# Hofstadter's Godel Escher and Bach: 18 Sourced Claims, Contested Facts & Evidence Authors: MoyoMap contributors HTML: https://moyomap.com/maps/hofstadters-godel-escher-bach Markdown: https://moyomap.com/maps/hofstadters-godel-escher-bach.md License: HTML and markdown are for reading and citation. Bulk copying and AI training need a written license. See /terms and /developers#maps-data. Cite a claim as: MoyoMap, "Hofstadter's Godel Escher and Bach: 18 Sourced Claims, Contested Facts & Evidence", claim {id}, https://moyomap.com/maps/hofstadters-godel-escher-bach.md#{id}. “Moyo, a product of SenTeGuard Inc.” ### Book awards Id: section_5b299e1c0fe6c85d840624d3 Parent: topic_HAEEiivoPpTYhro6SrZb Depth: 1 Book awards Labels: Inferred, Low ### Book creation and development Id: section_79ad2e54c95bf4ba6f4c5c9a Parent: topic_HAEEiivoPpTYhro6SrZb Depth: 1 Book creation and development Labels: Inferred, Low ### Book editions and pricing Id: section_d29e4c06fc427c965d691110 Parent: topic_HAEEiivoPpTYhro6SrZb Depth: 1 Book editions and pricing Labels: Inferred, Low ### Book content and structure Id: section_d394eb2b9890d24e8489b175 Parent: topic_HAEEiivoPpTYhro6SrZb Depth: 1 Book content and structure Labels: Inferred, Low #### "Gödel, Escher, Bach" includes a bibliography on pages 746–756 and an index, with the bibliography presented… Id: claim_220dcf11582d399bafa78e5d Parent: section_d394eb2b9890d24e8489b175 Depth: 2 "Gödel, Escher, Bach" includes a bibliography on pages 746–756 and an index, with the bibliography presented as an annotated essay rather than a simple list. Labels: Source-linked, Medium, investigate #### Hofstadter entirely rewrote the manuscript for "Gödel, Escher, Bach" from scratch at Stanford because he cons… Id: claim_226565be6992ba05d99a4993 Parent: section_79ad2e54c95bf4ba6f4c5c9a Depth: 2 Hofstadter entirely rewrote the manuscript for "Gödel, Escher, Bach" from scratch at Stanford because he considered his earlier drafts stylistically immature. Labels: Source-linked, Medium, investigate #### Hofstadter states that the first drafts of "Gödel, Escher, Bach" date back to 1973, six years before its publ… Id: claim_495680791764a7c4ed0a7f0d Parent: section_79ad2e54c95bf4ba6f4c5c9a Depth: 2 Hofstadter states that the first drafts of "Gödel, Escher, Bach" date back to 1973, six years before its publication, and that the question "what is this book about?" troubled him from the beginning. Labels: Inferred, Medium, investigate #### The 1979 Basic Books hardcover edition of "Gödel, Escher, Bach" was priced at $10.50, which was remarkably ch… Id: claim_56ce9445eb906fad03acb648 Parent: section_d29e4c06fc427c965d691110 Depth: 2 The 1979 Basic Books hardcover edition of "Gödel, Escher, Bach" was priced at $10.50, which was remarkably cheap for a 777-page illustrated book, possibly indicating publisher subsidy or low expectations. Labels: Source-linked, Medium, investigate #### The Library of Congress classified "Gödel, Escher, Bach" under QA9.8 (metamathematics) with subject headings… Id: claim_7f9ed3c5571ff37e02fc74b6 Parent: section_d394eb2b9890d24e8489b175 Depth: 2 The Library of Congress classified "Gödel, Escher, Bach" under QA9.8 (metamathematics) with subject headings "Artificial intelligence" and "Metamathematics," and Dewey Decimal 510/.1, categorizing it as mathematics rather than philosophy or music. Labels: Source-linked, Medium, investigate #### The first Vintage Books mass-market paperback edition of "Gödel, Escher, Bach" was released in September 1980… Id: claim_88f5c2057b35244d71b3c755 Parent: section_d29e4c06fc427c965d691110 Depth: 2 The first Vintage Books mass-market paperback edition of "Gödel, Escher, Bach" was released in September 1980, priced at $8.95, with ISBN 0-394-74502-7. Labels: Source-linked, Medium, investigate #### Hofstadter shelved the "Gödel, Escher, Bach" project until he completed his physics doctorate, then revived i… Id: claim_abb5b15fbcc52e871bd14be3 Parent: section_79ad2e54c95bf4ba6f4c5c9a Depth: 2 Hofstadter shelved the "Gödel, Escher, Bach" project until he completed his physics doctorate, then revived it. Labels: Source-linked, Medium, investigate #### The working title for "Gödel, Escher, Bach" during its drafting was "Gödel's Theorem and the Human Brain," ab… Id: claim_aead99625328d7c3ce05f028 Parent: section_79ad2e54c95bf4ba6f4c5c9a Depth: 2 The working title for "Gödel, Escher, Bach" during its drafting was "Gödel's Theorem and the Human Brain," abbreviated by Hofstadter as "GTatHB." Labels: Inferred, Medium, investigate #### The full subtitle of "Gödel, Escher, Bach" is "A Metaphorical Fugue on Minds and Machines in the Spirit of Le… Id: claim_b0cb9d2a91377fb5d589df51 Parent: section_d394eb2b9890d24e8489b175 Depth: 2 The full subtitle of "Gödel, Escher, Bach" is "A Metaphorical Fugue on Minds and Machines in the Spirit of Lewis Carroll," which appears on the jacket but is often omitted from spine/cover treatments. Labels: Inferred, Medium, investigate #### "Gödel, Escher, Bach" achieved a rare triple award win: the 1980 Pulitzer for General Nonfiction, the 1980 Na… Id: claim_dc9547ab51997aacef9ee555 Parent: section_5b299e1c0fe6c85d840624d3 Depth: 2 "Gödel, Escher, Bach" achieved a rare triple award win: the 1980 Pulitzer for General Nonfiction, the 1980 National Book Award in Science (hardcover), and the 1979 National Book Critics Circle Award in General Nonfiction. Labels: Inferred, Medium, investigate #### Douglas Hofstadter personally typeset "Gödel, Escher, Bach" by carrying tapes to The Stanford Daily's buildin… Id: claim_ee32a661276358fa0bdcc2ae Parent: section_79ad2e54c95bf4ba6f4c5c9a Depth: 2 Douglas Hofstadter personally typeset "Gödel, Escher, Bach" by carrying tapes to The Stanford Daily's building and operating their phototypesetting machine himself. Labels: Source-linked, Medium, investigate ##### The National Book Award received by "Gödel, Escher, Bach" was temporarily branded as the "American Book Award… Id: claim_3e18aa80d6560b3d534ba4e2 Parent: claim_dc9547ab51997aacef9ee555 Depth: 3 The National Book Award received by "Gödel, Escher, Bach" was temporarily branded as the "American Book Award" at that time. Labels: Source-linked, Medium, investigate ##### Hofstadter uses the typesetting machine as a philosophical analogy within "Gödel, Escher, Bach," comparing cr… Id: claim_8374fbb9d51d02631019abc9 Parent: claim_ee32a661276358fa0bdcc2ae Depth: 3 Hofstadter uses the typesetting machine as a philosophical analogy within "Gödel, Escher, Bach," comparing crediting a computer with composing music to crediting the book's authorship to the phototypesetting machine used to set it. Labels: Inferred, Medium, investigate ##### The "Gödel, Escher, Bach" project initially began as an intended pamphlet focused on Gödel's Theorem, but Hof… Id: claim_8797404f3938d9639d888dc8 Parent: claim_495680791764a7c4ed0a7f0d Depth: 3 The "Gödel, Escher, Bach" project initially began as an intended pamphlet focused on Gödel's Theorem, but Hofstadter's ideas expanded "like a sphere" to include Bach and Escher. Labels: Inferred, Medium, investigate