One of my New Year’s Resolutions for 2019 is to “get more organized.” To that end, I’ve decided to get rid of a bookshelf’s worth of philosophy journals that I (partly) inherited from my erstwhile officemate, Joe Biehl, now Executive Director of Young Philosophers of New York. I tried unsuccessfully to offload these on the university’s library, but got literally no response from them (although to be fair, that was a whole Library Director ago, so maybe I should try again). When I taught at elite institutions, it was customary for people in this situation to leave unwanted journals in the faculty lounge for eager graduate students to snap up, but I no longer teach at an elite institution, so that’s not an option. (Indeed, that’s how Joe and I acquired this useless collection in the first place.)
I’m reluctant to throw them out recycle such precious cargo, but have decided to do so if I can’t figure out what else to do with them by end of January. (Yes, that’s a threat.) So here’s a list of journals, in case PoT readers or others are interested in acquiring copies. If you are interested, contact me offline, and I’ll make arrangements for getting them to you. This is just a bare listing of journals, by name; I don’t have time right now to list the specific volumes and issues I happen to have.
Academic Questions
Australasian Journal of Philosophy
Canadian Journal of Philosophy
Critical Review
Monist
New Left Review
Philo
Philosophia
Philosophical Forum
Philosophical Quarterly
Philosophical Review
Philosophy and Phenomenological Research
Raritan
The problem I’m trying to solve, after my wife passed a “No Junk” rule prohibiting the import of books from my old apartment into our new home.
Policy of Truth 
Yes, it’s true. I was ready to burn books.
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See what I do to keep the house neat?
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Dude, the cord phone has got to be as old as I am. Save that thing, you might be able to retire on what you could get for it on eBay in 10 years.
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Great, so you’re publicly suggesting that I steal university property and sell it. You realize, don’t you, that I have a tendency to get arrested for shit I haven’t done?
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Ah, I didn’t realize it wasn’t yours. But, you know, maybe they’ll upgrade the phones at some point, in which case you should beg to be allowed to keep that one.
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I don’t think they’re going to upgrade it. It’s not like I actually answer it.
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If you don’t find a taker, please donate them to a thrift store like the Salvation Army or Habitat ReStore rather than throwing them out! I’ve found many gems that way.
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The hostages will all be released unharmed, as long as the following conditions are met in full:
1. End the occupation
Oh wait, sorry–wrong speech. Never mind.
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There is a non-zero chance that I’ll take PPR, Phil Rev & AJP. Entirely contingent on my throwing out an equal amount of other stuff.
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OK, so the chances of my cleaning out my office are about on par with my chances of winning the Pick Six.
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Anyway, I’ll hang on to those, and we can work out the details on email.
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Dude, I left a message on your office answering machine. I want stuff.
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You’re in luck! Pretty much everything is made of stuff.
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Hahah fair enough.
Dr K: I want all the Critical Reviews, New Left Reviews, and Raritans, and I’d be happy to help you out with a bunch of those books. (I like legal histories/comparative constitutionalisms, non-Western political philosophy, and ethnographies.)
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But do you like long walks on the beach? And what’s your perfect Sunday?
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Who doesn’t like long walks on the beach?
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Brandon: They’re yours. I just sent an email to two of your gmail addresses re details.
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And ignore these guys–they’re crazy.
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Irfan’s call to “ignore” the mentally ill is just the sort of ableism I’ve come to expect from him. Also, the sparkly whales are invading.
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