"What really exist are problems—not subjects but problems. And when someone is interested in a problem and wants to solve it, then there is something that is really serious." http://www.the-rathouse.com/Intro-Philos-Sci/2-Method.html …
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This looks like an extremely interesting document (I'm just a few paragraphs in). One quibble with the v interesting statement you quoted: subjects are often collections of powerful ideas. Eg, the Maxwell-Lorentz equations are the base upon which a huge edifice can be built
Ditto the principles of quantum mechanics. Or the principle of evolution by natural selection, etc. Mastering a set of principles takes years, typically. This is why I find the idea of interdisciplinarity a bit trite: genuine mastery of deep ideas is a real thing. Lots of
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interdisciplinary work is done by people who don't know anything well. (Of course, when done by people who really understand two sets of deep principles it can be marvellous.)
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Hmm. Quibbling with my quibble, I like your quote more & more. Insofar as a subject is live, active, it really is defined by a set of problems - and, even more important - a surrounding narrative around them. Maybe narrative + problems + deep principles is a good conception?
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Very excited by this conception! Particularly if one conceives of problems as not just problems narrowly conceived, but as a surrounding penumbra of folklore, partial progress, and so on.
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Oana - what is this? It's very interesting!
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