Mar 16, 2021Why I Am (Not) A DialetheistThe Utility of Aporia and The Problem with Stopping — In my last post I argued for Dialetheism, that there may be statements about the world that are both True and False. In this post I’m going to argue that Dialetheism itself is one of such statements. Like a true dialetheist, I’m going to argue that dialetheism is right, and…Philosophy6 min readPhilosophy6 min read
Mar 10, 2021Why I’m A DialetheistGizmos of Paraconsistent Status — If you’ve been reading through my blog, you might have noticed I’ve just done something strange. I’ve argued that platonism is true, and then I’ve argued that platonism is false. So which is it? Well, I’d like to argue here that it can be both. …Philosophy6 min readPhilosophy6 min read
Jan 30, 2020Why I’m Not A PlatonistThe Unreasonable Effectiveness of Intuitionism in Mathematics — Platonism is a philosophical position that originated with Plato’s theory of forms. It is the belief that abstract entities such as mathematical objects are “real”, and independent of human thought, and that they “actually exist” outside of time and space. This philosophical position is hotly debated among philosophers, and that’s…Philosophy5 min readPhilosophy5 min read
Feb 21, 2019Why I’m A PlatonistMental Models as Reality — Platonism is a philosophical position that originated with Plato’s theory of forms. It is the belief that abstract entities such as mathematical objects are “real”, and independent of human thought, and that they “actually exist” outside of time and space. This philosophical position is hotly debated, and that’s largely because…Philosophy7 min readPhilosophy7 min read
Published inComplex systems channel·Jan 22, 2017Educating TeamsTaeer Bar-Yam and Yaneer Bar-Yam New England Complex Systems Institute January 22, 2017 In our increasingly complex world, teams are becoming vital to success for individuals, and for our society as a whole.[1,2] …Education3 min readEducation3 min read
Published inComplex systems channel·Jan 22, 2017Hiring TeamsTaeer Bar-Yam New England Complex Systems Institute January 22, 2017 Good teams and teamwork are becoming increasingly important to success in organizations.[1] When companies hire, individual intelligence and skill are no longer the only important qualities of an applicant. Other measures such as emotional intelligence (EQ), have arisen as descriptions…Complexity3 min readComplexity3 min read
