Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-22-2005, 08:07 PM
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-22-2005, 07:47 PM
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Forum: Poker Theory
07-24-2005, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 2
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Re: Lee Jones on game theory?
I agree that the advice in the text is good advice. The footnote is a disaster, and it's the sort of footnote that annoys me -- it comes off as a pretense to some deeper knowledge coming from "game...
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Forum: Books and Publications
07-23-2005, 10:00 PM
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Replies: 4
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Re: Lee Jones on game theory??
thanks for the reply.
If that's what he's trying to say (and I agree it's a quite reasonable interpretation) then:
(a) he would have been far better off just offering this fact as a reason for...
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Forum: Poker Theory
07-23-2005, 09:45 PM
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Replies: 2
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Lee Jones on game theory?
Wasn't sure if this should be posted under "theory" or "books/software" so I double posted. -- sorry --
On p.146 of the new edition of Lee Jones' *Winning Low Limit Holdem* Jones is discussing...
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Forum: Books and Publications
07-23-2005, 09:43 PM
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Replies: 4
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Lee Jones on game theory??
On p.146 of the new edition of Lee Jones' *Winning Low Limit Holdem* Jones is discussing heads up river play when first to act. He says:
"If you are betting a strong one-pair hand and get raised...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-23-2005, 06:31 PM
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Replies: 101
Views: 1,378
Re: Sartre\'s Contradiction
This is a helpful clarification. As a philosopher in a top 15 department, let me assure you that those of us in the discipline are well aware that there is a lot of garbage that gets passed off as...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-23-2005, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 101
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Re: Sartre\'s Contradiction
I'm not sure that your being wrong about this would show that your whole point about philosophers is wrong. (Though, as I've discussed a bit elsewhere, I do think you have a few non-trivial...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-23-2005, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 101
Views: 1,378
Re: Sartre\'s Contradiction
Math has a higher percentage of questions with indisputable (by experts) answers than any field. Philosophy included. Physics included. Psychology included... etc...
I do not mean to be equating...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-23-2005, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 101
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Re: Sartre\'s Contradiction
well, I don't speculate about who does well in logic courses. I ask the 4 people in my department who teach advanced courses in the field to both philosopy students and interested parties from other...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-23-2005, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 101
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Re: Sartre\'s Contradiction
The cold fusion example, of course is an example (as I understand the case) of trash getting past a leading science journal and its referees. This is indeed rare. It's also rare for trash to past the...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-23-2005, 03:49 PM
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Replies: 101
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Re: Sartre\'s Contradiction
This is a straightforward factual point. I'm happy to defer on it to my colleagues in physics (about publication of lousy physics). Publication in top journals is tightly refereed. Publication in...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-23-2005, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 254
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Re: Abortion
Just a book recommendation on this topic ---
anyone interested in a clearly written and thorough book covering "the abortion debate" should read David Boonin's 2003 book *A Defense of Abortion*...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-23-2005, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 101
Views: 1,378
Re: Sartre\'s Contradiction
You wrote:
"I realize that to major in philosophy you need to take a course in symbolic logic. So philosophers are smarter than average. However my guess is that the vast majority of philosophers...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-23-2005, 09:07 AM
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Replies: 101
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Re: Sartre\'s Contradiction
I agree that most philosophy PhDs couldn't get a PhD from a top University in math or physics, for example. But I also think the following:
(1) most math and physics PhDs couldn't get a PhD from a...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-23-2005, 08:51 AM
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Replies: 101
Views: 1,378
Re: Sartre\'s Contradiction
Exposure of incompetence can be tricky. On the *negative* side it's fairly easy in the *journals*: leading philosophy journals use refereeing procedures that will keep the trash out. Books are...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-23-2005, 08:32 AM
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Replies: 101
Views: 1,378
Re: Sartre\'s Contradiction
Maybe this post is a joke. If it's not, it shows how badly uninformed you are about philosophy.
You should take a good course at a reputable university in any of a variety of subfields of philosophy...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-04-2005, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 61
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Re: My Attitude About Religious People
fair enough, you did indeed say "dice betting system" and that's different.
-- but my remark about dice was a joke after all. the rest of that post was not.
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-03-2005, 09:20 PM
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Replies: 61
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Re: My Attitude About Religious People
Perhaps I misunderstood - I thought you asserted that those who accept both:
(1) those who don't accept my religion will be punished by my God
and
(2) objective 3rd parties should accept that my...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-03-2005, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 61
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PS - Bayes Theorem link
PS - here's a link to one well done encyclopedia entry on Bayes Theorem by a friend and colleague (and well respected philosopher at U of Michigan). It outlines the basic details plus sketches some...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-03-2005, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 61
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Re: My Attitude About Religious People
Hi David,
in your first post you say your problem is with religious people who think others should find their views "highly reasonable". But in some of the later discussion you shift focus to the...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
06-27-2005, 01:19 PM
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Replies: 207
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Re: Specific Question For Not Ready and Others
There are certainly professionals who believe that objective morality requires God. It's a minority position in the profession but it is defended by some very talented people. As I said in my intial...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
06-27-2005, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 207
Views: 2,174
Re: Specific Question For Not Ready and Others
The "view" that morality means "basically the Goldem Rule" isn't a position that I'm familiar with from serious philosophers. That's not to say that the view isn't out there somewhere, but few would...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
06-27-2005, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 385
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
06-27-2005, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 207
Views: 2,174
Re: Specific Question For Not Ready and Others
I haven't followed much of this discussion but...
As a professional philosopher, I think the first thing to say here is that people who believe especially your #2 could really use a good...
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