Matt Jope @mattjope.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Frankly, I don't think an airline has any business taking an interest in epistemological scepticism 020
Matt Jope @mattjope.bsky.social · 05/08/2026[Werner Herzog voice] this relentless yearning for gold rings propels me forward in spite of the chaos and darkness that abounds in the universe 031
Matt Jope @mattjope.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Discovered a new type of train passenger. I am sat across from someone who is listening to an audiobook novel on full speaker volume. 150
Matt Jope @mattjope.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Instead of penalties they could: release wolves increase the size of the goals introduce multiple balls 120
Reposted by Matt JopeChong-Ming Lim @cmlim.eurosky.social · 29/06/2026Philosophy job at Sheffield (fixed term); please share! #PhilJobs #philsky jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Lecturer...jobsite.sheffield.ac.ukLecturer in Political PhilosophyLecturer in Political Philosophy 01518
Matt Jope @mattjope.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Looking forward to presenting at this workshop on trust, trustworthiness, and AI in Sheffield this week 030
Reposted by Matt JopeFiona Macpherson @macpherson.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Yet another philosophy department under threat in the UK. Sign the petition to save philosophy at Dundee: c.org/9hQv8N8fhJc.orgSign the PetitionSave the Philosophy Programme at Dundee University 01511
Matt Jope @mattjope.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Just rewatched Do the Right Thing and am shocked to realise the actor who plays Buggin' Out's character, i.e. the one who initially boycotts the Pizzeria, also plays Gus from Breaking Bad 021
Reposted by Matt JopeLee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 22/06/2026Starmer saying the next PM will inherit a country that is 'fairer' than the one he inherited 2 years ago. In the one Starmer inherited, trans people could use public toilets. 6140881220
Reposted by Matt JopeMel Andrews @bayesianboy.bsky.social · 17/06/2026When utilized in literature review, LLMs consistently 1. fail to mention female authors in female-led literatures, 2. insist that men are more influential or more heavily cited when this is contradicted by objective citation counts, and 3. attribute women’s work to hallucinated male scholars. 8153392302
Matt Jope @mattjope.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Sad to be hearing about this only now, just as tickets have sold outbbc.co.ukEndtroducing at 30….. DJ Shadow & The BBC Symphony OrchestraThe legendary DJ and producer DJ Shadow marks the 30th anniversary of his hugely influential album 'Endtroducing…..' by joining forces with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Jules Buckley. 000
Reposted by Matt JopeJP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 09/06/2026the phrase "lipstick on a pig" has always inspired a deep sadness in me. I think of the pig, looking forward to her big night out, and I bring myself to the verge of tears. 9795091397
Matt Jope @mattjope.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Enraged to learn, via the NYT mini crossword, that some people use 'alumns' rather than 'alumni' 220
Matt Jope @mattjope.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Great funding opportunity for a PhD in Philosophy of Education here at Glasgow www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/soc...gla.ac.ukUniversity of Glasgow - Colleges - College of Social Sciences - Student funding opportunities - Postgraduate Research - Latest PhD opportunities 073
Matt Jope @mattjope.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Damn, I was looking forward to delving into the rich tapestry of nuanced issues 000
Reposted by Matt JopeEmily Herring @emilyherring.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Recently, for *obvious reasons*, I've been thinking about what it means when anxiety and sadness are caused not by individual predispositions, but by the state of the world itself. This led me to early 19th-c. France and the notion of "mal du siècle" (sickness of the century) aeon.co/essays/young... 26782221
Reposted by Matt JopeFiona Macpherson @macpherson.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Temporary philosophy job at Glasgow: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...jobs.gla.ac.ukLecturer in Philosophy of Language, Logic, Mind, or Metaphysics (LTS)Job Purpose To contribute to the delivery of an excellent student experience by contributing to teaching, assessment and administration processes associated with undergraduate and postgraduate pr... 21213
Reposted by Matt JopeAidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · 02/05/2026If you're looking for something to get you through the long weekend, here's an interview for Embrace the Void on epistemic injustice, primary harms/wrongs, hermeneutical injustice, and whether appealing to the notion of epistemic injustice helps defend or undermines the notion of objective truth. 1135
Matt Jope @mattjope.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Looking forward to heading back up to Aberdeen this Friday to give a talk at this workshop 070
Reposted by Matt JopeAidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · 22/03/2026A 🧵 of iconic closing sentences of influential books in philosophy: 'And that's the 411 on what matters.' - Derek Parfit, On What Matters vol. 3 'Not the first sex, not the second sex, but a secret third thing.' - Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex 3252
Matt Jope @mattjope.bsky.social · 18/03/2026For a refutation of Nagel's view, see Streuper (2026) 000
Reposted by Matt Jopelastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Since people are doing "is AI conscious?" discourse on here again I feel like this philpapers.org/rec/BIRACA-4 by @birchlse.bsky.social remains my favourite piece on the current state of affairs. 617339
Reposted by Matt JopeMona Simion @msimion.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Call for Abstracts The British Society for the Theory of Knowledge invites contributions to its 2026 conference (Exeter College, University of Oxford, 2nd-4th 09 2026). bstk.org.uk/events.html Please submit abstracts (500 words, suitable for blind review) to info@bstk.org.uk by April 30 2026. 087
Reposted by Matt JopeJoe Slater @drjoeslater.bsky.social · 27/02/2026I'm organising a workshop in Glasgow in May, about how people should respond to ethically tainted sporting events. I've just made a PhilEvents page. If you've got any questions about it, send me an email! philevents.org/event/show/1... #PhilSky #PhilosophyOfSport #Ethics #Boycottsphilevents.orgBoycotts and Beyond: How should we respond to ethically compromised sporting events?Major sporting events can be ethically charged. They may be hosted by fascist regimes, as a way to gain a perception of legitimacy on the world stage. Notably, the 1936 Olympic games was hosted by Naz... 1123
Reposted by Matt JopeKeith Raymond Harris @kraymondh.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Doing my part for All Epistemic Everything with a new (open access!) paper on "Epistemic Magnetism" The gist is that agents' local epistemic environments are pervasively shaped by properties of agents that, on the surface, have nothing to do with epistemology #philsky philpapers.org/rec/HAREMJphilpapers.orgKeith Harris, Epistemic magnetism - PhilPapersAn agent’s epistemic prospects depend on a combination of that agent’s individual characteristics and features of that agent’s epistemic environment. Such factors cannot always be cleanly separated. O... 1162
Reposted by Matt JopeKeith Raymond Harris @kraymondh.bsky.social · 05/02/2026EPISTEMIC Insane Clown Posse 031
Reposted by Matt JopeAlice Murphy @alicemurphs.bsky.social · 07/01/20262 year Postdoctoral Research Fellow opportunity at the University of St Andrews on my project "Aesthetic Values and the Social Dimensions of Science" www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/... #philosophy #philscivacancies.st-andrews.ac.ukResearch Fellow - AR3233Research Fellow - AR3233, Unit: Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies Salary: Grade 6 / £38,784-£42,254 pa Full time Fixed term: 24 months, <p style="text-align: justify;"><span>Application... 37169
Matt Jope @mattjope.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Just found out there is a Tory peer whose name is Lord True. Must be embarrassing for him anytime he gets things wrong. 110
Matt Jope @mattjope.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Started new job last week as a Lecturer in Philosophy at Glasgow. First lecture today on the regress problem went well, though I did discover there's a limit to the number times I can say the word 'infinitism', ironically. 090
Matt Jope @mattjope.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Happy take-your-plant-to-work day for those who celebrate 0100
Reposted by Matt JopeAidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Publication day! It’s been a long journey to get to this point, and I’m grateful to everyone who’s supported that, and to @routledgebooks.bsky.social for publishing it. 3330543
Reposted by Matt JopeJohn-Luke Roberts @jlukeroberts.bsky.social · 14/12/2025PITCH: Biblical era Home Alone with Herod going the houses around trying to slay childer but getting caught in all sorts of traps. 612221
Reposted by Matt JopeNick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 14/12/2025I’ve been seeing this cover over and over and I just… In the original you’re aware of the horror of falling, but the body positions of the workers are solid on the beam. Here, most of them should be falling off, yet they don’t, because they live in an unreal, consequence-free space. 452051491
Reposted by Matt JopeMatt Jope @mattjope.bsky.social · 06/12/2025Upon reflection, I acknowledge it was a mistake to enter the LHC wearing a purple dinosaur costume and roller skates. This was a moment of poor of judgement and not reflective of my profound commitment to citizen science. I will be taking time away from my youtube channel and from social media. 031
Matt Jope @mattjope.bsky.social · 06/12/2025Upon reflection, I acknowledge it was a mistake to enter the LHC wearing a purple dinosaur costume and roller skates. This was a moment of poor of judgement and not reflective of my profound commitment to citizen science. I will be taking time away from my youtube channel and from social media. 031
Reposted by Matt JopeAidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Call-for-papers: Hypatia Special Issue on Feminist Philosophy of Mind Guest Editors: Gloria Andrada and Carolina Flores Deadline for submissions: 15th January 2026 Details and links to submit on the website:hypatiaphilosophy.orgCall-for-papers: Hypatia Special Issue on Feminist Philosophy of Mind - hypatiaGuest Editors: Gloria Andrada and Carolina Flores This special issue focuses on feminist philosophy of mind and cognitive science. It will offer novel perspectives on long-standing questions such as t... 36134
Reposted by Matt JopeRutger Bregman @rutgerbregman.com · 25/11/2025I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture. They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1 337100455078
Reposted by Matt JopeDavid Bather Woods @davidbatherwoods.bsky.social · 18/11/2025It’s publication day! Spread the word. The perfect Christmas gift for the pessimist in your life. 2716152
Matt Jope @mattjope.bsky.social · 18/11/2025I am just now learning that Gil Scott-Heron did the voiceover for the "You've been tangoed" ads in the 90stheguardian.com‘People still blame me for their perforated eardrums’: how we made the Tango ads‘Gil Scott-Heron did the closing voiceover. He was giggling away, saying, “You English guys are crazy!”’ 032
Matt Jope @mattjope.bsky.social · 05/11/2025And just like that, the notes could, in fact, note the noted. 020
Matt Jope @mattjope.bsky.social · 23/10/2025On a train down to England and noticed random guy sitting next to me is writing a paper on truthmaker semantics. We are legion. 050
Matt Jope @mattjope.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Everyone should be allowed one turn each on the Large Hadron Collider, just to check the results for themselves 260
Reposted by Matt JopeAidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Society of Applied Philosophy conference is back in Edinburgh next summer, and has @jennysaul.bsky.social and Ishani Maitra, amongst others, as keynotes - the call for abstracts has just gone out. 1166
Reposted by Matt JopeOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 23/09/2025"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply." me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...bostonreview.netHow Can We Live Together? - Boston ReviewEzra Klein is wrong: shame is essential. 20070921984
Reposted by Matt JopeRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 05/09/2025It’s official - “Nigel Farage is right, don’t vote for him” is a demonstrably awful strategy for Labour. Boosts salience of immigration, costs votes on the left, doesn’t persuade any voters on right (why would they accept a crap knock-off when they can have the original?) 24516179
Reposted by Matt JopeDeclan O'Gara @declanogara.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Pausing my social media hiatus to say that my first paper 'The Problem with the 'Now What' Problem' is now out in Ethical Theory and Moral Practice! The paper is open access so anyone should be able to read it. link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comThe Problem with the ‘Now What’ Problem - Ethical Theory and Moral PracticeIt has long been assumed that the moral error theory faces a ‘Now What’ problem. The error theory says that all moral judgments are false, and the ‘Now What’ problem asks what we should do with our mo... 61812
Reposted by Matt JopeJohn Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 18/07/2025ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES KOKO A DULL BOY 031