Help with Philosophy Publication!

Hi guys I’m trying to get a philosophy book published which is about a new area I’d like to introduce to philosophy called cognitive systemics, it’s also about time. However I have no idea what publisher to send it too neither do I have any address of such a publisher. I would be very grateful if you could recommend any publisher and address I could send it too. I’m also wandering if there are any professors of formal logic out there because my philosophy in this book is mainly related to that area and I might send a copy of my book to you if u’d help me with publication, if you desire to of course. I can send it too you first and see if u’d like to help me with publication. It’s copywrited so I’m safe with that alright.

I’m afraid I don’t have any helpful addresses. If you can find books similar not only in subject (logic/analytical philosophy) but also in intent (e.g. new theories), you can easily get the details and contact the publisher directly. The intent part is important, publishing is basically marketing - someone with a portfolio of philosophical classics in top-end printing materials is interested in one thing, someone publishing very sparse academic treatises has a completely different business model.

It may be that a university press is your best bet, although they often want some measure of establishment in academia. Do you have any published papers to your name? Could you submit some of your work to academic journals? You could look into producing it as a PhD.

Also, meaning no offence, based on your post you would probably increase your chances of publication by enlisting the services of an editor.

I wouldn’t write it in formal language unless you only want academics to read it. I’d also condense it into some form of excerpt or paper and send that to academia to see if they are interested in journalising it which would give you some exposure and suggest the book might be worth reading as your work is peer reviewed, assuming as said you have a qualification. Let’s not forget most philosophers work is nonsense and never gets published, so to have accreditation or approval should be a given for any purely academic essay or book really.

Thanks for the suggestions made so far guys. I may try to send some of it to academic journals but you see my book includes two very extensive systems, one on probability and the other in another area so there is a lot of information, each is not just a theory, and both are systems which you could say are a whole complexity of numerous new concepts linked together. My aim is to add two whole new systems to philosophy. If I was to send it to a journal I think it would be like blowing too much air into a balloon. But I think your right that may be the right thing to do. However I’m particularly interested in getting a professor to read it, I feel if I can that may help as it would be someone who has gained some prestige. So if there’s any professors out there please make your response. :slight_smile:

Professors are like book ends. You’re better of trying to get hold of someone who’s in the middle of their career and not emeritus or anything close. Less cobwebs on the mantle and bats in the belfry. :smiley: