x-phi

• I think the "x-phi" attitude is part of the same zeitgeist that formed Savage Minds-the possibility of a new form of scholarly organization and interaction, of which blogs are an emblematic tool, that subverts and gets around the conservative edifice of the professionally organized disciplines, without being forced to drop out of academia. —  Neuroanthropology
• The trendiest new branch of the discipline, known as x-phi, wants to return to those days.
• It has a name to delight an advertising executive: x-phi.
• But for the x-phi fan, empirical research is not a mere prop to philosophy, it is philosophy.
• Under the x-phi banner it's possible to distinguish three types of activity.

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