I have already confessed to being a bit of a closet philosopher, in that I find many questions in philosophy deeply fascinating. My problem is always that, because of my training in mathematics, I find philosophy books so hard to read. An hour at the most. But it's the kiss of death when you are faced with a paper or book in philosophy. There, the author has labored long and hard to craft an intricate and tightly woven argument.
Every word counts, and every phrase is critical.
You can't simply cut to the chase. This is the chase, and it's going to take time. The main concern of the mathematics author is to get the results into print. If the results are sound, everyone will be able to figure out what is intended, even if the explanations are poor and incomplete. But the philosopher sets out to provide a defense against all anticipated attacks from all quarters.