Frankly, I don’t trust academic philosophy. The density of good ideas is too low. If you think otherwise, then why don’t you write about what we’re missing?
Someone who is unfamiliar with this literature is unlikely to add any original ideas at this point.
...was Wigner familiar with the literature, when wrote “The Surprising Effectiveness of Mathematics”? Sure, Wigner was an unusual genius, but I feel like a competent mathematician with a habit of writing philosophical blog posts could’ve also come up with it.
Frankly, I don’t trust academic philosophy. The density of good ideas is too low. If you think otherwise, then why don’t you write about what we’re missing?
...was Wigner familiar with the literature, when wrote “The Surprising Effectiveness of Mathematics”? Sure, Wigner was an unusual genius, but I feel like a competent mathematician with a habit of writing philosophical blog posts could’ve also come up with it.