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In our November “how can we help you?” thread, a reader writes: Not sure–though I suspect some other philosophical specializations may be similar. Does anyone have any helpful tips for the OP?
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This is a guest post by Philipp Schulz, a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Intercultural and International Studies (InIIS) at the University of Bremen. It first appeared on Duck of Minerva on 17th February 2020. We're grateful to both for allowing us to republish it here. Academic competitiveness and pettiness is alive and real. From expediting demands…
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By Moti Mizrahi The other day I read yet another paper that does not cite my work. This time, the author (a well-known philosopher from a ranked PhD program) used an example I use in one of my papers to make an argument for an opposing conclusion. When I pointed this out on Twitter, the…
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Since the issue of ESL philosophers has been "in the news" recently, thanks to Gabriele Contessa, I would like to draw your attention, dear Cocooners and readers, to a comment made by Vincenzo Politi, which I think is worth reading. Some of the comments above seem to suggest the following argument: Philosophers who are native…