Category Archives: Computer Science

Problems In Philosophy • 4

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Jon Awbrey

Re: R.J. Lipton and K.W. Regan • Did Euclid Really Mean ‘Random’? These are the forms of time, which imitates eternity and revolves according to a law of number. Plato • Timaeus • 38 A Benjamin Jowett (trans.) It is … Continue reading →

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Problems In Philosophy • 3

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Jon Awbrey

Re: R.D. Mounce Making reality our friend is necessary to survival and finding good descriptions of reality is the better part of doing that, so I don’t imagine we have any less interest in truth than the Ancients.  From what … Continue reading →

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Problems In Philosophy • 1

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Jon Awbrey

Re: R.J. Lipton and K.W. Regan • You Think We Have Problems I used to think about the heap problem a lot when I was programming and I decided the heap quits being a heap as soon as you remove … Continue reading →

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