I am a strange loop sparknotes

The neat or should we say terrifying thing about i am the cheese is that it has two parallel narratives, told in almostalternating chapters. You would not find the boundaries of the soul no matter how. Depending on the study guide provider sparknotes, shmoop, etc. No, hofstadter hasnt gone mystical, religious, or superstitious. A chaotic performance by leon trimble where he will be playing with different. I am ready to ask pardon, if i have been illmannered. Doug hofstadters latest book, i am a strange loop, is partly a reworking of and partly a sequel to his celebrated godel, escher and bach published back in 1979. Today, more than two thousand years after heraclitus wrote those words, science has shrunk the boundaries of the soul considerably. Strange loop says that each of us is a point of view, and ones perspective indeed our most intimate subjectivity can exist in other substrates, outside of the brain.

I am a strange loop npr coverage of i am a strange loop by douglas hofstadter. The i is the nexus in our brain, one of many symbols seeming to have free will and to have gained. This strange loop is literally a moral construction, a consequence of the very metric of souledness that hofstader chooses. The i in the title refers to the concept of the i in all of us. The concept of a strange loop was proposed and extensively discussed by douglas hofstadter in godel, escher, bach, and is further elaborated in hofstadters book i am a strange loop, published in 2007. I am a strange loop free summary by douglas hofstadter. I am a strange loop by douglas hofstadter issue 78. It is a strange loop generated by a myriad of lesser loops. Results from the infoq reader survey 2019 at the end of 2019, infoq ran a survey of our readers to find out what tools, techniques, and languages. Bloomberg news i am a strange loop is vintage hofstadter.

He has won a pulitzer prize sourced quotes which statement seems more true. In the end, we are selfperceiving, selfinventing, lockedin mirages that are little miracles of selfreference. All preconf events on oct 1st are optional and are not included in the strange loop conference rate. Review of hofstadter, douglas r i am a strange loop. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. I am a strange loop is a 2007 book by douglas hofstadter, examining in depth the concept of a strange loop to explain the sense of i. My impression of i am a strange loop was that it contains a subset of the ideas in geb, and lacks the off the wall charm and delicious mathematics that geb contains. A tangled hierarchy is a hierarchical consciousness system in which a strange loop appears. Dec 17, 20 results from the infoq reader survey 2019 at the end of 2019, infoq ran a survey of our readers to find out what tools, techniques, and languages they were using.

But the idea of saying that comes from your brain, so maybe its more true to say i am a brain. Hofstaders first book, godel, escher, bach, contained some early attempts at explaining this. In his latest book, i am a strange loop, he visits once again many of the themes originally presented in that book. I am a strange loop is a work of rigorous thinking. And the book does an excellent job of presenting his views on just how the i forms in a brain, what kind of hardware may be necessary for an i, what kinds of i am out there, and on. 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. When godel, escher bach first came out i knew that it was a book that i should read. It is a minute portion of the universe, a glob of dead matter within our skull, not only observing itself, but aware it is observing itself. I am a strange loop by douglas hofstadter issue 78 philosophy. I am a strange loop summary and analysis freebooknotes found 2 sites with book summaries or analysis of i am a strange loop. Oh, madam mina, he said, sadly, it is proof, if proof be needed, of how i love and honour you, when a word for your good, spoken more earnest than ever, can seem so strange because it is to order her whom i am proud to obey. Overall, deep earthquakes is quite an accomplishment. The interview below was conducted in september 2007 and was originally published, in hebrew, in the online culture magazine haayal hakore. Review i am a strange loop is thoughtful, amusing and infectiously enthusiastic.

I am a strange loop by douglas hofstadter 2007 continuing our lifelong conversation with hofstadters brain, we learn how the professor proved the statement made by achilles in a conversation with einsteins brain, i. Strange loop is not focused on any particular language or area of technology see below for more guidance. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of crime and punishment and what it means. Time almost thirty years after the publication of his wellloved godel, escher, bach, hofstadter revisits some of the same themes. Please help to improve it, or discuss the issue on the talk page. At some point early on, we realize that both narratives involve the same teenage boy, but the two stories are kept pretty distinct until the very end. I am a strange loop attempts to correct this problem by better illustrating how inanimate matter can lead to animate beings with awareness and consciousness. An installation using looped documentation and objects from. When i saw a copy of i am a strange loop in a usedbook store, and. Christabel is a lovely, innocent young woman who goes out into the woods one spooky night at midnight to pray.

Mar 26, 2007 i am a strange loop should not be taken to mean douglas hofstadter is a strange loop. The question is asked, at what size should a soul be, to apply the same morals as humans. The most central and complex symbol in your brain is the one called i. The concept of a strange loop was originally developed in his 1979 book godel, escher, bach. I am the mason and i am the stone believe that the silverware will bend i am the knowing and i am. I am a strange loop should not be taken to mean douglas hofstadter is a strange loop. Scott oreilly loops the loop with douglas hofstadter. The most central and complex symbol in your brain or mine is the one called i. I sometimes recommend it to people who tried to read geb and gave up, but i dont think theres much to learn from i am a strange loop if youre already familiar with hofstadter.

I am a strange loop summary and analysis like sparknotes. I am a strange loop scales some lofty conceptual heights, but it remains very personal, and its deeply colored by the facts of hofstadters later life. You would not find the boundaries of the soul no matter how many paths you traveled, so deep is its measure. The marble provides the central theme of i am a strange loop. Review of i am a strange loop by douglas hofstadter 2007. We can easily make robots aware of themselves without having an inkling of consciousness. And dont make the mistake of thinking that selfawareness equals consciousness. The i is the nexus in our brain, one of many symbols seeming to have free will and to. In any case, i am a strange loop provides provocative insights into how humans use selfreference to achieve selfawareness, but not necessarily consciousness. Has hofstadters concept of strange loop been given a more. The author is vegetarian because of a story about pig slaughter.

He truly provides no concrete reasons to believe only assertions, which are worth pondering if not agreeing with. I am a strange loop by douglas hofstadter scott oreilly loops the loop with douglas hofstadter. Most preconference events require preregistration and an. I am a strange loop argues that the key to understanding selves and consciousness is the strange loopa special kind of abstract feedback loop inhabiting our brains. Ransom riggss novel miss peregrines home for peculiar children 2011 follows a sixteenyearold narrator as he investigates his grandfathers very strange past. Apr 08, 2018 i am a strange loop by douglas hofstadter. A summary of in fyodor dostoevskys crime and punishment. If there is a i am a strange loop sparknotes, shmoop guide, or cliff notes, you can find a link to each study guide below.

I am a poor student, sick and shattered shattered was the word he used by poverty. The strange loop 2020 conference takes place oct 2nd3rd with a party on oct 1st. Check out the narrator point of view section for more on this. Strange loop is a developerfocused conference that encompasses past the history of computing, present deep dives on todays technology, and future whats next. Hofstadter felt a need to write a new book because so many people misperceived geb as a hodgepodge of neat things with no central theme. I am a strange loop is overlywordy and jammed with a few too many analogies and painful puns, but i enjoyed the intellectual challenge. Access a free summary of i am a strange loop, by douglas hofstadter and 20,000 other business, leadership and nonfiction books on getabstract. Douglas hofstadter born 1945 is a computer scientist and author. This act of selfreferencing is called a strange loop.

Miss peregrines home for peculiar children summary. Strange loops may involve selfreference and paradox. Hofstadter is bestknown for his book godel, escher, bach geb for short. I am a strange loop quotes showing 125 of 25 in the end, we selfperceiving, selfinventing, lockedin mirages are little miracles of selfreference. Nov 28, 2017 i am a strange loop by douglas hofstadter 2007 continuing our lifelong conversation with hofstadters brain, we learn how the professor proved the statement made by achilles in a conversation with einsteins brain, i. An installation using looped documentation and objects from her ladys pleasure, an existing performance by kate spence. Bloomberg newsi am a strange loop is vintage hofstadter. New york, ny, 2007 isbn 0465030785 pb order this book. In 1993 hofstadters wife carol died suddenly of a brain tumor at only 42, leaving him with two young children to care for. I am a strange loop by douglas hofstadter on the nature of human consciousness and its relation to empathy. The i is the nexus in our brain, one of many symbols seeming to have free will and to have gained the. Hofstadters longawaited return to the themes of godel, escher, bach an. What is a strange loop and what is it like to be one.