Comments on: Disciplinary socio-demography, and anthropological prejudice against quantification http://decasia.org/academic_culture/2009/08/disciplinary-sociodemography-and-anthropological-prejudice-against-quantification/ an anthropological look at universities in france and the united states Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:53:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Michael Bishop http://decasia.org/academic_culture/2009/08/disciplinary-sociodemography-and-anthropological-prejudice-against-quantification/comment-page-1/#comment-1485 Michael Bishop Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:28:25 +0000 http://decasia.org/academic_culture/?p=799#comment-1485 I think the point can be generalized. Academic disciplines too often ignore knowledge gained in other disciplines, as if reality itself would fear crossing an arbitrary disciplinary border. That neighboring disciplines (especially in the social sciences, sometimes have large disagreements (individual opinions in each discipline barely overlap) about matters of fact should be mortifying to us all. I think the point can be generalized. Academic disciplines too often ignore knowledge gained in other disciplines, as if reality itself would fear crossing an arbitrary disciplinary border.

That neighboring disciplines (especially in the social sciences, sometimes have large disagreements (individual opinions in each discipline barely overlap) about matters of fact should be mortifying to us all.

]]> By: Is Grid-Group cultural theory really a theory? « Fourcultures http://decasia.org/academic_culture/2009/08/disciplinary-sociodemography-and-anthropological-prejudice-against-quantification/comment-page-1/#comment-1289 Is Grid-Group cultural theory really a theory? « Fourcultures Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:09:29 +0000 http://decasia.org/academic_culture/?p=799#comment-1289 [...] is an interesting very recent comment on this division in the field of cultural anthropology at the decasia [...] [...] is an interesting very recent comment on this division in the field of cultural anthropology at the decasia [...]

]]> By: eli http://decasia.org/academic_culture/2009/08/disciplinary-sociodemography-and-anthropological-prejudice-against-quantification/comment-page-1/#comment-1273 eli Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:25:20 +0000 http://decasia.org/academic_culture/?p=799#comment-1273 Hi dattergio, I'm not quite sure what you're saying about artists and Stendhal here -- think you could give a more concrete example of the kind of analogous arguments you're talking about? Hi dattergio, I’m not quite sure what you’re saying about artists and Stendhal here — think you could give a more concrete example of the kind of analogous arguments you’re talking about?

]]> By: dattergio http://decasia.org/academic_culture/2009/08/disciplinary-sociodemography-and-anthropological-prejudice-against-quantification/comment-page-1/#comment-1268 dattergio Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:29:12 +0000 http://decasia.org/academic_culture/?p=799#comment-1268 Very nicely put. Much of the same has been said for many years to challenge those who call themselves artists. I believe that Stendhal, perhaps ironically, had some arguments along those lines. Very nicely put. Much of the same has been said for many years to challenge those who call themselves artists. I believe that Stendhal, perhaps ironically, had some arguments along those lines.

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