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David Milgram's avatar

It's surprising to me that you do not mention anti-semitism and the sense of joint connectivity among Jews as an epistemic "advantage". I may live far away from others who are oppressed but I still feel pained by their suffering.

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Phil Tanny's avatar

If a philosopher wishes to be read by anyone other than other academics, who are unlikely to read anyway given that they are focused on their own articles....

If a philosopher wishes to be perceived as relevant by the broad public (a MUCH larger audience) who funds academic philosophy....

It could be a wise strategy to ruthlessly strip out any specialized terminology which one has learned in the ivory tower. The theory here is that if the point of an article can not be expressed in every day common street language accessible to the average human being, it may be a point that's not worth making. Something to consider, that's all...

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