physics envy
nounDefinitions
The tendency of academics in non-scientific subjects to introduce jargon and mathematics…
The tendency of academics in non-scientific subjects to introduce jargon and mathematics to make their work appear more rigorous.
- Lack of sufficient pride in our own material (another consequence of reductionism and physics envy) made us more receptive to gurus from elsewhere.
- By looking hard at traces of physics envy in the social sciences, these poets are able to diagnose the pathologies of race science and urban social theory.
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Vish — recursive loop
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