Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mark Rowlands
Passes , in my opinion. Has written a substantial number of books that are widely held by academic libraries according to the Worldcat data. For  "Body language: representation in action" (MIT press, 3 editions) 406 libraries in the U.S.http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/65820545&tab=holdings?loc=united+states, for "The nature of consciousness" (Cambridge University Press, 6 editions) 454 libraries in the U.S.http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51209306&tab=holdings?loc=united+states (marked as "internet resource" but appears to be a book since has an ISBN number; still this could account for higher holding numbers); "The body in mind understanding cognitive processes" (Cambridge University Press, 6 editions) 772 libraries in the U.S.http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47008555&tab=holdings?loc=united+states (also marked as "internet resources); "The philosopher at the end of the universe : philosophy explained through science fiction films" (4 editions) 331 libraries in the U.S.http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54694717&tab=holdings?loc=united+states; "Animal rights : a philosophical defence" (5 editions) 341 libraries in the U.S.http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39013835&referer=brief_results; "The environmental crisis : understanding the value of nature" 282 libraries in the U.S.http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/42960541&referer=brief_results; and so on (there are several more books). There are substantial numbers, especially for academic books and holdings in academic libraries (I looked through these and the libraries listed there are mostly university and college libraries). There are quite a few in-depth reviews of his work in academic journals and publications, e.g. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/211888764&referer=brief_resultshttp://www.worldcat.org/oclc/198690079&referer=brief_resultshttp://www.worldcat.org/oclc/233588934&referer=brief_resultshttp://www.worldcat.org/oclc/199210400&referer=brief_resultshttp://www.worldcat.org/oclc/195279486&referer=brief_resultshttp://www.worldcat.org/oclc/206477352&referer=brief_resultshttp://www.worldcat.org/oclc/207389734&referer=brief_resultshttp://www.worldcat.org/oclc/198752862&referer=brief_resultshttp://www.worldcat.org/oclc/198317141&referer=brief_resultshttp://www.worldcat.org/oclc/192249146&referer=brief_resultshttp://www.worldcat.org/oclc/196094121&referer=brief_resultshttp://www.worldcat.org/oclc/196644602&referer=brief_resultshttp://www.worldcat.org/oclc/203237386&referer=brief_resultshttp://www.worldcat.org/oclc/209596814&referer=brief_resultshttp://www.worldcat.org/oclc/224814271&referer=brief_resultshttp://www.worldcat.org/oclc/208976020&referer=brief_resultshttp://www.worldcat.org/oclc/207728366&referer=brief_results. I looked up some of these in JSTOR. While they were not breathtakenly enthusiastic, they were in-depth analytical and generally positive reviews of his work. There is also some coverage in conventional media. An in-depth interview with him at MonstersandCritics.comhttp://www.monstersandcritics.com/books/news/article_1425353.php/In-depth_interview_with_philosopher_Mark_Rowlands (cited in the article and comes up in googlenews search), in Independenthttp://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-134980787.html, another in Independenthttp://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-126773497.html, and a few others, e.g.http://moreresults.factiva.com/results/index/index.aspx?ref=GH00000020050111e1180002thttp://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=2660. GoogleBooks search results are substantialhttp://books.google.com/books?um=1&q=%22Mark+Rowlands%22+, and even GoogleScholar (which is usually terrible with citations in humanities) produces fairly substantial resultshttp://scholar.google.com/scholar?um=1&q=%22Mark%20Rowlands%22&sa=N&tab=ps. While there are no big prizes or academic awards here, I think he passes criterion 1 of 
— User:Nsk92, 21:17, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
Stance: keep
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