How significant/relevant is the mathematical work on causality to philosophical work/discussion? If someone was talking about causality in a philosophical setting and had never heard of the relevant math, how badly would/should that reflect on them? Does it make a difference if they’ve heard of it, but didn’t bother to learn the math?
I am not up on my philosophical literature (trying to change this), but I think most analytic philosophers have heard of Pearl et al. by now. Not every analytic philosopher is as mathematically sophisticated as e.g. people at the CMU department. But I think that’s ok!
I don’t think it’s a wise social move for LW to beat on philosophers.
How significant/relevant is the mathematical work on causality to philosophical work/discussion? If someone was talking about causality in a philosophical setting and had never heard of the relevant math, how badly would/should that reflect on them? Does it make a difference if they’ve heard of it, but didn’t bother to learn the math?
I am not up on my philosophical literature (trying to change this), but I think most analytic philosophers have heard of Pearl et al. by now. Not every analytic philosopher is as mathematically sophisticated as e.g. people at the CMU department. But I think that’s ok!
I don’t think it’s a wise social move for LW to beat on philosophers.