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> the majority of philosophers silently agree that 80% of all publications or more in philosophy are nonsense or bullshit > These disciplines have overall lowe
by _qulr 6y ago
> the majority of philosophers silently agree that 80% of all publications or more in philosophy are nonsense or bullshit
> These disciplines have overall lower standards in comparison to philosophy
Given your earlier statement, may I ask what you consider to be the higher standards of philosophy?
I ask somewhat rhetorically as a former philosophy PhD student who left because I felt the whole field seemed quite indifferent to anything other than careerist journal stuffing.
- sosomething 6y agoOT, but with best wishes: > //i.postimg.cc/28gH97Ly/23091-en-FORGIVEN-FORGOTTEN-LOST-CONDONED-FINAL-Mail.png (-;
- Schiphol 6y agoNot the OP, but well regarded philosophy journals (in my academic neck of the woods) have ridiculously low acceptance rates (2-3% often), and in general peer review is done and taken seriously.
- _qulr 6y ago> well regarded philosophy journals (in my academic neck of the woods) have ridiculously low acceptance rates (2-3% often) This just shows that academic philosophy is a very exclusive club. It doesn't say anything about the standards involved. If anything, an extremely high rejection rate tends to enforce intellectual conformity and conservatism on a field that you would think is least in need of those qualities.
- Schiphol 6y agoIt definitely looks like standards from the inside :)
- _qulr 6y agoOh yes, I agree!
- ntsplnkv2 6y agoIt stands to reason that most papers will not be impressive, so even if the filter is biased it likely has some sort of value. It's always a balancing act. Become too restrictive and good ideas could get snuffed out, but too open and it's just a giant cluster of bad ideas and too much noise.