*Hi Gregg,A lot of tasty, tough meat in the first review. Worth stewing over later. For now, here are the prime cuts from all three.Reviewer 1:I downloaded Henriques (2003) and his2008 paper in Theory and Psychology, a journal I do not follow.What a pleasant surprise in both cases! Both present the same “Tree of Knowledge”framework . . .in a sophisticated, scholarly way and I am sure I would have accepted either ofthem. . .”This manuscript could be titled, “BigPsychology: The Story of Us.”Is it simply, “Isn’t Nature Wonderful?”BIT’s motivational theory is essentially hedonistic. .colorful figure to show that language is related to cultureReviewer 2:“. . . one can be sure that the . . .ToK scheme depicts science as a hierarchy of organizationallevels, like . . . that of EO Wilson, or, to mention the first one,that of Auguste Comte.”Reviewer 3:“it is entirely legitimate . . . to speak of the behavior of quarks,electrons, atoms, molecules, cells, organs, computers, cars, clouds, [and] plants.”“. . .there is a hierarchy, and this is an important notion: Animals are made of systems,systems of organs, organs of tissues, tissues of cells, cells of molecules, molecules of atoms , [and] atomsof subatomic particles . . . Different levels of organization are tightly related to oneanother. . .”[image: Inline image 1]* On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 4:47 PM, Frank Ambrosio <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Gregg, > > Condolences. Your essay has become collateral damage in the culture wars. > the only thing that can evoke that kind of visceral hostility over an > academic publication is the whiff of death caught in the nostrils of some > human animal. live to fight another day. > > More when I have read the manuscript, which I did not get to when you > first sent it, but now that I know it is worthy of the "Hunger Games" I > most certainly will. > > Yours, > > Frank > > Francis J. Ambrosio, PhD > Associate Professor of Philosophy > Georgetown University > 202-687-7441 <(202)%20687-7441> > > On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 5:11 PM, Henriques, Gregg - henriqgx < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Hi TOK List, >> >> >> >> Back in October I submitted the attached manuscript, Intersubjective >> Mental Behaviorism to the journal Behavior and Philosophy. I had shared it >> on the list previously. I learned today it was strongly rejected. Attached >> are the reviews, which I share to give folks a flavor of how many scholars >> react to the vision. >> >> >> >> *Here are some interesting quotes:* >> >> *Reviewer #1* >> I *dislike this manuscript intensely* and I excoriate it page by page >> below. … If he meant to write for a preteen audience he submitted to the >> wrong journal. >> >> >> >> *Review #2* >> >> The only thing that one can be sure of in the end is that the much >> ballyhooed ToK scheme depicts science as a hierarchy of organizational >> levels, like numerous other similar schemas—e.g., that of EO Wilson, or, >> to mention the first one, that of Augusta Comte. In short, the piece is *neither >> penetrating nor original.* So, I do not recommend publication. >> >> >> >> *Reviewer #3* >> >> The absence of all this (background review) from the manuscript suggests >> a lack of awareness on the author’s part about a very extensive, rich >> research field that bears directly on his ideas but makes them pale in >> scope, rigor, technical detail, and erudition. The vastness of this field >> makes this manuscript look *superficial and naive*. >> >> >> >> To the doctoral students on this list, I share this to let you know the >> review game can be pretty brutal. >> >> >> >> To the general list, I think this provides a good prompt for thinking >> about justification systems and the academy. >> >> >> >> Welcome thoughts and feedback if anyone has them. >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> Gregg >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* José E. Burgos [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >> *Sent:* Thursday, February 22, 2018 4:49 PM >> *To:* Henriques, Gregg - henriqgx <[log in to unmask]> >> *Subject:* Editorial Decision on Ms B&P-10-17-2017 >> >> >> >> Dear Dr. Henriques, >> >> Thank you for submitting your manuscript entitled "Intersubjective Mental >> Behaviorism: Using the Tree of Knowledge System to Develop a Holistic >> philosophy" to *Behavior and Philosophy*. I now have three reviews of >> your manuscript. I apologize for the unusually long review process. A >> reviewer failed to come through late in the process, forcing me to seek a >> new reviewer. My sincerest and deepest apologies for this. As you will see, >> the three reviews were negative and recommend rejection. After carefully >> reading the manuscript myself, I must agree with them. The overall >> criticism is that your general ToK proposal is not novel (see Reviewer 3's >> very compelling point that you make no reference whatsoever to the very >> extensive but directly relevant specialized literature on complexity >> theory, rendering your manuscript deeply uninformed and out of touch with >> that field). Your more specific proposal of ISMB is behavioristic in a sui >> generis sense that does not correspond to that in which Skinnerian >> behaviorism is behavioristic. Moreover, ISMB relies on using the term >> "behavior" as synonymous with "functioning," as a foundation for your >> proposal. Such a semantic foundation, however, seems rather weak. >> >> I am sorry that the news are not better, and I hope that this outcome >> does not prevent you from submitting future work to our journal. >> >> Sincerely, >> >> José E. 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