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Blast from the past: Irresponsible philosophy faculty, how widespread a phenomenon?

Brian Leiter

Back in 2005, with reader discussion.  I'll open comments here in case any readers want to comment on changes in the interim.

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  1. doris

    I've always found the stories of graduate faculty routinely not reading seminar papers quite remarkable. (I understand that even the best of us occasionally forget things and need pestering).

    A modest proposal: departments require from seminar instructors written documentation that their paper marking is complete, and do not assign seminars to those instructors with outstanding documentation.

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