The Philosophers' Cocoon
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Category: New Work by Early-Career Philosophers
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Back in February (which seems like it was 2-3 years ago with all that's happened since then), I wrote about the process of writing a book based on some of the central ideas in my dissertation. Well, that book is actually published now, so if you were curious about the output of all that work,…
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One thing I have always hoped The Philosophers' Cocoon would do is provide a platform for early-career philosophers to discuss and better disseminate their work. In my experience (which is broadly backed by citation data), the typical research experience of many philosophers–particularly, early-career philosophers–is rather depressing, namely, something like this: Spend years working tirelessly on articles that…