I have a lovely wife, a dog, two cats, and a vegetable garden.
I am a graduate student at U Iowa in philosophy. I am finishing coursework, preparing for comprehensive exams, and thinking ahead to. . . The Diss.
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of interest- Interview with Manin | The n-Category CaféInterview with Manin Posted by John Baez Try this interview with Yuri Manin: Mikhail Gelfand, We do not choose our profession, it chooses us: interview with Yuri Manin, translated by Mark Saul, Notices of the AMS 56 (November 2009), 1268–1274. Manin is most famous for his work on number theory and algebraic geometry. But he’s also famous for his work on nonc […]
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- Bob Hale & Crispin Wright, The metaontology of abstraction | PhilPapersBob Hale & Crispin Wright (2009). The Metaontology of Abstraction. In David John Chalmers, David Manley & Ryan Wasserman (eds.), Metametaphysics: New Essays on the Foundations of Ontology. Oxford University Press.
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nepeht // December 20, 2008 at 12:43 pm
When I was a Grad Student for my Ph.D. Social Work at Virginia Commonwealth University and about at your stage in the process, I took a class from a fascinating person. He is Anthony Ellis at http://www.has.vcu.edu/phi/philos/Pictures%20of%20faculty/ellis.html or a sample of his work can be found at http://books.google.com/books?id=kdM6zghhtsMC&pg=PA244&lpg=PA244&dq=anthony+ellis+and+moral+philosophy&source=bl&ots=vIIzjECrjM&sig=7EbLvhc89zJIlWyok3_k6Wsd3Oo&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result#PPA243,M1
He was a great teacher. I just thought either you knew of him or you might be interested in knowing of him.
Otherwise, all I can say is, “keep focused on your degree”. That was my big challenge back then.
Good luck. wb
jrshipley // December 20, 2008 at 12:53 pm
I have heard of Anthony Ellis, but “heard of” is about as familiar as I am with his work. Thanks for stopping by to comment and for the encouragement.
zwilson // March 23, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Greetings and Salutations,
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Also, I have a lovely wife, 2 kids, 1 dog, 1 cat, and a vegetable garden. I love family and gardening