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I am interested in philosophy, and this is the _reason_ I chose computer engineering. You now have the tools to find the answers to your philosophical question
by thdd 17y ago
I am interested in philosophy, and this is the _reason_ I chose computer engineering. You now have the tools to find the answers to your philosophical questions, in a way that has never before been practical - you can study the nature of the mind by developing models in computational neuroscience; you have enough background in mathematics and logic to study Godel, Turing, Russell, and the meaning of knowledge and truth; you can shed light on the existence free will by developing FMRI analysis tools. Maybe you can look at your ECE degree as the first part of your education.
- gintas 17y agoThe questions you mentioned are scientific rather than philosophical. I'd say the discerning feature of most philosophical questions is that no empirical evidence can give a conclusive answer to them. So, no, exposure to science will give you some prejudice (in both a good and bad way) at the beginning of a philosophical argument, but after that, you will mostly be relying on logic.