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Tag: transdisciplinarity

  • Philosophers at large in the world

    …for the most part… philosophers aren’t deploying their firm grasp of Kierkegaard in their private-sector work. Rather, it’s the skills that philosophers are trained in—critical thinking, clear writing, quick learning—that translate well to life outside of academia. As Zachary Ernst, a software engineer at Narrative Science, puts it, “As a professional…

  • What is Interdisciplinary Communication?

    How can we make sense of different perspectives on the same subject? How does what I learn about, say, environmental problems in my science class relate to what I learn about them in my philosophy class? Can professors from different disciplines even understand each other? How are students supposed to…