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Reposted by Adam ToonKnowledge in Crisis @knowledgecrisis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Director of research, Tim Crane, presents his claims that AI is not conscious and never can be at the CEU Department of Philosophy's colloquium next week. Join Us! #philsky #colloquium #AI #consciousness 171
Adam Toon @adamtoonphilos.bsky.social · 21/09/2026📚 Our Cambridge Element on Mental Fictionalism is out now and available free until 19th October! 📚 Download it here: doi.org/10.1017/9781... @keithfrankish.com @universitypress.cambridge.org #philsky #philmind #philpsy #cogsci 2226
Reposted by Adam ToonFrances Egan @francesegan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Mind and Language has published a symposium on my book Deflating Mental Representation (MIT Press, open access) with excellent commentary by Ken Aizawa kenaizawa.bsky.social, Angela Mendelovici braininavat4eva.bsky.social, and Adam Toon adamtoonphilos.bsky.social, and a reply by me, all open access.onlinelibrary.wiley.comMind & LanguageClick on the title to browse this journal 28122
Adam Toon @adamtoonphilos.bsky.social · 08/09/2026It was a pleasure to contribute to this symposium in Mind & Language on Frances Egan's wonderful book, Deflating mental representation (MIT, 2025). My paper on "Deflationism, realism and fictionalism" is Open Access: dx.doi.org/10.1111/mila... @francesegan.bsky.social @kenaizawa.bsky.social #philskydx.doi.orgDeflationism, realism, and fictionalismFrances Egan's Deflating mental representation gives a forceful defence of deflationism about mental representation. Deflationism is a form of selective realism: It is realist about vehicles of menta.... 292
Reposted by Adam ToonCelso Neto @celsoneto.bsky.social · 25/06/2026#DefendExeterUni www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comUniversity of Exeter in talks to cut about 150 members of staffThe university says it is consulting with colleagues over "limited and specific potential changes". 085
Reposted by Adam ToonDavid Harvey @davidharvey.org · 12/06/2026The large capitalist now swims in wealth, whose proper use he has not been taught and does not know. Through his wealth, he has gained power. His wealth and his power blind his reason; and when he oppresses altogether grievously, he believes he is bestowing favours." 1257
Reposted by Adam ToonImperfect Cognitions @imperfectcognitions.com · 28/05/2026Daniel Dennett's influence on modern philosophy cannot be overstated. Today, in his honour, Lisa Bortolotti presents a special issue of Philosophical Psychology dedicated to the legacy of his philosophy. #philsky imperfectcognitions.... 02310
Reposted by Adam ToonConstantine Sandis @csandis.bsky.social · 18/05/2026I signed the “Save the Humanities at the University of Hertfordshire” petition because this issue matters to me, and I’d love to help it reach 5,000 signatures. If it matters to you too, you can read and sign below ️️✍️ Thanks for your support! www.change.org/p/save-the-h...change.orgSign the PetitionSave the Humanities at the University of Hertfordshire 02813
Reposted by Adam ToonPhilosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Latest papers: Víctor Fernández Castro & Miguel Núñez de Prado-Gordillo explore the intersection between fictionalism and the neurodiversity movement doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy 0104
Reposted by Adam ToonPhilosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Latest papers: Nathanial Blower compare’s Adam Toon’s pretense-theoretic mental fictionalism with Wittgenstein’s philosophy of mind doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy 052
Reposted by Adam ToonLisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 30/04/2026Melinda Gülsüm Esen’s review of Adam Toon’s Mind and Metaphor is now free access doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philsci @adamtoonphilos.bsky.socialdoi.orgMental fictionalism: a new approach to understanding the nature of the mindPublished in Philosophical Psychology (Vol. 39, No. 3, 2026) 066
Reposted by Adam ToonMartin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 24/04/2026My CUP Element on "Wittgenstein and Relativism" can now be downloaded for free. I hope some of you will find it interesting. www.cambridge.org/core/element... #philosophy #Wittgenstein #relativismcambridge.orgWittgenstein and RelativismCambridge Core - Philosophy: General Interest - Wittgenstein and Relativism 48332
Reposted by Adam ToonBritish Journal for the Philosophy of Science @thebjps.bsky.social · 21/04/2026New from the BJPS Review of Books The Units of Life – Ellen Clarke Reviewed by John Dupré www.thebsps.org/reviewofbook... #phisci #hpbio #philskythebsps.orgEllen Clarke, The Units of Life | BJPS Review of BooksJohn Dupré reviews The Units of Life, by Ellen Clarke 0139
Reposted by Adam ToonHarriet Fagerberg @harrif.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Cambridge Department of History and Philosophy of Science are now on Bluesky! 🔭📚 @hpscambridge.bsky.social 14119
Reposted by Adam ToonAngela Cassidy @angecass.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Sounding another Egenis job klaxon! My excellent colleague Stefan Guttinger is looking for a #philsci postdoc to think through #AI agents and trustworthy knowledge in the biosciences. 4 year post! #HPS #STS 11612
Reposted by Adam ToonHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 08/04/2026May I interest you in £10k for humanities or social science research? Our small grants scheme is open. Apply by 3rd June. We allocate through partial randomisation - awarding randomly between all applications that meet our quality threshold www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...thebritishacademy.ac.ukBritish Academy/Leverhulme Small Research GrantsThe British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants are available to support primary research in the humanities and social sciences. These awards, up to £10,000 in value and tenable for up to 24 mont... 29891
Reposted by Adam ToonPhilosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Very exciting new issue published today! It contains a special issue on the philosophy of Daniel Dennett (Dennett's Powerful Ideas) and a symposium on Adam Toon's book, "Mind as Metaphor" #vol39issue3 Enjoy! www.tandfonline.com/... 13513
Reposted by Adam ToonPhilosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 03/04/2026And to end the symposium, Melinda Gülsüm Esen reviews the book! doi.org/10.1080/0951... #vol39issue3 #newbooks #philsky #philpsy #booksky 9/9 081
Reposted by Adam ToonPhilosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Adam Toon responds to his critics! A further defence of fictionalism about mental states doi.org/10.1080/0951... #vol38issue3 #philsky #philpsy 8/9doi.org(Still) defending mental fictionalism: A response to commentaries on Mind as MetaphorThis paper responds to commentaries on Mind as Metaphor by Craig Bourne and Emily Caddick Bourne, Tamás Demeter, László Kocsis and Krisztián Pete, Zoe Drayson, M. Jimena Clavel Vázquez, and Kendall... 172
Reposted by Adam ToonPhilosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Zoe Drayson explores the motivation for #fictionalism about the mental, arguing that Toon’s positive argument seems to ontologically commit him to the types of mental states he is trying to deny doi.org/10.1080/0951... #vol38issue3 #philsky #philpsy 7/9doi.orgWhat motivates mental fictionalism?Mental fictionalists propose that we should continue to engage in truth-conditional discourse about the mind, even though we have reason to believe that the discourse lacks truthmakers. In Mind As ... 121
Reposted by Adam ToonPhilosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Kendall L. Walton asks whether fictionalism is just #behaviourism in his commentary: doi.org/10.1080/0951... #vol39issue3 #philsky #philpsy 6/9 121
Reposted by Adam ToonPhilosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 03/04/2026M. Jimena Clavel Vázquez argues that we can articulate the fictionalist proposal in terms of collective #imagination understood as a shared or collective practice sedimented in habits and behaviours doi.org/10.1080/0951... #vol39issue3 #philsky #philpsy 5/9 111
Reposted by Adam ToonPhilosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Tamás Demeter, László Kocsis & Krisztián Pete aim to show that representationally essential #metaphors are incompatible with genuine causal #explanation doi.org/10.1080/0951... #vol38issue3 #philsky #philpsy 4/9 111
Reposted by Adam ToonPhilosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Craig Bourne & Emily Caddick Bourne offer the first commentary, where they develop David Lewis’s notion of a quasi-miracle to suggest an alternative form of #fictionalism to Toon's doi.org/10.1080/0951... #vol39issue3 #philsky #philpsy 3/9 111
Reposted by Adam ToonPhilosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Next, Adam Toon presents the main themes of his book, Mind as Metaphor, in a precis: doi.org/10.1080/0951... #vol39issue3 #philsky #philpsy 2/9doi.orgDefending mental fictionalism: A précis of Mind as MetaphorMind as Metaphor develops a new approach to the mind. This approach is called mental fictionalism. It claims that our concept of mind is fundamentally metaphorical: we project the “outer world” of ... 122
Reposted by Adam ToonPhilosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Is the #mind just a metaphor? Dive into our new book symposium with this thread for #vol39issue3! Start with Kathleen Murphy-Hollies and Lisa Bortolotti's editorial doi.org/10.1080/0951... free access #vol39issue3 #philsky #philpsy 1/9 284
Adam Toon @adamtoonphilos.bsky.social · 02/04/2026I am extremely grateful to @lisabortolotti.com and @kmurphyhollies.bsky.social for organising this symposium and to the fantastic contributors: Craig Bourne, Emily Caddick Bourne, Tamás Demeter, @zoedrayson.bsky.social, László Kocsis, Krisztián Pete, M. Jimena Clavel Vázquez, and Kendall L. Walton 1144
Reposted by Adam ToonPhilosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Latest papers: Bruno Mölder argues that there is still no satisfactory response to the cognitive collapse objection to mental fictionalism doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy 052
Reposted by Adam ToonLisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 26/01/2026I'm delighted that @journalphp.bsky.social is the home of this paper, born out of the long-standing & extremely fruitful collaboration between @keithfrankish.com & Daniel Dennett. Open access! doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy (soon to appear in our special issue on Dennett's Powerful Ideas)doi.orgThe Emancipation of the drone: A Dennettian thought experimentThis paper presents an extended thought experiment conducted by Daniel Dennett and the author as a way of exploring how consciousness might develop without a central “Cartesian Theater.” The starti... 0169
Adam Toon @adamtoonphilos.bsky.social · 18/12/2025🎄Festive news in mental fictionalism!🎄 More fantastic contributions for our special issue of Philosophical Psychology. First: Krzysztof Poslajko on "How to be a fictionalist about corporate mentality" doi.org/10.1080/0951... @kposlajko.bsky.social @journalphp.bsky.social #philsky #philmind #cogscidoi.orgHow to be a fictionalist about corporate mentalityThe aim of this paper is to present a plausible exposition of the broadly fictionalist intuitions that are often expressed in legal theory and economics regarding the attributions of mental states ... 180
Reposted by Adam ToonPhilosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Latest papers: Gavin Robert Foster offers an ontogenetic challenge to mental fictionalism in this open access paper doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy 0125
Reposted by Adam ToonCRPR University of Exeter @crpr-exeter.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Reminder: Professor Michael Winter’s Distinguished Lecture 17.12.25 @crpr-exeter.bsky.social: Whatever happened to the Political Economy of Agriculture? Hybrid: Queen’s building, LT1 - 10:15-12:15 or online. Registration is via Eventbrite (bit.ly/3KDpFPu ). Any questions: crpr@exeter.ac.uk. 035
Reposted by Adam ToonProf Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 07/12/2025A nice story for a change as a wild beaver been discovered in Norfolk.theguardian.com‘No one knows where it came from’: first wild beaver spotted in Norfolk for 400 yearsCameras capture lone creature collecting materials for its lodge in riverside nature reserve 3449
Reposted by Adam ToonFaculty of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Hello Bluesky! The Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at @exeter.ac.uk is excited to be here and we are ready to connect! Follow us to read about all the amazing things our HASS community is getting up to 💚 #exeterforever 0153
Reposted by Adam ToonJose A. Cañada @joseacanada.bsky.social · 28/11/2025EASST Review - the publication of the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology - is looking for an editorial assistant. Duties are copy-editing and communication with authors. We have two issues every year with about 10 submissions each. Reach out if interested! 013
Reposted by Adam ToonRENEWBiodiversity.bsky.social @renewbiodiversity.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Bogs. Quagmires. Peatlands. Squidgy worlds full of beginnings and endings. Inspired by bogs, we hope our poetry & creative approaches will help you get stuck into understanding & caring for #peatlands. Discover the squelchy world of 'BogTalk' below. renewbiodiversity.org.uk/bog-talk-poe... 0119
Reposted by Adam ToonSabina Leonelli @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social · 20/11/2025The call for applications for 2026 European Advanced School in Philosophy of Life Sciences is now open! Deadline 15 Jan 2026, theme will be “philosophy of biology for a healthy planet”, all info here: www.kli.ac.at/en/events/ev... graduate students &early postdocs, do consider joining us! #philscikli.ac.atEvents | Event Calendar | Discover The KLIThe Konrad Lorenz Institute provides a stimulating and creative environment for fellows, visiting scholars, students, and external faculty. 03319
Reposted by Adam ToonPhilosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Latest papers: Agata Machcewicz-Grad discusses a hybrid view of beliefs developed by Tim Crane and Katalin Farkas, which combines a fictionalist treatment of standing beliefs with a realist account of occurrent judgments doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy 052
Reposted by Adam ToonPhilosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 01/11/2025Latest papers: Michael D. Kirchhoff argues mental representation in cognitive science is not a useful fiction because it fails to be genuinely explanatory in this open access article doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #phipsy 1175
Reposted by Adam ToonZoe Drayson @zoedrayson.bsky.social · 25/10/2025🚨New publication🚨: my paper 'What motivates mental fictionalism?' is part of a Philosophical Psychology symposium on Mind As Metaphor by @adamtoonphilos.bsky.social. Available at www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comWhat motivates mental fictionalism?Mental fictionalists propose that we should continue to engage in truth-conditional discourse about the mind, even though we have reason to believe that the discourse lacks truthmakers. In Mind As ... 24311
Reposted by Adam ToonMinnesota Center for Philosophy of Science @mcps-philsci.bsky.social · 02/10/2025Two-year postdoc w/ Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science! Scholars in all areas of #philsci, inclusive of philosophical approaches to logic&math, are eligible. This is understood broadly to include issues in the history&practice of particular sciences.Deadline 5 Dec 2025. buff.ly/MhR4PcKphiljobs.orgTwo-Year Post-Doctoral Associate, Philosophy of Science, University of Minnesota - PhilJobs:JFPAn international database of jobs for philosophers 02017
Reposted by Adam ToonCelso Neto @celsoneto.bsky.social · 02/10/2025Interested in the social implications of genomics and its philosophical aspects? Our project has numerous activities coming up! Follow the blusky account to stay up-to-date. #philsky #STS #popgen #metascience #philsci #HPbio 0147
Reposted by Adam ToonHUGERA @hugeraproject.bsky.social · 02/10/2025Hello BLue-Sky, are you interested in the study of the social implications of genomics? Our project brings together philosophers, social scientists, and geneticists to address this question. Follow us here and sign-up for our mailing list at Hugera.org/contact/ #philsky #STS #metasciencehugera.orgContact - HUGERAThe HUGERA team welcomes new collaborators and partners, within and outside academia. Most of our activities, such as lectures and workshops, are open. To know more about our activities, join our mail... 0136
Reposted by Adam ToonHanna Lucia Worliczek @hworliczek.bsky.social · 02/10/2025#Job #PhilSci #HPS Fully funded PhD-position at Bielefeld University, Philosophy of the Biomedical Sciences), deadline Oct 30, 2025 Job ad: uni-bielefeld.hr4you.org/job/view/451... On the program: blogs.uni-bielefeld.de/blog/isosnew...uni-bielefeld.hr4you.orgDoctoral Researcher in Philosophy of the Medical S...The History and Philosophy of Medicine Group, led by Prof. Lara Keuck, is looking for a highly motivated candidate for a three-year PhD project in phi... 01313
Reposted by Adam ToonYoshinari Yoshida @yoshinariyoshida.bsky.social · 30/09/2025I've just launched my new website! It has a page on my Marie Curie project, which I will keep updating as the project progresses. yoshinariyoshida.com 0182
Reposted by Adam ToonAlisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 27/09/2025Just 2 weeks left to submit for 2025 Du Châtelet Prize in Philosophy of Physics Topic: Physics in the writings of women 1700-1900 Deadline: October 10, 2025, 11:59 PM GMT <10K words, blinded, unpublished; prize is open to grad students & scholars w/in 5 years of PhD www.duchateletprize.org #HPS 02711
Reposted by Adam ToonAlisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 26/09/2025#Postdoc at Technische Universität Berlin in digital humanities & history/philosophy/sociology of science #philsci #STS. ERC project investigates digital communication within the ATLAS collaboration at CERN Deadline: October 13, 2025 www.jobs.tu-berlin.de/en/job-posti... #PhilJobsjobs.tu-berlin.deJob Posting I-390/25: Research Associate - salary grade E13 TV-L Berliner Hochschulen – Job Postings at Technische Universität BerlinFaculty I - Humanities and Educational Sciences, Institute of History and Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Literature / History and Philosophy of Modern Science 02819