Getting Reddit ads for Mensa. Not sure whether to be complemented that the algorithm thinks I'm smart, or insulted that it thinks I'm the sort of weirdo who cares about their IQ (I have a staggeringly low IQ btw).

I especially recommend this for people fleeing dysfunctional higher ed systems in the U.S. and UK. Things seem to run (comparatively) well here.

We're hiring at Umeå. The position is full professor - but don't be intimidated by the professor title - you don't have to be fancy to apply. I'd say anyone with a potentially tenureable CV has a shot (obviously fanciness is a bonus). Area is pretty open. For details see ad below:

Anyone written on presupposition failures in truthmaker semantics? Here is the issue I'm trying to understand:.....

Has anybody ever come up with a remotely compelling response to Enoch's "Schmagency" argument?

I remember Ted Sider's logic book getting a lot of hate from logicians when it came out. Can anyone remember why people hated it so much?

philjobs.org/job/show/28634 Come work at Umeå. Unlike much of the world I THINK Sweden will still have universities at least for the duration of this postdoc:

Why is every other post on my newsfeed today about Jaegwon Kim?

This site really could stand to be ~30% more toxic

7 year old: Why are you biting your finger? Me: I don't know. 7 Year old: Did you not know you were doing it? Me: Yea I knew I was doing it. 7 year old: Daddy, that makes no sense. I think my child has been reading Anscombe.

We often venerate philosophical contributions that develop clear, systematic, and original arguments for their conclusions. Are there any recent examples of philosophical work that excels instead through creative and insightful synthesis of many different ideas?

If you pay for Overleaf does that make it less shit?

My kid playing under the northern lights at 5pm (ish) this afternoon.

Looking for logic textbook recommendations - self study for a smart masters student who has not done any logic before and just needs the basics. I used Tomassi as an undergrad this is about the right level, but too long and slow for these purposes. Any ideas?

TIL I'm not bright enough to get onto the philosophy PhD programme at Stockholm Uni (probably true tbh).

Intriguing exchange imo

249 is rookie numbers.

Agree. When I hear people complain about how bad philosophical writing is I wonder if they have ever read anything produced in other disciplines (pop-sci doesn't count).

My controversial opinion is that endnotes are good.

Honestly Duo, that seems low....

Just finished "Pale Fire". Getting referee 2 flashbacks.

Is Relevance Theory still cool? If not, what's cool now - what should I be reading?

I want to understand Kant well enough to be able to vaguely understand writers in the 'Post-Kantien European Tradition'. What should I read? (I tried just reading Kant - it didn't work - he says himself that he's a shit writer in need of a competent expositor).

October in Umeå