Some things never change! 4,000 year-old ancient Egyptian writing board with a student’s many spelling mistakes corrected in red ink by the teacher! 😂 📷 The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti... #Archaeology

There is no good and evil, only better and worse What Peter Singer gets wrong about morality #philsky #moralphil iai.tv/articles/the...

So happy to have seen my favourite painting once again #Florence #Uffizi #Botticelli

What does it mean to see someone as an object? #philsky

"If we want philosophy to be genuinely global, just, and conducive to the pursuit of truth, we need to be more aware of the invisible labor that many NNES philosophers invest to be heard, and more willing to challenge the structures that may keep them quiet." #philsky dailynous.com/2025/09/24/t...

The coin went through! (Description of the ritual in the alt text)

They've been doing it for a long time, but now it seems that they have had to formally notify users. #philsky #academia

In Livorno, Italy

Lasagne florentina in Florence.

At the airport, ready for a few days of holiday in Italy!

Controversial take "...scientific gatekeeping of alternatives to materialism is the most dangerous type of pseudoscience. To make progress...we need to examine what we don't understand in our current theories." #philsky #philofscience iai.tv/articles/mat...

Still here. Aqueduct of Segovia. Almost 17 km long. Built in the 1st century AD.

Enjoying croquetas and patatas bravas in Segovia, Spain

Salvador Dalí- Flowers

All I saw was cheesecake boat and ocean for at least 5 minutes

Chance, Choice, and Control: Free Will in an Indeterministic Universe (or: "Yes, you could have done otherwise" 😉) philarchive.org/rec/POTCCA-6 (with Henry Potter)

The best books on Aphorisms fivebooks.com/best-books/a...

"...language often keeps us separated from the world and is fundamentally incapable of describing it. Only silence can bridge the gap between the self and world." #philsky iai.tv/articles/wit...

"Is there a shareability requirement on successful communication, disagreement or the transmission of knowledge? More generally, how should we understand the communication and coordination of our thoughts in exchanges with others?" #philsky

#Mossaicmonday Love this owl which is just about to take off it seems. The owl is part of the House of Birds in Itálica, Sevilla, 2nd c. AD. 🦉 🏺 #archaeology #owl #ancientbluesky 🗃️ #arthistory

From @skircle.bsky.social

Only a few weeks now until the Autumnal Equinox BL Add 18856; Guyart des Moulins, Bible historiale; c.1420 CE; France, Central (Paris); f.5v

The best books on The Vienna Circle fivebooks.com/best-books/v... #philsky

"A common feature of all social media platforms is a structural antipathy to the sort of elaborate and extended verbal displays that characterize how authority is conventionally demonstrated by academics, legislators, and members of the liberal professions." #philsky iai.tv/articles/tru...

No persistent self to take responsibility for it.

"The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil." - Hannah Arendt

So the US military blew up a Venezuelan “drug boat” b/c 11 cartel members were supposedly on board. So all aboard were guilty snd deserved to die? Seems like an act of war and as such a war crime. Idk. Something very wrong morally and legally.

Quite a few recently.

Already September. Another year will soon pass, and the potential for continued stagnation remains significant.

Starting in under an hour! Some preparatory reading here petemandik.substack.com/p/you-dont-k...

"Continuously denying your own agency only disempowers you." (From some character in some TV series)

As part of my commitment to corrupting the youth*, it's open access. *anyone younger than me. doi.org/10.1080/0269...

"The Aztecs, by contrast, thought that practical reason was best exercised in groups – and one finds evidence for this everywhere, from the merchant rites, to the choice of school for children, to the decisions of the king himself." #philsky

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New Philosophy Books 📣 #philsky fivebooks.com/best-books/n...

Meanwhile

There are no shortcuts in this life. Destroy all the robots. Now we have a name for an increasingly common phenomenon for people who rely on AI: “deskilling”

Utilitarians are wrong, morality requires treating people unequally | Michael A. Slote #philsky #moralphilosophy iai.tv/articles/uti...

And if the stone is burning, the forecast is wildfire 🫤

The self exists and it is an illusion Is there a self within consciousness? by @rickywilliamson.bsky.social #philsky iai.tv/articles/the...

Against Leibnizian optimism #philsky 👇👇

Imperfect Parfit #philsky #moralphil philosophersmag.com/imperfect-pa...

Thinking about the tedious/irritating illocutionary effect of forced vocal fry.

Wherefore Art You? - Rebecca Campbell

Saw "The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes." Pure visual effects, but distracting. During my time in the film industry and as an assistant professor of philosophy, my diss supervisor noted my unique mix of professions, often referencing Wittgenstein’s cinema visits for a "cleansing" of the mind.

A deep claim is being made here. Contra the block universe and other notions that treat time and history as epiphenomenal features of our subjective experience, Borges claims that history is a real and objective part of the world—that the world can only exist *in* time. 🦫🌱🗃️🧠 #PhilSci #Philsky

Why a Classic Psychology Theory about Vision Has Fallen Apart #philsky #philofperception

Christmas gift

Even when typing, I find myself drawn to incorporate elements that mimic the visual appeal and personal feel of handwriting. What would I do without arrows, lines, bubbles, circles, squares, and even colours?

Wow