michael_nielsen

"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 …

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

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.)