--- product_id: 51748924 title: "Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid" price: "285.95 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/51748924-godel-escher-bach-an-eternal-golden-braid store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid **Price:** 285.95 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid - **How much does it cost?** 285.95 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/51748924-godel-escher-bach-an-eternal-golden-braid) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Winner of the Pulitzer Prize A metaphorical fugue on minds and machines in the spirit of Lewis Carroll Douglas Hofstadter's book is concerned directly with the nature of "maps" or links between formal systems. However, according to Hofstadter, the formal system that underlies all mental activity transcends the system that supports it. If life can grow out of the formal chemical substrate of the cell, if consciousness can emerge out of a formal system of firing neurons, then so too will computers attain human intelligence. Gödel, Escher, Bach is a wonderful exploration of fascinating ideas at the heart of cognitive science: meaning, reduction, recursion, and much more. Review: Great stuff - This book will guaranteed rewrite your brain chemistry. Good if you like math, logic, art, music, programming and computer science concepts, or any intersection of the previous subjects and more. Review: Mind-Expanding. It's like a good workout for your brain that keeps on giving... - GEB is pretty much the must-read book for anyone interested in computers and/or general philosophy of mind. Hofstadter has had a long, interesting career in the field of interesting mathematics and links between theory and real life. In his magnum opus, GEB, he explores what it is to be a self-thinking machine, and how, by looking at it from some other perspectives, we can learn a lot about how we think and do. The beginning of the book starts out by explaining some simple concepts, and then chains them together in ever-growing complexity. By the sections on natural-language processing, the symbolic logic can be a little overwhelming if you've not done symbol manipulation before.. Once powered-through (and assuming that you were able to either follow the logic, or trust in Hofstadter's reasoning chain), the book moves into more varied and easier to understand areas which demonstrate the Godel Theorem without going into the maths. I absolutely loved this book. It's a masterpiece of this generation. It takes some serious bending of the little grey cells to follow all of the logic, but the wonderful interplay of the music, art and maths is truly mind-expanding. Once you see what Hofstadter's pointing out, you simply can't un-see it. Pretty soon, you'll be making Quine-based quips, or looking for self-disproving theorems (like "This sentence is false"). Ahh, the beauty of a well-laid trap paradox! so, if you're scientific, technical or just plain interested in maths, then get this. It's a very weighty tome, and a recently added preface and some new sections make it even beefier. But it's so worth it. If I could draw parallels, I'd say it's as mind-expanding as Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance... that sort of thing. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 4,396 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 2 in Higher Mathematical Education 4 in History of Mathematics 8 in Mathematical Logic (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,470 Reviews | ## Images ![Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71Y6RuC+BvL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great stuff *by M***N on 4 January 2026* This book will guaranteed rewrite your brain chemistry. Good if you like math, logic, art, music, programming and computer science concepts, or any intersection of the previous subjects and more. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mind-Expanding. It's like a good workout for your brain that keeps on giving... *by N***N on 2 May 2017* GEB is pretty much the must-read book for anyone interested in computers and/or general philosophy of mind. Hofstadter has had a long, interesting career in the field of interesting mathematics and links between theory and real life. In his magnum opus, GEB, he explores what it is to be a self-thinking machine, and how, by looking at it from some other perspectives, we can learn a lot about how we think and do. The beginning of the book starts out by explaining some simple concepts, and then chains them together in ever-growing complexity. By the sections on natural-language processing, the symbolic logic can be a little overwhelming if you've not done symbol manipulation before.. Once powered-through (and assuming that you were able to either follow the logic, or trust in Hofstadter's reasoning chain), the book moves into more varied and easier to understand areas which demonstrate the Godel Theorem without going into the maths. I absolutely loved this book. It's a masterpiece of this generation. It takes some serious bending of the little grey cells to follow all of the logic, but the wonderful interplay of the music, art and maths is truly mind-expanding. Once you see what Hofstadter's pointing out, you simply can't un-see it. Pretty soon, you'll be making Quine-based quips, or looking for self-disproving theorems (like "This sentence is false"). Ahh, the beauty of a well-laid trap paradox! so, if you're scientific, technical or just plain interested in maths, then get this. It's a very weighty tome, and a recently added preface and some new sections make it even beefier. But it's so worth it. If I could draw parallels, I'd say it's as mind-expanding as Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance... that sort of thing. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Your Book for the Desert Island *by B***T on 20 May 2026* Brilliant. If you lean towards learning, this is the one book to bring to the desert island. ## Frequently Bought Together - Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid - I Am a Strange Loop - The Mind's I: Fantasies And Reflections On Self & Soul --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/51748924-godel-escher-bach-an-eternal-golden-braid](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/51748924-godel-escher-bach-an-eternal-golden-braid) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-07-08*