By Douglas hofstadter? I’m wondering what people opinions are on the book as I finished it after a few months of reading it and it was quite a journey.
I had issues regarding the mathematics equations for a big part and honestly skipped over a lot of them but didn’t find them to be needed to understand the main points of the book but maybe someone can clue me into that.
I’m more interested in if it changed anyones preconceived notions or beliefs they once held.
This past weekend I decided to begin this book. I wanted to in the 1980s but I don’t think I was intellectually up for the challenge. I feel that I am now, maybe… I am also “taking” the MIT Opencourseware that has 8 lectures from years ago…2007(?) . I find that attending the grad students lectures while reading the book, makes it more of an event, like an academic learning journey. Plus, I am older (is older than 50 older?). Now, my main problem is that over the years I have gotten so used to my Kindle. Why, oh why, won’t they relent to putting this on an ebook format. I have read from others, “Oh, it does not translate to an ebook format and the author won’t relent on allowing it.” Seriously?! Come on! I am not anti-hardcopy but this is a book that you need to be able to stare at while you are out and about… when you have some sudden spark of understanding. Maybe I am wrong… but maybe not.