Goodbye, Dr. Hofstadter...Book Club vs. The Next Series of Digressions
Today was our official last discussion on Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid - kind of like an Ozzy Farewell Tour, because we've already agreed to go back and discuss sticking points once we've cleansed the palate, so to speak. Also, we didn't really talk about GEB's content, but about our group. We talked about talking about GEB. I'm impressed that after spending 2.5 years reading one book we're eager to go on and tackle another one. This is a great collection of people who digress well. Excellently, even. We asked our ringleader, Lee, whether her initial vision of the study group matched what actually happened. Not so much, but she's pleased with the outcome. We brought to the table - literally - the following books: Bacteria to Bach and Back, Daniel Dennett The Mind's I, Hofstadter & Dennett Kant & The Platypus, Umberto Eco Thinking Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman The Order of Time, Carlo Rovelli The Great Unknown:...