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The Last Theory · March 22 · 7 min

Wolfram on philosophy

Stephen Wolfram has many philosophical ideas, but I’ve not heard him talk about pure philosophy. When I asked him about the relationship between physics and philosophy, I understood why. Stephen revealed that he’s much more at home in the concrete world of computer experiments than in the arguments of the philosophers. “When I look at the arguments,” he says, “I can’t tell if they make sense or not. There’s too much wiggling...” — Stephen Wolfram Stephen Wolfram The Wolfram Physics Project Wolfram Institute Wolfram Institute Community Discord People and concepts mentioned by Stephen Immanuel Kant Kant’s antinomies Computational equivalence The Ruliad The Concept of the Ruliad — The Last Theory is hosted by Mark Jeffery founder of Open Web Mind I release The Last Theory as a video too! Watch here. Kootenay Village Ventures Inc.

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Stephen Wolfram has many philosophical ideas, but I’ve not heard him talk about pure philosophy.

When I asked him about the relationship between physics and philosophy, I understood why.

Stephen revealed that he’s much more at home in the concrete world of computer experiments than in the arguments of the philosophers.

“When I look at the arguments,” he says, “I can’t tell if they make sense or not. There’s too much wiggling...”


Stephen Wolfram

People and concepts mentioned by Stephen

The Last Theory is hosted by Mark Jeffery founder of Open Web Mind

I release The Last Theory as a video too! Watch here.

Kootenay Village Ventures Inc.

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