28. December 2009 by Raleigh Miller.

I’ve just completed and submitted a paper on Leibniz’s view of intrasubstantial monadic causation.  The paper was an evaluation of the “monadic states as formal and final causes of their subsequent states” model.  It can be found with the rest of my papers.

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9. December 2009 by Raleigh Miller.

I’ve submitted my final draft for Dr. Svavarsdottir’s seminar on reasons for action.  The final(ish) draft can be found on the “Raleigh’s stuff” page.It’s not my best paper, but it’s my first as a PhD student; that’s rather exciting I think.My thanks to Dan Issler, Ben Sheredos, Paul Pfeilscheifter, Dan Burnston and Justin Bernstein.  Their comments were incisive and insightful; I was only able to improve the paper so much, and I think some of their most penetrating concerns remain concerning, but the paper is certainly far better than it was for their contribution.

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22. November 2009 by Raleigh Miller.

I have finished the first draft of my first term paper as a PhD Student.  Anyone who is interested in providing comments upon the paper, here it is.  I’d also ask, especially if you’ve never edited with me before, that you look over this.

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10. October 2009 by Raleigh Miller.

(Wanting to give credit where credit is due, I should say the following right out of the gate: I owe my conception of the BISH to Dr. Andrea Scarantino of Georgia State University.  The day I heard Dr. Scarantino lecture on the BISH I walked out of the classroom a better writer, not yet having even written anything. )

So, one of my goals for this blog has always been to have a place where I can post rough drafts of papers and open them up to peer scrutiny.  This is becoming all the more appropriate, as my group regular editors spreads out across the country, and as my twitter account approaches and exceeds 100 followers (you can follow me at www.twitter.com/raleighmiller) most of whom are philosophers.  That’s a lot of possible editors, and it doesn’t even include Ohio State University peers.  I’m hoping I can utilize these various social media to make sure that all my work is sincerely and thoroughly vetted.  I am always willing to provide this service to others, provided I have the time (and usually I make time).This post is intended to illustrate the kind of help I’m asking for when solicit peer editors, and the kind of help I intend to give when the same is solicited of me.  I’d like to introduce you to the BISH. Read the rest of this entry »

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