Stuart Kauffman (1993) begins the process of handing
Douglas Hofstadter the tools for analysis of complex
systems of tangled hierarchies. This is my second favorite book, after
Godel,
Escher, Bach. Unfortunately, Kauffman's expertise is mainly in the
construction of theoretical evolutionary biology. The saving grace is that
his mathematics are applicable to brains. The world awaits a generation
of neurobiologists who can speak Kauffman's languge and study mind/brain
at the edge of chaos.
Go to John's
Book Page.
