The rationale behind discrediting Liberal Arts

[ZEE]

because people... are idiots

[Last Conformist]

It doesn't work fast enough.

[Nostromo]

Not every scientist is like that. Some are open-minded, others aren't.

I teach philosophy at the University level and, believe me or not, scientists attend my courses and they're enjoying themselves. They participate a lot. The physicists, in particular, are excellent students. Maybe its because I teach epistemology and philosophy of science. After all, its stuff they're familiar with. And they write very well, too. OTOH, compsci students are generally poor students and have **** poor writing skills.

To answer your question, its just a received idea, a stereotype. There's no rationale, really. At least, not to the sweeping generalisations some make here. But there's a definitively a purpose: to troll us.

[ZEE]

science eh? u ever heard of liqui-code? the tamashii project? bio-organic machinery?

[Drake Tungsten]

It doesn't work fast enough.

QFT

Also, gloating is fun.

[ZEE]

waiting...

[MRT144]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten

It doesn't work fast enough.

QFT

Also, gloating is fun.

gloating only works if the other person understands why you are.

[Japher]

all you have to say is "how 'bout them apples!"



and they understand

[MRT144]

no, they would try convince you of the merit of the apple

[Solly]

Originally posted by Doddler

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
You've obviously never had to take a class with moronic liberal arts students. It's torture, far worse than anything we're doing in Gitmo...

QFT

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by nostromo
The physicists, in particular, are excellent students. Maybe its because I teach epistemology and philosophy of science. After all, its stuff they're familiar with. And they write very well, too. OTOH, compsci students are generally poor students and have **** poor writing skills.

Bite me.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by MRT144


Why do you care about that?

Science and engineering departments subsidise arts and humanities departments. Grants are "taxed" by the university at a certain rate, and the money is redistributed to poorer departments. In general, sciences and engineering get grants while arts and humanities receive the redistributed income.

[Kuciwalker]

CMU has practically no endowment. We get loads of money from federal contracts to our engineering and especially CS schools, which ends up helping fund most of the school.

[KrazyHorse]

IIRC, "overhead" for grant money spent on equipment comes in at close to 50% at Hopkins. That's money paid directly to the university. Some is a reasonable charge for use of facilities and personnel. Most is a simple redistribution scheme....