Monthly Archives: February 2013

My previous post refers to some aspects of Godel’s famous theorems about incompleteness in mathematics. But since the context which brought them to mind was a posting on an atheist blog it’s ironic that Godel believed he had a proof … Continue reading →

In the discussions following Landon’s Guest Post @» Butterflies and Wheels (on the value in philosophical training) there is an exchange between Landon and Harald Hanche-Olsen on the question of whether Logic is a branch of Philosophy or Mathematics. I … Continue reading →

Ophelia Benson’s post on Patricia Churchland’s 2011 book ‘braintrust’ points out that, in contrast to the efforts of Sam Harris and Michael Shermer, Churchland makes a much more modest claim for what she is doing. Indeed Churchland’s claim “is not … Continue reading →

I do NOT want my cable fees used to pay for biased propaganda that undermines the caring culture that I have chosen to live in (and which, with bad luck, I may one day have to depend on). Those who … Continue reading →

I heard about this Complexity Explorer course via Stephen Downes and have decided to enrol. Our experience always involves a lot of complexity which we typically manage by isolating just a few quantities of interest which are related by compactly … Continue reading →

Alain de Botton Proposes a Kinder, Gentler Philosophy of Success. And at the Atlantic Alexis Madrigal responds to Jack Dorsey on the role of luck (in addition to hard work and genius) in the making of a great success story. … Continue reading →