Clearly both metaphors do work – I’m wondering which is better to cultivate on the margin.
My intuition is that it’s better to lean on the image of intellectual work as exploration; curious what folks here think.
I’m a bit unclear on the question exactly. You ask which metaphor is better to cultivate on the margin, but I’m not sure for whom or for what purpose. Both metaphors seem clearly true to some extent to me, and which metaphor it fits more depends a lot on individuals and fields IMO.
I’m a bit unclear on the question exactly. You ask which metaphor is better to cultivate on the margin, but I’m not sure for whom or for what purpose. Both metaphors seem clearly true to some extent to me, and which metaphor it fits more depends a lot on individuals and fields IMO.
Yeah, I’ve realized I’m most interested in the question of which metaphor is better to be holding while doing intellectual work.
See this comment.