Strange loop
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Strange loops may involve self-reference and paradox. 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.
A tangled hierarchy is a hierarchical system in which a strange loop appears.
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See also
- Absurd
- Absurdism
- Absurdity
- Autopoiesis
- Conundrum
- Dilemma
- Enigma
- Euthyphro dilemma
- Feedback loop
- Irony
- Klein bottle
- Möbius strip
- Ontological paradox
- Optical feedback
- Paradox
- Pitch circularity
- Polytely
- Predestination paradox
- Quine
- Shepard tone
- Three hares
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