What constitutes a published philosopher

[pftest]

what constitutes a "published" philosopher

In the new philosophy forum rules, it has this requirement:

When starting a new topic, you must reference a published philosopher or researcher who has worked on the topic. The idea is to focus the topic along the lines of a specific area of research or school of thought.

So if i were to open a topic, how do i know if a philosopher is "published"?

Does he have to have a paper in one of the journals of the master journal list?

 

[pftest]

Im asking because now its unclear if you will get an infraction when opening a topic.

 

[Gokul43201]

If he has a paper in the Master Journal list, that would be acceptable. If the paper/publication is elsewhere, send a PM to the Mentor in charge of the relevant forum (MIH, in this case) and check.

Whatever you do, you're not likely to get an infraction as long as you indicate a desire to respect the forum rules.

 

[pftest]

Ok sounds good, thank you.