Reposted by David KelleyCambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 07/07/2026#OpenAccess from The Review of Politics - Democracy and Rule over Others: The Boundary Problem and the Limits of Collective Self-Rule - cup.org/4y7y7u1 - Matheson Stuart Russell & @davidkelley.bsky.social #FirstView 021
David Kelley @davidkelley.bsky.social · 09/04/2025For philosophers and AI folks alike, it’s sometimes good to get clear on the basics…. And possibly prepare for a future in which we see things differently. #philsky #philosophy #AI link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comPersons, Agents, Patients – Conceptual Housekeeping in a World with Group Agents - TopoiThe recognition of artificial agents such as group agents and computer AIs introduces undesirable ambiguities. With this expanded social ontology, it becomes all too easy to undergeneralize or overgen... 163
Reposted by David KelleyJustin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 16/01/2025How do philosophers do it?dailynous.comA Taxonomy of “Philosophy Moves” - Daily NousThere is joy, and sometimes perverse satisfaction, in the work of philosophy—a rush that can be difficult to relate to those not already bitten by the bug. Philosophers find reward in deducing surpris... 1206
Reposted by David KelleyMatheson Russell @mathesonrussell.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Are you kidding me? Imagine a modern advanced democracy simply abolishing the ONLY significant source of competitive research funding for humanities and social sciences. What an embarrassment www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...rnz.co.nzGovernment's Marsden Fund cuts: All humanities, social sciences research funding slashedCutting all research funding for the fields is a massive step backwards, critics say. 32810
David Kelley @davidkelley.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Here’s a new one for fellow philosophy nerds academic.oup.com/analysis/adv... #philosophy #philskyacademic.oup.comPhilosophy moves and meta-movesAbstract. Philosophers sometimes refer to ‘moves’ made in the context of a philosophical debate. Once familiar with these recognizable tropes, we then poss 0439
David Kelley @davidkelley.bsky.social · 21/11/2024A short piece on the concept of ‘dysbiosis’ link.springer.com/article/10.1... #microbiome #philbiolink.springer.comThe Conceptual Ecology of “Dysbiosis” - Biological Theory“Dysbiosis” is a common but vague term featured in the microbiome literature, often invoked to indicate some kind of imbalance among microbiota. There is no agreement on how to define or even characte... 0134