Re:Why I Majored in Philosophy Despite Everyone Telling Me N...
by usgroup on Thursday September 15, 2016 @03:49AM
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I wouldn't say there is maths envy in analytical Phil.
Stuff like modal logic , ontology and descriptive logics , a large variety of para-logical systems and epistemically logical systems, etc are all philosophy proper.
Lots of professors have a background in maths, even continentals (e.g Husserl).
I think mathematical rigour is the holy grail but the objects of the philosophical world are often not easy to coerce into such a form hence the piecemeal visage.
Stuff like modal logic , ontology and descriptive logics , a large variety of para-logical systems and epistemically logical systems, etc are all philosophy proper.
Lots of professors have a background in maths, even continentals (e.g Husserl).
I think mathematical rigour is the holy grail but the objects of the philosophical world are often not easy to coerce into such a form hence the piecemeal visage.