WHERE:Performing Arts and Humanities Bldg 4th floor, 1000 Hilltop Cir, Baltimore, MD 21250
This week we’ll be discussing the subject of Truth—what is it, what are we aiming for exactly, why is it a useful concept to think about, etc. (Yes, this is the same subject as last week, but only one person showed up last week.)
Meetup : Baltimore / UMBC Meetup—usefulness and meaning of “truth”
Discussion article for the meetup : Baltimore / UMBC Meetup—usefulness and meaning of “truth”
WHEN: 12 February 2017 11:00:00AM (-0500)
WHERE: Performing Arts and Humanities Bldg 4th floor, 1000 Hilltop Cir, Baltimore, MD 21250
This week we’ll be discussing the subject of Truth—what is it, what are we aiming for exactly, why is it a useful concept to think about, etc. (Yes, this is the same subject as last week, but only one person showed up last week.)
Reading material, ordered roughly by readability:
Eliezer Yudkowsky (EY): Why Truth? And …
EY: The Simple Truth
EY: The Useful Idea of Truth
Why I Reject the Correspondence Theory of Truth
Rationally Speaking blog, Theories of Truth
More technical reading for those who want it:
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP): Truth (or you could try the SEP or Wikipedia)
Pluralistic Theories of Truth: IEP, SEP
Discussion article for the meetup : Baltimore / UMBC Meetup—usefulness and meaning of “truth”