Office/Work Space

If asked whether my workspace is more Platonic or Aristotelian, I would reply that it is perhaps a bit of both. I certainly identify with Aristotle and his no-nonsense, common sense approach to the world and our understanding of it. Additionally, in many ways, at least to me, much of what Plato says is hard to follow. But, both philosophers are after knowledge and truth, albeit, their own definition or understanding of what that truth might be. The lesson is that there is no one right answer. Because of my scientific background, this 'philosophy' of mine sometimes surprises people. Now, for some things, for which there are scientific facts, I DO believe that there is one answer. But our relative understanding about how that information fits with other scientific facts is really an interpretation. We are piecing together pieces of a puzzle. What I do in my office space is try to situate knowledge facts within evolving knowledge theories. As a science communicator, I attempt to do this for myself as well as for a variety of audiences. My space is then methodical and systematic (i.e.-Aristotelian) in design, but much more free spirited (i.e.-Platonic) in practice.

I describe myself as either a) a scientist in an artist's body; or b) an artist in a scientist's body. This is precisely how I ended up in the TCR program.