The combination of interest in physics and in philosophy was uncommon in the United States, and physicists who deviated from the narrow path were looked down upon by their colleagues. Philosophy of physics was definitely regarded as an aberrant, evasive sort of discipline, practiced by physicists who 'could not make it' in their straight profession and, in somewhat greater numbers, by philosophers whose knowledge of physics was inadequate.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The combination of interest in physics and in philosophy was uncommon in the United States, and physicists who deviated from the narrow path were looked down upon by their colleagues. Philosophy of physics was definitely regarded as an aberrant, evasive sort of discipline, practiced by physicists who 'could not make it' in their straight profession and, in somewhat greater numbers, by philosophers whose knowledge of physics was inadequate." in the context of "(1978) Physics and philosophy: Selected essays chapter: Introduction, page: xxiv (Vol. 6. Springer Science & Business Media, 2012 reprint of 1978 original)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.