On Dec 5, 2013, at 1:42 AM, Ken Friedman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Lissack, Michael. 2013. Subliminal Influence or Plagiarism by Negligence? The Slodderwetenschap of Ignoring the Internet. [Draft under submission to the Journal of Academic Ethics.]
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> With permission of the author, I have posted this draft to the "teaching documents" section of my Academia page at
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> http://swinburne.academia.edu/KenFriedman
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> I recommend this article for anyone concerned with referencing and citation — especially those who wish others to reference and cite their work while believing that they have no obligation to do so when they believe their ideas to be original even though others have priority in publishing the same ideas.
It's a worthwhile article. I understand the urge to stick to a narrative--to tell the story of the ideas--and that could get you into this sort of trouble but even if your ideas are arrived at independently, the thing missed by many egoists is that giving credit to others doesn't make you look stupid or uncreative. Saying "Here's the way I believe the world works and Professor Soandso has confirmed much of it" is more convincing than "Here's the way the world works and everyone else is too stupid to notice it."
I've seen so many designers showing their work as if nobody else helped. If they said "I love this part that my assistant, Lynda, did" or "This could have been a disaster if we didn't have the help of XYZ Corp on the finishing" then nobody would think less of them creatively. Everyone would just think "This guy is a mensch in addition to being a great designer. How did that happen? I'd love to work with him."
Gunnar
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