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The informally observed tendency of mature or elderly scientists, who apparently have outlived their most productive years of research and similar practical work, to discontinue or decrease their participation in such activity, in favour of pursuing, and often publishing, philosophical theories or speculations. Commonly the implication is that such works are beyond the authors' recognised field of competence, and, as a result, typically of disappointing value or standard.
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philosopause
Noun
uncountable
The
informally
observed
tendency
of
mature
or
elderly
scientists,
who
apparently
have
outlived
their
most
productive
years
of
research
and
similar
practical
work,
to
discontinue
or
decrease
their
participation
in
such
activity,
in
favour
of
pursuing,
and
often
publishing,
philosophical
theories
or
speculations.
Commonly
the
implication
is
that
such
works
are
beyond
the
authors'
recognised
field
of
competence,
and,
as
a
result,
typically
of
disappointing
value
or
standard.
Japanese Meaning
高齢または熟年の科学者が、最も生産的な研究・実務活動を終えた後、これらの活動から離れ、代わりに哲学的な理論や推測を追求・発表する傾向。 / 科学者が、自身の専門外に踏み出し、理論面に偏った議論を行う現象であり、その結果、実用性や信頼性が低いとされることがある。 / 熟練期を過ぎた研究者が、活発な実務研究を控え、哲学的な議論へシフトする行動を指す現象。
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The
informally
observed
tendency
of
mature
or
elderly
scientists,
who
apparently
have
outlived
their
most
productive
years
of
research
and
similar
practical
work,
to
discontinue
or
decrease
their
participation
in
such
activity,
in
favour
of
pursuing,
and
often
publishing,
philosophical
theories
or
speculations.
Commonly
the
implication
is
that
such
works
are
beyond
the
authors'
recognised
field
of
competence,
and,
as
a
result,
typically
of
disappointing
value
or
standard.
