I Am a Strange Loop
by Douglas R. Hofstadter
Hofstadter's clearer, more personal statement of GEB's central idea: the self as a self-referential loop, written after his wife's death. Moving and precise.
Read it if…
GEB intimidated you but the idea intrigues.
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Skip it if…
you want neuroscience.
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Three things you will actually use
- I is a loop.
- Souls come in degrees.
- We live in each other.
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Read the chapters on his wife.
Our verdict
The self as loop.
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