I never made it through Cryptonomicon, having another go at Neal Stephenson now. Liking it so far.

Aporia may be the natural state of the philosopher, but that doesn't make it fun.

The symposium on my book, *Thinking of Necessity*, is assembled together in an issue. Thanks again to Sam, Sonia and Naomi! www.tandfonline.com/toc/sinq20/6...

This👇🏽 deserves to be posted 100 times but I’d be labeled spam.

Waving my hulking 18 and 15 year old boys off to school with a 'bye, bye my bunnies'

Today! #philsky

A couple weeks we were walking the dog and a passing lady said "What an elegant dog!" and I think of it whenever my dog does this (aka, often)

JOB: Philosophy at Warwick are advertising two one-year Teaching Fellowships. Come and work with us! warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/appcentre...

Every time this tailor posts a photo of their workspace, it looks like their dog is a tailor and he's showing off the garments he made. IG z.o.e.y.a.t.e.s

Why is there macha everywhere at the moment?

Maybe we could have Olly Robbins as PM instead?

We're hiring! The Aristotelian Society is recruiting a new Managing Editor. This is a demanding part-time role suitable for a current graduate student to undertake alongside their studies. Deadline: Monday 18th May 2026. Read more here: mailchi.mp/9ec3fa312725...

I'm working on a chapter and a paper, and find my gaze directed longingly to a completely different topic I feel I could whip out an excellent paper on in no time. Me looking across to the other side:

We're excited to welcome @shannonvallor.bsky.social Shannon Vallor as a panellist at our forthcoming event, Is AI a Threat? 🌟 🎟️ For more info, and to hear Prof Vallor speak at our event, see www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/is-ai-a-th... #ArtificialIntelligence #AIEthics #Philosophy #AI #FutureOfTech

Mostly reading moral responsibility stuff at the moment. But just read this excellent paper by Harriet Fagerberg. She argues dysfunction is not enough for disease and that only becomes disease when it has a domino effect, causing dysfunction through the system. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

A tricky paper on tricky situations. How does situationism affect reasons responsiveness? www.jstor.org/stable/45204...

It's bluebell season

Reading up on animal trials in the middle ages and up to 18th century. Fascinating stuff. I'm particularly intrigued by banning and exiling of pests. (Rats or wood worms). Have any philosophers worked on this?

I just cannot make sense of agent causation.

Now that April Fools' is over, I can safely announce that the Leverhulme Trust has awarded me a research Fellowship for six months starting in August, so I can finish my book project, Responsibility through the Lifespan. #philsky

My Spotify is trying to guess what I like and I've just had Imagine Dragons, Celine Dion and Faure in succession. All good but it's not the most joined up listening experience.

Just accepted: my Phil Compass article on affective injustice! It synthesizes the debate into an overarching definition ('the unjust interference w people’s affective lives, w regard to their own affective practices or through those of others') & brings out many connections between existing views/1

I dunno, this one strikes me as an ideal one to sit out. BBC News - Devastated Italians reckon with 'third apocalypse' of World Cup failure www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Is it safe to come out now or are people still April fooling?

Printers really are the work of the devil.

Two-year-old Kaleth is being locked away at the Dilley trailer prison. He is getting sicker with each passing day. He will not eat the food CoreCivc serves, which detainees have said sometimes has mold and worms. He now has a fever.

Sitting at home nursing bruised rib and feeling sorry for myself I was cheered up by this nice review of my little book by one of the world's coolest philosophers. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

To those who have been paying more attention than me, how is Thomasello's work (specifically on children and cooperation) standing the test of time?

One thing I wasn't expecting before having children was the whole family putting bets on the first round of the candidates with sweets as payout ♟️

Happy International Waffle day to those who celebrate!

I wrote a little thing about metaphors on the APA blog: Generally metaphors are great, but some--think of Holocaust metaphors or rape metaphors--make us uneasy. I found bell hooks' work on slavery metaphors helpful to think about what's wrong here blog.apaonline.org/2026/03/24/d...

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The main thing I remembered about Middlemarch from when I read it ages ago was how much I detested Rosamond Vincy. I can confirm she's just as detestable on a second reading.

After an excellent workshop on AI psychosis, hearing voices and suicidality, I am so tired I can't even read Middlemarch!

At the AI psychosis, Hearing Voices, & Suicidality workshop, Lucy Osler talks about the interaction between users & chatbots, the narration process that shapes our experiences, the emotional import of the evaluative lens that AI imposes on distressing situations #BPF2026 #philosophymatters #philsky

After an interesting discussion at coffee break, we are back at the Exchange and online with Kathleen Murphy-Hollies who offers an overview of the types of delusions that may be made worse by using a ChatBox and discusses what AI can do in this context #philsky #philosophymatters #BPF2026

Great line-up at the AI Psychosis, Hearing Voices and Suicidality workshop! To kick off the discussion Elisabetta Lalumera describes and evaluates the concept of "AI psychosis". Is there any evidence of a causal relationship between AI use and unusual beliefs? #philsky #philosophymatters #BPF2026

Next at the workshop on AI psychosis, hearing voices and suicidality Anneli Jefferson rejects the idea that AI psychosis is a diagnostic category focusing her analysis on the social context in which unusual beliefs emerge comparing cults with AI-induced beliefs #philsky #BPF2026 #philosophymatters

Tonight! Lucy Osler (Exeter) & Henry Taylor (Birmingham) talk about relationships & technology in a screening of Ex Machina hosted by Michael Quinn (Glasgow) at the Midlands Arts Centre #PhilosophyMatters #BPF2026 Doing #philosophy through film! @triphilosophy.bsky.social#PhilosophyMatters#BPF2026#philosophy#philsky

I aim to be the kind of philosopher who does not trigger open letters with many signatures extolling academic freedom. Call me boring.

Celebrating the sunshine finally emerging in Exeter with Another Sad Philosophy Workshop today!

Happy Philosophy Fortnight everyone! Make room for a little philosophy in your life by participating in some of the incredible events on offer all over the country: #BPF2026 #philsky #philosophymatters bpa.ac.uk/philosophyma...

'We all have got to exert ourselves a little to keep sane, and call things by the same name as other people call them by." - Middlemarch

Confidently sent in an abstract a day after the deadline. Only realised I'd got my dates mixed up a day later. Oh well.

Royal Shakespeare Company is putting on Middlemarch as a two part play. I cannot quite see that working, but am intrigued.

RIP Jürgen Habermas, one of the greats.

This is a very interesting paper that engages with empirical literature on how cults undermine agency. Much needed in the responsibility literature, which has plenty of sci fi brain washing examples but li on close real life equivalents. #philsky journals.publishing.umich.edu/ergo/article...

Feed the birds - five years a bag.... BBC News - Sign threatens five‑year jail term for feeding birds www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Giving the keynote on Defending Psychiatric Diagnoses at the Swedish Congress of Psychiatry. You know the drill by now, psychiatric diagnoses as not reflecting real people but that is alight because they are idealised and abstract models, and modelling is great in science. #psychiatry #philsci

As part of #BPF2026, I'll be speaking online at @triphilosophy.bsky.social - 1pm, Tuesday 17 March. Following #IWD, come and find out how we can fight back against misogyny's growing use of various digital representations against women! #philsky #philosophymatters All are welcome! Zoom link below