I am Rupert. I am a maths teacher in Shanghai. I have just finished a PhD in maths. I have an interest in philosophy and ethics. This is my first post to this forum.
Hi, I am new here
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Re: Hi, I am new here
by Arepo on 2009-05-27T11:40:00
Hi Rupert, welcome to the forum. Nice to have a mathematician around - I think most of us are interested (if not necessarily competent) in the subject 
Do you consider yourself a utilitarian/consequentialist, or are you just interested in the subject?
Do you consider yourself a utilitarian/consequentialist, or are you just interested in the subject?
"These were my only good shoes."
"You ought to have put on an old pair, if you wished to go a-diving," said Professor Graham, who had not studied moral philosophy in vain.
"You ought to have put on an old pair, if you wished to go a-diving," said Professor Graham, who had not studied moral philosophy in vain.
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Re: Hi, I am new here
by RyanCarey on 2009-05-28T01:35:00
Hi, Rupert: welcome.
Yes, I really enjoy maths and one of the disadvantages of the career path that I've taken (medicine) is that not many doctors use maths very much. Or rather they don't use interesting maths very much.
I hope you enjoy the forum
Yes, I really enjoy maths and one of the disadvantages of the career path that I've taken (medicine) is that not many doctors use maths very much. Or rather they don't use interesting maths very much.
I hope you enjoy the forum
You can read my personal blog here: CareyRyan.com
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Re: Hi, I am new here
by Rupert on 2009-05-29T13:02:00
I don't consider myself a consequentialist but I consider consequentialism a viable moral theory. I am a vegan and I have joined Toby Ord's organisation "Giving What We Can".
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