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Flash Philosophy

M.G. Piety quickly considers condensed contemplation.

Most contemporary philosophical writing has little impact on the profession as a whole. David Rönnegard already pointed this out in ‘Escaping the Academic Coal Mine’ in Philosophy Now Issue 137. The problem, he asserts, is the focus on quantity over quality of publications in tenure and promotion decisions, and “the arcane research interests of many an academic.” Those aren’t the only reasons that most philosophical writing fails to have much impact, however. Another problem is that philosophical writing tends to be conceptually dense, which makes it difficult and time-consuming to read, even for professional philosophers.

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