When I was in college I got the impression that professional (i.e. US academic) philosophy had standards of rigor, such that areas more generally considered philosophy -- French existentialism, for example -- weren&#x27;t so in their domain. It seemed that some wanted to make a distinction between philosophy, psychology, and literary theory&#x2F;critique.<p>I&#x27;ve got no opinions either way, but it sounds like someone needs to define what is meant by &quot;philosophy.&quot;