この本について
One of our greatest philosophers and scientists of the mind asks, where does the self come from--and how our selves can exist in the minds of others. Can thought arise out of matter? Can self, soul, consciousness, "I" arise out of mere matter? If it cannot, then how can you or I be here? I Am a Strange Loop argues that the key to understanding selves and consciousness is the "strange loop"-a special kind of abstract feedback loop inhabiting our brains. The most central and complex symbol in your brain is the one called "I." The "I" is the nexus in our brain, one of many symbols seeming to have free will and to have gained the paradoxical ability to push particles around, rather than the reverse. How can a mysterious abstraction be real-or is our "I" merely a convenient fiction? Does an "I" exert genuine power over the particles in our brain, or is it helplessly pushed around by the laws of physics? These are the mysteries tackled in I Am a Strange Loop, Douglas Hofstadter's first book-length journey into philosophy since Gödel, Escher, Bach. Compulsively readable and endlessly thought-provoking, this is a moving and profound inquiry into the nature of mind.
スコアの内訳
各ソースの平均は69件の評価で7.6。まだ多くはないため読者票の重みは31％にとどまり、残りは哲学の平均8.0に引き寄せられます。こうして7.9になります。
| ソース | 平均 | 評価数 | 重み |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 6.0 | 12 | 17% |
| Hardcover | 8.0 | 57 | 83% |
読者のことば
Hardcover で最も支持されたレビューです（執筆者名を明記しています）。
“There really is no valid reason I could recommend this book. It would be the rare reader who is interested in this topic who hasn't read about all the classical Philosophy of Mind thought experiments presented throughout this book, and I really would have to…”
よくある質問
『わたしは不思議の環』はどのくらいの長さですか？
436ページ。哲学のランキング入り作品の70％より長い本です。
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この本が好きなら
同じ哲学の棚から、スコア7.7〜8.4で、この本に最も近い作品です。
