What is so great about Gödel, Escher, Bach?

GEB is one of the great books of the 20th century. It is, to be sure, long and difficult. But it's all vital. Unlike some other answerers, I would not advise skipping portions, that will make it utterly incomprehensible. read more

GEB is one of the great books of the 20th century. It is, to be sure, long and difficult. But it's all vital. Unlike some other answerers, I would not advise skipping portions, that will make it utterly incomprehensible. read more

Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, also known as GEB, is a 1979 book by Douglas Hofstadter. By exploring common themes in the lives and works of logician Kurt Gödel, artist M. C. Escher, and composer Johann Sebastian Bach, the book expounds concepts fundamental to mathematics, symmetry, and intelligence. read more