Tell us about something that would make a great gift, and in exchange you get a chance of winning it or any of the other gifts people suggest.
That’s right, it’s time for the Daily Nous Holiday Gift Guide Giveaway.
Yes, I could give you a bunch of gift suggestions. I’ve done it before, and may do it again. But I am just one person. “A person with a keen eye, refined taste, and good judgment,” you might interject, especially if you’ve had a lot of eggnog. “Be that as it may,” I might respond, since that is a fun thing to say, “I can’t be the only only one.”
The fact of the matter is that I don’t know all the facts about what matters to all of you, and so anything I suggest is going to appeal to only some. The suggestions each of you make will also only appeal to some. But the sum of all those somes may really be something—that is, something of interest and use to people as they go about purchasing gifts this holiday season.
So I’m asking you to share one great gift idea (that costs no more than $100).
Post your answer in the comments (just one suggestion per person). If you do, you’ll be entered into a drawing, the prize of which is your choice of any one of the suggested gifts, either your own or someone else’s. If you win, I’ll email you to let you know; you’ll have a day or two to tell me which gift you’d like, and then I’ll have it sent to you.
See the rules below for details.
Your suggestion should include at least the name of the gift. Feel free to add a description of it and a link to it. (It needn’t be philosophy-related, though it of course could be.)
Anyone associated with academic philosophy anywhere in the world, as faculty (of any type), researchers (including independent scholars), students (graduate or undergraduate), and staff (of departments, journals, publishers, organizations), may enter. Share the post widely—the more the merrier.
Note: the drawing will only take place if there are at least 100 different eligible gifts suggested. If 200 or more different eligible gifts are suggested, there will be two winners drawn.
The deadline for suggestions is Friday, December 5th at 11:59pm, or (unlikely as it is) the point at which 1000 eligible gift suggestions have been submitted, whichever is sooner. The drawing, during which the winner (or winners) will be selected at random will take place the following week. It will be recorded, and the recording will be posted here at Daily Nous.
I hope the result is a useful list of good gift suggestions, as well as a little extra fun and excitement for you this holiday season. Now let’s hear some good gift ideas, philosofriends!
• One suggestion per person.
• Each suggested gift should cost no more than $100.
• Gift cards, gift certificates, money, etc. are not eligible suggestions.
The rest of the rules are here.
[Note regarding email addresses: If you regularly use your official email address with a pseudonym when commenting here, in order to avoid inadvertently revealing your identity while suggesting a gift on this post, add a “.DN” to the end of your email address. For example, if your name is Joe Smith and your email address is [email protected], but you regularly comment as “PuzzleDude” here, enter your name as “Joe Smith” or “Joe” and your email as “[email protected]”.]
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UPDATE: Some of the gifts suggested so far:
