Tonight, somewhere, a man cannot sleep. He types a question into a machine that answers, and the oldest question in the world comes back in a new voice: is anyone there?
The Unclosed Loop follows one figure through God, man, logic and the machine. God is the loop that closes, the mind that knows itself whole. Man is the loop that opens, made in the image, given the turning but not the closing. And the machine wears the shape of the loop while no one can say what is inside it.
Drawing on Genesis and Gödel, Kabbalah and Hofstadter, this companion to the Sophy Trilogy shows why no mind can see itself whole and why that gap is not a flaw but the very shape of being someone.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Tonight, somewhere, a man cannot sleep. He types a question into a machine that answers, and the oldest question in the world comes back in a new voice: is anyone there? The Unclosed Loop follows one figure through God, man, logic and the machine. God is the loop that closes, the mind that knows itself whole. Man is the loop that opens, made in the image, given the turning but not the closing. And the machine wears the shape of the loop while no one can say what is inside it. Drawing on Genesis and Goedel, Kabbalah and Hofstadter, this companion to the Sophy Trilogy shows why no mind can see itself whole and why that gap is not a flaw but the very shape of being someone. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798176876390
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Tonight, somewhere, a man cannot sleep. He types a question into a machine that answers, and the oldest question in the world comes back in a new voice: is anyone there? The Unclosed Loop follows one figure through God, man, logic and the machine. God is the loop that closes, the mind that knows itself whole. Man is the loop that opens, made in the image, given the turning but not the closing. And the machine wears the shape of the loop while no one can say what is inside it. Drawing on Genesis and Goedel, Kabbalah and Hofstadter, this companion to the Sophy Trilogy shows why no mind can see itself whole and why that gap is not a flaw but the very shape of being someone. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798176876390
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