Matt Bennett
@mattpbennett.bsky.social
Moral and political philosopher working on trust in people, experts, and institutions, distributive justice (esp. meritocracy), post-Kantian European philosophy (esp. Nietzsche)
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No philosophy journal *acceptance* would be complete without being told by the editor that the paper falls below the journal's standards and to revise the paper "from beginning to end"
March 29, 2025 at 7:26 AM
No philosophy journal *acceptance* would be complete without being told by the editor that the paper falls below the journal's standards and to revise the paper "from beginning to end"
Congratulations to my paper and Editorial Manager for 10 months together! Almost made it to that big first-year anniversary🤪
March 6, 2024 at 9:46 AM
Congratulations to my paper and Editorial Manager for 10 months together! Almost made it to that big first-year anniversary🤪
Presented this last week (virtually) to a great bunch at a workshop on empirical+normative pol-theory in Prato. The talk covered, among other things, dictators, bankruptcy, capuchin monkeys, and the American Red Cross, and all under 20 mins!
February 5, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Presented this last week (virtually) to a great bunch at a workshop on empirical+normative pol-theory in Prato. The talk covered, among other things, dictators, bankruptcy, capuchin monkeys, and the American Red Cross, and all under 20 mins!
*sigh* closing in on 9 months. I'm 99% sure "reviewers assigned" means "waiting for response to invitation to review". They tell me they have a 1st report and they are looking for a 2nd. My last contact with them was 3 Jan.
What do I do? Anything? Nothing?
What do I do? Anything? Nothing?
January 29, 2024 at 9:26 AM
*sigh* closing in on 9 months. I'm 99% sure "reviewers assigned" means "waiting for response to invitation to review". They tell me they have a 1st report and they are looking for a 2nd. My last contact with them was 3 Jan.
What do I do? Anything? Nothing?
What do I do? Anything? Nothing?
Ethical approval processes for research might be a pain in arse, but don't forget the shenanigans that some researchers used to get up to. Here's a description of a social psychology experiment from the 1950s
January 15, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Ethical approval processes for research might be a pain in arse, but don't forget the shenanigans that some researchers used to get up to. Here's a description of a social psychology experiment from the 1950s
Thoughts about this:
1) they’re lying (?)
2) why don’t I get the nice reviewers?
3) am I too mean?
Honestly, I’ve rejected a high proportion, higher than 75%. But I don’t get many requests, and sometimes I wonder if I’m sent things that they don’t want to bother other people with
1) they’re lying (?)
2) why don’t I get the nice reviewers?
3) am I too mean?
Honestly, I’ve rejected a high proportion, higher than 75%. But I don’t get many requests, and sometimes I wonder if I’m sent things that they don’t want to bother other people with
November 29, 2023 at 5:59 PM
Thoughts about this:
1) they’re lying (?)
2) why don’t I get the nice reviewers?
3) am I too mean?
Honestly, I’ve rejected a high proportion, higher than 75%. But I don’t get many requests, and sometimes I wonder if I’m sent things that they don’t want to bother other people with
1) they’re lying (?)
2) why don’t I get the nice reviewers?
3) am I too mean?
Honestly, I’ve rejected a high proportion, higher than 75%. But I don’t get many requests, and sometimes I wonder if I’m sent things that they don’t want to bother other people with
This morning I resigned my position on the AHRC Peer Review College in response to UKRI's suspension of their EDI Advisory Group and their active complicity in the government's assault on academic freedom.
I encourage others in similar positions to do the same.
I encourage others in similar positions to do the same.
November 1, 2023 at 10:12 AM
This morning I resigned my position on the AHRC Peer Review College in response to UKRI's suspension of their EDI Advisory Group and their active complicity in the government's assault on academic freedom.
I encourage others in similar positions to do the same.
I encourage others in similar positions to do the same.
Great opening, I remember liking this directness in his equality of opportunity book
October 27, 2023 at 5:28 PM
Great opening, I remember liking this directness in his equality of opportunity book
My in laws were in Acapulco when hurricane Otis hit this week. They spent Tuesday night sheltering in their bathroom while their apartment collapsed around them. And this is their apartment block now.
Luckily they’re now safe, but we’re heading to Mexico to be with them asap
Luckily they’re now safe, but we’re heading to Mexico to be with them asap
October 26, 2023 at 6:53 PM
My in laws were in Acapulco when hurricane Otis hit this week. They spent Tuesday night sheltering in their bathroom while their apartment collapsed around them. And this is their apartment block now.
Luckily they’re now safe, but we’re heading to Mexico to be with them asap
Luckily they’re now safe, but we’re heading to Mexico to be with them asap
On Saturday I had the good fortune of playing against British Chess Champion Michael Adams (in a simul) at a great event in Colchester
Until around move 20 I thought I was coping quite well, but my watch’s heart rate monitor confirmed otherwise
Until around move 20 I thought I was coping quite well, but my watch’s heart rate monitor confirmed otherwise
October 9, 2023 at 6:35 AM
On Saturday I had the good fortune of playing against British Chess Champion Michael Adams (in a simul) at a great event in Colchester
Until around move 20 I thought I was coping quite well, but my watch’s heart rate monitor confirmed otherwise
Until around move 20 I thought I was coping quite well, but my watch’s heart rate monitor confirmed otherwise