Posted by EscherDementian on November 9, 2003, at 9:46:33
In reply to Good books on QM, string theory, and complexity » EscherDementian, posted by DSCH on November 7, 2003, at 21:35:57
Hej DCSH, i was wondering if you'd turn up again.
>If I may break in here, I would heartily recommend "The Cosmic Code" by Heinz Pagels and "Elegant Universe" by Brian Greene. Both assume virtually no prior knowledge but take you fairly deep.
>"The Dreams of Reason" by Heinz Pagels
Been there, done that, stained the t-shirt... ;)
Actually, been watching 'Elegant Universe' on PBS.>and "Complexity: The Emerging Science..." by Waldrop are good if you are into that non-linear chaotic stuff. DoR also has fascinating discussions on the nature of mind and the philosophy of science.
Will look into "Complexity"...
A favorite author of mine (Do you know his books? If not, a mind like yours might enjoy these~) is Douglas Hofstadter:
"Godel, Escher, Bach"
"The Mind's I"
"Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies" (Computer Models of the Fundamantal Mechanisms of Thought~~ it's another one from the Fluid Analogies Research Group)Another goodie is "Einstein's Space & Van Gogh's Sky (Physical Reality and Beyond)" by Lawrence LeShan and Henry Margenau...
Oh, he*l, as long as we're sharing/exchanging... and come to think of it, you DSCH, have probably already read this one~ because one of your past posts reminded me of it:
"The Cosmic Serpent -DNA and the Origins of Knowledge- " ...(We're going to get re-directed to PB Books, aren't we? *sigh*)
Good to 'see you',
Escher
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