Douglas R. Hofstadter
Distinguished Professor
- Phone
- (812) 855-6964
- Fax
- (812) 855-6966
- Office
- 510-512 North Fess Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47408
- Web Site
- View Douglas R. Hofstadter’s Web site
Other Titles
- College Professor of Cognitive Science and Computer Science
- Adjunct Professor of Comparative Literature
- Director, Center for Research on Concepts and Cognition
Research Interests
Cognitive science, philosophy of mind; computational models of conceptual fluidity, analogy-making, and creativity; mechanisms underlying discovery and creation in mathematics and geometry (especially Euclidean geometry); order and chaos in a class of recursive number-theoretical functions; the role of analogy in Physics; creativity in translation (especially from French, Italian and Russian into English); error-making as a window into mental processes, focusing on classification and theorizing about speech errors.
Education
- Ph.D. in Physics, University of Oregon, 1975
- M.S. in Physics, University of Oregon, 1972
- B.S. in Mathematics, with distinction, Stanford University, 1965
