Keith’s Conundrums: The Large and the Small
Keith is back for December with a “small” conundrum.
Category: philosophy
Keith’s Conundrums: More Idealizations
Keith Douglas Recap and Response Alex and Steve answered last month’s column. Thanks to them and any readers who did not write. Alex tells us that AI understanding of psychology is hard. This is correct, and likely involves tacit knowledge; in fact this was the basis of the Dreyfusian critique way back when. Steve has…
Keith’s Conundrums: Idealizations
Recap Alex responded with a few answers to my probability related puzzles. I will make comments on a few of them myself before moving on to a topic very dear to me, though this will likely only come out as I put these last two topics together in a future (possibly the next) column. #3…
What Do We Actually Know?
Based on the things we know for sure, you should live life boldly and without fear.
Conundrums: Probably
Last time … … I wrote of titles. Alex B. in his reply reinforces the religious nature of hockey in Quebec. A puzzle for another time, though I am reminded of what Uli Locher at McGill said in his sociology of religion class – he wasn’t going to define religion except by self-description by participants….