Edit 2022-08-19: The Parfit archive digitisation project is now funded (pending formalities).
Yes I’m talking about all the boxes of unpublished papers and correspondence he left behind after his death. (Plus a bunch of harddrives from the 1980s to 2017 that we’ve not looked at yet.)
I just started on this a couple days ago. That’s to say:
Wednesday: emailed Parfit’s former long-term partner to ask what’s up with the archive.
Thursday: called with the person who has possession of the physical archive. Realised we should digitise it ASAP; drafted funding application and requested quotes from digitisation services.
Friday: final drafting funding application (now), will share to potential funders this evening.
Friday: final draft of funding application, secured funding.
There’s already a top philosophy professor involved (the person who has the archive). They plus an assistant have nearly finished the initial sift. There is some incredible material in there.
I’ve not yet thought much about building a team around this, but my quick thought is that ideally I would hire a project manager and just be in an advisory role myself.
Pablo: if you or someone you know might be interested in project-managing this, or serving in an advisory role, send me an email. Likewise other readers. Thanks!
Edit 2022-08-19: The Parfit archive digitisation project is now funded (pending formalities).
Yes I’m talking about all the boxes of unpublished papers and correspondence he left behind after his death. (Plus a bunch of harddrives from the 1980s to 2017 that we’ve not looked at yet.)
I just started on this a couple days ago. That’s to say:
Wednesday: emailed Parfit’s former long-term partner to ask what’s up with the archive.
Thursday: called with the person who has possession of the physical archive. Realised we should digitise it ASAP; drafted funding application and requested quotes from digitisation services.
Friday: final drafting funding application (now), will share to potential funders this evening.Friday: final draft of funding application, secured funding.
There’s already a top philosophy professor involved (the person who has the archive). They plus an assistant have nearly finished the initial sift. There is some incredible material in there.
I’ve not yet thought much about building a team around this, but my quick thought is that ideally I would hire a project manager and just be in an advisory role myself.
Pablo: if you or someone you know might be interested in project-managing this, or serving in an advisory role, send me an email. Likewise other readers. Thanks!