Reposted by Rhys TingMassimiliano Simons @masssimons.bsky.social · 25/09/20261/ 🧵 The history of the philosophy of experimentation isn't really just a history of what philosophers have said about experiments. In a new #HOPOS paper, I argue that it is also a history of what philosophers thought philosophy of science itself was *for*. #philsci 24221
Reposted by Rhys TingNettheatrechannel @nettheatrechannel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026philotechne.substack.com/p/commentari...philotechne.substack.comCommentaries: The Task of Thinking and Theory between the Digital and the Analog in the Age of AIInterview with Alexander Galloway 011
Reposted by Rhys TingBritish Society for Phenomenology @thebsp.org.uk · 29/08/2026BSP International Symposium: Call for Expressions of Interest in Hosting Events (2027 & beyond) If you are a member of a #phenomenology society or a university with a focus on phenomenology, & based outside the UK, find out some more... www.thebsp.org.uk/2026/08/29/b... 022
Reposted by Rhys TingTerrence Thomson @kosmotheoros.bsky.social · 13/07/2026My book will be coming out in paperback in September! I have a few hardback copies for anyone wanting to review it (whether for their own Substack/blog or to send to journals/magazines/newspaper). If you’re interested let me know and I can send you a copy! #philosophy #Kant tinyurl.com/53b49j65bloomsbury.comMetaphysics of Nature and Failure in Kant's Opus postumumFocusing on moments of continuity and rupture, as well as the thin lines of fracture in Critical philosophy itself, Metaphysics of Nature and Failure in Kant's… 022
Reposted by Rhys TingEugene Y. S. Chua @eugenechua.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Happy to share that recordings of talks from our recent workshop on equilibrium, Finding Balance, are now up on YouTube! Please share with anyone who might be interested: youtube.com/playlist?lis... Already looking forward to planning next year's workshop! #philsci #philphys #philskyyoutube.com2026 Foundations of Thermodynamics Workshop: Finding Balance - YouTubeRecordings of talks from the 2026 Foundations of Thermodynamics Workshop: Finding Balance held at NTU Singapore 27-28 July 2026. 0133
Reposted by Rhys TingThe Philosophical Salon @philosalon.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Joel White on 'Logomachy': thephilosophicalsalon.com/logomachy-or...thephilosophicalsalon.comLogomachy, or the Conflict of the Faculties - The Philosophical SalonIntroduction: A Philosophical Crisis In the UK, over the last several years, philosophy has come under sustained state-sanctioned attack. The closure of the University of Kent’s Department of Philosop... 021
Reposted by Rhys TingEpoché Magazine @epochemagazine.org · 07/07/2026New issue up and running! Come and check it out, with writing on indeterminacy, aging, music, and pop-stoics. Get in it. #philosophy #philsky epochemagazine.org/issues/92/epochemagazine.orgJune 2026 | Epoché MagazineA free online philosophy magazine, delivered monthly 062
Reposted by Rhys TingPluto Press @plutopress.bsky.social · 07/07/2026We are shocked and immensely saddened to hear of the sudden passing of our friend and Pluto author Peter Fleming. A brilliant social theorist and educator, Peter approached his work with a rare mix of incisive analysis and clever wit. From analysing the absurdities of corporate culture to... 1144
Reposted by Rhys TingEvan Thompson @evanthompson.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Youtube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dF8...youtube.comLUAR, Episode 3: Does understanding life need a new kind of science?YouTube video by Life, The Universe, and All the Rest 031
Reposted by Rhys TingDundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 18/06/2026c.org/JGxvMV2MPq Please sign this petition to save Philosophy and our wonderful colleagues under threat at the University of Dundee.c.orgSign the PetitionSave the Philosophy Programme at Dundee University 02529
Reposted by Rhys TingMark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 19/06/2026More staff cuts at Dundee “to recover from the dreadful mistakes of the past” 🔹 Up to 190 more staff to go, after previous cuts of 675 🔹 Proposal to suspend degrees in #Mathematics, #Languages and #Philosophy #UKHE #AcademicSkythecourier.co.ukEXCLUSIVE: Dundee University principal reveals plans to suspend degrees in three key areas and merge departmentsProfessor Nigel Seaton wrote a letter to staff outlining how he plans to overhaul the institution after announcing more job cuts. 044
Reposted by Rhys TingNew-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Further grim news from the ongoing "changes" at Dundee. 6238
Reposted by Rhys TingEpoché Magazine @epochemagazine.org · 02/06/2026From the archive: "Against Consolations, Alain De Botton, and the Demand for Accessibility", by Ranier Abengaña #Philosophy #Philskyepochemagazine.orgAgainst Consolations, Alain De Botton, and the Demand for AccessibilityFrom the archive: "Against Consolations, Alain De Botton, and the Demand for Accessibility", by Ranier Abengaña 011
Reposted by Rhys TingMatthew Sparkes @sparkes.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Exclusive: AI has killed humans. For years we've had rumours, unconfirmed reports, suggestions... Now we know that AI-controlled drones with no human oversight have killed humans on the battlefield. This is a watershed moment in warfare. www.newscientist.com/article/2529...newscientist.comFully autonomous drones have killed human soldiers for the first timeA senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry told New Scientist that a test took place two years ago involving fully autonomous drones set to destroy anything in a given area, with confirmed casu... 52917
Reposted by Rhys TingLos Angeles Review of Books @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social · 10/06/2026"Like distressed jeans, the imperfections will be the point, on the implicit theory that humanness now resides in mess rather than mastery." For our new issue, Krzysztof Pelc on the threat of LLMs: lareviewofbooks.org/article/fakes-f… 033
Reposted by Rhys TingResearch on Research Association @roration.bsky.social · 04/06/2026We're excited to launch J·ROR, the Journal of Research on Research. A new open-access home for research on how research is funded, organised, conducted, communicated, and evaluated. Our first editorial: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #ResearchOnResearch #MetaScience #OpenScience #STStandfonline.comIntroducing the Journal of Research on Research (J·ROR): aligning constellations and communitiesPublished in Journal of Research on Research (Vol. 1, No. 1, 2026) 47840
Reposted by Rhys TingKäte Hamburger Kolleg: Cultures of Research (c:o/re) @core-rwth.bsky.social · 02/06/2026🧬 In our latest blog post, @vdlorenzo.bsky.social explores a new, relational narrative for Synthetic Biology, a transition from control and containment to care and stewardship, rebranding the relationship between humans and the living world. 🔗 Find the post here: khk.rwth-aachen.de/from-control... 041
Reposted by Rhys TingRicard Solé @ricardsole.bsky.social · 04/06/2026What if living cells compute in ways that silicon never can? Rather than mimicking computers, the future of biocomputation may lie in harnessing the unique information-processing strategies of evolution. Check this paper by @angelgm.eurosky.social and co. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... 0319
Reposted by Rhys TingChris Satoor @nieaufgehenderrest.bsky.social · 02/06/2026The North American Schelling Society Presents (NASS) Kabiri 5. Vol. 5 (2026) Published: 2026-06-02 journals.library.mun.ca/index.php/ka... @kylabruff.bsky.social @marcelagr.bsky.social 096
Reposted by Rhys TingBritish Society for Phenomenology @thebsp.org.uk · 02/06/2026Khôra - Special Issue of Angelaki: Journal of the Theoretical Humanities Call for papers from editors Nicholas Birns & Marina Christodoulou. Also to be published as a book by Routledge in the Angelaki: New Work in the Theoretical Humanities series www.thebsp.org.uk/2026/06/02/c... 011
Reposted by Rhys TingFrance Culture @franceculture.fr · 30/05/2026Edgar Morin, grand témoin de son temps, est mort à l’âge de 104 ans. Sociologue et philosophe, il aura traversé le XXᵉ siècle avec une curiosité intacte et la force de ses convictions. Nous vous proposons de redécouvrir une série de cinq grands entretiens ➡️ l.franceculture.fr/Irw 4165110
Reposted by Rhys TingRMZ HU @hu-rmz.bsky.social · 26/05/2026we hope to see you at tomorrow's talk 031
Reposted by Rhys TingStuart Elden @stuartelden.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Heidegger, Space and the New Translation of Being and Time progressivegeographies.com/2026/05/24/h... Some initial comparison of the different translations on the first theme I worked on in Heidegger, space and spatiality.progressivegeographies.comHeidegger, Space and the New Translation of Being and TimeCyril Welch’s version of Heidegger’s Being and Time: An Annotated Translation has been published by Yale University Press, in the United States in February, and the United Kingdom in May … 1174
Reposted by Rhys TingEvan Thompson @evanthompson.bsky.social · 12/05/2026My new book When Death Comes: Our Ultimate Transformation is now officially in production at Columbia University Press. The cover will feature this 1887 lithograph by Odilon Redon. 0161
Reposted by Rhys TingMatthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 19/05/2026In the latest Theory of Change, I spoke with @jhorganism.bsky.social about the 30th anniversary of his book, The End of Science and the possible limits of science. We talked also about how fragile and beautiful the postwar consensus was, and how many people took it for granted:flux.communityUncertainty makes science powerful — and incredibly vulnerable - FluxJohn Horgan, author of ‘The End of Science,’ on how the biggest threat to science was not its own limitations 0114
Reposted by Rhys TingThe Philosopher @philosopher1923.bsky.social · 15/05/2026How do things - crystals, organisms, humans- come to be the distinct individuals they are? Can we apply the same thinking to technology? Do machines and technical objects have their own evolving reality? Join us Mon. May 18 ~ 2pm ET / 7pm UK #Philosophy www.tickettailor.com/events/theph...tickettailor.comSelect tickets – "Gilbert Simondon's Philosophy": Cécile Malaspina in conversation with Ashley Woodward – Zoom"Gilbert Simondon's Philosophy": Cécile Malaspina in conversation with Ashley Woodward – Zoom, Mon 18 May 2026 - Join us for an online discussion of the work of Gilbert Simondon (1924–1989), with two ... 031
Reposted by Rhys TingJames Crane @jamescrane.bsky.social · 21/04/2026You asked, we listened! J.E. & I tackle “Who Paid the Pipers of Western Marxism?” in 2 pts: EP16 on the motive & method of the project; EP 17 on how far the book falls short of its own mission re: the Frankfurt School. Tried to keep it civil-ish but as you can see lol www.patreon.com/posts/156140...patreon.comEpisode 16: Who Paid The Riddler of Western Marxism? (Part 1) | Critical Theory Working GroupGet more from Critical Theory Working Group on Patreon 55124
Reposted by Rhys TingKatherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · 21/04/2026· #Artificialintelligence · #Slanguage · “The negation form of AI slop…isn't just annoying, it distorts how people process and remember information. Before you get the chance to absorb something meaningful, your attention is already anchored to what is not.”techxplore.comSlanguage: Why AI's stylistic negation—'it's not X, it's Y'—is both annoying and doesn't workIf you spend any amount of time on LinkedIn, you'll have certainly come across this type of phrasing: "This isn't a job, it's a calling" or "This isn't marketing, it's a movement" or "This isn't a too... 022
Reposted by Rhys TingCritchley on Heidegger @critonheidegger.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Cover reveal for Heidegger Thinking! Simon Critchley’s Heidegger Thinking: ‘Being and Time’ Explained is a comprehensive, long-form deep dive into what is arguably the most significant philosophical work of the last century. #philosophy #heidegger #heideggerthinking #beingandtime #newbook 0131
Reposted by Rhys TingCenter for Dewey Studies @deweycenter.siu.edu · 23/03/2026Now on YouTube! See Kenneth Stikkers lecture, “Max Scheler and John Dewey on ‘Value’ and ‘the Qualitative’." Link to Video: youtu.be/Nb7jTjFwKZc?si=kgJriGYyy-Y… Link to Center for Dewey Studies YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCeVLukXw4s… 063
Reposted by Rhys TingEvan Thompson @evanthompson.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Our fantastic podcast conversation with the inimitable philosopher and physicist Michel Bitbol has just dropped. Check it out for a wide ranging discussion of physics, reality, and consciousness. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z0N...youtube.comThe Blindspot Podcast, episode 22: Physics, Reality, and Consciousness.YouTube video by The Blind Spot Podcast 1244
Reposted by Rhys TingSteven Shaviro @sshaviro.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Thoughts upon reading Jacek Dukaj's monumental novel ICE: www.shaviro.com/Blog/?p=2011shaviro.comJacek Dukaj, ICE – The Pinocchio Theory 021
Reposted by Rhys TingMiguel José Paley @glassorbs.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Dear all! I'm happy to report that my book: Bergson and Affect is now available for pre-order from @edinburghup.bsky.social ! For those interested on #affect, #intensity, #embodiment, #virtuality, or in #Bergson, #philosophy, and #phenomenology in general. Check it out! Discount code attached ⬇️ 094
Reposted by Rhys TingAldo Houterman @aldohouterman.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Last Friday I successfully defended my dissertation on the French philosopher Michel Serres. You can read the entire dissertation on the university website. @masssimons.bsky.social @drchriswatkin.bsky.social @timhowles.bsky.social @lilian-kroth.bsky.social pure.eur.nl/en/publicati...pure.eur.nl'Our body invents a thousand unexpected figures': Michel Serres's philosophy of the body, movement, and sport 2144
Reposted by Rhys TingEpoché Magazine @epochemagazine.org · 30/01/2026New issue, number #88, if hot off the digi-press. With writing on mathematics, religion, clarity, and revolution. The whole gamut. Dive in at: epochemagazine.org/issues/88/ #philosophy #Philsky 286
Reposted by Rhys TingUlysses Pascal @ulyssespascal.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Our new article on AI and “Uncritical Fabulation” just got published in digital memory dialogues digitalmemorydialogues.com/editions/dia... 131
Reposted by Rhys TingBrooklynVegan @brooklynvegan.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Watch Geese make their SNL debut with "Au Pays du Cocaine" and "Trinidad" www.brooklynvegan.com/watch-geese-...brooklynvegan.comWatch Geese make their SNL debut with "Au Pays du Cocaine" and "Trinidad"After having a monster 2025, New York band Geese were Nighted on Saturday, making their SNL debut. They played two songs off Getting Killed: ballad “Au Pays du Cocaine” and more ri... 0123
Reposted by Rhys TingAeon Magazine @aeon.co · 22/01/2026A sprawling tale of two Singapores, this short documentary surveys waterways, cycles of development and the transient nature of sand – deceptively sturdy over short timescales but, over decades, quite volatilebuff.lyFrom Michigan to Singapore, a meditation on dreams built on sand | Aeon VideosA documentary connecting two Singapores: the Asian country expanded on imported sand and a town in Michigan buried by dunes 041
Reposted by Rhys TingTerrence Thomson @kosmotheoros.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Been working on a new book. It's a collection of (highly edited) pieces from my substack. Should be finished in the next month or so. Let me know what you think of the cover! #philsky #continentalphilosophy #kant #heidegger #ocean #shore 151
Reposted by Rhys TingCalum Neill @axisofelvis.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Hugely excited to welcome Jeremy Smith to @LacanInScotland next Thursday to talk about Laruelle and Lacan. The event is free and open to all. Please join us. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/en-joui-yo...eventbrite.co.ukEn-Joui Your Symptom: On Non-Psychoanalysis and the Philo-Analytic ComplexEventbrite - Lacan in Scotland presents En-Joui Your Symptom: On Non-Psychoanalysis and the Philo-Analytic Complex - Thursday, 29 January 2026 - Find event and ticket information. 022
Reposted by Rhys TingBritish Society for Phenomenology @thebsp.org.uk · 16/01/2026#Daseinsanalysis in Scientific Discourse: Openness, Critique, Responsibility, Connectedness 23–24 January 2026. Online – free of charge. In English. From the Austrian Daseinsanalytic Institute. Organised by Karl Baier & Stephan Dietrich. www.thebsp.org.uk/2026/01/16/d... 051
Reposted by Rhys TingCSMBR Pisa @csmbr-pisa.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Medical Technology Series 23: 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐜. 𝟏𝟓𝟒𝟎 from Guido Guidi, "Hippocrates, De vulneribus capitis", MS Latin 6861, cc. 109v-111v, BNF, Paris. #CSMBR #Surgery #Renaissance #Hippocrates #GuidoGuidi #Trepanation #Technology 011
Reposted by Rhys TingAeon Magazine @aeon.co · 08/01/2026It took five ill-fated conversations with Jean-Paul Sartre before the Vietnamese philosopher Trần Đức Thảo finally broke with French philosophy. This essay traces Thảo’s life and work, and how he came to be one of the first theorists of the divide between colonised and coloniserbuff.lyThe tragic life and principled politics of Trần Đức Thảo | Aeon EssaysHow the persecuted Vietnamese philosopher became one of the first theorists of the divide between colonised and coloniser 0177
Reposted by Rhys TingThe Philosopher @philosopher1923.bsky.social · 04/01/2026Announcing: On Philosophy, Winter 2026!! All events are free, Mondays at 2pm ET / 7pm UK (except March 2nd is 30 min later, and March 9th is 3pm ET) featuring Angie Hobbs, Yann Allard-Tremblay, Fannie Bialek, Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan, Kaitlyn Creasy, and so many more! #Philosophy #PhilEvents 1138
Reposted by Rhys TingPhilSci-Archive @philsci-archive.bsky.social · 05/12/2025New on the Archive: Simons, Massimiliano (2026) What is the history of philosophy of experimentation a history of? The cases of Hugo Dingler and Gaston Bachelard. HOPOS: The Journal of the International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science. philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27380 043
Reposted by Rhys TingDr Chris Earl (MOL-BIO) @drcsearl.bsky.social · 07/01/2026🧪Danger of Machine Metaphors in Science I share a personal story of my first formal confrontation with an apparently meaningless, mechanical Universe. I go on to examine how machine metaphors influence nihilism Article free on Substack substack.com/home/post/p-... #philsky #science #existentialismsubstack.comThe Selfish Gene and the Problem with Machine Metaphors in BiologyHow language can obscure understanding and reinforce nihilism 063
Reposted by Rhys TingRobert Heinze @rheinze.myatproto.social · 07/01/2026Teach Diogenes, become ungovernable 03310
Reposted by Rhys TingEpoché Magazine @epochemagazine.org · 31/12/2025Happy new year all. Issue #87 is out now! With writing on La Boétie, Deleuze & Guattari, Oedipus and the Sphinx, and care and liberalism. With a video on Bergson to boot. Get in it: epochemagazine.org/issues/87/ #Philosophy #Philskyepochemagazine.orgDecember 2025 | Epoché MagazineA free online philosophy magazine, delivered monthly 063
Reposted by Rhys TingThe Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Top 10 of this year's most read pieces — no.6: our post on Blemmyes, mythical headless humanoids whose eyes, nose, and mouth are embedded in their breast: publicdomainreview.org/collection/b... (Full Top 10 here: publicdomainreview.org/blog/2025/12...) 15118