Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 11/09/2026My new book, Robert Musil: Philosophy without Qualities, now exists in physical form. Always downloadable for free from the OUP website as well. 0264
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Heard about cognitive dissonance? Well, meet conative dissonance, where the conflict is not between two beliefs (or such), but between a belief and a desire. The claim is that many examples of the dissonance phenomenon are better explained by this. Open access onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comConative DissonanceCognitive dissonance was originally defined as a “nonfitting relation between cognitions,” which gives rise to an unpleasant feeling. And this unpleasant feeling leads to a behavioral change. My aim ... 0226
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 24/06/2026My book on the philosophy of Robert Musil was published yesterday. You can download the pdf freely and legally from the Oxford University Press website. Hard copy only in August. Link: academic.oup.com/book/63024 1276
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 21/04/2026DAN SPERBER IN ANTWERP, APRIL 23 Who: Dan Sperber (Paris) When: April 23, 4pm Where: Room B.002, Main Campus, Antwerp 2000. No Zoom, only in person! There will be a reception after the lecture. What: Ostensive Communication, Relevance Theory, and the Gricean Legacy 020
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 15/04/2026As the last stop of my Shanghai - Hangzhou - Wuhan - Beijing mini lecture tour in China, I will give a talk at Peking University tomorrow at 3pm. If you're around, come along! 030
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 13/03/2026LAST CALL: Deadline in a week Two Postdocs in Philosophy of Mind (one ot two years), Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp - to work with me! Deadline: March 20, 2026 More info on PhilJobs 043
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Cover design of my book on Musil (coming out in June/August). Racehorse is Kevin Lande's idea. What do we think? I'm not sure about the color.. 060
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 26/02/2026I'm hiring again!! Two Postdocs in Philosophy of Mind (one ot two years), Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp - to work with me! Deadline: March 20, 2026 More info on PhilJobs 14029
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Aesthetics as Philosophy of Perception is 10 year old!! And what better way to celebrate than to come to Prague in May for the 14th Ernst Mach Workshop on aesthetic attention, where I will be keynoting (with Paloma Atencia Linares). More info: philevents.org/event/show/1... 061
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Aaaand we're back!! Two Postdocs in Philosophy of Mind (one ot two years), Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp - to work with me! Deadline: March 20, 2026 More info on PhilJobs 15435
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 02/12/2025This is the King of Belgium, presenting me with the 2025 Ernest-John Solvay Prize, somewhat loftily also referred to by the press here as the Flemish Nobel Prize. Awarded every 5 years, the first winner in 1965 was Ilya Prigogine. The latest in 2020 was Johan Wagemans. Quite a company to be in... 5263
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 25/11/2025LAST CALL: Fourteenth Annual Essay Prize at the Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp Topic: The philosophical implications of aphantasia/hyperphantasia Length: 3000 words. Deadline: December 1, 2025. Prize money: 3,000 Euros. 045
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Giving a talk in the ever so beautiful Lugano at 4.30 today on the translucent mind. It's also on zoom: www.usi.ch/en/feeds/33307 040
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Fourteenth Annual Essay Prize at the Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp Topic: The philosophical implications of aphantasia/hyperphantasia Length: 3000 words. Deadline: December 1, 2025. Prize money: 3,000 Euros.media.tenor.coma man with glasses is holding a burning dollar bill and says haALT: a man with glasses is holding a burning dollar bill and says ha 1127
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 08/07/2025I'm still in shock that I won the FWO excellentieprijs, which they insist on calling the 'Flemish Nobelprize'. It's awarded every 5 years and I am apparently the youngest person ever to win it (at the tender age of 50). I am told that the award will be presented by the King of Belgium himself... 5431
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 25/06/2025My first publication in Trends in Cognitive Sciences: Varieties of aphantasia www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comVarieties of aphantasia 072
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Mind & Language just published a symposium on my 2023 Mental Imagery book. With commentaries by Amy Kind, Christian Scholz and Neil Van Leeuwen. Mostly open access. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14680017...onlinelibrary.wiley.comMind & Language: Vol 40, No 3Click on the title to browse this issue 091
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 01/06/2025On my way to Toronto for the CPA. Toronto friends, come say hi! 020
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 28/05/2025In my humble opinion, The Phoenician Scheme is better than any of his films since Grand Budapest Hotel 020
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Book symposium on my Mental Imagery book in Mind & Language with precis, comments byAmy Kind, Neil Van Leeuwen and Christian Scholz and my response. Much of it open access! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... 091
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Symposium on my Mental Imagery book on the Brains Blog this week. Yesterday: my faux-precis. philosophyofbrains.com/2025/03/31/m... Today: Blomkvist on aphantasia! philosophyofbrains.com/2025/04/01/u...philosophyofbrains.comThe Brains BlogDr Andrea Blomkvistandrea.blomkvist@glasgow.ac.ukCentre for the Study of Perceptual ExperienceUniversity of Glasgow One of the most imagination-capturing concepts discussed in Bence Nanay’s recent … 041
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 26/03/202513th Annual Marc Jeannerod Lecture Hanna Pickard 27 March, 4pm Lange Sint-Annestraat 7, Antwerp 071
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 11/03/2025My 'Aesthetics: A Very Short Introduction' in Japanese. Nice cover! 020
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Interview about my recently completed ERC project on the European Commission website (in 6 languages): cordis.europa.eu/article/id/4...cordis.europa.euUnderstanding why we see things we don’t seeA pioneering project aimed to unify the philosophy, psychology and neuroscience of multimodal mental imagery, a concept that could... 0111
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 16/12/2024Got 580,000 Euros from the FWO for what I hope to be my next grand project on the Translucent Mind! 2180
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 05/12/2024The audiobook of my Aesthetics: A Very Short Introduction is now only 3.90 USD (until Jan 2). Literally less than a coffee!! www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...audiobooks.com70% OFF Aesthetics: A Very Short IntroductionAesthetics is a branch of philosophy that explores the nature of art, beauty, and taste. It doesn't just consider traditional artistic experiences such as artworks in a museum or an opera perf... 081
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 02/12/2024LAST CALL: Thirteenth Annual Essay Prize at the Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp Topic: Representational format Length: 3000 words. Single spaced! Deadline: December 15, 2024. Prize money: 3,000 Euros. More info: bencenanay.com 084
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 27/11/2024My 2016 book, Aesthetics as Philosophy of Perception is now also freely downloadable at the Oxford University Press website: global.oup.com/academic/pro... 07020
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 25/11/2024My 2013 book, Between Perception and Action is now freely downloadable at the Oxford University Press website: global.oup.com/academic/pro... 1285
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Any fans of Robert Musil here? I have a 66,000 word book manuscript on the philosophy of Robert Musil that I'd love to get comments on. Email me! 192
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 15/11/2024And last but not least: Margherita Arcangeli's commentary on my Mental Imagery book and my response: junkyardofthemind.com/blog/2024/11...junkyardofthemind.comBook Symposium: Arcangeli Commentary and Response — The JunkyardThis week at The Junkyard, we’re hosting a symposium on Bence Nanay’s recent book Mental Imagery (Oxford University Press, 2023) . See here for an introduction from Bence. Commentaries an... 030
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Next up: Dominic Gregory's commentary on my Mental Imagery book and my response (with an intriguing photo): junkyardofthemind.com/blog/2024/11...junkyardofthemind.comBook Symposium: Gregory Commentary and Response — The JunkyardThis week at The Junkyard, we’re hosting a symposium on Bence Nanay’s recent book Mental Imagery (Oxford University Press, 2023) . See here for an introduction from Bence. Commentaries an... 050
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Today: Daniel Munro's commentary on my Mental Imagery book and my response. Check it out: junkyardofthemind.com/blog/2024/11...junkyardofthemind.comBook Symposium: Munro Commentary and Response — The JunkyardThis week at The Junkyard, we’re hosting a symposium on Bence Nanay’s recent book Mental Imagery (Oxford University Press, 2023) . See here for an introduction from Bence. Commentaries an... 040
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 12/11/2024There is a book symposium on my 2023 book Mental Imagery: Philosophy, Psychology, Neuroscience (Oxford University Press) this week, starting with my intro, but there will be three commentaries in the next three days. Check it out, comment, etc... junkyardofthemind.com/blog/2024/11...junkyardofthemind.comBook Symposium: Introduction from Bence Nanay — The JunkyardThis week at The Junkyard, we’re hosting a symposium on Bence Nanay’s recent book Mental Imagery: Philosophy, Psychology, Neuroscience (Oxford University Press, 2023) . Today we begin with an intr... 051
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 26/09/2024Thirteenth Annual Essay Prize at the Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp Topic: Representational format Length: 3000 words. Single spaced! Deadline: December 15, 2024. Prize money: 3,000 Euros. More info: bencenanay.com 077
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 06/03/2024My book Mental Imagery: Philosophy, Psychology, Neuroscience (OUP, 2023) is now officially open access. You can download the PDF for free here: global.oup.com/academic/pro... 0162
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 26/02/2024Two books arrived on the same day: 1. The Geography of Taste (co-authored with Dom Lopes, Samantha Matherne and Mohan Matthen) 2. Perception: The Basics Pretty covers as well... 090
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 05/02/2024This is finally out. Short, cheap, everything you've ever wanted in a book... www.routledge.com/Perception-T... 0245
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 23/01/2024LAST CALL: CFP: Final conference of the ERC-funded Mental Imagery Project. All expenses covered + 1000 Euro honorarium May 30-31, 2024, Antwerp More info: bencenanay.com/paw.htm 021
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 15/01/2024The 11th Annual Marc Jeannerod Lecture, University of Antwerp: Who: Kathleen Akins (SFU) When: January 18, 4pm Where: Room S.004, Lange Sint-Annestraat, Antwerp 2000. No Zoom, only in person! What: Colour Bit-by-Bit: The Problem of Human Colour Development 030
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 08/01/2024Centre for Philosophical Psychology and European Network for Sensory Research Who: Dustin Stokes (Utah) When: January 11, 4pm Where: Room P.002, Prinsstraat 10, Antwerp 2000. No Zoom, only in person! What: Perceptual expertise and creativity Attendance is free. 031
Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 21/12/2023CALL FOR PAPERS: Final conference of the ERC-funded Mental Imagery Project. All expenses covered + 1000 Euro honorarium May 30-31, 2024, Antwerp More info: bencenanay.com/paw.htm 0148
