Comments on: Perils of pop philosophy

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Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:31:08 +0000

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By: The Perils of Pop Psychology » Lone Gunman

The Perils of Pop Psychology » Lone Gunman — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:07:24 +0000

[...] Open Democracy article critiquing the ‘neuro-social-sciences’, Julian Sanchez outlines his thoughts on the perils of pop psychology: There are arguments that simply can’t be made in the span of even a longish newspaper or [...]

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2009.06.14 « Hodapp’s Weblog — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:30:49 +0000

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Sun, 14 Jun 2009 05:54:18 +0000

[...] out at you, please understand that I may gloss over some significant facts. Please read this and this for the gist of the pitfalls here. There’s also the fact that while I know a lot and am a [...]

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:32:39 +0000

I’ll ditto Jeffrey’s comment. Ping me if you decide to do the magazine with a community of backers.

By: Chris S.

Chris S. — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:59:58 +0000

Julian Sanchez, have you seen any existing writing that approximates the genre you’re proposing? Or could you give an example of how such an article would address a specific topic? Examples would help get your case across.

By: Perils of Pop Philosophy : Mormon Metaphysics

Perils of Pop Philosophy : Mormon Metaphysics — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:10:11 +0000

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By: Jeffrey

Jeffrey — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:53:36 +0000

Julian: I’m not rich enough to bankroll a magazine, but I’d invest ~$10k in “Shrug”, especially if you got some respectable science and policy writers. Presumably you can get my email out of this post if you decide to do it.

By: Paul Gowder

Paul Gowder — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:41:19 +0000

uh, strike the word “fact” from above.

By: Paul Gowder

Paul Gowder — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:41:00 +0000

This post is exactly right, but I think it extends to the physical sciences as well — witness the fact opinions that untrained people have about evolution.