Emory Waters wrote:
The best discussion of this topic remains Douglas Hofstadter's "Goedel,
Escher, Bach," although I will say that Hofstadter's discussion of the
relationship between Goedel and Escher, or Escher and Bach, seems
more convincing than
his discussion of the relationship between
The best discussion of this topic remains Douglas Hofstadter's "Goedel,
Escher, Bach," although I will say that Hofstadter's discussion of the
relationship between Goedel and Escher, or Escher and Bach, seems more
convincing than
his discussion of the relationship between Goedel and Bach.
> One of the phrases tossed about when discussing Bach is the
> "mathematical
> precision" of his music. Just what exactly does that mean? Is it the
> rhythm or something else, or perhaps is it just a phrase that someone
> used
> once and has become a toss off line with no real meaning?
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