David Papineau - My first degree was in mathematics. That was great, but it didn't help with

My first degree was in mathematics. That was great, but it didn't help with many of the things that puzzled me. I became a philosopher because I wanted to understand everything, especially those things that didn't make sense. And that has continued to be my philosophical motivation. That's one reason I have such a roving philosophical eye - once I have figured out a philosophical topic to my satisfaction, I find myself moving on to new problems.

- David Papineau

source: "Physical". Interview with Richard Marshall, www.3ammagazine.com. April 8, 2013.