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Intellectual Virtues for Interdisciplinary Research: A Consensual Qualitative Analysis.
Claudia E Vanney1, Belén Mesurado2, José Ignacio Aguinalde Sáenz3
1Instituto de Filosofía, Universidad Austral.
Cognitive Science
|September 26, 2023
Summary
Fostering specific intellectual character strengths, particularly interpersonal intellectual virtues, is crucial for successful interdisciplinary research. These virtues enable collaborative knowledge acquisition essential for bridging diverse academic fields.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Science
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Philosophy of Science
Background:
- Cognitive science emerged from diverse fields (philosophy, psychology, AI, linguistics, anthropology).
- Debate exists on whether cognitive science matured into an interdisciplinary field or fragmented into separate cognitive sciences.
- Interdisciplinarity is an academic aspiration facing challenges that have tempered initial optimism.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify specific intellectual virtues essential for successful interdisciplinary research.
- To explore how intellectual character strengths can overcome barriers to interdisciplinarity.
- To define and characterize interpersonal intellectual virtues within the context of collaborative research.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative approach utilizing Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR).
- Analysis of nine semi-structured interviews with experienced interdisciplinary researchers.
- Identification of virtue domains through thematic analysis of interview data.
Main Results:
- Three primary virtue domains emerged: intellectual, social, and interpersonal intellectual virtues.
- Interpersonal intellectual virtues uniquely combine intellectual and social components.
- These virtues facilitate reciprocal knowledge acquisition and epistemic goods in social settings.
Conclusions:
- Interpersonal intellectual virtues are vital for successful collective epistemic endeavors, especially interdisciplinary research.
- Cultivating these specific virtues can enhance the success of interdisciplinary collaborations.
- Addressing challenges in interdisciplinarity requires fostering scholars' intellectual character strengths.
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