mˈʌtʃ ʌv hɪz wˈɜːk ɪz ɐn ˌɪntɚplˈeɪ bᵻtwˌiːn ðiːz θˈiːmz, wˈɛðɚ plˈeɪd ˈaʊt ɪn dˈɪsɪplˌɪnɛɹi θˈiəɾɚz ʌvðə sˈaɪənsᵻz, ðɪ ˈɑːɹts, ðə hjuːmˈænᵻɾiz, ænd hˈɪstɚɹi, ɔːɹ æz ɐ bɹˈɪdʒɪŋ pɹˈɪnsɪpəl bᵻtwˌiːn fˈiːldz ʌv ɛŋkwˈaɪɚɹi ðɛmsˈɛlvz.
Much of his work is an interplay between these themes, whether played out in disciplinary theatres of the sciences, the arts, the humanities, and history, or as a bridging principle between fields of enquiry themselves.