Questions used to generate the Pluralist’s Guide to Philosophy

Each of the following groups of questions were sent to the relevant advisory boards with a Likert scale for each question so that respondents could answer from 1-5, from strongly agree to strongly disagree.  Each question was also given a “No knowledge/not applicable” category that respondents could choose.  There was also a possibility for comments for each department. 95 departments were listed.

I. CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY:

1. In this department, a graduate student will be supported and encouraged to pursue work in continental philosophy.

2. In this department, a graduate student will find a community of scholars with whom they can share their interest in pursuing continental philosophy.

3. In this department a graduate student will be able to find mentors without difficulty to guide their work in continental philosophy.

4. In this department, a graduate student will be able to write a state of the art dissertation in continental philosophy.

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2. FEMINIST PHILOSOPHY:

1. In this department, a graduate student will be supported and encouraged to pursue work in feminist philosophy.

2. In this department, a graduate student will find a community of scholars with whom they can share their interest in pursuing feminist philosophy.

3. In this department a graduate student will be able to find mentors without difficulty to guide their work in feminist philosophy.

4. In this department, a graduate student will be able to write a state of the art dissertation in feminist philosophy.

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3. AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY:

1. In this department, a graduate student will be supported and encouraged to pursue work in the field traditionally referred to as “American philosophy.”

2. In this department, a graduate student will find a community of scholars with whom they can share their interest in the field traditionally referred to as “American philosophy.”

3. In this department a graduate student will be able to find mentors without difficulty to guide their work in the field traditionally referred to as “American philosophy.”

4. In this department, a graduate student will be able to write a state of the art dissertation in the field traditionally referred to as “American philosophy.”

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4. LGBTTQ PHILOSOPHY:

1. In this department, a graduate student will be supported and encouraged to pursue work in GLBTTQ philosophy.

2. In this department, a graduate student will find a community of scholars with whom they can share their interest in pursuing GLBTTQ philosophy.

3. In this department a graduate student will be able to find mentors without difficulty to guide their work in GLBTTQ philosophy.

4. In this department a graduate student will be able to write a “state of the art” dissertation IN GLBTTQ philosophy.

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5, CLIMATE FOR WOMEN:

1. In this department, women students face more difficulties because of their gender.

2. In this department, women students take an equally active role as do men students in seminars, symposia, and the life of the department.

3. In this department, women students are equally supported as men students in their research, teaching, and job applications.

4. In this department, sexual harassment of female students is not a present day or ongoing concern.

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6. PHILOSOPHY OF RACE AND ETHNICITY

1. In these departments, graduate students will be supported and encouraged to pursue work in the philosophy of race and ethnicity. (This includes work theorizing race or ethnicity as such, as well as work in philosophical traditions critically organized around the production of modern ethnoracial identities, like Africana or Latin American philosophy.)

2. In these departments, graduate students will be supported and encouraged to pursue work in the philosophy of race and ethnicity. (This includes work theorizing race or ethnicity as such, as well as work in philosophical traditions critically organized around the production of modern ethnoracial identities, like Africana or Latin American philosophy.)

3. In these departments, graduate students will be supported and encouraged to pursue work in the philosophy of race and ethnicity. (This includes work theorizing race or ethnicity as such, as well as work in philosophical traditions critically organized around the production of modern ethnoracial identities, like Africana or Latin American philosophy.)

4. In these departments, graduate students will be supported and encouraged to pursue work in the philosophy of race and ethnicity. (This includes work theorizing race or ethnicity as such, as well as work in philosophical traditions critically organized around the production of modern ethnoracial identities, like Africana or Latin American philosophy.)