"Could AI Be Conscious?" Join me and @keithfrankish.com for live streamed cutting-edge thought on consciousness 2:30 UK time Thursday. There will be audience Q&A! www.youtube.com/live/VDc9DQk...

In a rescript signed by the Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Pope Leo XIV approves the creation of an Interdicasterial Commission on Artificial Intelligence. #philsky #ai #philreligion #philosophy

I never understood the obsession with dudes wearing vests once they turn about 35. #finance #jokes

The uncritical adoption of AI in science is alarming — we urgently need guard rails www.nature.com/articles/d41... #philsky #philosophy #aiethics #ai

Thomas Nagel on Scanlon: I’m not sorry www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4... #philsky #punishment #ethics #responsibility this is related to the talk I gave recently in Calgary on punishment.

The Real Cancel Culture: NYU Has Put an End to Live Student Graduation Speeches #philsky

In a rescript signed by the Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Pope Leo XIV approves the creation of an Interdicasterial Commission on Artificial Intelligence. #philsky #ai #philreligion #philosophy

Thomas Nagel on Scanlon: I’m not sorry www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4... #philsky #punishment #ethics #responsibility this is related to the talk I gave recently in Calgary on punishment.

Grieving What AI Has Taken from Learning #philsky #philosophy #AI

HOW TO WRITE A PHILOSOPHY PAPER #philsky #philosophy #writing

I was honored to be the keynote at the 14th annual University of Calgary Graduate Student Conference. A conference I began in my 1st yr of grad school. It was great meeting and engaging with the grad students and reminiscing with the faculty. I’m humbled and my cup is completely full. ❤️ #philsky

Check our these excellent articles by Benjamin Matheson and Alba Montes Sanchez! Both use parenthood to explore very different questions: while Matheson's original three-book review dives into anxiety, guilt & pride, Montes Sanchez discusses how emotion helps knowing what we really want.

Did a radio interview with David Rutledge at Philosopher's Zone promoting the book! The full conversation is available now for streaming & download below. If you get a chance listen and let me know what you think. It was really fun! www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

AI Is Resurrecting the Value of a Liberal Arts Education www.newswise.com/articles/the...

A Vatican statement after Pope Leo's meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, which said the two had pledged to improve bilateral relations, ​was a recognition of unprecedented tensions, insiders and analysts said. For @reuters.com

Another nail in the coffin of computational functionalism. Excellent paper by @neuromorphicboki.bsky.social and @jaanaru.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Now reading 📖 Cruz, Nicole (2026). Illusions of Understanding from Outsourcing Thinking to LLMs. Computational Brain & Behavior doi.org/10.1007/s421... 1/🧵

We see a lot of Democrats saying they will respond in kind to Republican gerrymandering. But it doesn’t fix the fundamental problem of killing the VRA: Many Black southerners will essentially have no say in the political process going forward.

HOW TO WRITE A PHILOSOPHY PAPER #philsky #philosophy #writing

I was honored to be the keynote at the 14th annual University of Calgary Graduate Student Conference. A conference I began in my 1st yr of grad school. It was great meeting and engaging with the grad students and reminiscing with the faculty. I’m humbled and my cup is completely full. ❤️ #philsky

Grieving What AI Has Taken from Learning #philsky #philosophy #AI

We're hiring a postdoc with research interests in AI explainability, ethics, and trustworthiness who is also interested in public engagement with AI and AI ethics. The postdoc will work with the UC Center for Humanities and Technology (CHaT)...

This paper strikes me as a useful reality-check for some of the epistemic injustice literature: philpapers.org/rec/MCWTIT

When are interventions evidence for their non-effects? Reuben Stern on correlation, causation, and choice #philsci #philsky #metascience #causation youtu.be/p_DxQtt3gUk?...

This is an excellent paper. philpapers.org/rec/LERTAF

Here it is (although Brett made a fool of himself by revealing that he thinks Bolt runs the 400) philpapers.org/go.pl?aid=KA...

wait till they figure out how much faster the airplane, a machine invented by Orville and Wilbur Wright in 1903, can traverse the same distance

This issue's Editors' Choice article (free to read): On the Ecological and Internal Rationality of Bayesian Conditionalization – Olav B Vassend Abstract in alt text or read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... #philsci #philsky

Do People Sincerely Believe Conspiracy Theories That They Endorse? #philsky #philosophy

As a philosopher, I’m convinced that Trump isn’t lying − he’s doing something worse #philsky #philosophy

Do People Sincerely Believe Conspiracy Theories That They Endorse? #philsky #philosophy

USSC rules conversion therapy is free speech. ETHICS authors Maximiliana Jewett Rifkin and Elizabeth Schechter comment that “when medicine pathologizes queerness, self-deception becomes the treatment plan” Read their paper, “Gender identity, self-deception, and respect” here: doi.org/10.1086/739654

As a philosopher, I’m convinced that Trump isn’t lying − he’s doing something worse #philsky #philosophy

New paper: 'Natural Kind Fundamentalism', open access in Philosophical Studies: link.springer.com/article/10.1... This paper defends Natural Kind Fundamentalism (NKF), the view that the ontological category of natural kind is fundamental.

This is misleading at best. Firing someone for making a ‘bad decision’ is not getting the philosophy wrong. Motivations for firing matter when evaluating whether the firing was wrong or not. Many times the motivations aren’t grounded in desert and are grounded in safety or financial concerns.

This connects to Philip Pettit's argument for a republican notion of liberty. "It is not enough that you happen to enjoy non-interference in your choice; you must enjoy it securely over whatever happen to be the preferences of others." philarchive.org/archive/PETR...

When a 🤡 makes a “deal”. #iran #straightofhormuz #maga #Trump

"Factivism Defended: A Reply to Howard" J. J. Cunningham Volume 122, Issue 8, August 2025 Pages 433-448 doi.org/10.5840/jphi... #newpaper #philsky #philosophy #philosophysky

new paper out in the journal of the APA: Social Construction of Emotions 3.0. i believe our first draft dates back to 2018 🙃 #philsky #philosophy

Just accepted: The New Chimera for Values in Science – Arnon Levy & Jacob Stegenga Abstract in alt text or read the paper here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... #philsci #philsky

It was previously believed that the Dallas Mavericks' trade of Luka Doncic to the Lakers was the worst deal of the decade, but that distinction won’t hold if Trump's deal is as disadvantageous as described. This has been a complete catastrophe. 🤦🏼‍♂️ #trump #iran #artofthedeal

This is misleading at best. Firing someone for making a ‘bad decision’ is not getting the philosophy wrong. Motivations for firing matter when evaluating whether the firing was wrong or not. Many times the motivations aren’t grounded in desert and are grounded in safety or financial concerns.

Emotion concepts and their function in a large language model #anthropic #philsky #aiethics #AI #cognitivescience #emotion www.anthropic.com/research/emo...

My 2nd interview for “New Books in Philosophy” has been posted. It's with Andrew Lister about his book _Justice and Reciprocity_ (OUP, 2024). newbooksnetwork.com/justice-and-... #philsky #philosophy #poltheory #polphil #moralphil

Emotion concepts and their function in a large language model #anthropic #philsky #aiethics #AI #cognitivescience #emotion www.anthropic.com/research/emo...

The Return of Pseudosciences in Artificial Intelligence #philsky #philosophy #machinelearning #science #philscience