Norman K. McPhail wrote:
> Mario Vaneechoutte wrote:
> >
> > Norman K. McPhail wrote:
> >
> > > Mario:
> > >
> > > Here is the correct address for Don's article.
> > >
> > > http://views.vcu.edu/~mikuleck/rev.htm
> > >
> > > You may want to send the whole text of your excellent article entitled:
> > > EXPERIENCE, AWARENESS AND CONSCIOUSNESS via e-mail to the entire list.
> > > I found it very informative and interesting.
> > >
> > > Norm
> >
> > Dear Norman,
> >
> > Thank you very much for your enthusiastic response. Actually I have
> > submitted this article to J. Consciousness Studies and after waiting more
> > than 6 months I was informed, two weeks ago, that it was not really suited
> > for publication. I can resubmit, but I am not really invited to do so, and
> > resubmission is not ensurance for acceptance. (Anthony Freeman is the
> > editor).
Is Jonathan Shear no longer editor? I am on good terms with him and would be
happy to intercede if that might help?
>
>
> I also had an article rejected by JCS. Anthony is a good guy and a good
> editor. However they obviously like articles that don't say that
> consciousness is silly and easy to figure out. Your article has some
> truly remarkable insights that in some ways are identical to my ideas
> about how our brains work. You may want to read my article. Here is
> the address: http://204.94.86.93/jcsart.html
>
> > I first decided not to publish it any longer, but then, a few days after I
> > was informed about rejection, the new issue of JCS had as the keynote paper
> > something of Sheets-Johnstone. Although I do not disagree with her claim
> > that 'the conscious was not preceded by unconsciousness', I thought that I
> > had written all she had to say so much better.
>
> I have not read this article, but it is hard for me to imagine that it
> would make much sense based on your description.
>
> > So, I still would like it to have published, since I worked a long time on
> > it (intermittently for more than a year: I never find time to work
> > seriously on this philosophy stuff and sometimes I don't do a thing about
> > it for more than a month: family, garden, bacteriology, social life
> > (although this is kept to a minimum), being too tired to concentrate on it,
> > having forgotten where I was or where I left the latest version, ...).
>
> I know the problems only too well. If you like, I will be happy to go
> through it with you sentence by sentence.
>
> > So, what if I put it on the net? Can I still submit it?
>
> Yes!
>
> >
> > I will read Mickulecky's article. I have done so before, but only the first
> > few pages, due to the fact I find it rather complicated and due to so many
> > interesting things to read and so many other things to do.
>
> I understand. But it is worth it. What I have in mind is perhaps a
> combination of Don's ideas, yours and mine.
>
wow.....let's go!!!!!!
> I am leaving on
> > holidays now and will take it with me.
> >
> > I appreciate your role as moderator. Go on with it. Only, I won't take part
> > in it during the first following month.
> >
> Have a wonderful holiday.
>
> Norm
regards...Don