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Books in the bibliography of Godel, Escher, Bach by Douglas Hofstadter
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- Philosophy of Mathematics
- Epigraph
- Reasoning upon its own dark fiction,
In doubt which is self-contradiction.
———Blake - First words
- Many of the problems of philosophy are of such broad relevance to human concerns, and so complex in their ramifications, that they are, in one form or another, perennially present. • • Foundations of Philosophy
Among the ancients, mathematics provided copious food for philosophical reflection, and in recent times it has again done so and with a vengeance. • • Preface
Ever since philosophy began among the ancient Greeks, mathematics has been one of the great sources of philosophical problems. • • Chapter 1 - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The house of mathematics has many mansions, and in it many games are played.
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