Thanks. Love this stuff. I wonder where/how you became interested in philosophy? In seven years of graduate school I cannot recall ever learning any of this. You know William, it was a real analysis, mathematical statistics (Shao тАж ugh) and the like. Really appreciate what you said about applying probability theory (necessary truth) to the real world (itтАЩs now local truth) where we have problems like not knowing that your wife lied. That is whatтАЩs wrong with modern science. The application is full of local truths.
William, please direct me to the course blog.
Sure (and the link should be at the very top of the post, under the picture), but it's https://www.wmbriggs.com/class/
Thanks. Love this stuff. I wonder where/how you became interested in philosophy? In seven years of graduate school I cannot recall ever learning any of this. You know William, it was a real analysis, mathematical statistics (Shao тАж ugh) and the like. Really appreciate what you said about applying probability theory (necessary truth) to the real world (itтАЩs now local truth) where we have problems like not knowing that your wife lied. That is whatтАЩs wrong with modern science. The application is full of local truths.
Mostly after grad school, but a bit during, while reading Jaynes, which I got lucky to see because I started out in physics.
Took me several years of reading and thinking before I came to all this.