Essay

The Perils of PhD Admissions in Philosophy

Why Academic Philosophy Needs a Stimulus

Daniel Lehewych, M.A
47 min readMay 6, 2024

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The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable rock or hunk of coral to cling to and make its home for life. For this task, it has a rudimentary nervous system. When it finds its spot and takes root, it doesn’t need its brain anymore, so it eats it! (It’s rather…

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