Twenty years after it topped the bestseller charts, Douglas R. Hofstadter's Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid is still something of a marvel. Besides being a profound and entertaining meditation on human thought and creativity, this book looks at the surprising points of contact between the music of Bach, the artwork of Escher, and the mathematics of Gödel. It also l...(展开全部)

Twenty years after it topped the bestseller charts, Douglas R. Hofstadter's Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid is still something of a marvel. Besides being a profound and entertaining meditation on human thought and creativity, this book looks at the surprising points of contact between the music of Bach, the artwork of Escher, and the mathematics of Gödel. It also l...(展开全部)

道格拉斯·理查·郝夫斯台特（Douglas Richard Hofstadter，1945年2月15日－） 中文名侯世达，美国学者、作家。主要研究领域包括意识、类比、艺术创造、文学翻译以及数学和物理学探索。因其著作《哥德尔、埃舍尔、巴赫》获得普立兹奖（非小说类别）和美国国家图书奖（科学类别）。 侯世达是美国印第安纳大学文理学院认知科学杰出教授，主管概念和认知研究中心。他本人和他辅导的研究生组成“流体类推研究小组”。1977年，侯世达原本属于印第安纳大学的计算机科学系，然后他开始了自己的研究项目，研究心理活动的计算机建模（他原本称之为“人工智能研究”，不久就改称为“认知科学研究”）。1984年，侯世达受聘于密歇根大学，任心理学教授，同时负责人类认识研究。1988年，他回到印第安纳大学，任“文理学院教授”，参与认知科学和计算机科学两个学科，同时还是科学史...(展开全部)

道格拉斯·理查·郝夫斯台特（Douglas Richard Hofstadter，1945年2月15日－） 中文名侯世达，美国学者、作家。主要研究领域包括意识、类比、艺术创造、文学翻译以及数学和物理学探索。因其著作《哥德尔、埃舍尔、巴赫》获得普立兹奖（非小说类别）和美国国家图书奖（科学类别）。 侯世达是美国印第安纳大学文理学院认知科学杰出教授，主管概念和认知研究中心。他本人和他辅导的研究生组成“流体类推研究小组”。1977年，侯世达原本属于印第安纳大学的计算机科学系，然后他开始了自己的研究项目，研究心理活动的计算机建模（他原本称之为“人工智能研究”，不久就改称为“认知科学研究”）。1984年，侯世达受聘于密歇根大学，任心理学教授，同时负责人类认识研究。1988年，他回到印第安纳大学，任“文理学院教授”，参与认知科学和计算机科学两个学科，同时还是科学史...(展开全部)

Newton/Descartes. Einstein/Gödel. The seventeenth century had its scientific and philosophical geniuses. Why shouldn't ours have them as well? Kurt Gödel was indisputably one of the greatest thinkers of our time, and in this first extended treatment of his life and work, Hao Wang, who was in close contact with Gödel in his last years, brings out the full subtlety of Gödel's ide...(展开全部)

Newton/Descartes. Einstein/Gödel. The seventeenth century had its scientific and philosophical geniuses. Why shouldn't ours have them as well? Kurt Gödel was indisputably one of the greatest thinkers of our time, and in this first extended treatment of his life and work, Hao Wang, who was in close contact with Gödel in his last years, brings out the full subtlety of Gödel's ide...(展开全部)

"A compelling biography of the eccentric genius."- Discover . Kurt Gödel was an intellectual giant. His Incompleteness Theorem turned not only mathematics but also the whole world of science and philosophy on its head. Shattering hopes that logic would, in the end, allow us a complete understanding of the universe, Gödel's theorem also raised many provocative questions: What ...(展开全部)

"A compelling biography of the eccentric genius."- Discover . Kurt Gödel was an intellectual giant. His Incompleteness Theorem turned not only mathematics but also the whole world of science and philosophy on its head. Shattering hopes that logic would, in the end, allow us a complete understanding of the universe, Gödel's theorem also raised many provocative questions: What ...(展开全部)

In this well-written presentation, motivated by numerous examples and problems, the authors introduce the basic theory of braid groups, highlighting several definitions that show their equivalence; this is followed by a treatment of the relationship between braids, knots and links. Important results then treat the linearity and orderability of the subject. Relevant additional m...(展开全部)

Hao Wang (1921-1995) was one of the few confidants of the great mathematician and logician Kurt Godel. A Logical Journey is a continuation of Wang's Reflections on Godel and also elaborates on discussions contained in From Mathematics to Philosophy. A decade in preparation, it contains important and unfamiliar insights into Godel's views on a wide range of issues, from Platonis...(展开全部)