Would you plug into machine that simulates perfect life? NO! When told they’re already plugged in, half stay-when reality looks worse, almost everyone does. We don’t value reality. Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny. Link in bio #philosophy #simulation #reality

If u bought book have something nice to say give good amazon review! Don't like PM me lol! Will regret not buying. If u teach philosophy best intro book ever. If u r into philosophy it'll make you reconsider some ideas u consider nutty. Aren't interested it'll make u interested.

Zhuangzi dreamed he was butterfly. Descartes wondered if he was dreaming. Given sheer number of alternative explanations of beliefs odds our beliefs are true small. 📘 Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny 🔗 Link in bio #philosophy #skepticism #descartes #epistemology

Philosophy anthology that interrogates common sense & tradition (link in bio) transcends time, geography, politics, & even methodology. It's a diverse mix of philosophers who disagree, all presenting serious challenges to the status quo, united by respect for strong arguments...

It’s luck - all the way down.

We blame. We praise. We punish. Neil Levy says we shouldn't. 📘 Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny 🔗 Link in bio #philosophy #freewill #morality #justice #luck

Excited to see this volume is coming soon! My chapter is called "Polyamory is Not Cheating." The one before it is "Not Being An Evil Bastard Is Hard" by Alastair Norcross. 😂 www.routledge.com/Too-Weird-to...

A firefighter rushes into a burning building — but what if the firefighter couldn’t have done otherwise? Michael McKenna says the firefighter is still free. Free without alternatives. Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny. Link in bio. #philosophy #freewill #freedom #psychology #metaphysics

Check out this video about the chapter Dana Tulodziecki @193.bsky.social and I wrote for the philosophy book, Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny. It's a neat collection, congrats to the editor, Cliff Sosis! #philsky #philsci #scicomm 🧪

The history of #science is a catalogue of failure — but also a record of astonishing progress. So why trust science now? Philosophers Angela Potochnik & Dana Tulodziecki ask whether science reveals the nature of reality — or will just keep changing its answers.

Only the present is real? Heather Dyke argues physics & philosophy show past and future exist too. We move forward, spacetime doesn't budge.⏱Read “The Past and Future Are as Real as Now” in Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny! Links below👇 #philosophy #time #relativity

Ready do have your mind blown? 🤯 This book edited by me, Clifford Sosis, features 29 chapters of mind-bending philosophical ideas that challenge everything you think you know, from some of the top philosophers alive today. Learn more 👉 spr.ly/6010ACui6 #Philosophy #PhDChat

New Shaun Gallagher interview out! www.whatisitliketobeaphilosopher.com

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In a year, the internet will be filled with AI Slop videos and stories about how the 9/11 attackers crashed a plane into the East Wing and Donald Trump rebuilt it himself to show the terrorists that we are not afraid.

Read “Ignorance Is the Foundation of Justice” in Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny! @amazon: a.co/d/chdPsv4 #philosophy #justice #ethics

You can read my intro to the book here! Just noticed a typo dagnabbit. a.co/d/iGC4M4N

We treat private ownership as sacred — as if it is natural and moral. Philosopher Christine Sypnowich argues that’s a mistake. Read her chapter “Your Property Isn’t Really Yours” in Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny!

Listen to @petemandik.bsky.social and me talking persuasively about consciousness www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ow4...

This afternoon at 1pm (Eastern) Keith Frankish and Pete Mandik discuss the weird views of consciousness they defend in Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny. Live! Must watch TV (YouTube) as they say in the industry. #philosophy #Consciousness

You didn't think I was done doing interviews, did you?

This is AMAZING!

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A moment. What Does It All Mean? was the text we used in my undergrad intro course at Ithaca College 25 years ago.

Often, when I would try to describe to people what being a philosopher is like, I wouldn't have a resource to share with them. This is one of the reasons I started What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher? Still, when people would ask me for something to read, I found it difficult to recommend...

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Too Weird To Believe Too Plausible To Deny out now, available where books are sold. This summarizes @keithfrankish.com's chapter about #Consciousness. One of many videos summarizing chapters which can be found all over my socials. Spent a lot of time working on them. Enjoy! More videos forthcoming!

Book releases today, currently in top 100 (philosophy books) on Amazon! Only one left, they say, more on the way (no idea how many they had).

We think there’s a unified self that thinks, feels, acts. Philosopher Monima Chadha, inspired by Vasubandhu, argues this is a mistake. The “self” does nothing; we're just chains of causes and effects. Understanding this will make us less anxious and angry, and make us more compassionate and kinder.

“A mind-bending collection of brief, plausible arguments for a wide variety of unusual philosophical views, by an impressive range of contributors. If it doesn't rouse you from your dogmatic slumbers, you must be deeply asleep...

“Finally, we have an introductory reader with a distinctively 21st-century orientation towards philosophy. These original essays are about timeless questions, like what counts as art, how to be happy, and what kinds of beings are conscious...

“Each of the essays in this highly readable collection argues for a conclusion that takes us beyond the comforts of common sense. Although the essays are all written by contemporary philosophers, the style they adopt, no doubt due to the editor, is vividly accessible, delightfully jargon-free and...

“One of the most enjoyable and thought-provoking philosophy books of recent times. Too Weird to Believe gathers some of the most radical philosophical ideas ever, each defended by contemporary philosophers with careful, intelligent, and easy to understand arguments...