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Both of the CS majors I knew that switched majors switched to Philosophy. I never asked why. They both were having trouble in the Intro Algorithms class when t
by hdctambien 16y ago
Both of the CS majors I knew that switched majors switched to Philosophy.
I never asked why. They both were having trouble in the Intro Algorithms class when they bounced.
Maybe people that think they are CS/Math people and then find out that they might not be CS/Math people find solace in Philosophy? Maybe what they liked about CS/Math was the logic more than the algorithms.
- Apocryphon 16y agoPerhaps that way they can still get into A.I., except without having to learn LISP. I wonder if there are any ex-CS people who similarly go into Linguistics.
- bane 16y ago"I wonder if there are any ex-CS people who similarly go into Linguistics." It's surprisingly common in my personal experience.
- ionfish 16y agoWell, if you go to Oxford you can now get both. http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/admissions/ugrad/Computer_Science_and_Philosophy http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/admissions/ugrad/Computer_Science...