https://amitav.net/tags/philosophy.html Recent content in Philosophy on Amitav Krishna Hugo -- 0.146.6 en-us Wed, 20 May 2026 18:55:23 +0000 https://amitav.net/posts/why-is-some-philosophy-so-math-ish.html Wed, 20 May 2026 18:55:23 +0000 https://amitav.net/posts/why-is-some-philosophy-so-math-ish.html <p>Hello! Quick throwaway post here. I was reading <a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5506078de4b02d88372eee4e/t/5bc723b5104c7bf5cc8f3881/1539777748456/MacAskill-Normative-Uncertainty.pdf">Normative Uncertainty</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_MacAskill">William MacAskill</a>(Effective Altruism man) when I was flashbanged by the math. After some chatting with claude, apparently this is what makes analytic philosophy notable, as opposed to continental philosophy which is focused on society, culture, etc. What they don&rsquo;t learn about apparently is <em>analysis</em>, which unlike <em>logic</em>, deals with continuous things.</p> <p><img alt="Meme comparing continental and analytic philosophy" loading="lazy" src="https://amitav.net/images/analyticvscontinentalphilosophymeme.jpg"></p>