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Archive for September, 2009

Revise and Resubmit Rates at Top Philosophy Journals

09.29.2009 · Posted in journal surveys news

So far, I’ve posted some preliminary comparative data on some of the top general philosophy journals. We’ve seen comparisons based on average review times and comparisons based on percentages of submissions that received comments. Now let’s look at the likelihood that a journal will give you a second chance. I’ve taken the same general journals from ...

Dr. Who and Dr. Gettier

09.28.2009 · Posted in epistemology, philosophy

I’ve been watchinig the first season of the new Dr. Who. There’s an episode called “Aliens of London” that involves a pretty interesting Gettier case. Dr. Who Gettier Case Aliens are invading Earth. Part of the alien plot involves making people think there is an alien invasion in a way that is much different from the way ...

Journal Review Time Comparisons

09.24.2009 · Posted in journal surveys news, the profession

Th journal surveys have been up for a couple of months. Now let’s start playing around with the results and have a little fun. I’m picking a list of some of the top, general journals to compare reported review times. Below I’ve listed the average review time and the mode (both in months). I’ve also ...

A Trilemma for Journal Referees

09.23.2009 · Posted in the academy, the profession

Suppose you’ve been asked to referee a paper for a prestigious journal. When looking over the paper you come to realize that you’ve refereed this paper for the another prestigious journal. You have a few options. They all seem bad to me. Option One: Decline to Referee the Paper (Give no reason) This seems bad. You don’t ...

Ethics Bowl 2009 Regional Cases

09.20.2009 · Posted in ethics, teaching

I coach an ethics bowl team. The Northeast Regional Cases are up, but people have been having problems with the site. I’m posting a link to the cases this year so that other people in the Northeast have another website to grab a copy of the cases. I also want a place for my own team ...

Philosophy on the Today Show

09.18.2009 · Posted in ethics, teaching, the academy, the profession

Sarah called me yesterday and said, “There’s some philosopher on the Today Show, and Meredith is asking him about whether or not philosophy is relevant to people today. They’re also talking about all those trolley cases that you love to talk about.” I couldn’t find the video yesterday. But I found it today. Here it is. ...