6 edition of Metamagical Themas found in the catalog.
Published
January 1995
by Penguin Putnam~trade
.
Written in English
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | 880 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL9301945M |
| ISBN 10 | 0140085343 |
| ISBN 10 | 9780140085341 |
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Metamagical Themas is one such book. The book is a great philosophical work that spans many different subject areas, from language to artificial intelligence to Rubik’s cubes. It is an accumulation of Hofstadter’s columns written for Scientific American, along with a few lectures he gave on other occasions.
