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About The Philosopher |
The Philosopher is the oldest general
Philosophy Journal in the world. It provides a forum for short, original,
brilliant and accessible articles (and, it is true, space for a few rather
less good ones!) . The Philosopher believes in principle anything can be
made clear to the interested reader, and that, in the words of the Society's
archivist, whilst the expression of obscurity is pardonable, the reverse
is not. Articles are consdered without discrimination as to subject matter
or author. The only criterion is that it must be philosophical in method.
The ever present threat of intellectual strangulation by the encroaching
jungle of academic style - extensive footnotes and jargon-strewn indigestible
prose - is vigorously hacked away at by the editorial team of:
papers@the-philosopher.co.uk,Contributions are welcome from members and non-members. Authors are encouraged to study the Journal for style and literary conventions. The Philosopher insists on a high standard of readability and transparency, more in line with classical discussions than with the quite different aims and rationales of journals catering for the academic market. Articles should not exceed 3000 words, and are preferred considerably shorter. They may be submitted either by email or by post including, if at all possible, a text only file on disk. If sent by email the preferred method - they should be addressed to the Editor, Martin Cohen at papers@the-philosopher.co.uk with the text pasted into the body of the email, or as a rich text file. Please do not send any other attachments. Articles sent by post should be typed or printed on one side of the page and sent to Michael Bavidge, 6 Craighall Dene Avenue, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 1QR, and marked for the attention of the Editor of the Philosopher. Whether submitted by post or by email, the cover page should bear the title of the paper, the name and address of the author (if at all possible with an email address) and number of words. A selection of articles in the journal are also included in the web edition at the discretion of the Editor. We try to make a preliminary assessment of publication potential within three months of receipt, although articles may then require further consultation with referees at the Editor's discretion. Authors receive a complimentary copy of the Journal on publication. Footnotes and References Please keep notes to an absolute minimum, and preferably have none at all. If you do wish to include notes, please gather them into a Notes section at the end of the article. Further unreferenced works which might be helpful to the reader, should be indicated in the main text. Reviews The Reviews Editor encourages new reviewers for the Journal. Review articles can be up to 1500 words long, but short reviews of less than 350 words are preferred, and reviews of 100-200 words are equally welcome for the In a Word section. Due to the large numbers of books for review, we cannot guarantee to publish all reviews, and those published may, in some cases, be delayed, affected by considerations of topic and publisher. However, it is essential that any review copy requested be reviewed promptly, preferably in time for consideration for the immediately following issue. Reviews should be marked for the 'Reviews Editor', and addressed to: Dr Zenon Stavrinides, 8 Ganners Mount, Leeds LS13 2PE, U.K. E-mail: reviews.editor@the-philosopher.co.uk |
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