Our disciplinary borders are 300 yrs old, why are they still the same? I hate citing Foucault but… it's more about discipline than learning.
@scott_bot Are they the same? Most academic departments are 20th century (even late 20th) inventions.
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@michael_nielsen You're right, of course, my rhetoric outpaced my accuracy. Still, from where I stand, the lines are increasingly inaccurate -
@scott_bot Disciplines are a result of compromise between (a) where we humans have had great foundational insights; & (b) political inertia
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@michael_nielsen and rather than correcting, many seem to try to become more entrenched, more interested in tradition than good research.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@michael_nielsen From my HoS perspective, departments stay pretty close to their founding principles, and fade away rather than change. -
@scott_bot What would kill them off? Retirement? When appointment process mostly driven by internal politics, change is slow! - 1 more reply
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