Watashi Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 I've heard rumors that Fraassen will not be returning to SFSU, and considering that, if I am interested in philosophy of language, philosophy of mathematics, and logic, is CSULA now a better choice if the end goal is getting into the best Phd program for these specialties? SFSU is said to have a better placement record than CSULA, but I contacted their graduate coordinator and couldn't get any information besides what was already in the unhelpful aggregate listed on their website. There is also the option of taking courses at Berkeley if you are at SFSU, and courses at UCLA if you are at CSULA. Not sure how much of a difference this makes with phil. language and logic, but it looks like Berkeley has an edge over UCLA when it comes to philosophy of mathematics. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pecado Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 The world does not spin around van Fraassen. thatsjustsemantics and MentalEngineer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gughok Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 I'd suggest that UCLA edges out Berkeley in language, especially given that its linguistics department is absolutely top-tier. Of course, I may be biased since I'm going there. Would you be able to take classes at USC? That's also in LA. And if there are faculty at UCLA or USC who you may be interested in, maybe you could have them as external advisors? That would definitely be a leg up. psm1580b 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwarzwald Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 14 hours ago, pecado said: The world does not spin around van Fraassen. This just isn't true. (Or supertrue.) gughok and Adequate Philosopher 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgswaim Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 17 hours ago, pecado said: The world does not spin around van Fraassen. False. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancientgreekphilosopher Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 He is indeed leaving. Furthermore, the students for whom he has written LORs do not have a stellar record for admission into PhD programs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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