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Final reminder! What better way to spend Halloween than sending us your political epistemology abstracts? 🎃

Important website updates: there's now a dog named "Pecorino" on my homepage, and some new fonts! elisewoodard.org

Why our sense of smell matters www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne...

would take my partner's name just to avoid this happening so insanely often:

I'm so excited about this!!! PS Catch Carolina in London in January for the first PPE talk :))

It's only September, but I'm already champing at the bit for the Practical, Political, & Ethical series to kick off next Spring! Also featuring a new pastel color palette 🎨. More details will be posted here: elisewoodard.org/ppe2026. Hope to see you in Spring 2026!!

CFA: Inquiry Network Worskhop! Looks like a fantastic opportunity. philevents.org/event/show/1...

Tuesday 9th September, @leaypi.bsky.social will be with us to talk about her new book 'Indignity'. Tickets cost £6 or £22 with a copy of the book @blackwells.bsky.social Book your place here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1383672956...

Somebody once said that part of the pleasure in buying a book is the mistaken belief that you're also buying the free time in which to read it... Just sayin'

Next year's Practical, Political, & Ethical talk series schedule about to drop... couldn't wait to share!!

New guest essay at 'Conspicuous Cognition' by the great Paul Sagar: www.conspicuouscognition.com/p/against-po...

What ever happened to corner quotes?

Few things make me more despairing about the credibility and future of academic philosophy than reading certain referee reports.

Call for papers for a conference I'm hosting in London in May 2026 - Women at the Dawn of Analytic Philosophy: philevents.org/event/show/1... #philosophy #philsky

Making a lot of progress on my R&R (choosing what color font to mark the changes in)

In 1873, inspired by Pushkin, Tolstoy wrote to a friend rejoicing that he would finish drafting *Anna Karenina* in 15 days. It took him 4 more years. He would've been a great academic.

Michael (@michaelhannon.bsky.social) and I are putting together a Special Issue on Political Epistemology for Midwest Studies. Deadline for the CFA is October 31, 2025. More details here! philevents.org/event/show/1... Please share with others who might be interested :)

If you’re looking for the sharpest new work in epistemology—engaging both classic and contemporary questions—Carolina's papers are a must-read!!

AI content is like plastic surgery. People think they can spot it because they can identify botched work, but the good cases slip by invisibly.

The Supplementary Volume of the PAS 2025 is finally out!! Enjoy! academic.oup.com/aristotelian... #philsky @aristotsoc.bsky.social

Often, when I google women with a public platform, the first autofill option after their name is “husband.” Nothing equivalent has ever happened when I’ve googled a man.

Some lukewarm-to-medium-hot takes for a panel on "The Limits of Consent" for the excellent *Consent, Truth, & Power* at Oxford this week. substack.com/home/post/p-... Can't wait to hear today's panels on "Believe Women," "Changing Sexual Norms," & "Accountability" sites.google.com/view/truth-c...

Because the world needed another philosophy substack. First post! substack.com/home/post/p-...

🗓️ Join us TODAY for the next talk in the PPE series! Sam Shpall (Sydney) will be speaking on “Limerence." 🕟 4:30 PM - 6 PM 📍Senate House, Room 243 Hope to see you there :) 🔗 www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

📝 New paper forthcoming in Episteme: philpapers.org/rec/WOOTES I argue that when others change their minds, that can give you a reason to change yours, too. I changed my mind a lot in the process of writing this---and if the paper's right, hopefully for the better!

Got a nice delivery today! My chapter tries to show how ideas from Hawley on the social role of the concept of KH and work I've done on 'downstream knowledge' can give a unifying explanation of various apparent disanalogies between KH and KT wrt to e.g. testimony and epistemic injustice.

Great way to kick off what promises to be a great conference!

So proud of @michaelhannon.bsky.social for receiving a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship! ✨ Even though he’d prefer he were still early career… Project: “Lies of the Electorate: The Role of Insincere Discourse in Politics” www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/mid-...

Such a wonderful talk & discussion!! If you have FOMO, don't worry too much: there are 3 talks left in this year's series! elisewoodard.org/ppe-seminar-25

Woke up to this. Huzzah! I am pleased to inform you that your submission "Social Identity, Understanding, and Deference" has been accepted for publication in Philosophical Studies.

BOOK! Congratulations to Michael Hannon and @elisewoodard.bsky.social @kcllaw.bsky.social Buy: tinyurl.com/ywy7t735 -political disagreement -voter ignorance -political irrationality -distrust of experts -the epistemic value of democracy - epistocracy

Frisbee Sheffield is speaking at the Aristotelian Society next Monday! Come along for her talk 'Socrates and Dialogue as the Greatest Good'. Draft paper & abstract on our website! 📍 Woburn Suite, Senate House ⏰ 17:30 🔗 www.aristoteliansociety.org.uk/the-proceedi... #philosophy #philsky

philosophy.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... Wonderful opportunity for early career researchers! Perfect way to learn about the job market, funding sources, postdoc options & (most importantly) to make new friends! 📆: May 9 - 10 📍: University of Sheffield

My new paper with the wonderful Francesca Cesarano is out! Check it out if you're interested in #fertility treatment #gender socialisation and #autonomy - #ivf #feminist #philosophy #philsky doi.org/10.1017/hyp....

The deadline for this is today! philjobs.org/job/show/28866

Can't wait for this today! Hope to see you there :)

Join us Friday for a bonus PPE tak! Sam Berstler (MIT) | "Conversing in the Dark: Off-Off Record Speech Acts and the Cooperative Creation of Uncertainty" 📆: Fri, March 28, 4:30-6 PM 📍: Senate House, Rm 349 Hope to see you there! philosophy.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Today at 4:30 PM at Senate House! Join us for Alison Hills' talk, "Moral Motivation and Moral Understanding." Hope to see you there! philosophy.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

This post is truly a two-for-one deal: a pocket guide to the epistemology of political belief packaged in a targeted book review! My favorite post of Michael’s yet :)

Exciting news—we’ve added two bonus PPE events on Fridays! 📅 March 28 – Sam Berstler 📅 June 27 – Niko Kolodny Up next: Alison Hills on Thursday, March 20, 4:30 - 6PM (more details soon!). Full schedule: elisewoodard.org/ppe-seminar-25

KCL Law is hiring a YTL early career fellow next year! ✨one year, research-only* ✨legal and/or political philosophy (broadly construed) ✨A+ community 📅: Due March 30 philjobs.org/job/show/28866 * though if you want to cover my juris tutorials, you are more than welcome lol

Join us Wednesday for a talk by Paulina Sliwa on "Bad Perspectives" 📆: Wednesday, March 12 🕔: 5-7 PM 📍: KCL Law Register here! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kjuris-pau...

KCL Law is hiring a YTL Early Career Research Fellow! 📚⚖️ It's a 1-year, research-only position at the YTL Centre for Philosophy, Politics, & Law. If you work in legal and/or political philosophy, consider applying! 📅Deadline: March 30 Details here: shorturl.at/fH0Zy.

Fun discussion yesterday about the veil of ignorance, temporal partiality, and knowing your own age upon being unveiled! Join us for the next one in 2 weeks before Easter holiday! elisewoodard.org/ppe-seminar-25

KCL Law is hiring a YTL Early Career Research Fellow! 📚⚖️ If you work in legal and/or political philosophy, consider applying! 📅Deadline: March 30 Details here: shorturl.at/fH0Zy.

Join us for the next PPE talk this Thursday! Todd Karhu (KCL) presents "Temporal Partiality and the Veil of Ignorance." 📅: Thursday, March 6 🕟: 4:30 - 6PM 📍: Senate House, Room 243 Register here! philosophy.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Join us on MONDAY for Claire Field's talk "Is Incoherence Always Incoherent?" You can read Claire's paper on our website: 🔗 www.aristoteliansociety.org.uk/the-proceedi... ⏰ 17:30-19.15 📍Feb 24th Woburn Suite Free and welcome to all! #philosophy #philsky

Really looking forward to interviewing @agcallard.bsky.social about Socrates at Blackwell’s Oxford 29th May. Free event. Book your place #philosophyinthebookshop www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philosophy... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philosophy...