Is anyone else in the word doing MATHEMATICS AND PHILOSOPHY?! GV15

I have applied to:

York
Lancaster
Nottingham
Birmingham
Liverpool

With only an offer from Liverpool so far of ABB

But i can't seem to find anyone else in the world applying for this course ... is anyone out there doing it too?

Reply 1

Nowa

Yes me i am!! I applied to nottingham, manchester, birmingham, bristol and leeds. I only have an offer from nottingham so far for aaa/a*ab. And sent my app off on tge 21 st oct. Getting frustrated waiting!! Let me know if u get anymore offers plz!!

Reply 2

Bill_Gates

21

what a quality mix haha. I honestly love philosophy and maths is great for employment best of luck.

Reply 3

MobiusPrime

3

i'm surprised it's not just me applying for this course, this is the first i've heard of others doing it lol.
i've applied to : oxford, nottingham, sheffield, leeds and birmingham. got offers from :nott (aaa/a*ab), sheff (aab) and birmingham (abb).

I am really excited about starting my degree, why do others here choose to go for maths and phil?

Reply 4

Nowa

Omg when did uget ur offer from bham? And when did u send it off?! Im really scared now

Reply 5

Raiden10

17

I heard Bertrand Russell came back from the dead, and has been summoning a host of zombies to his cause. His retinue is believed to include Wittgenstein and Frege. Wittgenstein is said to be particularly pissed off. Just a word of caution for those seeking to study maths and philosophy.

Reply 6

SnoochToTheBooch

17

Original post by Raiden10

I heard Bertrand Russell came back from the dead, and has been summoning a host of zombies to his cause. His retinue is believed to include Wittgenstein and Frege. Wittgenstein is said to be particularly pissed off. Just a word of caution for those seeking to study maths and philosophy.

none of this meant a single thing to me...

Reply 7

username451352

11

Original post by tammie94

I'm confused, how exactly do those two subjects go together? :confused:

Very well, as a matter of fact. Similar types of thinking and reasoning.

Reply 8

Raiden10

17

Original post by SnoochToTheBooch

none of this meant a single thing to me...

Don't worry was just a joke.

Reply 9

House Dagoth

Original post by tammie94

I'm confused, how exactly do those two subjects go together? :confused:

there are tons and tons of books relating the two disciplines.

I read up a bit of it and there indeed are links.

Reply 10

SnoochToTheBooch

17

Original post by Raiden10

Don't worry was just a joke.

lol, sorry for ruining it

Reply 11

tammie94

15

Original post by House Dagoth

there are tons and tons of books relating the two disciplines.

I read up a bit of it and there indeed are links.

But what are these links? I really don't see it.

Reply 12

Raiden10

17

Original post by tammie94

But what are these links? I really don't see it.

It's probably true that around the time Godel's theorem was proved, mathematics and philosophy seemed extremely closed linked.

But these close links are, somewhat, in the past, they aren't as strong today. The prevailing attitude is more about just getting on with it. It's hard at the moment to imagine (as in, conceive) another result as philosophically interpretable and accessible as Godel's will ever be proved.

If mathematicians are to adopt a more philosophical attitude, it would probably take a mathematical result like those Harvey Friedman is trying to prove, results that use Godel's theorem, but that are concrete enough to scare mathematicians.

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 13

Nowa

Any more offers gv15 people?

Reply 14

bloody-YES

I've applied to Oxford for Maths & Philosophy, and am reading trough prospectusses for which other unis I'll apply to.
Did you get offers? What do you think is important to prepare for the interview?

Reply 15

megangompels

ME TOO (: Finally a thread on this (:
applied to St Andrews, Bristol, Kings college, Exeter (flexi combined) and York, so far only heard from York AAB.

Reply 16

hockeyjoe

15

Original post by Raiden10

I heard Bertrand Russell came back from the dead, and has been summoning a host of zombies to his cause. His retinue is believed to include Wittgenstein and Frege. Wittgenstein is said to be particularly pissed off. Just a word of caution for those seeking to study maths and philosophy.

loool, not many people will get this

Edit: I'm doing Econ/philosophy, so not farrrr off

Reply 17

fexysucker

10

more philosobros :smile:

straight philosophy here but maths or physics accompany it really well, especially if you're after a wider array of employment/postgrad options. i'd probably go phys-phil if i had taken the science route after high school.

Reply 18

EdgarMcMunchkin

WOOO! Finally found you guys, I felt so alone :smile:

Havn't found anyone doing GV15 yet

I'm applying to these universities for GV15 (order of preference)

Lancaster (Pointless letter)
York (Acknowledgment)
Liverpool (Offer: ABB)

Also applying to Lancaster and Essex for straight Philosophy V500