Brian Weatherson
@bweatherson.bsky.social
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Philosopher at University of Michigan.
https://brian.weatherson.org/
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This is a thread of things I've recently published, starting with my book from last year, with Open Book Publishers, defending the claim that knowledge is interest-relative. I'll continue this thread when new stuff comes out.
www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...
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Knowledge: A Human Interest Story
In this book the author argues for a groundbreaking perspective that knowledge is inherently interest-relative. This means that what one knows is influenced not just by belief, evidence, and truth, bu...
https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0425
8 months ago
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âEven mild inflation is unacceptableâ doesnât follow from this data. Will is assuming that people are reacting to current inflation levels. More likely, they think that prices are too high relative to what they remember. They may well complain about inflation at 0% because they want it negative.
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about 10 hours ago
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Dave Weigel
about 14 hours ago
Bumpinâ that
youtu.be/-mY4CRzIKag?...
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The Go-Betweens - Was There Anything I Could Do HD
YouTube video by Beggars Banquet Records
https://youtu.be/-mY4CRzIKag?si=II31xiGWpvMbuqmu
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Iâm so used to weird right wing things in other countries being funded by the US government that Iâm surprised but not shocked when it happens in reverse.
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about 15 hours ago
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Chris Bertram
about 17 hours ago
That the Pope should âstick to moralityâ reveals a conception of morality (that Vance shares with ârealistsâ) according to which states bombing and burning civilians is not a matter for morality.
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Frog and Toad Bot
1 day ago
âWe must stop eating!â cried Toad as he ate another.
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I don't know everyone's expenses, but my sense is that these days endnotes are somewhat more expensive to typeset. They don't cost any more in PDF production, that's taken care of by any decent software, but they are more expensive in XML/HTML typesetting.
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Peter Adamson
1 day ago
HoPWaG Volume 8, on Philosophy in the Reformation, is out! Here it is with its happy author. You can get it from Oxford University Press:
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
#philsky
#philosophy#hopwag
#reformation
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One step closer to everyone having their own personal Marvin.
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British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
2 days ago
New from the BJPS Review of Books Deflating Mental Representation â Frances Egan Reviewed by Nico Orlandi
www.thebsps.org/reviewofbook...
#philsci
#philsky
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Frances Egan, Deflating Mental Representation | BJPS Review of Books
Nico Orlandi reviews Deflating Mental Representation, by Frances Egan
https://www.thebsps.org/reviewofbooks/orlandi-on-egan/
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Justin Weinberg
2 days ago
Faculty on the moveâŠ
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Turner from Arizona to Notre Dame - Daily Nous
Jason Turner, currently professor of philosophy at the University of Arizona, will be moving to the University of Notre Dame. Professor Turner works in metaphysics, philosophy of action, and philosoph...
https://dailynous.com/2026/04/13/turner-from-arizona-to-notre-dame/
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Derek Willis
3 days ago
sweepthestrait.com
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Subscribe to Radio Free America (link in bio)
3 days ago
This was really good, gets into how hard it is for a reporter to get a piece done even on an open secret like Swalwell, and how this really raises questions about everyone who endorsed him while probably knowing about it
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Philippe Auclair
3 days ago
86 year old French citizen, widow of a US army veteran, shackled and detained by ICE in Alabama.
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Etats-Unis : une Française de 86 ans interpellĂ©e par lâICE et dĂ©tenue depuis prĂšs de dix jours
Originaire de Loire-Atlantique, lâoctogĂ©naire Ă©tait mariĂ©e Ă un ancien soldat amĂ©ricain et nâavait pas obtenu la carte verte, nĂ©cessaire pour rester Outre-Atlantique. Elle a Ă©tĂ© arrĂȘtĂ©e dĂ©but avril, t...
https://www.liberation.fr/international/etats-unis-une-francaise-de-86-ans-interpellee-par-lice-et-detenue-depuis-pres-de-dix-jours-20260412_EEOFAM5UWBDKRJMIM77JO2PRWY/
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Rory Johnston
3 days ago
Trump crashing out biblically tonight
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Alan Beattie
3 days ago
JD Vance has the opportunity for a v lucrative new venture: sell his services to the highest bidder to campaign for their opposition in any given election.
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Local Whole Foods playing one of
@pmomtch.bsky.social
âs songs. Not what I normally get from in store music.
3 days ago
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Erin Kissane
4 days ago
Theyâre here, in settings. If you are basically normal you probably donât have any. But âapp passwords,â aside if you ever reuse passwords across services, you should stop doing that and change to unique ones.
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Adrian Currie
4 days ago
Hey gang! Exeterâs looking for a 4-year postdoc in philsci & AI. Sweet gig at a great place - share around :D
#philsci
#philjobs
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRD641/p...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate/Fellow at University of Exeter
Explore an exciting academic career as a Postdoctoral Research Associate/Fellow. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRD641/postdoctoral-research-associate-fellow
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JourneyDude in Scotland
5 days ago
Edinburgh Castle and Rainbow :)
#moody
#urbanphotography
#photography
#edinburgh
#scotland
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Rory Johnston
5 days ago
Oh... my God. My first tweet to be stolen by the President of the United States đ
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SMBC Comics
6 days ago
Does this change my imaginary Erdos number to a complex number? Click the link to read the full comic on the site! COMIC â
www.smbc-comics.com/comic/sphere...
PATREON â
www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm...
STORE â
smbc-store.myshopify.com
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Glad weâre finally getting a WNBA team back.
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WNBA officially approves expansion to Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia
The WNBA is officially set to expand into three new cities by 2030, bringing the league to a record 18 teams.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7185161/2026/04/09/wnba-official-expansion-cleveland-detroit-philadelphia/?source=user_shared_article
6 days ago
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There are so many great projects happening at Bristol.
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Sean Carroll
7 days ago
Daniel Dennettâs Real Patterns in Science and Natureâ new collected volume is now out. All chapters open access, including my paper with Acyuth Parola on what emergence can possibly mean.
direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edi...
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Dennett's Real Patterns in Science and Nature
How the concept of a pattern, as understood in information science and applied in contemporary AI, can address deep questions in science and philosophy.The
https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edited-volume/6112/Dennett-s-Real-Patterns-in-Science-and-Nature
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Today's fun with Editorial Manager. I put together a submission. Hit submit. It says it has to make it into a PDF, and send it to me for approval. Fine. This takes several minutes. Surprising, but fine. I get it, and follow the link to approve it. There's a link saying "Action Links". I click it.
8 days ago
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Mariam Elba
8 days ago
I didnât think weâd get to this point but here we are. Please support our fight for a fair contract by honoring our strike today. The sooner we can reach an agreement on the contract, the sooner we can get back to doing journalism in this urgent time.
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Emil Hvitfeldt
8 days ago
Added emoji reactions to quarto-revealjs-chat-bubbles â
github.com/EmilHvitfeld...
#quarto
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The Journal of Philosophy
8 days ago
"Reference Magnetism Beyond the Predicate: Two Putnam-Style Results" Rohan Sud Volume 122, Issue 8, August 2025 Pages 405-432
doi.org/10.5840/jphi...
#newpaper
#philsky
#philosophy
#philosophysky
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Reference Magnetism Beyond the Predicate: Two Putnam-Style Results - Volume 122, Issue 8, August 2025
Many accept David Lewis's (1983) claim that, among the candidate meanings for our predicates, some are more natural than othersâthey do better or worse at âcarving nature at its joints.â Call this cla...
https://www.pdcnet.org/pdc/bvdb.nsf/purchase26?openform&fp=jphil&id=jphil_2025_0122_0008_0405_0432&isauthorized=true
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This seems plausible, and also true for academics.
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Jacqueline Alderson
11 days ago
For those curious. This is the Stawell Gift. Australia's oldest and richest short-distance running race which has a handicapped start. It's a great watch. The US sprinters are through to the semis. Read more about the Gift here if interested
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stawell...
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Bill Barnwell
10 days ago
US: Detroit International: I always rave about Melbourne so leaving it aside, Oslo in the summer was great
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The Washington Post
10 days ago
Iran is threatening to target American universities operating in the Middle East. Georgetown, Cornell, Northwestern and other university campuses closed their premises in Qatar until further notice. New York Universityâs Abu Dhabi operation has done the same.
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American universities in Middle East brace for Iranian retaliation
After the U.S.-Israeli campaign struck Iranian universities, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps called American schools in the Middle East âlegitimate targets.â
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/04/05/american-university-middle-east-iran/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
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George Pearkes
11 days ago
This thread is shocking in the best possible way.
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Striking violation of Betteridge's Law.
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Is the US committing war crimes by targeting Iranâs civilian infrastructure?
International law experts âseriously concernedâ about âstrikes on schools, health centres and homesâ in contravention of Geneva conventions
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/apr/03/us-war-crimes-iran-civilian-infrastructure-international-law-school-strike
12 days ago
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How many horses are getting cake because of this op-ed?
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12 days ago
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United really hoping that their customers are happy with increased cognitive load.
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United to Offer No-Frills Fares in Its Premium Cabins
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/business/united-airlines-fares-premium-cabins.html
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Ben Casselman
13 days ago
Seemingly all of Silicon Valley is convinced that A.I. will bring on the end of work, or at the very least massive job losses. Economists have been skeptical, bordering on dismissive. But lately that has begun to change. Economists are starting to take A.I. seriously.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/b...
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Economists Once Dismissed the A.I. Job Threat, but Not Anymore
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/business/economists-once-dismissed-the-ai-job-threat-but-not-anymore.html?unlocked_article_code=1.YFA.rJ6W.KlH3RFZK1VYH&smid=url-share
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This is obviously right as far as it goes. But I don't buy the implication that this is something new with LLMs. We could remove plenty of grunt work with tools available in 2019 (e.g., Python rather than punch cards). What did we learn from several decades of computers removing grunt work?
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Shawn Standefer
13 days ago
The publisher-introduced errors to my "On the hyperintensionality of relevant logics and some of their rivals" have been corrected and the new version has been posted at the Synthese website.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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On the hyperintensionality of relevant logics and some of their rivals - Synthese
Synthese - In this article, we present a definition of hyperintensionality appropriate to relevant logics. We then show that relevant logics are hyperintensional in this sense, drawing consequences...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11229-025-05245-7
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alex williams
14 days ago
city captured by barbarians in Civilization economic plan: sell off all improvements, put all funds into building level 1 warriors as fast as possible
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Finnur Dellsén
20 days ago
I'm looking to hire two postdoctoral researchers on The Consensus Project. Full-time research positions for three years. Preferably people in social/formal epistemology and/or philosophy of science. Please share widely! More here:
philjobs.org/job/show/31193
#philsci
#philsky
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Postdoctoral fellowships, University of Iceland - PhilJobs:JFP Postdoctoral fellowships, University of Iceland
An international database of jobs for philosophers
https://philjobs.org/job/show/31193
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It's too far in the past to be politically useful, but Britain in the 1920s really did try to create that world. They had massive, perhaps over 50%, inflation during demobilization. Then there was a 'successful' push to get prices back to familiar levels. And unemployment was over 10% until WWII.
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Robinson Meyer
14 days ago
Electricity prices are essential to the US economy. But itâs very hard to get recent, granular data on them. Weâre changing that. Today,
@heatmap.news
and MIT released the ELECTRICITY PRICE HUB, a new tool breaking down local power rates and bills going back to 2021.
electricity.heatmap.news
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Dan Davies
14 days ago
I am not going to be able to latch onto the latest cool trend because several extremely clever people who I've known for years and respect immensely are currently producing very good work with AI. It would be more socially convenient if this wasn't true but it is.
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Nathaniel William Horadam
14 days ago
Sauer walking into SCOTUS not prepared to answer a question about American Indians
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Keith Raymond Harris
14 days ago
philosophie.univie.ac.at/news-events/...
deadline extended until April 14
#philsky
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Trust & Cooperation: Vienna Summer School 2026
Accepting applications until March 31!
https://philosophie.univie.ac.at/news-events/nachrichten-news-events/detailansicht-news-events/news/trust-cooperation-vienna-summer-school-2026-1/?no_cache=1&cHash=a0ebda6822ed54bc25bb7840b681788e
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Quinta Jurecic
15 days ago
this argument is always such a tell that the speaker conceptualizes the US as an extension of Europe, rather than as part of the Americas
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Kate Mackenzie
15 days ago
*Demand destruction watch* BYD is now doing a fortnight's worth of sales each day, in several Asian countries. "Wang singled out markets such as Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines, where he said daily sales volumes are now as high as what the carmaker could previously sell in two weeks."
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BYD hails windfall as Iran oil crisis supercharges Chinese EV outlook
Wang Chuanfu predicts 'another level' of overseas sales, lifting goal by 15%: sources
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/automobiles/electric-vehicles/byd-hails-windfall-as-iran-oil-crisis-supercharges-chinese-ev-outlook
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David Nir
15 days ago
Highly recommend this piece by Tobin Harshaw at
@bloomberg.com
, flagged by
@pkrugman.bsky.social
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Hegsethâs Culture Wars Are Inviting a Military Disaster
Fifty years ago, a British psychologist famously laid bare the character defects behind some of the UKâs biggest wartime fiascos. The Secretary of Defenseâs plans for the Pentagon check every box.
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-opinion-hegseth-culture-wars-are-inviting-military-disaster/
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