nous
Use when targeting Noûs or deciding whether an analytic philosophy manuscript fits this venue. Encodes the journal's fit as one of the big-three generalist venues, the argument-rigor and originality bar, dialectical-engagement expectations, house style and double-blind norms, official-submission re-check, and desk-reject heuristics.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill nous --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Noûs (nous) ## Journal positioning Noûs is one of the big-three generalist journals in analytic philosophy, sitting alongside The Philosophical Review and The Journal of Philosophy and publishing full-length articles of the highest quality across every core area — metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, logic, and value theory. Its defining expectation is a **rigorous, original argument** that moves a live debate forward: a sharply stated thesis, a valid and carefully defended line of reasoning, and head-on engagement with the strongest rival views. Because Noûs, The Philosophical Review, and The Journal of Philosophy overlap heavily, venue choice is usually a matter of fit, area conventions, and house feel rather than topic. A competent survey, an incremental tweak to a familiar move, or a paper that sidesteps its best objections is a poor fit. This skill is a **fit / venue-selection / re-framing** aid. It does not replace the journal's current submission guidelines. Before submitting, re-check the live Noûs author instructions. ## When to trigger - The author names Noûs for an analytic-philosophy article and wants a fit/framing check. - An argumen
- Journal positioning
- When to trigger
- Scope & topic fit
- Method & evidence bar
- Structure & house style
- Official-submission checklist
- Pre-submission self-check
- Common desk-reject triggers
- Re-routing decision
- Output format
What does the nous skill do?
Use when targeting Noûs or deciding whether an analytic philosophy manuscript fits this venue. Encodes the journal's fit as one of the big-three generalist venues, the argument-rigor and originality bar, dialectical-engagement expectations, house style and double-blind norms, official-submission re-check, and desk-reject heuristics.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill nous --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, a repository with 984 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.