Adams only hints at empirical differences among disciplines. Indeed "spin" plays a disturbingly large role throughout academic research, but I'd say that in most STEM fields, incremental progress is real, and can proceed without limit even in the face of error and deception. In contrast, at least from my admittedly limited perspective as…
Adams only hints at empirical differences among disciplines. Indeed "spin" plays a disturbingly large role throughout academic research, but I'd say that in most STEM fields, incremental progress is real, and can proceed without limit even in the face of error and deception. In contrast, at least from my admittedly limited perspective as a scientist, "progress" in most of the humanities instead looks more like changes in fashion.
Adams only hints at empirical differences among disciplines. Indeed "spin" plays a disturbingly large role throughout academic research, but I'd say that in most STEM fields, incremental progress is real, and can proceed without limit even in the face of error and deception. In contrast, at least from my admittedly limited perspective as a scientist, "progress" in most of the humanities instead looks more like changes in fashion.