the spine (now in protective mylar cover). Overall, very good. Seller Inventory # 7337
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Seller: Toscana Books, AUSTIN, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: new. Excellent Condition.Excels in customer satisfaction, prompt replies, and quality checks. Seller Inventory # Scanned0465026850
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Published by
Basic Books, 1979
ISBN 10: 0465026850
ISBN 13: 9780465026852
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: The Book Lady Bookstore, Savannah, GA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Brown cloth with gilt titles along spine in light orange DJ. Heavy sunning to DJ. Seller Inventory # 017596
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Gödel, Escher, Bach an Eternal Golden Braid
Published by
Basic Books, Inc. Publishers, New York, 1979
ISBN 10: 0465026850
ISBN 13: 9780465026852
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine in Good+ dust jacket. First edition. 24 x 16 cm. Octavo. xxi 777pp. Brown cloth in dust jacket. First edition with number line beginning in 1. Jacket spine and edges are heavily faded. Original price of $18.50 present on front jacket flap. Crease to front jacket flap. Small, mild stain to bottom edge, not effecting interior. Nice copy. Pulitzer Prize winner (1980) and National Book Award winner (1980). Important work in the fields of philosophy, logic, artifical intellgence, and consciousness. Seller Inventory # 80217
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Published by
Basic Books, 1979
ISBN 10: 0465026850
ISBN 13: 9780465026852
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: First Coast Books, Eatonton, GA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. 1st edition, 1st printing. Minimal wear to covers. Text is clean and unmarked. The binding is tight and square. Minimal wear to the unclipped ($18.50) dust jacket. Jacket spine is sunned, which is so common with this title. Your satisfaction is guaranteed! Seller Inventory # 051325016
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
GÃ del, Escher, Bach An Eternal Golden Braid
Seller: Magus Books Seattle, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: SIGNED / VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 12TH PRINTING, SIGNED BY HOFSTADTER ON TITLE PAGE. used hardcover in a dust jacket. jacket is a bit worn about the edges and somewhat scuffed, but without any serious tears. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws. jacket protected in mylar cover. spine and top inch of back cover somewhat sun faded. some foxing to outer edges of page block. some staining to outer edges of page block, most prominently near binding on top of book. Signed By Author. Seller Inventory # 1352649
Quantity: 1 available