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Safe space or shirking accountability? A new journal will allow academics to write under pseudonyms Welcome to the ‘Journal of Controversial Ideas’, a space for unpopular views. May 06, 2021 · 07:49 pm In the 1840s, a series of strange books started to appear in Copenhagen. The books were credited to outlandish pseudonyms: Victor Eremita (“victorious hermit”), Hilarious Bookbinder, Vigilius Haufniensis (“the watcher in the marketplace”), and more. The author of these books was a theology graduate named Søren Kierkegaard. He wasn’t using pseudonyms to hide his authorship,...

In the 1840s, a series of strange books started to appear in Copenhagen. The books were credited to outlandish pseudonyms: Victor Eremita (“victorious hermit”), Hilarious Bookbinder, Vigilius Haufniensis (“the watcher in the marketplace”), and more. The author of these books was a theology graduate named Søren Kierkegaard. He wasn’t using pseudonyms to hide his authorship, however, but to make a point about what it is to truly inhabit a view of life. That, he complained, was precisely the problem with the other philosophers of his era. They published under their real names, but wr...

Healthy public discourse will be ‘lost’ if cancel culture prevails21/04/2021|4min Healthy public discourse in a liberal society will be lost if cancel culture manages to prevail, according to Centre for Independent Studies Executive Director Tom Switzer. His comments come amid news a new academic publication is set to come out, titled the ‘Journal of Controversial Ideas’, which will allow researchers and academics to publish articles anonymously in order to protect their careers. According to Sky News host Chris Kenny, this publication is trying to “get around cancel culture”. Mr ...