New paper co-authored with Seyyed Mohsen Eslami defending our cautionary account of supererogation against Alireza Kazemi's thoughtful criticisms. Given all that is happening, it is worth mentioning how much I have learned from these two Iranian philosophers. www.jesp.org/index.php/je... #philsky

After an interesting discussion at coffee break, we are back at the Exchange and online with Kathleen Murphy-Hollies who offers an overview of the types of delusions that may be made worse by using a ChatBox and discusses what AI can do in this context #philsky #philosophymatters #BPF2026

Georgy Layus recently reviewed An Introduction to Contemporary Italian Thought. Glad to see how the philosophies of Roberto Esposito, Silvia Federici, and Giorgio Agamben resonate with people today. marxandphilosophy.org.uk/reviews/2258...

My public philosophy piece on break-ups and morality is out today in the blog of the APA. It picks up on several threads in my ongoing work on the party who does the breaking up, but if I have to pick the one highlight: breaking up is hard, and you must be prepared to get it wrong.

Research from Tilburg philosophers in the Review of Philosopht and Psychology: "Clearing our Minds for Hedonic Phenomenalism" by Lorenzo Buscicchi and our very own Willem van der Deijl. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Research from Tilburg philosophers in the Review of Philosopht and Psychology: "Clearing our Minds for Hedonic Phenomenalism" by Lorenzo Buscicchi and our very own Willem van der Deijl. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Philosopher Seyla Benhabib on her former teacher Juergen Habermas and his legacy. Interview: Michael Hesse www.fr.de/kultur/gesel...

New review out of the book "An Introduction to Contemporary Italian Thought" by Tim Christiaens, Joost de Bloois, and Stijn De Cauwer. "The collage made by the authors reproduces the essential feature of Italian thought that they want to underline, namely its porosity and openness to the future."

New review out of the book "An Introduction to Contemporary Italian Thought" by Tim Christiaens, Joost de Bloois, and Stijn De Cauwer. "The collage made by the authors reproduces the essential feature of Italian thought that they want to underline, namely its porosity and openness to the future."

Getting my presentation ready for Friday's conference on friendship (free and fully online!). Program and registration details here: philevents.org/event/show/1...

The Tilburg philosophy department has a new webpage for its public philosophy. With links to some of the books we recently published on topics like post-truth, autism, and the gig economy. www.tiliafilosofie.nl

After encouraging prospective students to come study philosophy at @tilburgphilosophy.bsky.social, treating myself to a coffee and an Andrei Platonov novel.

Recent publications from Tilburg Philosophy: Bart Engelen and former visiting fellow Stefano Calboli on the ethics of AI-enhanced nudging. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Recent publications from Tilburg Philosophy: Bart Engelen and former visiting fellow Stefano Calboli on the ethics of AI-enhanced nudging. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Recently published by @alfredarcher.bsky.social on luck and football. Now everyone log off social media and read more about philosophy of sports!

I wrote an article for @theconversation.com on how philosophy can help us understand the deep harms of AI-generated sexual images, e.g by Grok on X, as well as other digital misogyny like assault in virtual reality. #philsky #philtech theconversation.com/how-ai-gener...

Recently published by @alfredarcher.bsky.social on luck and football. Now everyone log off social media and read more about philosophy of sports!

New paper in @sportethicsandphil.bsky.social for symposium on Stephen Mumford's Football: The Philosophy Behind the Game. I examine the life lessons Mumford draws from the luck of football and argue that even more can be found in B.S. Johnson's novel The Unfortunates. #Philsky tinyurl.com/5n86tmhb

Kom naar de Tilburgse dag van de filosofie, op 12 april! We hebben een prachtig programma voor u in petto, met onder meer een keynote door Roxane van Iperen, auteur van het essay van de Maand van de Filosofie 'Ik zie wat ik geloof'. Kaarten hier: denieuwevorst.nl/programma/da...

New research from Tilburg University's Philosophy Department: Paolo Santori in the Journal of Business Ethics "Against Spiritual Leadership in (For-Profit) Organizations". link.springer.com/article/10.1...

New research from Tilburg University's philosophy department: Matteo Colombo and Giovanni Cassini on "Thickness Is More Than Affective Valence: Evaluative Language Through the Lenses of Psycholinguistics" in Cognitive Science: A Multidisciplinary Science. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

New research from Tilburg University's Philosophy Department: Paolo Santori in the Journal of Business Ethics "Against Spiritual Leadership in (For-Profit) Organizations". link.springer.com/article/10.1...

New research from Tilburg University's philosophy department: Matteo Colombo and Giovanni Cassini on "Thickness Is More Than Affective Valence: Evaluative Language Through the Lenses of Psycholinguistics" in Cognitive Science: A Multidisciplinary Science. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

New paper with Georgie Mills: The Ethics of Cancelling. We argue that cancelling covers a range of moral practices. It is not always punishment, it can instead involve correcting reputations, ending parasocial relationships or relationships of informal representation. Read more here: rdcu.be/e4jay

"Real Possibilities" - what Husserl means by those and what he should have said instead*. Forthcoming in ergo, preprint now here: philpapers.org/rec/BSRPFX *Insofar as they're supposed to link contingent truth and evidence

Italian thought is a major field within continental philosophy. But what are the latest developments since its popularity peak in the 2000s? An 'Introduction to Contemporary Italian Thought' is available now! Order now: https://bit.ly/4qwDVJv Preview: https://bit.ly/3LXeaD7

When Elden Ring had been announced but not yet released, its subreddit started collectively pretending the game was already out. I spent far too many hours reading strategies to defeat the (completely made-up) Glaive Master Hodir. For research. This is the result: doi.org/10.1093/aest...

Over the past two years, Benjamin Mullins and I have edited the collected works of Shelly Kagan. The first volume, containing his work on the structure and methods of normative ethics, is now available for pre-order here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

🏛️Tomorrow, we will host a talk by and conversation with Adelheid Smit who is co-curator of the exhibit Haus of Fiber, currently on view at the TextielMuseum in Tilburg. Students and people from outside the university are very welcome to attend!

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