“It is extremely interesting, then, to think about the meaning of the word ‘form’ as it applies to constructions of arbitrarily complex shapes. For… — Douglas R. Hofstadter Copy Share Image
“We have a very hard time “seeing” our cognitive activity because it is the medium in which we swim. The attempt to put our… — Douglas R. Hofstadter Copy Share Image
“What does it matter if two brains are isomorphic, or quasi-isomorphic, or not isomorphic at all? The answer is that we have an intuitive… — Douglas R. Hofstadter Copy Share Image
“People enjoy inventing slogans which violate basic arithmetic but which illustrate “deeper” truths, such as “1 and 1 make 1” (for lovers), or “1… — Douglas R. Hofstadter Copy Share Image
“Please, Oh please, publish me in your collection of self-referential sentences!” — Douglas R. Hofstadter Copy Share Image
“I enjoy acronyms. Recursive Acronyms Crablike "RACRECIR" Especially Create Infinite Regress” — Douglas R. Hofstadter Copy Share Image
“I can't help but recall, at this point, a horribly elitist but very droll remark by one of my favorite writers, the American "critic… — Douglas R. Hofstadter Copy Share Image
“This computer-generated pangram contains six a's, one b, three c's, three d's, thirty-seven e's, six f's, three g's, nine h's, twelve i's, one j,… — Douglas R. Hofstadter Copy Share Image
“Saying that studying the brain is limited to the study of physical entities would be like saying that literary criticism must focus on paper… — Douglas R. Hofstadter Copy Share Image
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