Reason, truth, and history
by Hilary Putnam · first published 1981
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…engage with a refinement of the equivalence between inertial and gravitation mass. If you want to engage with the simulation hypothesis and metaphysical realism more broadly, I would begin with Putnam's Reason, Truth and History. The philosophical work around the simulation hypothesis is maybe best thought of not as an attempt to actually answer it conclusively, but as particular lens on the relationship between reality, self-perception,…
on “The Simulation Argument and the Simulation Barrier” ↗…beginners will. To a first approximation, if I am reading philosophy these days it's Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations unless I am looking for a reference [e.g. last week I looked at Putnam's Reason Truth and History because I was thinking about the ant's portrait of Churchill in relation to the role of interpretation of data. I'll also find myself in Plato occasionally...though that's often via the internet rather…
on “Ask HN: What kind of philosophy do you read?” ↗Hilary Putnam had many achievements in the field of philosophy. Here's some context about his concept of "brain in a vat"[1], in his 1981 book, "Reason, Truth and History". The brain-in-a-vat concept was famously used in the The Matrix films.[2] A summary from Philosophy Index: "The example supposes that a mad scientist has removed your brain, and placed it into a vat…
on “Hilary Putnam has died” ↗