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.
By:
Neil Levy (Macquarie University Sydney) Imprint: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 230mm,
Width: 150mm,
Spine: 5mm
Weight: 130g ISBN:9781009256308 ISBN 10: 1009256300 Series:Elements in Epistemology Pages: 74 Publication Date:18 January 2024 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
