Hofstadter Douglas R Analogies and Metaphors to Explain Godels Theorem英文电子书.pdf

Analogies and Metaphors to Explain Godels Theorem Author(s): Douglas R. Hofstadter Source: The Two-Year College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Mar., 1982), pp. 98-114 Published by: Mathematical Association of America Stable URL: /stable/3026485 . Accessed: 27/12/2010 10:17 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTORs Terms and Conditions of Use, available at . /page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTORs Terms and Conditions of Use provides, in part, that unless you have obtained prior permission, you may not download an entire issue of a journal or multiple copies of articles, and you may use content in the JSTOR archive only for your personal, non-commercial use. Please contact the publisher regarding any further use of this work. Publisher contact information may be obtained at . /action/showPublisher?publisherCode=maa. . Each copy of any part of a JSTOR transmission must contain the same copyright notice that appears on the screen or printed page of such transmission. JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@. Mathematical Association of America is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The Two-Year College Mathematics Journal. Analogies and Metaphors to Explain Godels Theorem Douglas R. Hofstadter When I was a graduate I student at Berkeley in mathematics during 1966 and 1967, found out, to my chagrin,