A passage in this book discusses the "edifying thoughts of a tobacco smoker," and one chapter compares a figure to the author of The Gateless Gate, Mumon.
A passage in this book discusses the "edifying thoughts of a tobacco smoker," and one chapter compares a figure to the author of The Gateless Gate, Mumon. Starting with "a musico-logical offering," it attempts to show that (*) artificial intelligence can emerge from a formal system, much like patterns in drawings and music. For 10 points— name this Douglas Hofstadter text about "an eternal golden braid" between three figures.
A passage in this book discusses the "edifying thoughts of a tobacco smoker," and one chapter compares a figure to the author of The Gateless Gate, Mumon.
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid