I wrote a short summary of the below recently published paper for the New Work in Philosophy blog. open.substack.com/pub/newworki... Thanks @marcusarvan.bsky.social for hosting this!

Read “Ignorance Is the Foundation of Justice” in Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny! @amazon: a.co/d/chdPsv4 #philosophy #justice #ethics

Happy to see this first review of "Why It's OK to be a Moderate" today. interpretationjournal.com/shop/mcgowan... "Arvan makes a well-reasoned, well-researched, and well-written case for viewing political moderates as the unsung heroes of democratic societies for well over a century...

I recently went on Academic Edgelords, a leftist podcast, to discuss my new book, Why It's OK to be a Moderate. Much to my delight, all three hosts indicated that they enjoyed the book, and we had a fantastic discussion! If you're curious, check it out: www.academicedgelords.com/2025/07/08/e...

I am devastated to learn of my dear friend and fellow philosopher Helen De Cruz’s passing. With Helen's blessing, her husband Johan and I agreed to circulate a GoFundMe on their children’s behalf. Please feel free to share and circulate widely. www.gofundme.com/f/support-he...

"How to do philosophy with (science) fiction" Here are some reflections on writing weird novels as scholarly outputs (with thanks to @marcusarvan.bsky.social). >> newworkinphilosophy.substack.com/p/giacomo-pe... <<

“As they try to tackle a problem step by step, they run the risk of hallucinating at each step. The errors can compound as they spend more time thinking.” Your daily reminder that “aligning” LLMs with what we want them to do is a fool’s errand. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/t...

I made a video for New Work in Philosophy on mind and self, from Descartes to the anti-Cartesians. Thanks @marcusarvan.bsky.social for the invite! youtu.be/tPXbnketu8I

A fun, short interview at "Why Philosophy?" on my path into philosophy, what philosophy means to me, etc. Many thanks to Céline Leboeuf for the invitation. It's a great series, and I highly recommend subscribing to her substack! celineleboeuf.substack.com/p/why-philos...

New podcast interview with Reid Blackman on whether AI control and alignment are possible. Thanks so much to Reid for having me on--it was a fun discussion! open.spotify.com/episode/5rdh...

I am excited to report that my new book, "Why It's OK to be a Moderate", is now available for purchase ($24.99 paperback / $14.74 Kindle). www.amazon.com/Why-Its-OK-B... From the book's jacket synopsis: "Arvan shows that it’s OK to be a moderate precisely because not everyone should be one...

New paper in Journal of Moral Philosophy: philpapers.org/rec/ARVMLO

My new op-ed at Scientific American: www.scientificamerican.com/article/ai-i.... Hope some of you find it of interest!