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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Wow, your thesis sounds intriguing! Mereological nihilism is such a mind-bending topic. It's like arguing whether the pieces of a puzzle are more "real" than the completed picture. I bet diving into that must've led to some fascinating discussions. Have you found any new perspectives or related ideas since then? Personally, I love how these debates make us question what we take for granted. Plus, imagining a ship that never was feels kind of like stepping into a philosophical detective novel, right? Would love to hear more about what conclusions you came to!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Did you get a decent grade?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Grading is different in the UK to the US but I got the equivalent of a high B, not enough to get funding for the PhD I wanted to write on thought experiments! (Required an A and I was 4% short.)

The main complaint was that I spent too much time doing an exegesis of what other philosophers thought and not enough time developing my own ideas. To be fair I think that makes for better content for sharing here since what professional philosophers think about this issue is probably more interesting than what this wannabe philosopher thought.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Im actually from the Uk 😅

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Overall it would have been a 2:1 in undergrad terms but those don't apply to masters degrees where you either get a distinction (masters equivalent of a 1st), pass or fail.

Edit: grading is harsher for masters too. Like imagine shifting the marking requirements up by 1/2 a grade or so.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

tl;dr I thought the solution lacked explanatory power, particularly in terms of the sciences where it does not seem possible to collapse the "higher" sciences (biology, psychology) down into the "lower" ones (physics) whilst accurately describing the world.