Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

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Editorial board

As of November 2013, the editorial board included a number of eminent philosophers such as Robert Audi, David Chalmers, Brian Leiter, and Paul Moser. [2] After passing away of Gary Gutting in 2019, Anastasia Friel Gutting also announced her resignation, and Jc Beall was named the new editor. [3] In June, 2021 editorship turned over to Christopher Shields. [4]

Goals and format

The reviews are typically 1,500 to 2,500 words in length. The website states that its goal is to publish a book review of any major scholarly philosophical book within six to twelve months of the book's publication. Reviews are commissioned and vetted by the editorial board. Only newly released books and anthologies are reviewed, not reprints or new editions unless they contain substantial new material. [1]

Accessibility

The journal is published electronically (online) only. In addition to browsing the website for free, people can also subscribe for free via email or RSS. Any material appearing in the journal may be copied for educational use provided proper credit is given to the author and the journal. [1]

Reception

In 2007, philosopher Brian Leiter quoted the review Jason Powell's book Jacques Derrida: A Biography [5] by Nancy Holland of Hamline University:

One wonders, for instance, about the statement that philosophy in America "has the role of legitimating the US government and the scientific enterprise" leading to the suggestions that analytic philosophy "has as its telos the establishment of a universal culture for a static, totalitarian universal civilization" (pp. 124-125). Intriguing, and possibly even largely justified, but surely in need of much more argument. [6]

Leiter criticized the view of Analytic philosophy legitimizing the US government by describing it as "sophomoric prattle befitting a bad undergraduate's blog". Naming major philosophers such as Alvin Plantinga, George Bealer, Hilary Putnam, Michael Rea, and John McDowell, among others who would never appear on Fox News television. "I want to start by saying that Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews is a wonderful resource, for which the whole profession is indebted to Gary Gutting who runs it so well." He then went on to criticize one of the reviews that appeared on the site. [7] In 2012, the blog Philosophers Anonymous criticized the journal for publishing low-quality reviews. [8]

Publication decline

In March, 2024 Daily Nous reported a decline in the number of book reviews published by NDPR. In 2023 the journal published only 65 book reviews, which was a significant drop compared to the 2006-2019 period (i.e. during Gutting's editorship), during which NDPR from 250 to 426 reviews annually. [9] Brian Leiter mainly noted lack of "course relief" for the new editors as the main cause of the decline, however, Christopher Shields in response, while acknowledging time and budget constraints, said that the journal has the capacity to annually publish 120 reviews, though the lack of enough submissions as the main cause of the decline. [10] In response a month later NDPR announced that it welcomes and will accept "proposals for reviews" to reverse the declining trend. [11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "About". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  2. ↑ "Editorial Board" . Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  3. ↑ Weinberg, Justin (2020-07-01). "New Editor at NDPR - Daily Nous" . Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  4. ↑ Weinberg, Justin (2021-04-08). "NDPR to Publish More Reviews; New Editor Named - Daily Nous" . Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  5. ↑ Holland, Nancy J. (2007-04-06). "Review of Jacques Derrida: A Biography". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. ISSN   1538-1617.
  6. ↑ Leiter, Brian (May 7, 2007). "How Can Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Publish Nonsense Like This?". Archived from the original on 10 September 2025. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  7. ↑ Leiter, Brian (May 7, 2007). "How Can Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Publish Nonsense Like This?". Archived from the original on 10 September 2025. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Dear Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews". Philosophers Anonymous. June 20, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  9. ↑ Weinberg, Justin (2024-03-18). "On Book Reviews - Daily Nous" . Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  10. ↑ "Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews (UPDATED)". Leiter Reports: A Philosophy Blog. Archived from the original on 2025-09-13. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  11. ↑ Weinberg, Justin (2024-04-08). "NDPR Now Welcomes Book Review Proposals - Daily Nous" . Retrieved 2025-11-24.
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