Category Archives: Transdisciplinarity

Getting One Over On Ourselves

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Keith Brown

“Heaven preserve you from questions of origin.” – Valéry (Notebooks, C. 21, p.275, 1938; as quoted by Derrida in Margins of Philosophy) “The essence of scientific wisdom… lies in being tentative about what one takes to be… necessary.” -Wilfred Sellars, “Is … Continue reading →

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The demise of expertise in the age of Google

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Britt Holbrook

Whether the internet is responsible for the erosion of trust in expertise is an interesting question. I believe, however, that a recent article by Josh Fischman in the Chronicle of Higher Education raises a related, but different claim: “The notion … Continue reading →

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The grammar of the digital humanities

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Britt Holbrook

I confess: I like grammar. I like grammar not because I like following rules (though I often get mistaken as a rule-follower by inattentive observers), but rather because I like searching for rules — and that’s really what grammar is … Continue reading →

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Community Connectivities / Temporal Belongings

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Keith Brown

An interdisciplinary residential workshop is being held at the University of Manchester. The meeting will explore the interconnections between time and community (broadly conceived). This is a part of the new UK cross-council research theme of Connected Communities and is … Continue reading →

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Metaphilosophy: Inside Out — Musings on Kitcher

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Britt Holbrook

This is the first of what may turn into a series of reflections on Philip Kitcher’s recent article (blogged about by Keith Brown, yesterday). First, let me say that it is often very much easier to criticize someone’s position than … Continue reading →

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Philosophy: Inside Out

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Keith Brown

PHILOSOPHY INSIDE OUT – KITCHER – 2011 – Metaphilosophy – Wiley Online Library. Among the articles in the recent Metaphilosophy special issue–the Future of Philosophy: Metaphilosophical Directions for the 21st Century–is this one by Philip Kitcher. I recommend the read. ABSTRACT: Philosophy … Continue reading →

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Parsimony & predictive ability: Competing values?

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Kelli Barr

A common assumption as far as statistical modeling and their predictive powers is that as databases grow in size and scope and available computing power increases, the models will become more and more accurate at predicting choice, behavior, risk, etc. … Continue reading →

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Emerging Plain Speak

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Keith Brown

Among my many travails on the trip to Houston, I had to go to the emergency room at St. Luke’s Hospital. A staph infection on my left eyebrow had swollen the eye beneath almost totally shut. I was staying in … Continue reading →

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The Giving Body

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Keith Brown

I lit out on a rare journey from my beloved home town to attend a conference in Houston, TX, on the intersection of the humanities & digital technologies. As travelling goes, the experience has been one of the worst. The … Continue reading →

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CSID’s New Blog & Progress Report

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Keith Brown

Welcome to the New Blog hosted by the Center for the Study of Interdisciplinarity at UNT. We will use this blog to engage with other thinkers who are doing inter & transdisciplinary research/pedagogy. Please help us with your comments and … Continue reading →

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