Tips for collaborating with scientists, from a philosopher

 From the venerable Stephen Downes:

This is good advice for people crossing disciplinary boundaries generally, and not just between philosophy and science. Being inclusive, for example: “‘Enquiry’ and ‘research’ are inclusive terms because they apply to the arts and humanities as well as to science, and they acknowledge that there are other ways to know and experience the forest." Also, recognizing difference in outputs: “Artists and humanities scholars have different ‘units of work’ on which they are judged. Artists aim to put on shows and performances; philosophers and historians tend to think in units of books, in addition to research articles and chapters.”

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