As it appears the torch for PoSt here at TS has been passed onto me, I thought I would take a moment to handle some logistics going forward.
(1) How many of you are interested in philosophy of statistics or the philosophy of science in general? I'd like to have an idea of a head count and to whom I'll be addressing.
(2) What sort of issues do you find most interesting and want to learn more about? I've tried to post some topic stuff that I come across in my RSS and news feeds in the earlier PoSt thread, but I'd like to get an idea about what interests you as opposed to merely spouting what interests me.
(3) What would you like to get out of a PoSt club? I've already mentioned that I've posted "current events," so to speak. I think being abreast of current pre-prints and such on relevant topics in the field is important. What else would you like to know? Spunky is interested in video discussions, and I plan to do some Vlogging of my own along with developing my own philosophy blog (again). Would you want a "book club" where we read or watch something for a week and discuss it?
I'm passionate about philosophy, so I'm always enthused to engage others in my passions. While I'm not particularly big on PoSt, it definitely overlaps many of my primary interests in the philosophy of science and philosophy of mathematics.
I'll also mention, I've noticed a new trend in philosophy as of late. I just read a book, Experimental Philosophy by Joshua Alexander, and it was basically a review of psychological research on intuitions in the context of philosophical methodology (our intuitions about philosophical concepts in ethics and metaphysics). It was interesting, and I was surprised to see a similar idea of using mathematics to review philosophy being taught in an upcoming class at Coursera: Mathematical Philosophy. This might be something to be aware of in the future of philosophy.
(1) How many of you are interested in philosophy of statistics or the philosophy of science in general? I'd like to have an idea of a head count and to whom I'll be addressing.
(2) What sort of issues do you find most interesting and want to learn more about? I've tried to post some topic stuff that I come across in my RSS and news feeds in the earlier PoSt thread, but I'd like to get an idea about what interests you as opposed to merely spouting what interests me.
(3) What would you like to get out of a PoSt club? I've already mentioned that I've posted "current events," so to speak. I think being abreast of current pre-prints and such on relevant topics in the field is important. What else would you like to know? Spunky is interested in video discussions, and I plan to do some Vlogging of my own along with developing my own philosophy blog (again). Would you want a "book club" where we read or watch something for a week and discuss it?
I'm passionate about philosophy, so I'm always enthused to engage others in my passions. While I'm not particularly big on PoSt, it definitely overlaps many of my primary interests in the philosophy of science and philosophy of mathematics.
I'll also mention, I've noticed a new trend in philosophy as of late. I just read a book, Experimental Philosophy by Joshua Alexander, and it was basically a review of psychological research on intuitions in the context of philosophical methodology (our intuitions about philosophical concepts in ethics and metaphysics). It was interesting, and I was surprised to see a similar idea of using mathematics to review philosophy being taught in an upcoming class at Coursera: Mathematical Philosophy. This might be something to be aware of in the future of philosophy.