I use algorithmic information theory (in philosophy-esque applications) about 200x more than I use model theory, so I’m not sure it’s more practical not to learn it. Though I agree that you might be able to learn the content-independent “way of thinking” in easier ways.
I just think there’s something really important about the concept of computation, for philosophy. It seems even more important than materialism, in terms of how it shapes thoughts about a variety of subjects. Like, yeah, algorithmic information theory is pretty great, but as a prerequisite you should be thinking of things in terms of computations, and this to me seems like the more important overall insight.
I use algorithmic information theory (in philosophy-esque applications) about 200x more than I use model theory, so I’m not sure it’s more practical not to learn it. Though I agree that you might be able to learn the content-independent “way of thinking” in easier ways.
I just think there’s something really important about the concept of computation, for philosophy. It seems even more important than materialism, in terms of how it shapes thoughts about a variety of subjects. Like, yeah, algorithmic information theory is pretty great, but as a prerequisite you should be thinking of things in terms of computations, and this to me seems like the more important overall insight.