Shame about the whole Augustinian theory of language song and dance though

Early on in Guillermo del Toro's #Pinocchio, we are shown that the Talking Cricket has a portrait of #Schopenhauer on his wall. This curtain-raises the film’s focus on inevitable suffering, as well as the tension between will and representation that dominates Pinocchio’s world.

I'm greatly looking forward to talking with Anthony Gottlieb about his new biography of #Wittgenstein. 18.30 on March 12th at @yalebooks.bsky.social. This will be a hybrid in-person/online event. Spaces are limited, so book your free ticket now! britishwittgensteinsociety.org/a-conversati...

Some very exciting new hardbacks and paperbacκs out later this year in @anthempress.bsky.social Studies in #Wittgenstein! Get 25% off all titles old and new by pre-ordering with code WPS25: www.anthempress.com/anthem-studi...

Let's face it, somehow the UK has managed to both deform and damage research (and the Higher Ed it's linked to) even while spending more on it. Quite the trick, don't know how we've managed it. ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...

On the most plausible readings of the Ship of Theseus, Reform will soon just be a messy pile of decayed Tory rubble with a new 'captain'

Does x=y? We'd like to clarify that our recent speaker, Prof Michael Rosen of @harvard.edu is a different person from poet and national treasure @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social. Despite their many commonalities, we've checked and Prof Michael does not have the property "Bear Hunt author".

Can’t NATO just send him one of these and be done with it?

“They’re firing people because of AI, and then three weeks later they hire a team in India because the labor is so much cheaper.”

'The present may, indeed, seem full to us, but if we have filled it with play, etc., the appearance of fullness will be confined to the present. Memory will find it empty'. Kant on occupation

To celebrate World Logic Day, we are offering free copy-editing for any paper that successfully solves the liar paradox.

Me irl when I’m told the argument in my draft MS is weak

I’m so proud of him!

Cancel culture run amok

The Finnish Institute at Athens and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens welcome paper proposals for the conference Wittgenstein and Ancient Philosophy, in Athens on 29.6.-1.7.2026. ❗️ The deadline for proposals is 31.1. More information finninstitute.gr/en/kalenteri...

I'll take my chances

New vacancies: 2 Career Development Research Fellows to support teaching on the MSt in Practical Ethics. This post would be suitable for those with a PhD in #AIEthics, #neuroethics, #Philosophy of #Psychiatry or #DataEthics. Apply: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPV975/c... #jobvacancy #hiring #workwithus

Entries for our Uehiro Essay prize in Practical Ethics are due by 19th Jan! Open to all UK PG and UG students. T&Cs here: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/uehiro-oxfor... Shortlisted papers will be invited to a final event in Oxford & considered for the @practicalethics.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/3ana4...

Plato must be turning in his grave (that they haven't banned the theatre major).

MAGA restoration of "Freedom of Speech" progressing according to plan I see dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...

Going to mourn by watching all 439 minutes of Sátántangó in one sitting

What will it take for people to realise that AI is just bullshit on (ecologically disastrous) stilts? www.forbes.com/sites/larsda...

Also new today, my fourth piece of advice on writing about history of philosophy: about focusing on the primary text instead of secondary literature (and how to use secondary literature when you do use it). www.historyofphilosophy.net/rules-writin... #philosophy #philsky #writingtips

My most controversial seasonal takes: 1) Die Hard is not a Christmas movie 2) Home Alone 2 is better than the original 3) Jaffa cakes are biscuits

Season's greetings, everyone! We are staying open throughout the holidays for your proofreading needs. www.lexacademic.com

Season’s greetings, peasants

Thrilled to see this @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social volume out — and to have contributed a chapter co-written with Danièle Moyal-Sharrock! @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

Our first cat, Meno, captured here on the day he discovered Marx and Engels and subsequently tried to overthrow us

📖 🎄 Looking for something to read (or gift) over the Christmas break? 🎁 If so, do consider one of the titles from this year's Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy shortlist. Find the list here: buff.ly/pNLoh9y

This 1973 wine bottle in the Cambridge Museum of Archeology and Anthropology (@maacambridge.bsky.social) is making me feel old and strange

Video highlights from the @triphilosophy.bsky.social awards ceremony for the 2025 Nayef Al-Rodhan International Book Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy youtu.be/kEXJ0QrqEl4

guy who is famous for being dramatically disproven publishes opinion everyone else already thinks is embarrassingly quaint. terrific stuff

I'm thrilled that Lou Chapman and I have joined the @waidecenter.bsky.social for Applied Ethics at Fairfield University's Charles F. Dolan School of Business as Distinguished Visiting Faculty. We greatly look forward to collaborating with the Center’s Director, Professor @greggdcaruso.bsky.social!

This is happening in 20 minutes at @uehiro.ox.ac.uk. It's free and open to all, you just need to quickly pre-register to receive the link. www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth...

@nadirafaber.bsky.social let me know when you next visit!

Welcome @csandis.bsky.social! We are looking forward to working with you!

Very pleased to be joining the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics (@uehiro.ox.ac.uk) as a Research Associate.

OK predictive emojis

'I was at school with Nigel Farage. This is what I saw' @davidedmonds100.bsky.social for @newstatesman1913.bsky.social www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

Overheard on train: ‘I go online to find Xmas presents but keep going down rabbit holes and buying stuff for me. My corridor is full of parcels and my partner is asking “what are all these?” I say “they’re Xmas presents you leave them alone”. But they’re not. They’re all for me.’

This is a very bad idea

It is with deep apologies to family and neighbours that I announce that this is #nowplaying

Video of my Barnes Philosophy Club talk, previewing some ideas from my forthcoming book for @yalebooks.bsky.social, How to Understand Others From Locke to Wittgenstein: How to Understand Others without Mindreading | Constantine Sandis www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO8U... #Wittgenstein #Locke

New arrival!

It is wonderful to see Lex Academic collaborating with the great philosophers of my alma mater. We have been really enjoying supporting the Uehiro Oxford Institute in improving its editorial efficiency and look forward to seeing their forthcoming works in print.

Call for Papers: Wittgenstein and Ancient Philosophy Athens, Greece 29 June – 1 July 2026 finninstitute.gr/en/kalenteri... Hope to see some of you there! @brittwittsoc.bsky.social

Mamet: "Spielberg asked Tom to write the screenplay for Jaws, and Tom said he couldn’t as he was writing a play for the BBC. Spielberg said, 'I'm offering you a fortune to collaborate with me on a Hollywood blockbuster, and you turn me down to write a play for BBC TV?" "No," Tom said, "BBC Radio."

This is the only thanksgiving I want to see www.independent.co.uk/life-style/t...

Thanks for a great evening Barnes Philosophy Club!

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