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Re:Pseudophilosophy encourages confused, self-indulgent thin... by _qulr on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @11:24AM (#26079337)
> well regarded philosophy journals (in my academic neck of the woods) have ridiculously low acceptance rates (2-3% often)

This just shows that academic philosophy is a very exclusive club. It doesn't say anything about the standards involved.

If anything, an extremely high rejection rate tends to enforce intellectual conformity and conservatism on a field that you would think is least in need of those qualities.

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Re:Pseudophilosophy encourages confused, self-indulgent thin... by ntsplnkv2 on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @12:35PM (#26080282)
It stands to reason that most papers will not be impressive, so even if the filter is biased it likely has some sort of value.

It's always a balancing act. Become too restrictive and good ideas could get snuffed out, but too open and it's just a giant cluster of bad ideas and too much noise.

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Re:Pseudophilosophy encourages confused, self-indulgent thin... by Schiphol on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @11:33AM (#26079430)
It definitely looks like standards from the inside :)
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Re:Pseudophilosophy encourages confused, self-indulgent thin... by _qulr on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @11:35AM (#26079458)
Oh yes, I agree!
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