From: Eric Armstrong <eric.armstrong@eng.sun.com>
Jack Park wrote:
> Let me add to this from my own personal experience. I agree that
> mathematics is, in some sense, the center of a vast intellectual
> universe. To that, I would add (especially in view of an interest in
> library science) that a rather thorough grounding in those aspects of
> philosophy that lead to an understanding of the concepts of ontology
> and epistemology will serve you very well.
I agree with this and with Henry's emphasis on algorithmic thinking.
My undergraduate work was in 5 areas: Philosophy, Political Science,
Mathematics,
Psychology, and Systems Theory. (The systems theory courses were spread
over
several departments, each of which offered a course or two.) Today,
there may
be may well be "knowledge engineering" courses to take, as well.
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