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awschulz.bsky.social @awschulz.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Hayek argued that central planning fails, as it requires unavailable informational and computational abilities. Does AI change this? As I show here, the situation is complex. In particular: the key issue to be discussed is not just whether AI can enable central planning - but whether we want it to.

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Choice all the way down: AI, central planning, and the Hayekian Counterarguments

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awschulz.bsky.social @awschulz.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

There often seem to conflicts of interest between individual people and whole social institutions. How can we understand this, though? What are the interests of a firm, or a democratic system? Here are some answers to these questions: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Institutional conflicts of interest: a novel functionalist account | Journal of Institutional Economics | Cambridge Core

Institutional conflicts of interest: a novel functionalist account - Volume 22

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Springer @springer.springernature.com · 10/07/2025

'Presentist Social Functionalism', an #OpenAccess book by Armin W. Schulz, presents and defends a new approach towards social functionalism: Presentist Social Functionalism. bit.ly/4kjyIkb #SocSci #BookSky

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Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science @mcps-philsci.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Great news! The first book in a series that came about through work done in the interdisciplinary Agency, Directionality&Function project run by Professor Alan Love is now available! Congratulations to author Armin Schulz! buff.ly/PwWgSXN buff.ly/Luwalrc

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My book “Presentist Social Functionalism” is now out OPEN ACCESS: https://lnkd.in/etF26Ebe | Armin Schulz

My book “Presentist Social Functionalism” is now out OPEN ACCESS: https://lnkd.in/etF26Ebe Check it out if you are interested in (social) functionalism, functions, or interdisciplinary inquiry! Many…

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British Journal for the Philosophy of Science @thebjps.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

New from the BJPS Review of Books It’s Only Human – Armin W Schulz Reviewed by Olivier Morin Read it here: www.thebsps.org/reviewofbooks/morin-on-schulz #philsci #philsky

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Armin Schulz, It’s Only Human | BJPS Review of Books

Olivier Morin reviews It’s Only Human, by Armin Schulz

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Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science @mcps-philsci.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Interesting article in the Institute of Art and Ideas (IAI.tv) from Armin Schulz, Professor and Chair of Philosophy at the University of Kansas. “AI's growing threat to challenging ideas: The great averaging out of everything.”

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AI's growing threat to challenging ideas

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Economic thought @economicthought.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Article: Comparative economics for model choice, by Armin W. Schulz doi.org/10.1080/1350...

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awschulz.bsky.social @awschulz.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Thanks to Olivier for the lovely review!

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awschulz.bsky.social @awschulz.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Thanks to Olivier for this lovely review!

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awschulz.bsky.social @awschulz.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

It was so nice to be there - thanks all for coming!

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MODEL TRANSFER ERC Project @modeltransfer.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

In this thread, we’ll be live-posting highlights from the “Scientific Progress via Model Transfer: The Case of Cultural Evolution” workshop talks. Follow along for updates 👇

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Kristin Andrews 🇨🇦🇺🇸 @kristinandrews.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I'm so happy our paper on the ethics of decoding animal signals using AI is out! First conceived for a talk at Princeton's Center for Human Values conf AI and Animals in 2023 (talk 🔗 www.tinyurl.com/4vrdyeem) we argue against decoding without first having a robust ethical commitment to listening.

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Artificial Intelligence, Conscious Machines, and Animals: Broadening AI Ethics

Artificial intelligence (AI) is already having a huge impact on our lives and will continue to do so in the future. While most discussions of AI’s impact are about impacts on humans, this conference a...

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awschulz.bsky.social @awschulz.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Two nice reviews of my “It’s Only Human” book came out recently: Morin in the BJPS Review of Books www.thebsps.org/reviewofbook... Rumana in Metascience link.springer.com/article/10.1... Lots in these reviews to think about! I am grateful to these authors for engaging so carefully with my work!

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Armin Schulz, It’s Only Human | BJPS Review of Books

Olivier Morin reviews It’s Only Human, by Armin Schulz

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awschulz.bsky.social @awschulz.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

What is purpose of firms? What is the purpose of a social institution in general? If you are interested in these sorts of these questions, check out the New Books Network podcast on my "Presentist Social Functionalism:" newbooksnetwork.com/armin-w-schu...

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Armin W. Schulz, "Presentist Social Functionalism: Bringing Contemporary Evolutionary Biology to the Social Sciences" (Springer, 2025) - New Books Network

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awschulz.bsky.social @awschulz.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

I had a great time at UCLA for the New Directions in Philosophy of Social Science workshop! Thanks Kareem Khalifa for putting it on, and I look forward to seeing folks at the next Philosophy of the Social Sciences Roundtable at Virginia Tech!

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awschulz.bsky.social @awschulz.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Also, this thing just came out: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/HU4AP... It's my attempt to think through the implications for human economics from work on non-human animals. Thanks to Nadia Ruiz and her collaborators for putting together the conference at Stanford University that this paper grew out of!

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Comparative economics for model choice

Brosnan and Wilson recently defended a new kind of ‘comparative economics,’ which rests on studies of economic decision-making in non-human animals. What is not yet clear, though, is exactly what r...

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awschulz.bsky.social @awschulz.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

So apparently my book on social functionalism is now also out in hard copy! I thought this was going to be online only open access - but apparently, if that floats your boat, you can also read the old fashioned way. (Old Fashioned optional.)

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awschulz.bsky.social @awschulz.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

This looks amazing... get your copy!

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Evan Westra @evanwestra.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Somebody* Should Do Something** *You **Pre-order @dryan149.bsky.social's new book!

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awschulz.bsky.social @awschulz.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Here is an old econ chestnut for you: are interpersonal utility comparisons possible? I say: a gene-culture-technology co-evolutionary perspective suggests the answer is yes—in some contexts, and if you understand the question correctly. More here (open access): www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Intraspecific economics: interpersonal utility comparisons, evolution and culture | Behavioural Public Policy | Cambridge Core

Intraspecific economics: interpersonal utility comparisons, evolution and culture

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Marshall Abrams @marshall0i.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

My book Evolution and the Machinery of Chance came out two years ago; I haven't posted a summary here 'til now. It's for philosophers of science and biologists interested in questions about the nature and role of #probability in evolutionary processes, esp. #naturalselection. 🐋🌱 #philsci #evobio 1/9

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awschulz.bsky.social @awschulz.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

My book “Presentist Social Functionalism”—now out OPEN ACCESS: nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A... Check it out if you are into (social) functionalism, functions, or interdisciplinary inquiry! Many thanks to Alan Love (and the JTF) support during the publishing process!

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Presentist Social Functionalism: Bringing Contemporary Evolutionary Biology to the Social Sciences

This open access book presents and defends a new approach towards social functionalism: Presentist Social Functionalism.

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awschulz.bsky.social @awschulz.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

On a (more) personal note, lest somebody gets confused: this is is the second book I have coming out this year - the other being “It’s Only Human” (global.oup.com/academic/pro...). If you are interested in how to link evolutionary biology to the cognitive and social sciences, both may be relevant!

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awschulz.bsky.social @awschulz.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

“Presentist Social Functionalism” is an outgrowth of my participation in the Templeton grant on Agency, Directionality, and Function. I want to thank Alan Love for his frequent, kind, and supremely helpful advice and support during the publishing process. So: thanks Alan! (2/3)

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awschulz.bsky.social @awschulz.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

So, I just got the proofs and cover for my book “Presentist Social Functionalism: Bringing Contemporary Evolutionary Biology to the Social Sciences.” The book will be open access; it should be out near the end of the summer. (1/3)

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Angela Potochnik @apotochnik.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Public Engagement with Science: Defining the Project by Melissa Jacquart @mjacquart.bsky.social and me is now physically in the world (as well as freely available online)! Keep an eye out for a video introduction to the Element released on the official publication date, Thursday May 8.

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awschulz.bsky.social @awschulz.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Also, apparently OUP has a deal on my recent book: AUFLY30 gets you 30% off. So there.

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awschulz.bsky.social @awschulz.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

My student Clint Hurshman officially defended his PhD on artifact functions today... with honors! It's a fantastic project, and he is off to a great postdoc at the National University of Singapore with @briandavidearp.bsky.social! Congrats Clint!

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awschulz.bsky.social @awschulz.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Here is what is clear: humans do some strange things. What is less clear: why & how they do it. My new book is trying to help answer these questions, so if you're interested in this, check it out. I just got my copies, and (minus a typo on the 1st page—soon to be corrected) OUP did a great job!

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awschulz.bsky.social @awschulz.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Applications for our 1-year visiting assistant professor position close in a week! Make sure to get your application in if you are interested in the role, and let me know if you have any further questions! philjobs.org/job/show/28874

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Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Kansas - PhilJobs:JFP Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Kansas

An international database of jobs for philosophers

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awschulz.bsky.social @awschulz.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Steve Stich, John Doris, and I updated the SEP entry on Empirical Approaches to Altruism: plato.stanford.edu/entries/altr... Check it out if you are interested in that sort of thing!

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Empirical Approaches to Altruism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

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Sabina Leonelli @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

The brilliant @silviamil.bsky.social is joining us in Munich 🥳 - and this means there’s a faculty post open in #egenis at the University of Exeter, which includes collaboration with our TUM group.. if you do philosophy of data and AI, consider apply! #philsci #UKEUbridges

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awschulz.bsky.social @awschulz.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

We are looking for a one-year visiting assistant professor to join our faculty: philjobs.org/job/show/28874. The AOS is Social / Political Philosophy and its history, PPE, or Rational Choice Theory. It’s a very nice department, and Lawrence is a very charming college town. Ping me with questions!

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Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Kansas - PhilJobs:JFP Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Kansas

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awschulz.bsky.social @awschulz.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

So...my new book is now apparently out ( global.oup.com/academic/pro...)! I haven't seen a physical copy, but others apparently have... so that's cool. The book provides an account of why humans think in the distinctive ways we do—with nods towards AI, etc.

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 04/03/2025

Philosophy Job! Fully funded PhD position in theoretical philosophy, including philosophy of science, in beautiful Gothenburg – what the locals quaintly call the front end of Sweden 🇸🇪 web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103... #philsky #philsci #philjobs

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Doctoral student in theoretical philosophy with a focus on epistemology or philosophy of science

Doctoral position in theoretical philosophy We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. The University works

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Institute of Art and Ideas @iai.tv · 04/03/2025

A discussion of the evolution of dehumanisation, monsters and race. | buff.ly/fKSrZWS Join philosopher David Livingstone Smith as he presents us with a candid but unique outlook on this topic, exploring symbols of hate to having hope without optimism. #socsky #philsky

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The philosophy of dehumanisation with David Livingstone Smith

In this exclusive interview, philosopher David Livingstone Smith explores the history, nature, and evolution of dehumanisation. As what is 'acceptable' in society changes, so do the tactics of…

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awschulz.bsky.social @awschulz.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Do you wonder about what the easy availability of LLM's does to our human ways of thinking and acting? Here is my take: iai.tv/articles/ais...

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AI's growing threat to challenging ideas

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