Calendar

The chapters listed below refer to the chapters in the book Gödel, Escher, Bach. See the Readings section.

WEEK # TOPICS DIALOGUES
1 Introduction-Chapter III: Welcome, Tools for Thinking, Formal Systems Three part invention; two-part invention; sonata for unaccompanied Achilles; contracrostipunctus
2 Chapter IV: Consistency, Completeness, and Geometry Little harmonic Labyrinth
3 Chapter V: Recursive Structures and Processes Canon by intervallic augmentation
4 Chapter VI: The Location of Meaning Crab canon
5 Chapter VIII: Typographical Number Theory A Mu offering
6 Chapter IX: Mumon and Gödel Edifying thoughts of a tobacco smoker
7 Chapter XVI: Self-Ref and Self-Rep Prelude...; ...ant fugue
8 XI: Brains and Thoughts None scheduled