The emperor’s new inadequacy

25Jan06

In a well-reasoned piece titled:
Can humans escape Goedel?:A review of “Shadows of the Mind” by Roger Penrose
Daryl McCollough provides a non-paradoxical version of the Liar’s Paradox to illustrate inconsistency in human thinking. In doing so, he addresses a particular aspect of the interpretations of belief and truth with regard to debate on Gödel’s incompleteness theorem [...]

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You might be a (mathematical) Platonist?

25Jan06

[with apologies to Jeff Foxworthy]
Among other eminent bits, Karlis Podnieks has an interesting test you can use to see if you are a Platonist. As psychologists like to say, denial is more than just a river in Egypt and the first step to recovery is accepting the problem. So, take the test… its for your [...]

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Today’s Bookmarks

25Jan06

Nor Elle — SlapstickIf at all you like mellow, downtempo music, this is a worthwhile CD to get your hands on. Listen to the first track [Desert Storm] for a taste.Tags: Downtempo, Music

Sober and Wilson — Unto Others: The Evolution and Psychology of Unselfish BehaviorBiologist Wilson and philosopher Sober examine the ideas of altruism and [...]

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