Whatever. The essays have all passed peer-review for Routledge Press. I think they have a better handle than you on what counts as an "academic work."
Let me repeat a fact that might have slipped by you: I edited the collection -- I DO know all the contributors. If you have some evidence that any of them wrote their essays solely (or even primarily) for financial gain, please put it forward. Philosophers, in general, don't enter the field to become rich. There are much easier ways to do that. You insult all of the contributors in implying that they would agree to write something for money that they otherwise wouldn't be willing to publish.
Good luck pissing-off others, I'm done bothering with this thread.
CG
Sorry -- that was supposed to be "Would *you* have preferred that they not get paid?"
I was obviously too annoyed to type properly. It took alot of effort and energy to make that section happen, and it wasn't easy for me to get any sort of budget so the philosophers could get paid something in return for their efforts. I really don't appreciate snotty comments that imply that the simple fact that they did get paid somehow discredits their hard work. The section has turned out to be a fantastic way to introduce a lot of Matrix fans to philosophy. If you actually care about philosophy I would think you would see this as a good thing -- I know I do.
CG
Do you mind me asking which of the contributors you claim to know? Are you implying that they would have written something different if they had not been paid? Why don't you ask them yourself?
Are you aware that whenever philosophers write for the New York Review of Books or The New Republic they are also paid? (Shocking!) The contributors were paid amounts comparable to what a keynote speaker at an academic conference would receive. Do you find this problematic? Would have preferred that they not get paid? I suspect every contributor on the site would have contributed their essays for free -- these folks were all fans of the film and all eager to contribute.
Re: "philosophers hate Matrix Reloaded, and giggle..." What gives you the right to speak on behalf of all philosophers? What arrogance!
The Matrix philosophy section happened because the Wachowskis (and those close to them, like Spencer Lamm, the head of redpill productions) wanted it to happen. I worked hard to edit that collection and I don't appreciate some self-proclaimed "expert" belittling the section simply because it is part of the official website for the film.
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Whatever. The essays have all passed peer-review for Routledge Press. I think they have a better handle than you on what counts as an "academic work." Let me repeat a fact that might have slipped by you: I edited the collection -- I DO know all the contributors. If you have some evidence that any of them wrote their essays solely (or even primarily) for financial gain, please put it forward. Philosophers, in general, don't enter the field to become rich. There are much easier ways to do that. You insult all of the contributors in implying that they would agree to write something for money that they otherwise wouldn't be willing to publish. Good luck pissing-off others, I'm done bothering with this thread. CG
Sorry -- that was supposed to be "Would *you* have preferred that they not get paid?" I was obviously too annoyed to type properly. It took alot of effort and energy to make that section happen, and it wasn't easy for me to get any sort of budget so the philosophers could get paid something in return for their efforts. I really don't appreciate snotty comments that imply that the simple fact that they did get paid somehow discredits their hard work. The section has turned out to be a fantastic way to introduce a lot of Matrix fans to philosophy. If you actually care about philosophy I would think you would see this as a good thing -- I know I do. CG
Do you mind me asking which of the contributors you claim to know? Are you implying that they would have written something different if they had not been paid? Why don't you ask them yourself?
Are you aware that whenever philosophers write for the New York Review of Books or The New Republic they are also paid? (Shocking!) The contributors were paid amounts comparable to what a keynote speaker at an academic conference would receive. Do you find this problematic? Would have preferred that they not get paid? I suspect every contributor on the site would have contributed their essays for free -- these folks were all fans of the film and all eager to contribute.
Re: "philosophers hate Matrix Reloaded, and giggle..." What gives you the right to speak on behalf of all philosophers? What arrogance!
The Matrix philosophy section happened because the Wachowskis (and those close to them, like Spencer Lamm, the head of redpill productions) wanted it to happen. I worked hard to edit that collection and I don't appreciate some self-proclaimed "expert" belittling the section simply because it is part of the official website for the film.
Sincerely,
Chris Grau