Laws of Form
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Laws of Form
George Spencer Brown
3 people recommended it in 2 threads, 2016–2020.
1 commenter pushed back on it — worth reading the threads.
What people on Hacker News said
"Laws of Form" by George Spencer-Brown, a little book that describes how to bootstrap the Universe from nothing.
If you ever wanted to make a pancake truly from scratch, this is a place to start.
Where it comes up
- Alan Kay's reading list 2016 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: Mind bending books to read and never be the same as before? 2020 · 1 recommendation