Where Mathematics Come From: How The Embodied Mind Brings Mathematics Into Being
Description: Where Mathematics Come From: How The Embodied Mind Brings Mathematics Into Being examines the origins of mathematical concepts through the lens of cognitive science, focusing on how human thought shapes mathematical understanding and meaning
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If you want to understand Godel's proofs then I recommend the book "Godel's Proof" by Ernest Nagel and James R. Newman:
http://www.amazon.com/Gödels-Proof-Ernest-Nagel/dp/081475837...
Instead of Hofstadter's GEB, read some of his papers, e.g., "Analogy as the Core of Cognition" http://prelectur.stanford.edu/lecturers/hofstadter/analogy.h...
But there are others who have focused longer on analogy, e.g., George Lakoff:
"Metaphors we Live by"
http://www.amazon.com/Metaphors-We-Live-George-Lakoff/dp/022...
"Where Mathematics Come From: How The Embodied Mind Brings Mathematics Into Being":
http://www.amazon.com/Where-Mathematics-Come-Embodied-Brings...
"Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things"
http://www.amazon.com/Women-Fire-Dangerous-Things-Lakoff/dp/...