Gödel, Escher, Bach: an in-depth explainer
I've read GEB over many years rather in the way someone would read the Bible.  I pick it up from time to time and enjoy chewing on one or two chapters of material.<p>But I've yet to figure out if the book actually has a specific thesis.  I know it's all about the power of interpretation and the way in which interpreting a formal system as self-referencing has the effect of completely blowing up the intended design of that system.  But can someone sum up how this connects to consciousness beyond the obvious way in which consciousness plays the role of the interpreter?  Or is that itself the thesis of the book?  Or maybe that consciousness is the originator of self-reference?<p>Bottom line is that I think the thesis can be summed up in a few sentences, but apparently it takes a whole 800 page book to get to the point.  Would love other people's thoughts on what that point is ultimately.  By the way, as salty as I sound about it, I love GEB.  So don't get me wrong :).