Reposted by Bennett McNultyWill Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 4hREAD THIS, and then call or write to your representatives, the governor, the UMN President and Regents. And vote in November for people who will fund higher ed. If you don't live in MN, this is happening or is going to happen to your public university soon. 06023
Reposted by Bennett McNultySander Verhaegh @sanderverhaegh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Is US analytic philosophy a product of McCarthyism? In this blog ⬇️, I return to the archival material I studied for my book (departmental records, correspondence, newspapers, personnel files) and argue that the answer is ‘no’. Blog dailynous.com/2026/09/29/a... Book academic.oup.com/book/63149dailynous.comAnalytic Philosophy and McCarthyism: A New Look (guest post) - Daily NousTo what extent is the “the story about the analytic turn” in philosophy a story about politics? There’s been an increased discussion in recent years […] 0208
Reposted by Bennett McNultyThe HOPOS Journal @hoposjournal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Our Fall issue has just published! HOPOS volume 16, number 2 includes articles on evolutionary thinking east and west, two each on Kant and Duhem, the philosophy of experimentation, the Copenhagen Interpretation of QM, and constructive empiricism. 0218
Bennett McNulty @mbmcnulty.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Herbert Feigl in a 1973 interview, anticipating our current moment: "We can build you a machine now that will compose music.... then you better build a machine that will appreciate that kind of music." 020
Bennett McNulty @mbmcnulty.bsky.social · 05/09/2026this is the kind of innovation that got me in the Canvas Hall of Fame 060
Reposted by Bennett McNultySander Verhaegh @sanderverhaegh.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The book will be launched with an online symposium featuring comments by Richard Creath, Christian Damböck, @profess.bsky.social, and @bweatherson.bsky.social, hosted by @flpadovani.bsky.social *Online Book launch* Wed. Sep. 9, 17.00-18.30 CEST (UTC+2) Registration: tiny.cc/haa9101 (2/3)tiny.ccRegistration book launch Logical PositivismBook launch: Logical Positivism: An American History Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Time: 17.00-18.30 CEST (UTC+2) Location: Online 2268
Reposted by Bennett McNultynoam @noamchompers.bsky.social · 14/08/2026alex guerrero, noted member of the not fucking around crew 1310120
Reposted by Bennett McNultyJon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Legal documents released today show federal law enforcement officials extensively surveilled public meetings and activists during the ICE surge, and created dossiers on political enemies. I've been busy, but will post some takeaways on this thread soon: (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...mprnews.orgAttorney: Homeland Security spied on Minnesotans who spoke out against ICEDefense attorney Kevin Riach alleges that just four days after Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal agents, that Homeland Security Investigations launched Operation Puppet Master. The agency cou... 231179596
Bennett McNulty @mbmcnulty.bsky.social · 13/08/2026i would encourage our discipline to reject LLM word association plagiarism from scholarly journals 3102
Bennett McNulty @mbmcnulty.bsky.social · 02/08/2026My daughter just said “H2O is the scientific name for water.” Shit’s about to go down. 010
Reposted by Bennett McNultyMichael Walschots @michaelwalschots.com · 27/07/2026Deadline Extended (until Aug. 17)! TWO postdoc positions in Milan (for two years each) on 18th-C British/German ethics (18ethics.unimi.it). Fluency in Italian is NOT required. See here for more details and share widely! www.unimi.it/en/node/5470318ethics.unimi.itHomepage - 18ETHICS 032
Bennett McNulty @mbmcnulty.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Paul Feyerabend in correspondence with Grover Maxwell, excited about his new typewriter. 2348
Bennett McNulty @mbmcnulty.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Narrator: “It was, in fact, not ‘coming home.’” 000
Bennett McNulty @mbmcnulty.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Man, Spence has been *fantastic* for England the last few games. 000
Reposted by Bennett McNultyUnicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 03/07/2026"When they say we’re coming for anti-fascists, what they’re calling Antifa is a boogeyman that doesn’t exist. What they’re doing is they’re going after anybody who says no to them," said union electrician & activist Cal Robinet after being indicted with the Minnesota 15 on conspiracy charges. 6517190
Bennett McNulty @mbmcnulty.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Manuel Neuer?? More like Manuel Alter. Heyyyyooooooooooo 011
Bennett McNulty @mbmcnulty.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Excited to be on my way to Columbus for the 2026 HOPOS conference! I’ll be presenting on the philosophical backdrop to Cronbach & Meehl’s watershed 1955 construct validity paper. See y’all there. #HOPOS #HPS 191
Reposted by Bennett McNultyCat Saint-Croix @catsaintcroix.bsky.social · 19/06/2026"Zetetic and Epistemic Deference in Standpoint Epistemology" is now actually out in Phil Studies! :D link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comZetetic and epistemic deference in standpoint epistemology - Philosophical StudiesThe Advantage Thesis is the centerpiece of standpoint epistemology. According to this thesis, standpoint occupants—those who bear a particular sort of epistemically fruitful relationship to marginaliz... 0229
Reposted by Bennett McNultyJohn Attridge @johnattridge.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Academic writing should be addressed neither to the public nor to other academics. It should be addressed to a single interlocutor with whom you have a petty rivalry and whose work you are trying to discredit 381723280
Reposted by Bennett McNultyAlan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 06/06/2026High quality volume from excellent editors! 073
Bennett McNulty @mbmcnulty.bsky.social · 04/06/2026My paper "Reflections on Crisis Science," was accepted for presentation at PSA26, this November in San Diego. Here's the preprint for those interested! philsci-archive.pitt.edu/29859/philsci-archive.pitt.edu Reflections on Crisis Science - PhilSci-Archive 1121
Reposted by Bennett McNultyAlan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 04/06/2026“Elmo is capital” should enter the discourse 062
Reposted by Bennett McNultyMinnesota Center for Philosophy of Science @mcps-philsci.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Watch now! The 2026 Giere Memorial lecture in philosophy of science recording is now on the MCPS YouTube channel. Thank you to Dr Roman Frigg! buff.ly/yfRXxh4 @lsephilosophy.bsky.social #philscibuff.lyGiere Memorial Lecture in Philosophy of Science 2026An evening with Dr Roman Frigg Cyclones, Forecasts, and Uncertainty: How Model-Ensembles Can Be an Effective Guide to Anticipatory Action" 0179
Reposted by Bennett McNultyAtlas Shvitzed @therafischwartz.bsky.social · 25/05/2026found a good one. 1030044
Bennett McNulty @mbmcnulty.bsky.social · 14/05/20262 of the first 3 philosophy of science papers I've graded have referenced the TV show Big Bang Theory 130
Bennett McNulty @mbmcnulty.bsky.social · 14/05/2026my computer trying to shame me about me email responsiveness 000
Bennett McNulty @mbmcnulty.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Lmao now google docs shoves its Gemini Clippy in your face immediately as you write 111
Bennett McNulty @mbmcnulty.bsky.social · 07/05/2026I’m at the “I had a dream about finding a complete manuscript that I had forgot I had written” stage of my writing process 010
Reposted by Bennett McNultyMichela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Forthcoming in @hoposjournal.bsky.social! I discuss the systemic injustice that saw women banned from scientific education in Victorian Britain through the lenses of how artisanal knowledges like weaving and knitting were severed from mathematical knowledge. #philsci philsci-archive.pitt.edu/29274/philsci-archive.pitt.edu Knots and Knitting: On the Dangers of Epistemically Severing and Trademarking Artisanal Knowledges from Science - PhilSci-Archive 47726
Reposted by Bennett McNultyAmerican Philosophical Association @apaphilosophy.bsky.social · 27/04/2026New association alert: APA Central Division past president Valerie Tiberius is the inaugural president of the International Society for Moral Psychology (ISMP). APA member John Doris is a co-project director. ISMP membership is free for a limited time. dailynous.com/2026/04/13/n...dailynous.comNew: International Society for Moral Psychology - Daily NousThe International Society for Moral Psychology (ISMP) is a new association that aims to be an “interdisciplinary and international home for moral psychology, aimed at fostering deeper engagement… 023
Reposted by Bennett McNultyMinnesota Center for Philosophy of Science @mcps-philsci.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Registration now open for HOPOS 2026, the 16th Biennial Congress of HOPOS (The International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science). Ohio State University, Columbus (OH) 22 to 25 June 2026 buff.ly/SNV412shopos2026.dryfta.comHOPOS 2026Early-bird registration is now open. To register for HOPOS 2026, navigate to the registration page by clicking here.The 0138
Reposted by Bennett McNultyMinnesota Center for Philosophy of Science @mcps-philsci.bsky.social · 25/03/20263 more PSA Office Hours this semester! All at 12pm EDT. April: Scientific Epistemology:KareemKhalifa, Pitt/UCLA: 8 April; May: Philos of Ecology:KarenKovaka (UC SanDiego)&CarlosSantana (UPenn): 7 May; May: Philos of Linguistics:GabrielDupre (UC Davis)&Ryan Nefdt (U CapeTown): 20 Maybuff.lyPSA Office Hour - Philosophy of Science AssociationThe PSA Office Hour aims to facilitate interactions between our graduate student membership and prominent philosophers of science, and in a more controlled, accessible, and carbon-conscious setting… 033
Bennett McNulty @mbmcnulty.bsky.social · 20/03/2026youtu.be/JCQhygMdFr4?...youtu.beSuccession - We here for you.YouTube video by MakeMineMovies 010
Bennett McNulty @mbmcnulty.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Second time in a week that a student had asked me if I am majoring in philosophymedia.tenor.coma man with curly hair and glasses is making a funny face and saying huh .Alt: a man with curly hair and glasses is making a funny face and saying huh . 050
Reposted by Bennett McNultyCarl Elliott @carlelliott.bsky.social · 14/02/2026To 99% of ICE-occupied Minneapolis, the line between good and evil over the past two months has been absolutely clear. Yet the #UMN administration has consistently picked the wrong side. www.startribune.com/politics-uni...startribune.comOpinion | At the University of Minnesota, neutrality has become censorship"In theory, neutrality policies protect free debate by allowing the community to disagree on controversial matters. But in practice, these policies are easily weaponized to achieve the opposite — cens... 084
Bennett McNulty @mbmcnulty.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Dear Kant Scholar friends: do you know of any texts in which Kant reflected on the Russian occupation of Königsberg during the Seven Year’s War? Starting a course on Kant next week and trying to make it more relevant to the current events in (occupied) Minneapolis. #philosophy #kant 051
Bennett McNulty @mbmcnulty.bsky.social · 30/12/2025media.tenor.coma cartoon character from king of the hill is standing next to a man in a room .Alt: Bobby Hill from King of the Hill turning to reveal purple pants with “cutie” on the butt. 041
Bennett McNulty @mbmcnulty.bsky.social · 18/12/2025google is out of control. google docs' auto grammar check just told me I should split my infinitive. 😡 010
Bennett McNulty @mbmcnulty.bsky.social · 17/11/2025philosophers out here just hiring anyone these days smh 020
Reposted by Bennett McNultyWill Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 08/11/2025UMN administration has not taken this simple step. 0218
Reposted by Bennett McNultyYoshinari Yoshida @yoshinariyoshida.bsky.social · 24/09/20253 year PhD position at U of Copenhagen for a philosophical analysis of animal models in translational neuroscience. Those with MA in HPS, philosophy, anthropology, psychology, STS, etc. are welcome to apply. Application deadline is Oct 31 #HPS #STS employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=16...employment.ku.dkPhD Project in Philosophy of Science: Philosophical Perspectives on Animal Models in Translational Neuroscience 22512