As mentioned in the About page, I am working on a procedural analytic philosophy book. In today's academic environment, there is little interest in this genre of work. While there are any number of conspiracy theories that I have considered concerning this trend, the simple matter of fact is that an academic publisher would be reluctant to publish such a work. As far as popular publishers go, I don't think I need to explain why there is no demand for something as esoteric and academic. (It really shouldn't be esoteric, though... My, how our culture has fallen.)
Anyway, I have been considering the best alternative outlet to publish such a work, such as self-publishing, using a self-publishing service, or simply posting it online and seeing what happens. As it currently stands, I am considering posting individual chapters in their draft-form on this site, in order to encourage discussion and refinement of the work. Something akin to a crowd-sourced peer-review process.
I may set up a system of donations using patreon or bitcoin by which donation thresholds dictate the rate of release of individual chapters. Doing so requires an investment of some degree of time and resources, though, and if there is no demand for a philosophy book amongst a philosophy blog's audience, my time would probably be better spent elsewhere.
As the latest draft of the Foreword/Introduction is completed, I may post it here as a free sample and conversation-starter. Feel free to email me at [email protected], fill out the form below, or contact me through the contact page.
Anyway, I have been considering the best alternative outlet to publish such a work, such as self-publishing, using a self-publishing service, or simply posting it online and seeing what happens. As it currently stands, I am considering posting individual chapters in their draft-form on this site, in order to encourage discussion and refinement of the work. Something akin to a crowd-sourced peer-review process.
I may set up a system of donations using patreon or bitcoin by which donation thresholds dictate the rate of release of individual chapters. Doing so requires an investment of some degree of time and resources, though, and if there is no demand for a philosophy book amongst a philosophy blog's audience, my time would probably be better spent elsewhere.
As the latest draft of the Foreword/Introduction is completed, I may post it here as a free sample and conversation-starter. Feel free to email me at [email protected], fill out the form below, or contact me through the contact page.