Douglas R. Hofstadter: Fluid Concepts & Creative Analogies
Fluid Concepts & Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought, from the first chapter: “In 1977, I began my new career as a professor of computer science, aiming to specialize in the field of artificial intelligence. My goals were modest, at least in number: first, to uncover the secrets of creativity, and second, to uncover the secrets of consciousness, by modeling both phenomena on a computer. Good goals. Not easy.” (Thanks, Agustin!)