"Both Lenman’s and Bramble’s contributions to the book are excellent: thought-provoking, innovative and engaging. In light of these virtues, I highly recommend the book! Very nice review by Olle Blomberg. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Freedom of speech is not the same as freedom from consequences. That is absolutely true. Something else that is true is that if that is your favourite saying about freedom of speech, it's a very safe bet that freedom of speech is not a thing you really give a toss about.

I love Finland.

I'll be talking about what moral aspiration can and cannot be in Helsinki today. blogs.helsinki.fi/mpp-seminar/

Books by Lenman are like the proverbial number 52 bus. You wait for ever and ever, then two come along at once.

Really enjoyed the Fifth Groningen Metaethics Workshop. Grateful to Bart Streumer and Daan Evers for organising it and doing me the great honour of inviting me to speak

If anyone fancies doing my job for three years... www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMH928/l...

微雨夜行 漠漠秋云起 稍稍夜寒生 但觉衣裳湿 无点亦无声 白居易 Night Stroll in a Fine Rain Still autumn night, high cloud. It is a little cold now. My clothes are getting wet. The falling rain makes no sound. Bai Juyi

凉州詞 葡萄美酒夜光杯， 欲飲琵琶馬上催。 醉臥沙場君莫笑， 古來征戰幾人回？ 王翰 A Song of Liangzhou The wine cups sparkle in the night. Bring more! The luteplayer sits on horseback urging us on. Don’t mock us lying on the sandy ground drunk. How many soldiers ever make it home? Wang Han

春曉 春眠不覺曉， 處處聞啼鳥。 夜來風雨聲， 花落知多少。 孟浩然 Spring Daybreak I was asleep and missed the spring sunrise, This morning full of the singing of birds. The night was loud with wind and rain. The storm Left who can say how many broken flowers. Meng Haoran

Full line-up for Groningen workshop now out. Behrens (Bielefeld), Berinstein (Pittsburgh), Bex-Priestley Leeds), Fránzen (Umea), Gamester (Leeds), Lenman (Sheffield), Schmidt (Humboldt). Good to see the steady advance of Yorkshire towards metaethics world domination. philevents.org/event/show/1...

Guess where I will be in May! Moominsummer Madness! blogs.helsinki.fi/mpp-seminar/...

Come to Groningen in April! philevents.org/event/show/1...

I’m overjoyed to learn I have a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship for the period 2025-2028 to carry out my writing project “Moral Knowledge and Democratic Community: An Essay on Ethics and Expertise”.

OUP have published a feature on my new book at their blog. blog.oup.com/2024/12/mora...

I'm doing another Philosophy at the Showroom film + little talk gig this week. The talk will probably be a bit rubbish but the film is ever so good. So be sure to come! www.showroomworkstation.org.uk/philosophyse...

New book from OUP. academic.oup.com/book/58124