My co-authored article with Jonathan Egid on the controversy over the authorship of the Ḥatäta Zärʾa Yaʿǝqob – a brilliant philosophical autobiography set in seventeenth-century Ethiopia – is finally out (advanced access) in the Journal of the History of Ideas (@jhideas.bsky.social)! 🧵 #philsky

David B. Wong reviews Chris Fraser’s “Zhuāngzǐ: Ways of Wandering the Way” for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/738313 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

#PhilosophyJobs (within an ERC project on women philosophers in the Enlightenment)

"After Conry’s death, disciples of Cornelius Jansen reprinted De statu parvulorum as an appendix to Jansen’s Augustinus." Florence Conroy (Flaithrí Ó Maoilchonaire) founded the Irish College at Louvain in 1607. Like Jansen, he was heavily influenced by Augustine, but was considered orthodox.

Today's new #HoPWaG episode: www.historyofphilosophy.net/arnauld-jansenism Antoine Arnauld combines Cartesian philosophy with Jansenism, one of the most controversial religious movements of the 17th century. #philosophy #philsky #podcast #christianity #descartes #arnauld

Coming up tomorrow on the new podcast episode of #HoPWaG, we look at Arnauld and Jansenism, and why this intense religious movement is associated with Cartesianism.

Coming up in Munich: we launch the Munich Center for Transformative Technologies and Societal Change this Friday, February 6, at 5 pm! Ending the week with hope & energy for the coming years. Come along if you can - registration & programme: transform-cluster.de/transform-la... #philsci #sts #hps

18 month postdoc at the lovely IHR in London, $41,740. Deadline 7 March. 'The Fellow will play a key role within the IHR team responsible for hosting the 2027 North American Conference in British Studies (NACBS)' in London 2027. Repost to spread the word. #Skystorians

Today on #HoPWaG, we look at the variety of presentations (and names) of Confucius in the "Zhuangzi." What do these portrayal's tell us about Daoist attitudes towards Confucianism? www.historyofphilosophy.net/zhuangzi-con... #podcast #philosophy #philsky #confucisus #daoism #zhuangzi

New podcast episode Sabrina Ebbersmeyer talks about women, philosophy, and ingenium in the 17th–18th centuries—focusing on Anna Maria van Schurman and Elisabeth of Bohemia—and why women philosophers matter in today’s curriculum. Listen here: www.newnarrativesinphilosophy.net/podcast.html #philsky

Coming up on Sunday on #HoPWaG, we have a look at the various mentions of Confucius/Kongzi in the Zhuangzi. Did Daoists think this great sage was all that great? #podcast #philosophy #daoism #zhuangzi

Philosophers, I kindly ask that you share this CFP for the University of Calgary’s annual Graduate Student Conference to your networks. The link to the full announcement on PhilEvents can be found in the comments. Thanks in advance! #philsky #philosophy #philosophycfp #CFP #gradconference

You won't find this sort of top shelf philosophy banter on Twitter

Very interesting and enlightening discussion around Pascal's Wager! Highly recommend listening to it for a good discussion around pragmatic choice theory, dealing with probabilities and infinity, and the relation between belief and faith

Listened; enjoyed; learnt. I’d always thought “well, you can’t make yourself believe something if actually you don’t believe it”. So I was particularly interested in the second half when you discussed the distinction between belief and faith, and questions about the application of Pascal’s wager.

On today's new episode I get into the philosophical issues surrounding Pascal's Wager, together with a leading expert on the topic, Liz Jackson! www.historyofphilosophy.net/pascals-wage... #philosophy #philsky #podcast

I'm looking for suggestions of what to cover in a special series of interviews when I reach my 500th podcast episode: things I should have covered in past series, but missed out! More explanation here: www.historyofphilosophy.net/suggestions-... Thanks in advance! #philsky #philosophy

Man lernt hier in gut 20 Minuten enorm viel über weibliche intellektuelle Netzwerke im 17. Jhdt., die Chance von Descartes Dualismus (& Anti-Schulphilosophismus) für Geschlechter-Gleichheit zu argumentieren, und wie beides Zusammenhängt. #philsky podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/h...

Oh for the days when AI just meant "active intellect"

One for @histphilosophy.bsky.social (ALT: "Once again, ladies and gentlemen: if there is a giraffe on the flight please make yourself known to a member of our service team." Above the heads of the passengers, is the head of a giraffe, wearing a sleeping mask.)

"Even if you don’t speak the language in question, always take at least a look at the original text in the form of a critical edition. This gives you information on how the text was actually established, whether there are variants or emendations and such like. A text is never a given." #Philosophy

Join us for another great Sussex Philosophy Society panel in Brighton! Open to academics and public alike. Registration required (free event). @sussex.ac.uk @triphilosophy.bsky.social @davidpapineau.bsky.social @arianneshahvisi.bsky.social #philosophy

Important update about the JHP Summer Seminar: advanced graduate students are also eligible to apply, as are recent PhDs working in early modern philosophy! Please spread the word. Application deadline: February 1st; more information: jhp.wisc.edu/summersemina... #philsky #earlymodern #academicsky

On today's new episode we look at some of the most memorable passages from the Zhuangzi, the so-called "skill stories," in which butchers, wheelmakers, etc are shown to have a special kind of knowledge. www.historyofphilosophy.net/zhuangzi-ski... #HoPWaG #philosophy #philsky #podcast #daoism

The LMU Munich chair of metaphysics is advertising a PhD position. For details, see below: #phdopportunity #philosophy #metaphysics

Had our Faculty Research Day today at the LMU Philosophy Dept (@lmuphilosophy.bsky.social) with great papers from colleagues - among others, our new Kant specialist Andrew Stephenson who just joined this semester. We also had an interesting session discussing use of AI in philosophy research.

Raimundus Lullus 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗹𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁𝘀 Jordi Gayà Estelrich (ed), Robert D. Hughes (transl.) More Info: bit.ly/3LGstvw #Theology #Philosophy #Scholasticism #Medievalsky #Latin #Literature #Medievalists #Philosophysky #Theologysky

Author copies extravaganza: today I received copies of two new books I have co-edited: *Contemporary Debates in the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence* (w/ Atoosa Kasirzadeh & John Zerilli) and *Social Robots and Cultural Sustainability* (w/ Raul Hakli, Marco Nørskov, & Sladjana Nørskov). #aiethics

"In the philosophy lab" - new interview with Professor Hannes Leitgeb (Chair of Logic and Philosophy of Language), here: www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/... #philosophy #mathematics #mathematicalphilosophy

Here now are all ten of my "rules" for writing about the history of philosophy combined as a single blog post. Hope they will be useful to students and teachers, even if only to prompt disagreement! www.historyofphilosophy.net/rules-writin... #philsky #philosophy #writing #history

First #HoPWaG of the year on early modern philosophy. It's a fun one: what contemporary philosophers have made of Pascal's wager! Would it make sense to bet on the existence of God just because the payoffs are better? www.historyofphilosophy.net/pascals-wager #philsky #philosophy #podcasts

This morning I recorded three (!) episodes on Malebranche, which will be out in March and April along with an interview featuring Steve Nadler. Actually of course God caused the recordings, not me; and I hope in due course He'll cause you to listen to them! #philsky #philosophy #malebranche

My last tip for writing about the history of philosophy, which is aptly enough about the role of the conclusion. www.historyofphilosophy.net/rules-writin... I'll put all ten "rules" together into one blog post in the coming days. #philsky #philosophy

The penultimate entry in my ten rules for writing about the history of of philosophy: the importance of revising. historyofphilosophy.net/rules-writin... #philsky #philosophy

Why was he condemned? @histphilosophy.bsky.social explains what Eriugena said. Grace Notes: Eriugena and the Predestination Controversy. historyofphilosophy.net/eriugena-pre...

Rule 8 for writing about history of philosophy: STAY ON TARGET. www.historyofphilosophy.net/rules-writin... #philsky #philosophy

'... writing about philosophy is an art, not a science ...' Insightful set of essays for those writing on philosophy, and perhaps more broadly in the humanities. So far, there has been one post per day, starting on 1 Jan 2026. Your reading begins here: www.historyofphilosophy.net/rules-writin...

Rules for writing about the history of philosophy #7: MIND THE GAPS. On the importance of transitions. www.historyofphilosophy.net/rules-writin...

My sixth piece of advice on writing about history of philosophy: use a "Russian doll" structure. www.historyofphilosophy.net/rules-writin... #philsky #philosophy

Another exodus from the other site, from the sounds of it? If you're looking for the #EarlyModern gang, we've got three starter packs that compile a bunch of them. I can keep adding to the third, just poke. Here's the OG: go.bsky.app/VQeQbbF 1/3

Rule 5 on writing about the history of philosophy: on the tricky issue of how best to use quotations from your primary sources in your writing. www.historyofphilosophy.net/rules-writin... #philsky #philosophy #writingtips

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

New #HoPWaG for you today, on animals in the Daoist classic, the Zhuangzi! With discussion of one of my all time favorite passages, the "happy fish" story. www.historyofphilosophy.net/zhuangzi-ani... #philosophy #philsky #daoism #podcasts

Well, it depends a bit on the sentence of course! But I think if you take into account the full argument leading up to the sentence, its place within the work as a whole, the terminology used, possible allusions, then it is most definitely possible.

The third installment of my series of blog posts giving advice on writing about the history of philosophy: GO NARROW. www.historyofphilosophy.net/rules-writin... #philsky #philosophy #writingtips

Second installment of my series of blog posts giving advice on writing about history of philosophy: in this one I discuss the need to reflect not just on your own position but also on the possible opposing argument. www.historyofphilosophy.net/rules-writin...

Africana philosophy. The latest Philosophy Bites. Only 7.5 minutes if you play at double speed!

My podcast co-author Chike Jeffers (@chikej.bsky.social) is on the latest Philosophy Bites podcast, talking with @davidedmonds100.bsky.social about the subject it took HopWag 140+ episodes to cover. This time it takes just 15 minutes! philosophybites.com/podcast/chik... #philosophy #philsky

My math fan father always sends out an email at New Year's factorizing the new year. (2025 was very interesting because it's 3ˆ4 × 5ˆ2). He says: obviously 2026 is 2x1013 and it turns out 1013 is prime! So that was quick. Despite everything I'm glad to be living in 2026 CE and not 1013 CE.