Does language have, for lack of a better phrase, a carrying capacity? An upper limit of how many words it can support in its vocabulary given various factors? If no, why aren't languages larger? If yes, why does English have a bajillion words compared to similar languages?

🔓 Fazakas, I., Bois, M., & Gozé, T. (2026). Giving thickness to the minimal self: Coenesthetic depth and the materiality of consciousness. Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences, 25, 409–429. doi.org/10.1007/s110...

In 'On the Ethics of the New Conspiracism', Juha Räikkä and Barbora Baďurová explain that a new conspiracism, known for either doubt-sowing or agitation, raises various new ethical problems and its practitioners face new kinds of blames. All CJP papers are open access. #philsky

In 'Words Without Intentions', J.T.M. Miller analyses a standard assumption in metaphysics of language that for a tokening of a word, intentions are jointly or independently necessary or sufficient. Miller offers a counterexample. All CJP papers are open access. #philsky

I never expected that I would begin a paragraph in an academic paper with 'In a thread on Steam', but here we are… 😅 #philsky

They should’ve called it ‘metaphysico-theologo-cosmolonigology’ instead of just ‘metaphysics’ 😔 #philsky

In 'Kant on Educating for Disgust...', Serena Feloj discusses the role of digust in Kant's conception of moral education. She argues that digust is valuable pedagogical and cultural tool in the process of human civilization and refinement. All CJP papers are open access. #philsky

As a student when on the job market I was all style no substance. Obvs I got a job. I see a lot of candidates out there try the opposite approach, all substance no style. Obvs it's a disaster. When will people learn: reality doesn't matter, appearances do? Just sad that philosophers don't know this.

Do you think that panpsychism manages to escape the idealism charge or not? Can physical structure truly be mind-independent if it is grounded in consciousness? Would admitting that panpsychism is a form of idealism strengthen or undermine the view? #philsky

To the critics of her book 'The Critique of Judgment and the Unity of Kant’s Critical System' - Andrija Šoć, Monika Jovanović, Ted Kinnaman, and Luigi Filieri (all contained in this CJP special issue) - Lara Ostaric offers an exhaustive response. All CJP papers are open access. #philsky

A truly excellent video on personal identity and the teleporter scenario! Thanks to XxYwise from Substack for the recommendation! 🙂 #philsky

🚨 Our Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Computer Simulations in Science is now live. It was a lot of work but I’m proud of this substantial update. I hope it helps those in #philsci interested in the philosophical implications of computational methods. plato.stanford.edu/entries/simu...

Heard a new term yesterday. Apatheist. Someone who can’t be bothered to form any views pro or anti religion.

Would you personally dare step into the teleporter to Titan? Do you think that you would survive the process? Which theory of personal identity do you find most convincing? #philsky

Hope everyone has a lovely Valentine’s Day! 🙂❤️

Consciousness is an echo of an always-already present dasein, meta-narratively representing itself as differánce that haunts being as a spectre of the reified past. I thought this was obvious. #philsky

Gratifying to see that the academic #philosophy community is an identifiable blob! #PhilSky

Physicalism says everything is ultimately physical, yet physics only tells us how things relate, not what they are in themselves. Can Russellian physicalism fill that gap with intrinsic physical properties without smuggling in consciousness? #philsky

Want to read some books? We have free book reviews for you! Follow this thread... #newbooks #philosophy #vol39issue1 #vol39issue2 1/10

A reminder for recent arrivals to Bluesky… #PhilSky #philosophy

In ‘Unity, Freedom, and History…’, Andrija Šoć, building on Lara Ostaric’s thesis, argues Kant’s primacy of the practical makes freedom a transcendental condition even for theoretical cognition, so the moral ‘image’ has real historical-political significance. All CJP papers are open access. #philsky

If panpsychism starts off as a ‘sober’ theory of consciousness (meant to avoid reductive physicalism and substance dualism), does it lose its appeal when it starts expanding into a systematic worldview about purpose, spirituality, morality, or is that exactly where it was always heading? #philsky

I interviewed Anil about AI consciousness for my Sub Stack prior to the talk. Subscribe now so you don't miss it! philipgoff.substack.com

I had a great time at the ‘Panpsychism, Non-Physicalism, and the Causal Powers of Consciousness’ workshop with @heddamorch.bsky.social at Ruhr Uni Bochum. So many compelling new views that push the debate forward. I’m very grateful to have had this opportunity! Photo by @finnthwaite.bsky.social! 📸

Why Kant’s 250-Year-Old Ideas Are Exactly What We Need Right Now In his new book Kant: A Revolution in Thinking, Prof. Marcus Willaschek shows how the great philosopher’s ethical insights are more relevant than ever. www.hup.harvard.edu/features/ide... #Kant #today #PhilosophySky #philsky

btw, read and enjoyed your "Monadic Panpsychism" paper. I've been convinced by the paper below that the simplicity intuition is plausibly a driving force in philosophy of mind so nice to see a view that respects it.

Apparently, there’s a ‘single-neuron’ theory of consciousness. Perhaps monadic panpsychism is its metaphysical equivalent? 🤔 #philsky

You can now read about monadic panpsychism on the Landscape of Consciousness, a website presenting over 350 diverse theories of consciousness in an organised way, created and curated by Robert Lawrence Kuhn! #philsky

I hate when philosophers randomly add terms in other languages to explain (es erklären) basic terms that seem obvious (c’est évident) to everyone (πάντες τοῦτο οἴδασιν). #philsky

In 'Beautiful Mind, Unconquerable Soul: Productive Imagination and the Unity of Kant’s System', Monika Jovanović, leaning on Lara Ostaric's views about Kant's aesthetics, claims that Kant was an aesthetic cognitivist in a strong sense of the word. All CJP papers are open-access. #philsky

If consciousness is either present or absent with no in-between cases, then how could physical concepts which always admit of borderline cases, ever account for it? Is panpsychism the only solution? #philsky

What’s the difference between the powerful qualities view, and the view that there are both categorical and dispositional properties, but there’s a necessity relation among them? 🤔 #philsky

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

Here's some info on my reserch, given this influx of more followers than I can possibly be interesting enough for: Atm I am writing on epistemic injustice interrupting social input to self-knowledge, and how false testimony can 'resonate' in the ways metaphors do, so shouldn't always be dismissed.

Science does not yet rise (aufhebung) to the heights of philosophy.

I've been working for ages on a comprehensive revamp of the Stanford Encyclopedia Entry on "Animal Consciousness", with new sections on non-Western perspectives, methodological challenges and evolutionary big pictures, and it's out today: plato.stanford.edu/entries/cons.... Hope you find it useful!

Is panpsychism a philosophical dead-end or a legitimate response to the hard problem of consciousness? I respond to Walter Veit's critique and defend panpsychism as a serious metaphysical option, not ornamental fluff. #philsky @walterveit.bsky.social

Did you ever get an accept without revisions? I have a feeling we all nitpick a bit. Surely one must request at least a minor revision to demonstrate vigilance, moral seriousness, or basic membership in the guild. #philosophy #philsky #philosophysky #phil #academia

As the managing editor of the Croatian Journal of Philosophy, I cordially invite you all to check out our archive! All papers are open-access, freely available to download, and you can easily search for what you need by typing in a keyword 🙂 #philsky

Featuring a special guest appearance from yours truly! At about 0:57:00, if you want to skip all the irrelevant non-DM content. (jk -- of course the rest of the discussion is even better).

Current mood:

The State’s behavior is violence, and it calls its violence “law”; that of the individual, “crime.” - Max Stirner

Where are all the philosophy debates and ‘scandals’ on Bluesky? They were such an important part of philosophy Twitter, back in the day, this place seems so quiet 😕 #philsky

Dear Kant Scholar friends: do you know of any texts in which Kant reflected on the Russian occupation of Königsberg during the Seven Year’s War? Starting a course on Kant next week and trying to make it more relevant to the current events in (occupied) Minneapolis. #philosophy #kant

I have drafted a motivation for my university to leave X/Twitter, arguing that posting to it risks feeding our PR images into the porn and harassment machine (so leading to staff, students or others being harassed) and that being there violates our official stance against gender-based violence. /1

Anyone have any suggestions of topics for a 30-minute teaching demo in phil mind? I’m hoping to find a topic that could be accessible without being able to assign them any reading (or possibly a fairly short reading) and that would be conducive to discussion, small group work, etc.

Can #panpsychism - the view that consciousness is in everything - lead to #pantheism - the view that God is in everything? Here are some of my thoughts on this debate! ✨ #philsky

Reading my favourite newsletter in a smoky Croatian café! 😁 Make yours here: substackprint.com

It’s great to see illusionism getting recognition. Not because I agree with it, but because I could be wrong. It’s a really unique attempt at explaining consciousness! #philsky

If you’re a panpsychist, you’re already accepting a view many find counterintuitive. So, why not just accept monadic panpsychism then? It’s even more counterintuitive, but at least it solves the combination problem! #philsky