Jay Bernstein once wrote that Annette Baier’s Moral Prejudices is as important as Kant’s Groundwork, “with the obvious proviso that Baier's account is true Kant's false.” I really love philosophy, y’all, especially the philosophy of trust. Savage of Bernstein, though!

Today's WaPo piece on Waiting for Godot is tremendous. An impressive array of actors, directors, and producers from productions over the last 30 years talk about what the play means to them. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

Steve Earle is officially the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry! Watch Steve’s induction at the link below. youtu.be/w7cltuw2vwM?...

This is going to be epic. #billandteddobroadway

This is super exciting. Anders's _Obsolescence of the Human_ is out in an English translation. (Finally.) I've only gotten to know it through secondary lit, looking forward to diving in. #philtech

One of my proudest professional accomplishments as a CFO was getting rid of a 403(b) that cost our teachers $$$ and putting in a 401(k) with tons of low-fee options. I cosign, this is very important to educate yourself about if it applies to you.

I just finished Heidegger's Basic Questions of Philosophy. It was not basic. Actually it was really hard. Lots of deep questions about the essence of truth. 3/5, would read again but it was false advertising IMHO.

What we spend time, energy, and money on is what we value. We need to bear that in mind when people tell us to automate things with AI.

This series is my absolute favorite book of all time -- if you can consider 12 novels usually printed in four volumes one book.

I can't get much louder, so I'm going to need to hope that actions — over the long haul — speak louder than words

I’m fascinated by the idea that the ghost of Ranke haunts AI-driven history: the very idea that there are definitive, objective answers to historical questions is the first-order problem. Model hallucinations and the like are second-order. Great @hpspodcast.bsky.social episode!

How is a stone different from a bat? (And a human?) @raeandruth.bsky.social is starting a Substack. Her first entry on Heidegger's Fundamental Concepts of Metaphysics is worth a look and connects FCM to Nagel's classic "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?" #philsky

Holy cow. It's the end of an era, but in a good way. Did not have this on my bingo card for 2025. #coys

One for @multiplicityct.bsky.social 🤣

First day of school request from the 6 yo, good timing. #folklore #nowspinning

The weirdest thing about being a runner is that you text your friends endless play-by-play commentary on slight bodily aches. “I think my foot is ok from my misstep yesterday” = relevant news to my weekend running buddy.

"The present is always later than the future; it is the last." Heidegger's philosophy of history in Basic Questions of Philosophy are really thought-provoking. This lecture course deserves much more attention. #philsky

Fantastic race today, as the Striders always do a phenomenal job!

Continuing a two-week run of really enjoying the city of Manchester. #COYS!

Pretty exciting -- OpenAI profiled my wife's company, which does AI-driven tax research. Good example of how LLMs can return accurate, expert answers that are reliable. It does require a whole lot of work and care, but it's 100% possible.

What I've read of Juliette's book is fascinating. (My French is OK, but I read super super slowly.) Looking forward to the English article version!

I’m so heartbroken about this. If anybody would like to help Jennifer navigate what comes next, a gofundme has been set up here: www.gofundme.com/f/send-ryan-...

Actors, videogame players and VR users often experience *imaginative contagion* - imaginatively adopted attitudes persist into daily life. My paper explains why this occurs and answers the concern that it may result in our acquiring immoral attitudes. doi.org/10.1111/phpr.70056 #philsky Thread:

Really interesting interview with the CEO of Obsidian. Linking notes together and structuring my thinking with those links has been the single most powerful academic tool I've learned. MUCH more useful than AI. It means I think at least three times per text: 1) reading, 2) note-writing, 3) linking.

Great thread from Matt on chatbots and the tradition of academic assessment. Higher ed has been thoroughly instrumentalized (weaponized) well before the rise of genAI. An arms race against that seems fruitless. But students' lives were still being transformed while they earned credentials. 1/2

My 12 yo’s Heideggerian point about the animals we’ve encountered on vacation: “Animals are aggressively animals. Especially seagulls and pigeons.” #philsky

Another very intetestkng intetvirw with @schuringa.bsky.social about his new book A Social History of Analytic Philosophy podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/h...

This is a stunner!

I love this notion from J. M. Synge that common phrases are as valuable — and perhaps more ready to hand — as the fashions of a given day.

Impressed with the Craggy Island-ness of the Aran Islands, including the Plassey Shipwreck from the opening credits and this gem from Google Maps: “The Big Lake — It’s a lake.”

Two of the novels I read this summer, Süskind’s 'Perfume' and Yuzuki’s 'Butter' both tell stories of murder and revolve around intense sensory experiences. That got me thinking about how little philosophy seems to care about smell and taste app.thenewworld.co.uk/story/140442...

What is happening. #brandedwater

Manchester and @drpatoc.bsky.social treated us right yesterday. It’s almost enough to make me understand City fans. (Almost!) Now following the scent of books to Charlie Byrne’s in Galway. The family that reads together is destined to create troublemakers.

Can’t describe the flavor, but this Irish delicacy (McDaid’s Football Special) is my new favorite soda.

De Gaulle is one of the strangest characters I’ve encountered in history. From Horne’s A Savage War of Peace, rereading 20 years after I first encountered it.

Pretty bonkers sunset, an equally nice sunrise, and we are now on the ground in Dublin!

Shhhh... I'm only six months in, and I've already read a *lot* of books and papers. Has to count for something.

Heidegger against the "facile bureaucracy of sound common sense" in philosophy. Philosophy is like climbing a mountain. If you approach the mountain with wonder and keep climbing, slipping, falling, and wondering, you're in better shape than those who reach the summit and yawn. #philsky

This "one-woman campaign" (which was not in fact solo) is one of the things I most admire about Elizabeth Anscombe. The contemporaneous Times write-up is something else, quite the artifact.

Assuming this is the title of a book that is not itself a translation of the Odyssey, this could be rad.

If a philosophy paper is accepted by a journal with minor revisions, would the editors usually expect track changes in the Word doc, a brief recap of the changes made to address the reviewer requests in the return email, or something else? #philsky

quick diagram of Bluesky’s architecture and why it’s nicer here

I have to oppose this law with a violent motion (of writing a crappy zero draft) this coming week. #phdsky

Update: coming to the end, I might at least agree that the intellectualized “ought” of modern ethics is a “mere mesmeric force” and “fishy”. Analytic philosophy is good, actually.

Oh go off, Anscombe. I can’t endorse her rejection of all modern moral philosophy as absurd and useless, but I can’t deny that she does it precisely and with style. I won’t forget the idea of reflective endorsement as a 1-0 vote.

Absolutely gutted by this, though I wish him the very best. #coys

The quoted post is like a sociologist bat signal

My kid just shouted, “Totoro!”

Vacation discourse at dinner. Trip is T-minus one week. 12 yo: We *should* be going back to Finland. I don’t understand your decision making. 6 yo: My friend is going to Island, and I’m going to Ireland! Me: I need a beer.

Working for the Maya Angelou Schools in DC is one of the things I'm proudest of. The Informer has a great article on how the network has transformed instruction at the DC Jail post-COVID (primarily by actually doing it). Building schools in these settings on ashes of neglect is part of their DNA.