Some of the problem, as Locke1689 said, lies in how non-philosophers perceive philosophy. I'm betting most of the laity were exposed to philosophy through low-level survey courses where notions such as substrata and monads were thrown about. While interesting and entertaining, to the typical physics major, it seems akin to teaching chemistry using alchemy and cosmology using geocentrism.
Young physicists also seem unusually biased towards mathematical forms of expression, as opposed to "mere" human language.
"I'm betting most of the laity were exposed to philosophy through low-level survey courses where notions such as substrata and monads were thrown about."
But at least it was a good grounding for becoming a functional programmer!
Young physicists also seem unusually biased towards mathematical forms of expression, as opposed to "mere" human language.