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Metamagical Themas
by Douglas R. Hofstadter
Collected Scientific American columns: self-reference, Rubik's Cube, Lisp, nuclear strategy, the Prisoner's Dilemma. Eclectic brilliance.
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you want Hofstadter in essays.
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Skip it if…
you want a single thread.
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Three things you will actually use
- Superrationality.
- Self-reference everywhere.
- Curiosity as method.
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Read the essays on the Prisoner's Dilemma and superrationality.
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Hofstadter's columns.
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