TheRobin Posted July 18, 2013 Posted July 18, 2013 Hey everyone,I just stumbled upon this free course that starts in about 2 weeks called "Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy". The general idea seems to be that one could use mathematical models to rephrase philosophical questions which then would give a definite answer (or something along those lines). There's a short video in the link to the course, where the two Profs explain it in a bit more detail.Anyway, I'm curious to see where this is going and how they try to do it so I thought I share that with you here in case someone wants to have a look at it too.https://www.coursera.org/course/mathphil
Wesley Posted July 18, 2013 Posted July 18, 2013 Thanks for this, it actually seems quite interesting. Though, of course, I am a bit skeptical by the time they get to the week on voting, but I will certainly partake in this. Thanks for the post.
Pepin Posted July 18, 2013 Posted July 18, 2013 Honestly, I tend to think about arguments more in terms of math/logic than words. For whatever reason, it is just how I think. It isn't really helpful in talking to other people because though my rational sounds far more simple and straightforward to me, that doesn't seem to be the case with others. I am interested in how they formalize various ideas and concepts and what the applications are and what the constraints are.
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