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Philosophy, Bullshit, and Peer Review (Elements in Epistemology) - Hardcover

Levy, Neil

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9781009462310: Philosophy, Bullshit, and Peer Review (Elements in Epistemology)
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ISBN 10: 1009462318 ISBN 13: 9781009462310
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2024

Synopsis

Peer review is supposed to ensure that published work, in philosophy and in other disciplines, meets high standards of rigor and interest. But many people fear that it no longer is fit to play this role. This Element examines some of their concerns. It uses evidence that critics of peer review sometimes cite to show its failures, as well as empirical literature on the reception of bullshit, to advance positive claims about how the assessment of scholarly work is appropriately influenced by features of the context in which it appears: for example, by readers' knowledge of authorship or of publication venue. Reader attitude makes an appropriate and sometimes decisive difference to perceptions of argument quality. This Element finishes by considering the difference that author attitudes to their own arguments can appropriately make to their reception. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2024
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1009462318
ISBN 13 
9781009462310
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
74
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