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Science

Crossing The Divide

Our philosophical science correspondent Massimo Pigliucci tries…

A colleague of mine was once asked “What is the definition of a philosopher?” His answer was, “Anyone whose paycheck comes from a department of philosophy.” This may not pass rigorous analysis, but according to that standard, as of this past September I am in fact a philosopher. The reason I am writing about it has nothing to do with me being glad of having found an employment with good benefits (and tenure!), although that is certainly nothing to scoff at these days. Rather, it is because until last semester I was a biologist. This means that my new job represents a (somewhat unusual) instance of someone purposefully crossing C.

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