The Amoeba's Secret by Bruno Marchal (2014, ISBN
9781495992797)
I found out about this book on Always Asking
Is seemed like something I'd be interested in. The book is an autobiography. However, parts of it, for example chapter 8 are beyond anything I could understand. There are lots of references to Gödel, Church, Kleene, Tarski and many many others.
This seems to be about Digital Mechanism or Computationalism.
The back cover says this --
The Amoeba's Secret tells the story of Dr
Bruno Marchal's quest for understanding some of the deepest aspects
of reality, starting from an initial interest in invisible immortal
beings as a child, and a realisation that amoeba are both invisible and
effectively immortal. This led to questions touching some of the most
fundamental theorems of computer science and mathematics, and a
surprising reversal in the ontological status of psychology and physics.
For this, he was awarded a PhD at the university of Lille, and received
the coveted Prix Le Monde de la Recherche Universitaire. This book, Le Secret de l'Amibe,
was commissioned by Le Monde for publication by Grasset, and then
mysteriously, the prize was withdrawn, and the book never published. Now
translated into English for the first time, you can read the incredible
journey and ordeals that Dr Marchal faced. Plus, this book remains the
most accessible introduction to Dr Marchal's ideas, as he explains what
motivated him to formulate and study these questions in this way.
Purchased 2021-05-26 from Amazon for 19.99.
