Stabilizer comments on Train Philosophers with Pearl and Kahneman, not Plato and Kant - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Stabilizer 06 December 2012 02:03:14AM *  3 points [-]

You seem to want philosophers to start being generalists who understand the cutting edge that science and math have to offer. But what kind of contributions do you expect them to make: some examples where a philosopher added critical insight because of his/her generalist background would be nice. Clark Glymour was a good one, but his work seems to have been just math and CS (I maybe wrong). Do you think his background as a generalist made it more likely for him to achieve his insights, compared to say someone with just a math or CS background?

Also, do you expect that the kind of philosophers you are proposing could someday be hired by the private sector?

Comment author: ChristianKl 06 December 2012 09:12:26PM 0 points [-]

The private sector already hires plenty of people who have philosophy degree. Philosophy just isn't a job title.