I read the book a while back. It was engaging: he's got interesting thoughts and expresses them well.
But Hofstadter's idea of loops is really just a metaphor to help you think about consciousness. So far as I can see, it doesn't advance the actual understanding of consciousness.
But Hofstadter's idea of loops is really just a metaphor to help you think about consciousness. So far as I can see, it doesn't advance the actual understanding of consciousness.