Three of us from different academic backgrounds — literature, philosophy, psychology — have been meeting monthly to read across disciplines, but we keep getting stuck because we each bring such different assumptions about what counts as rigorous thinking and valid evidence.
More people experience this than they realize.
Genuine interdisciplinary learning requires surrendering disciplinary certainties that feel essential to intellectual identity.
“Where Are You with The examined student — Periagoge as learning philosophy?”
Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.