![]() The concept of a strange loop was proposed and extensively discussed by Douglas Hofstadter in Gödel, Escher, Bach, and is further elaborated in Hofstadter's book I Am a Strange Loop, published in 2007.Ī tangled hierarchy is a hierarchical consciousness system in which a strange loop appears.Ī strange loop is a hierarchy of levels, each of which is linked to at least one other by some type of relationship. Strange loops may involve self-reference and paradox. ![]() It arises when, by moving only upwards or downwards through the system, one finds oneself back where one started. Cyclic structure that goes through several levels in a hierarchical system.Ī strange loop is a cyclic structure that goes through several levels in a hierarchical system. ![]()
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