#philosophyofscience

I cannot think of an applied mathematics that is more beautiful and far-reaching, or philosophically wilder, than probability. No, nonlinear dynamics and chaos people, it’s not even close

#probability
#mathematics
#appliedmathematics
#philosophy
#philosophyofscience
@philosophy@newsmast.community
@philosophy@a.gup.pe

Apr 13, 2025, 15:00 · · · 2 · 0

T. T. Perry @ttpphd@mastodon.social

"the level of confidence we in fact adopt must be determined by something that is irrelevant to the reliability of the testimony on which it’s based. After all, everything that is relevant to reliability is already included in the evidence."

#PhilosophyOfScience #PhilSci #Philosophy #Epistemology #Evidence

Apr 11, 2025, 13:44 · · 1 · 0

Uni Stuttgart IRIS @Stuttgart_IRIS@bawü.social

IRIS Insights I Nico Formanek: Are hyperparameters vibes?
April 24, 2025, 2:00 p.m. (CEST)
Our second IRIS Insights talk will take place with Nico Formanek.

This talk will discuss the role of hyperparameters in optimization methods for model selection (currently often called ML) from a philosophy of science point of view. Special consideration is given to the question of whether there can be principled ways to fix hyperparameters in a maximally agnostic setting.

This is a WebEx talk to which everyone who is interested is cordially invited. It will take place in English. Our IRIS speaker, Jun.-Prof. Dr. Maria Wirzberger, will moderate it. Following Nico Formanek's presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. We look forward to active participation.

Please join this Webex talk using the following link:
https://lnkd.in/eJNiUQKV

#Hyperparameters #ModelSelection #Optimization #MLMethods #PhilosophyOfScience #ScientificMethod #AgnosticLearning #MachineLearning #InterdisciplinaryResearch #AIandPhilosophy #EthicsInAI #ResponsibleAI #AITheory #WebTalk #OnlineLecture #ResearchTalk #ScienceEvents #OpenInvitation #AICommunity #LinkedInScience #TechPhilosophy #AIConversations

Apr 11, 2025, 08:08 · · 1 · 0

UniversityofGroningenLibrary @Bibliothecaris@social.edu.nl

New in our electronic #collection:

Levels of Explanation

https://academic.oup.com/book/59296

#OpenAccess #OpenScience #PhilosophyOfScience #philosophy #methodology #reductionism #metaphysics

Book cover showing waterfalls amidst lush greenery under a blue sky. Text: OXFORD. LEVELS OF EXPLANATION. Edited by Katie Robertson & Alastair Wilson

Mar 31, 2025, 08:24 · · · 2 · 0

Chris108 @chris108@mastodonapp.uk

@sarahdalgulls I know that generative AI applies a set of rules , and is just a "text rearranger". However, I don't see that as necessary precluding intelligent results, as there are many examples of emergent complexity in mathematics. One example the Mandelbrot set has infinite complexity, yet arises from applying a simple rule to each point. A classic example is the [game of life https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life], where different starting states can give different complex outcomes.

So, I would not be surprised if a complex system produced more than you'd expect by just rearranging words. When and if we do create real artificial intelligence it won't be something planned and programmed but an emergence from a complex system, just as our intelligence is an emergence from neurons that fire depending on complex rules. It is likely to be quite different from anything we predicted the system would do, and possibly not obvious as intelligence at first.

#ai #emergentbehaviors #philosophyofscience

The Mandelbrot set, a symmetrical pattern of curved shapes and radiating lines.

Mar 30, 2025, 09:26 · · 1 · 0

Michael Nagenborg (he/him) @mnagenborg@social.edu.nl

If you are aware of curious and critical students looking for a unique interdisciplinary #MSc Programme which combines #PhilosophyOfTechnology, #PhilosophyOfScience, #EthicsOfTechnology, #HistoryOfTechnology and #STS , please point them to #Philosophy of #Science , #Technology , and #Society. At the Open Day, they learn about our dedicated tracks on #TechnologyAndValues (in collaboration with 4TU.Centre for Ethics and Technology), #AI , and #Sustainability. https://www.utwente.nl/en/education/study-choice-calendar/master-open-day/#

Poster for the Open Days on March 20th at the University of Twente. You can see a colorful image of a person with a cybernetic hand. The colours are pink, purple and black. It looks a bit cyber-punk-ish. The text says: Visit us at the Master Open Day! MSc Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Society. March 20th, 18:45-19:45, University of Twente

Mar 12, 2025, 08:14 · · 0 · 0

@anteagle@fediphilosophy.org

Got the physical copies of my Cambridge element in the mail. A reminder that the whole book is free to download until the end of February: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009210171

#probability #philosophyofscience #confirmation #induction #bayesian

A hand holding a book entitled Probability and Inductive Logic’, by Antony Eagle, in front of some greenery.

Feb 17, 2025, 22:51 · · 6 · 0

Lupposofi @Lupposofi@mementomori.social

Dominic Murphy has revised his SEP-entry on Philosophy of Psychiatry, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/psychiatry/

The Angius, Primiero & Turner entry on The Philosophy of Compurer Science has also been revised, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/computer-science/

Other SEP-news here, as usual, https://plato.stanford.edu/new.html

#sep #philosophy #filosofia #psykiatria #psychiatry #computer #computerScience #medical #clinical #mind #philosophyofScience #news #ontology #epistemology

Philosophy of Psychiatry (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

plato.stanford.edu

Feb 08, 2025, 08:26 · · 0 · 0

Project Gutenberg @gutenberg_org@mastodon.social

The birth of naturalism

The modern era is often seen as the triumph of science over supernaturalism. But what really happened is far more interesting

By Peter Harrison

https://aeon.co/essays/investigating-the-roots-of-the-natural-supernatural-dichotomy?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=5764ddb69c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_02_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-d88b59c7bc-72664972

#books #historyofscience #philosophyofscience

The Universal Man, Liber Divinorum Operum of St. Hildegard of Bingen, 1165

Copy of the 13th century

The image is a miniature illustrating the second vision of Hildegard in the Liber Divinorum Operum (composed as it is of ten visions). See the whole original manuscript in https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668244/

Feb 05, 2025, 11:01 · · 3 · 1

ParabenAparaten @ParabenAparaten@mast.lat

@fringemagnet @jifi @benroyce

Even if you were familiar with Karl Popper, that could still be a good advice to read it again

Look at what #US #Americans do when they say/pretend they are familiar with Jesus Christ: they do all the contrary of what he is meant to have preached #whitenationalism #ultraright #farright (In deed they never read anything, except when they are already agreeing on the idea, so as they can be sure not to read something else)

So I don't think that being "familiar" with anything is the way to go: Maybe "being able to discuss" is a much stronger stance?

Personally, I am not able to "discuss" Karl Popper. I simply study #epistemology and #philosophyofscience at my rhythm.

Feb 02, 2025, 10:28 · · · 0 · 0

@anteagle@fediphilosophy.org

I posted this yesterday, but I should have noted that my Cambridge Element ‘Probability and Inductive Logic’ is free to download for the next four weeks. Get amongst it!

https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009210171

#philosophy #Bayesianism #induction #confirmation #probability #philosophyofscience