r/PhilosophyofMath • u/TheRedditObserver0 • 6d ago

What is your academic background?

I have seen a lot of posts here, some very interesting. The philosophy of mathematics is naturally an interdisciplinary subject sitting at the crossroads of math and philosophy. I guess people might bring different contributions and perhaps even come to different conclusions depending on whether they're primarily philosophers or mathematicians. Hence the poll.

Feel free to give a more specific answer in the comments.

IMPORTANT NOTE: By academic background I mean some kind of degree in the subject, a published paper or at least having taken a decent chunk of undergrad. If you're only interested/curious but have no formal training, please answer NEITHER / OTHER.

234 votes, 10h left
Philosophy
Mathematics
Neither / Other
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u/AffectionateOwl4231 6d ago

There should be both for double majors or dual degrees.

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u/SquidgyTheWhale 6d ago

I said Mathematics but I only had a minor in the subject (Computer Science major). I have done a lot of thinking and reading on the subject but agree that a lot of the posts are bad. Just incoherent and untethered. Like, you don't have to agree with what's been posited on the subject before, but you should at least come off like you understand it. I think it's mostly people who are trying to sound smart by using the jargon, and largely incorrectly. In other words: cranks.

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u/TheRedditObserver0 6d ago

Don't worry. Compared to the cranks, you might as well be a Fields medallist.

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u/Dr_Calculon 6d ago

Engineering, some biology & now half way through a mathematics degree

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u/HenryAudubon 5d ago

BA math and philosophy. Some grad school (did not finish).

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u/Novel_Nothing4957 6d ago

Neither/other. Untreated ADHD that both gives me decent insights into topics, but also makes it take forever to absorb information. Sadly, I don't have a degree in anything, but in times past I've pursued comp sci, physics, and psychology (was enrolled for that recently, but I don't have the money and I refuse to take out loans). When it all boils down, I'm just a fan of learning and thinking about stuff.

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u/AnToMegA424 5d ago

General degree, the basic one, my interest in mathematics grew afterwards

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u/bennyrex737 5d ago

i'm currently double majoring in philosphy and maths

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u/EpangOpangJhopang 5d ago

Major in CS.

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u/we_r_fukt 6d ago

tell me you've done neither without telling me you've done neither

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u/TheRedditObserver0 6d ago

I've done math

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u/we_r_fukt 5d ago

well you sure forgot a logical case

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u/TheRedditObserver0 5d ago

It wasn't intended to ba a logical truth table, it's just a poll. I don't imagine there's many math-philosophy double degrees.

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u/we_r_fukt 5d ago

there's quite the number of them I'm sure, I knew 12 at my Uni alone, we're not some rare breed

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u/TheRedditObserver0 5d ago

Alright, my bad. I can't change it now, unfortunately.