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I make minor edits.

I suppose making minor edits will make me feel as if I've made a positive difference.

I further suppose having a user page will make me confident that these edits are real.

I must therefore conclude that, if I am to be confident about the reality of the positive difference I make through minor edits, I must have a user page reflecting this. QED.


Shock and surprise, I have a BSc in Mathematics & Philosophy. I'm also currently training to be a civil engineer. These broadly cover my primary interests, but I have secondary interests in biology, geopolitics, and generally tidying up Wikipedia (I've been surprised as to how enjoyable copyediting can be).

My WikiProjects
This user is a participant in the
Logic task force.


Things for me to keep an eye on:

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Task Boxes:

  • Optimism should have a separate page that focuses on the philosophical idea of optimism and distinguishes the philosophical view from "positive thinking" and other everyday uses of the word.
  • Philosophy of social science, has some okay points but requires elaboration on Wittgenstein and Winch, perhaps other linguistic critiques, whether logical positivist or postmodernist.
  • Exchange value needs to be redone, it shouldn't be under 'Marxist theory'- although it's an important component of Marxist theory it's also vital for all economics. That said the article's weight on Marx is also absurd.
  • German Idealism and the articles related to it may need to be rewritten or expanded to avoid undue weight on Arthur Schopenhauer.
  • Protected values first section confuses right action and values and needs a copy edit, moving and wikifying
  • Quality (philosophy) needs a more clear explanation.
  • Socratic dialogues could do with some tidying and clarification. See the talk page for one suggested change.
  • Problem of universals: The introductory definition is (perhaps) fixed. But, the article is poor. Check out the German version.
  • Teleology: the article is shallow and inconsistent.
  • Existentialism: the quality of this article varies wildly and is in desperate need of expert attention.
  • Analytic philosophy This is a very major topic, but still has several sections which are stubs, and several topics which are not covered.
  • Lifeworld A philosophical concept that seems to have fallen exclusively into the hands of the sociologists. Could use some attention; it's a major and complex issue in phenomenology.
  • Perception Needs the attention of philosophically minded Wikipedians. This is only the start of an overhaul of perception and related articles.

  • This list should be actively updated: Discuss



To Do: Insert task lists for Mathematics

& Civil Engineering