Yearly Archives: 2010
Principia symposium, and another graduate conference
This year we mark the centenary of the publication of the first volume of Principia. There will be a symposium in Cambridge with seven or eight talks to honour the occasion, on November 27th and 28th, with the meeting suitably … Continue reading
Gödel Without (Too Many) Tears, again. Episode 1
I just started this morning giving this year’s Cambridge lectures on Gödel’s Theorems (targetted at philosophy undergrads doing our Part II Mathematical Logic paper). I’ll be giving out weekly handouts — to begin with closely based on some that I … Continue reading
Second and third intro logic lecture
I have been pretty surprised to find that over four hundred people not doing my elementary first year logic course for philosophers have downloaded the slides for the first lecture. So I’ve decided to keep uploading the lecture slides here … Continue reading
First intro logic lecture
Here are the slides for the first logic lecture today for 1A Philosophy. (These were originally posted for those who were late/missed the first lecture: the slides will not be left online permanently.) Heavens! — 45 people in the class, … Continue reading
A proper bookshop is a lovesome thing …
You would think that Cambridge, of all places, could sustain an attractive general bookshop. But sadly not so. The University Press shop is quite nicely done, but of course only sells CUP books, so doesn’t count. We are stuck with … Continue reading
Math Overflow
This is a slightly embarrassing confession of benighted ignorance (until very recently), and a pointer for anyone who is still in the dark. Quite some while ago I gave up looking at the sci.logic newsgroup: what was once a resource … Continue reading
C.D. Broad makes it to the SEP
I’m really pleased to see that a good piece on C.D. Broad has been added to the ever-more-wonderful Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. It has always seemed to me that Broad has been underrated (compared e.g. with Moore); and — leaving … Continue reading
Flattery will get you nowhere: I want cash
I’ve just been asked to report on an application for a substantial grant from a rather wealthy grant-awarding body. “We will greatly value your expert opinion” etc. etc. Huh. I’m sure you will. Value it so much you aren’t offering … Continue reading
Taking it slowly, #3
That isn’t quite a picture of our house, though it is a bit of a losing battle against books piled in every room (and often dangerously on the stairs too …). They are tolerably organized in my study, not because … Continue reading
Taking it slowly, #2
The new Hans Rausing Professor of HPS here, Hasok Chang, is planning to run seminars in the mode of Peter Lipton’s much admired institution — and the plan for the first term, is to look at the collection of essays … Continue reading