There is some truth to this. Fields that strive backwards do not make much progress, e.g. philosophy.https://twitter.com/iarroyo48/status/627000592427261952 …
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@KirkegaardEmil Whats 'strive backwards'?
@TheRealChadtech Look in the link above. Google each work and find the date of publication and you will see why.
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@KirkegaardEmil What about it? They seem to cluster around 1920-1960. What does that mean though? -
@TheRealChadtech Would be nice if we had comparison data for other fields. My hyp. is that for other fields, it is later. -
@TheRealChadtech Presumably, for the queen of backwardness, philosophy, it should be the oldest.
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