@hasmis @psmaldino Very strong Prentice Hall Foundations of Philosophy vibe
@conjugateprior @hasmis I read a bunch of Hempel when I was working on the book, and liked a lot about his take on science. That cover is dope.
@psmaldino @conjugateprior My sister is a classics professor, and she has lovely books. I can't get past the first page, and I thought I was pretty good with the language. :)
@hasmis @psmaldino The Hempel cover is 1966 - peak 60s design, imho.
Alas this one is scribbled on but I have a pristine version of Quine's Philosophy of Logic in the same series someplace.
@conjugateprior @psmaldino Does he say anything about the Scientific Method? I find that all the ‘philosophers’ like just to assemble chosen data points and ramble. Perhaps I am being too generalized about philosophers, being an engineer, after all. My bad. :)
@hasmis @conjugateprior The good philosophers of science are worth engaging with. Here you go. https://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/184647
@psmaldino @hasmis apropos, I can also strongly recommend Hacking's Representing and Intervening for a solid engagement with actual scientific practice.
@psmaldino i’d be fascinated to read it. what’s the link to buy it?
@Jslez Thanks! Unfortunately not out till the fall, but can be pre-ordered. Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0691224145?tag=it_books_com-20 PUP: https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691224145/modeling-social-behavior
@psmaldino beautiful!!
@twaring thanks Tim!
@psmaldino that’s a gorgeous cover!
@psmaldino is there a preprint of your new book available somewhere? I hope it goes beyond "Mathematical models of social evolution" from Richard McElreath and Robert Boyd
@cas_group unfortunately not. Hopefully I can put an excerpt online at some point. I’m a big fan of the McElreath and Boyd book. My book has a somewhat different scope — I think it’s complementary to theirs.
@psmaldino Oh, that's a nice cover!