Daily Nous Features
CategoryAre Journal Rejections a Hazing Ritual (Ought Experiment)
Welcome back to Ought Experiment! Today’s question is from a philosopher reeling from yet another journal rejection, and starting to wonder if publishing is an arbitrary (or even intentionally cruel) ordeal:
Dear Louie,
My favorite paper was just rejected for the 7th time. Let’s see, I’ve had desk rejections, rejections without referee comments, rejections..
To φ Or Not To φ (Daily Nous Philosophy Comics)
To φ Or Not To φ
by Tanya Kostochka
Mind Chunks (Daily Nous Philosophy Comics)
Mind Chunks
by Pete Mandik
Ad Hoc (Daily Nous Philosophy Comics)
Ad Hoc
by Rachel Katler
Chaospet (Daily Nous Philosophy Comics)
Chaospet
by Ryan Lake
Philosophers On Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Spoilers)
The latest Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens, opened at the end of last week. It’s a fun movie. But is it more than just that? I asked a few philosophers who are Star Wars fans to write brief reviews of the movie for Daily Nous. Be warned, there are spoilers in these reviews.
I know what you’re thinking: “philosophers writing about Star Wars? Does it get any ner..
When To Quit Academia (Ought Experiment)
Welcome back to Ought Experiment! Today’s question is from a full professor that has done everything right, built a successful career, and yet finds her/himself miserable in professional philosophy. S/he wants to know whether it’s just a case of burnout or whether it’s time to go:
Dear Louie,
Help.
I have been a professor for almost 20 years. I’ve worked h..
To φ Or Not To φ (Daily Nous Philosophy Comics)
To φ Or Not To φ
by Tanya Kostochka
Mind Chunks (Daily Nous Philosophy Comics)
Mind Chunks
by Pete Mandik
Ad Hoc (Daily Nous Philosophy Comics)
Ad Hoc
by Rachel Katler
Philosophers On Climate Change
The 21st Conference of the Parties (“COP 21”), a major international climate negotiation involving representatives of nearly every country in the world, and organized through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, is currently taking place in Paris.
One of the central goals of this year’s conference is “to achieve a legally binding and univers..
Chaospet (Daily Nous Philosophy Comics)
Chaospet
by Ryan Lake
Finishing That Damned R&R (Ought Experiment)
Welcome to the tenth Ought Experiment column, in which I lose my bet with Justin that people would get sick of me well before we reached the tenth column. And speaking of self-assured predictions of pending rejection, this week’s question comes from an assistant professor who always feels incredible approach-avoidance whenever s/he tries to respond to referee commen..
Mind Chunks (Daily Nous Philosophy Comics)
Mind Chunks
by Pete Mandik
Students On “Philosophers On Drug Prices”
At the end of September, Daily Nous published an installment in the “Philosophers On” series on drug prices, spurred by the sudden increase, from $13.50 to $750.00 per pill, in the price of Daraprim (pyrimethamine).
Not long after that, I was contacted by Spencer Hey, currently a faculty member at the Harvard Center for Bioethics and a research fellow in the Depa..
Ad Hoc (Daily Nous Philosophy Comics)
Ad Hoc
by Rachel Katler
Philosophers On The Syrian Refugees
Since 2011, over 10 million Syrians have been displaced from their homes, and over 4 million have fled their homeland, seeking refuge from the violence and chaos of the civil war wracking their country. The war has reportedly left between 140,000 and 340,000 dead, including (by some estimates) up to 12,000 children. Prisoners, including children, have been tortured ..
Chaospet (Daily Nous Philosophy Comics)
Chaospet
by Ryan Lake
To φ Or Not To φ (Daily Nous Philosophy Comics)
To φ Or Not To φ
by Tanya Kostochka
Stomaching Controversy (Ought Experiment)
Welcome back to Ought Experiment! This week I heap reflexive and excessive scorn on a philosopher who’s worried that their work is taking them in controversial directions, and that contemporary philosophy might not be all that welcoming a place for such work. Oh, wait.
Dear Louie,
One of the papers I’m working on has a significantly controversial (maybe e..
Mind Chunks (Daily Nous Philosophy Comics)
Mind Chunks
by Pete Mandik
Ad Hoc (Daily Nous Philosophy Comics)
Ad Hoc
by Rachel Katler
Chaospet (Daily Nous Philosophy Comics)
Chaospet
by Ryan Lake
To φ Or Not To φ (Daily Nous Philosophy Comics)
To φ Or Not To φ
by Tanya Kostochka
Mind Chunks (Daily Nous Philosophy Comics)
Mind Chunks
by Pete Mandik
Ad Hoc (Daily Nous Philosophy Comics)
Ad Hoc
by Rachel Katler
Why Students Aren’t Reading (Ought Experiment)
Welcome back to Ought Experiment, which sadly is not a comic strip. I think this week’s question is about getting kids to do the assigned readings, but if I’m being totally honest with you here, I kind of skimmed the letter:
Dear Louie,
I can’t get my students to do the readings! Maybe a third of them will be with me for the first few weeks, but term after te..
Chaospet (Daily Nous Philosophy Comics)
Chaospet
by Ryan Lake