Philosophy is notable for its jargon, so it is a good exercise to try to summarize its classic works in short texts of just one syllable. The past few days philosophers have provided such summaries, as a game in pandemic times, maybe inspired by this classic paper. It also makes for interesting pedagogy—trying to strip…

Yesterday, I completed a follow-up study on this important new research stream. Here's the new study's abstract and introduction: Abstract Many researchers wonder: what's the f-ing deal with journal formatting requirements? This is a common query. Journal formatting requirements are pretty weird. I mean, they require you to format your paper according to the journal's…

 compiled by Axel Gelfert “Can you see through a wall? Can you see through human skin? X-rays see through solid – or so-called solid – objects. There are things in life that exist, and yet our eyes cannot see them.” “A drunken man walks in a way that is quite impossible for a sober man…

I thought it might be fun to lighten things up a bit and share some of the most embarrassing things that we've either done or have happen to us in our professional career as philosophers. Here are my two contributions… During the first year of my first job after grad school (at the University of British…