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Marcus Arvan

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Reporting a potentially AI-written referee report?

In our most recent "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I've received a referee report from a journal that looks very much like it was written using AI. (Five short paragraphs structured like an undergrad essay, vague and general, slightly contradictory---it says my arguments are compelling but... Continue reading

Posted yesterday at The Philosophers' Cocoon

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Bayesian Boot Camp- Summer 2025 (UW Madison)

Mike Titelbaum (UW Madison) writes in: This summer, UW-Madison is offering a two-week seminar for graduate students, postdocs, and faculty designed to introduce philosophers to Bayesian Epistemology from the ground up. We are especially interested in folks who don't have the opportunity to learn this material in their home institutions,... Continue reading

Posted yesterday at The Philosophers' Cocoon

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Dealing with exorbitant open-access fees?

In our most recent "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I'm co-editing a volume, and we're interested in making it open access. Unfortunately the fees are exorbitant and our respective institutions offer no financial support. (1) Are there grants for funding open access and, if so, which... Continue reading

Posted 4 days ago at The Philosophers' Cocoon

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Dealing with AI-generated student emails?

In our most recent "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: How (if at all) are people dealing with the rise of student emails being created by AI? I have noticed it more than ever this semester. Out of the 20 or so recent student emails with override... Continue reading

Posted 4 days ago at The Philosophers' Cocoon

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Cover letters for VAPs vs. TT jobs?

In our most recent "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: How different should a cover letter for a VAP position should be from a TT position? Should one talk about research at all (or minimal)? I'm guessing one should focus on teaching and that's about it? I'm... Continue reading

Posted 5 days ago at The Philosophers' Cocoon

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Finding/securing visiting positions for sabbaticals?

In our most recent "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I’m a few years into my first job and I have a semester-long sabbatical coming up next year, and I’m trying to figure out what to do for it. I have heard of people doing visiting fellowships... Continue reading

Posted 5 days ago at The Philosophers' Cocoon

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Publishing in lower-ranked journals after top-ranked journals?

In our most recent "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I'm a PhD student, with two pretty fancy publications and nothing else published so far. I have another article draft prepared but it got rejected from the top journals in the relevant subfield. Is it risky to... Continue reading

Posted 6 days ago at The Philosophers' Cocoon

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Philosophy PhD, then a JD degree?

In our most recent "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I've heard some discussion of getting a JD before a PhD in philosophy (e.g., on Leiter's site), but I haven't heard anything in reverse: going from a PhD in philosophy to a JD. So, I'm interested in... Continue reading

Posted 6 days ago at The Philosophers' Cocoon

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Job-talk conventions: slides and/or handout?

In our most recent "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: Is the convention for job talks to use slides, either instead of or in addition to a handout? Really hoping the answer is no, as I hate slides, but I've heard this from enough people that I... Continue reading

Posted 7 days ago at The Philosophers' Cocoon

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Norms for citing unpublished (and unavailable) work by deceased scholars?

A reader writes in by email: I am currently doing some research ... for my dissertation and found that someone else made a distinction I needed... However, in making the distinction, [Scholar X] cited an unpublished conference paper from [Scholar Y] ... Unfortunately, I found that [Y] was very much... Continue reading

Posted 7 days ago at The Philosophers' Cocoon

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Is it always better to have more publications on the market?

In our most recent "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: Is it better to have more publications when going on the job-market, or fewer? I'm not from the fanciest of PhD programs, most of our graduates end up teaching at smaller regional colleges/universities. My question isn't whether... Continue reading

Posted Jan 13, 2025 at The Philosophers' Cocoon

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Norms for revising conditional acceptances?

In our most recent "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: i recently got ‘conditional acceptance’ for my paper. what exactly are the norms here? Should I separetely write a report in which I address the reviewer comments and the changes I made? Or should I just revise... Continue reading

Posted Jan 13, 2025 at The Philosophers' Cocoon

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Negative online student comments and the market

In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I have a question about web presence. I'm in my second year on the job market. I know that some committee members google candidates, because they leave a footprint on linkedin, academia.edu, philpeople. I do not use social... Continue reading

Posted Jan 9, 2025 at The Philosophers' Cocoon

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Grappling with student complaints?

In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I would like some advice about how to deal with student complaints. I’m a TA at a university which, to my eye, has some pretty serious issues with grade inflation. Recently, I submitted participation grades for my students... Continue reading

Posted Jan 7, 2025 at The Philosophers' Cocoon

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Grappling with early career mistakes?

In our most recent "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I’m ... wondering if anyone else has felt like they kind of messed up their early career. I feel weird and bad about feeling this way, as I am lucky enough to have a tenure-track job, I... Continue reading

Posted Jan 7, 2025 at The Philosophers' Cocoon

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Tips for Writing Teaching Philosophy Statements for Religious Institutions?

In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I have seen several religious SLACs ask for Teaching Philosophies rather than Teaching Statements. I don't think they are using philosophy and statement synonymously; it seems like they really want your philosophy of teaching and not just the... Continue reading

Posted Jan 6, 2025 at The Philosophers' Cocoon

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Trends for "teaching-only" jobs?

In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I’m interested in trends for teaching-only jobs. I know that Lecturer/VAP positions have been around for many years, and I’ve held these myself. In recent years, I’ve noticed an increased number of ads for “Instructional Assistant Professors,” “Assistant... Continue reading

Posted Jan 2, 2025 at The Philosophers' Cocoon

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Trends for "teaching-only" jobs?

In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I’m interested in trends for teaching-only jobs. I know that Lecturer/VAP positions have been around for many years, and I’ve held these myself. In recent years, I’ve noticed an increased number of ads for “Instructional Assistant Professors,” “Assistant... Continue reading

Posted Jan 2, 2025 at The Philosophers' Cocoon

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SPEP vs. Leiter Continental Philosophy?

In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I'm wondering what the difference is between SPEP Continental philosophy and Leiter Continental philosophy? I saw someone reference this distinction on a comment on this website. I can kind of intuit that there's a difference, but don't really... Continue reading

Posted Jan 2, 2025 at The Philosophers' Cocoon

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Using a paper co-authored with a supervisor for a writing sample?

In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I am an international student. I have a paper published in a well-regarded journal, though not top-tier (I am the first author, and my supervisor is the second author. His contribution was to provide feedback and suggestions; the... Continue reading

Posted Dec 23, 2024 at The Philosophers' Cocoon

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Pros and cons of posting unpublished work online?

In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: Is it advisable to post unpublished manuscripts online (assuming one has already perfected them based on much feedback from many colleagues)? I have noticed that some philosophers do this, but most don't. What are the pros and cons?... Continue reading

Posted Dec 20, 2024 at The Philosophers' Cocoon

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How do search committees perceive non-philosophy teaching?

In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I am curious about how non-philosophy teaching on a CV is perceived by search committees. In other words, is teaching a person may have done in other disciplines irrelevant or is it seen as a positive indication of... Continue reading

Posted Dec 19, 2024 at The Philosophers' Cocoon

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Drawing from previously published work in a (first) book manuscript?

In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I’ve been told that this early-to-mid-career time is when you should start thinking about a book project, and that you should have some publications out in support of your book project.” I can see that often whole chapters... Continue reading

Posted Dec 18, 2024 at The Philosophers' Cocoon

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Predicting a candidate's chances on the market

In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: Preparing myself for the market next year. Wondering if anyone could give me their sense of my chances based on my overall profile: PhD candidate from a top-10 leiter program, 2 publications in good, but not tip-top journals,... Continue reading

Posted Dec 18, 2024 at The Philosophers' Cocoon

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Listing a paper under external review as an MA applicant to PhD programs?

In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I am a masters student in philosophy and I currently have a paper under external review at one of the "top-25 general philosophy journals" listed on this webpage: https://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2022/07/best-general-philosophy-journals-2022.html Of course, I am happy and excited and nervous... Continue reading

Posted Dec 17, 2024 at The Philosophers' Cocoon

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