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Metamagical Themas: Questing for the Essence of Mind and Pattern by Douglas R. Hofstadter
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Metamagical Themas: Questing for the Essence of Mind and Pattern

by Douglas R. Hofstadter

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Hofstadter’s collection of quirky essays is unified by its primary concern: to examine the way people perceive and think.

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