# The Strange Loop That Creates the Self by Douglas Hofstadter > "A strange loop occurs when we unexpectedly find ourselves right back where we started." > **— Douglas Hofstadter**, *Gödel, Escher, Bach (1979), compressed candidate wording* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Gödel, Escher, Bach (1979), compressed candidate wording. ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Douglas Hofstadter|Douglas Hofstadter]] - [[wiki/Personal Identity|Personal Identity]] - [[wiki/Psychological Continuity|Psychological Continuity]] - [[wiki/Durable Identity|Durable Identity]] - [[wiki/Identity-Bearing Invariants|Identity-Bearing Invariants]] - [[wiki/Digital Identity Succession|Digital Identity Succession]] - [[wiki/Forked Identity|Forked Identity]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "A strange loop occurs when we unexpectedly find ourselves right back where we started." — Douglas Hofstadter, Gödel, Escher, Bach (1979), compressed candidate wording https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-douglas-hofstadter-strange-loop-creates-self ```