Friday, February 19, 2010

SEE: Concrete-Boundedness and Second Hand Knowledge

This week, I discuss a common problem I see in my classmates' approach to learning science, and contrast it with my own. I then throw around some ideas about the proper standards for evaluating second-hand knowledge, whether as a layman or as a professional in the field.




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3 comments:

Yuriy said...

Great format, and interesting epistemology podcast. Love the coin sound!

Anonymous said...

I don't disagree with anything you've said but could you have tried to sound like less of a douche?

Cogito said...

Yiriy:
Thanks for the comment, glad to know you're listening!

Anon:
Would you mind pointing out specific instances of me sounding like a douche, and how I could have said something better? If I'm guilty of unjustified arrogance, I'd like to correct it.