[ExI] philosophy poll

[spike at rainier66.com]

Ja I agree.  I didn’t include Hofstadter but he is perhaps a better choice than the ones I offered: way more readable, wrote way more stuff.

 

I was privileged to meet him in person.  He came to Stanford on 1 April 2000 and joined a panel discussion.  That was a marvelous time.

 

spike

 

From: extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> On Behalf Of Henrik Ohrstrom
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Douglas Hofstadter and his books. First Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid and then all his other books.

Douglas Hofstadter probably do not think of himself as an philosopher but the difference between him and a self proclaimed philosopher is purely philosophical. 

Also his books are rather more readable than most despite the heavy content.

/Henrik

 

Den ons 21 aug. 2019 19:09William Flynn Wallace <foozler83 at gmail.com <mailto:foozler83 at gmail.com> > skrev:

Who is your favorite modern or older philosopher?

 

(Just looking for something to read)

 

bill w

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Den ons 21 aug. 2019 19:09William Flynn Wallace <foozler83 at gmail.com <mailto:foozler83 at gmail.com> > skrev:

Who is your favorite modern or older philosopher?

 

(Just looking for something to read)

 

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