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Tom Stoneham @tomstoneham.dair-community.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026
Poster presentation at #AI Hype, Hope, and Humanity on #Deepfakes and #SocialLegibility. It takes a village ... www.eur.nl/en/research/research-ser…
Yours truly and co-author Guangwei Teng standing by our poster.
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We have placed 7th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027 for the subject of Philosophy! The ranking recognises the quality of our courses, and the experiences and opportunities they provide to our students.
Two students standing next to each other among library stacks, looking at the same page of an open book. The tagline reads "7th in the UK for Philosophy in The Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2027."
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Centre for Theoretical Philosophy @ctp-leeds.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🧠 Mind & Reason: CTP Summer Philosophy Day! Join us this Wednesday for a day of talks bringing together philosophers from CTP and York’s sister centre for theoretical philosophy, Mind & Reason. 📍1.17 of 11-14 Blenheim Terrace 🗓️ Timetable: bit.ly/PRHScalendar
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Sophie White was just on the English Heritage podcast to discuss Margaret Cavendish and the Mind Lab project at Bolsover Castle. Listen here: www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspir... More on the Mind Lab here: www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
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The English Heritage Podcast
Every object has a story to tell. But how can one mystery item lead us on a journey through history, people and places?  In the English Heritage podcast, comedian and writer Amy Matthews brings you ...
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Joe Lee-Doktor writes for Yorkshire Bylines on the local effects of UK climate change policies, dispelling myths and pointing in some helpful directions: yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/environ...
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York wildfire brings North Sea drilling debate close to home
A fire on a much-loved York nature reserve highlights what is at stake as Andy Burnham considers further North Sea drilling
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Join us on August 1st at Bolsover castle for Margaret Cavendish's MindFest! www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-... Sophie White will be onsite throughout the day giving lightening talks, exploring Margaret’s bold ideas and asking questions such as do animals think, and can we touch colours?
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Margaret Cavendish's MindFest at Bolsover Castle
Step into the mind of Margaret Cavendish at Bolsover Castle's MindFest!
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Read Tom Stoneham's response to Andy Hamilton's viral reflection: 'Why isn't Durham University taking AI cheating seriously?': listed.to/@24601/74508... @tomstoneham.dair-community.social.ap.brid.gy
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The 'Problem' of AI Cheating | Tom Stoneham — Random musings ...
The 'Problem' of AI Cheating | Tom Stoneham — Random musings ...
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Congrats to our newest philosophy graduates! (All of them were human, but not all of their supporters were! Photo credit: Mary Leng)
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
This week, Mike Stuart will be speaking about "Pragmatic Understanding and Scientific Robotics" at the Society for Philosophy of Science in Practice in Cambridge. See the full program here: spspcambridge2026.com/program
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SPSP Conference 2026 Program | SPSP Cambridge 2026
The Society for the Philosophy of Science in Practice 2026 conference program. Hosted at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge.
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Numbers "are no more real than Sherlock Holmes." Watch Mary Leng on Philip Goff's video philosophy series, here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcSO...
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Are Numbers Real?
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
This week, Louise Richardson will be a keynote speaker at the Copenhagen Summer School in Phenomenology and Philosophy of Mind. Louise will be speaking about grief and memory. For more details, see: cfs.ku.dk/summer-schoo...
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Summer School 2026
Copenhagen Summer School in Phenomenology and Philosophy of Mind.
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
This week, Louise Richardson will be speaking at a conference in Berlin entitled "The Physical World and Its Perception: Phenomenology and Analytic Philosophy." Louise will be speaking about "Structural Features and Naïve Realism." See details here: philevents.org/event/show/1...
Poster for the conference, with a list of the speakers and details of the venue.programme for the conference, with the speakers and titles of their talks broken up over two days
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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Deadline for submissions for the Philosophy of Science & Race Prize has been extended to July 1st. Please consider submitting your own recently (2021-2026) published work in this area or nominating a scholar whose work on this topic you admire. #HPS
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
York has been ranked 9th in the UK for philosophy in the Complete University Guide league tables (2027). Read the full results here: www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-table..., and our story about it, here: www.york.ac.uk/philosophy/a...
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
As part of York's Festival of Ideas, Sophie White and Mia Gane participated at the HRC Family Fun Afternoon. Sophie presented on Margaret Cavendish's Mind Lab, and Mia presented on "What's your dream home?" The future philosophers loved it!
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
As part of York's Festival of Ideas, Isobel Standen hosted an interactive activity session called 'Can you teach a robot right from wrong?' during the Family Fun Day event. Some photos!
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Sam Dickson, Robin Pawlett, and Daniel Garcia Saavedra have just published a paper about epistemic malevolence. They critique the received definition and propose one that captures more intuitive instances and helps suggest ways of addressing it. Read it here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Bullshitters, Liars and Bad Teachers: The Scope of Epistemic Malevolence
The aim of this paper is two-fold. We argue against the received conception of epistemic malevolence and give a broader characterisation that, we argue, captures its real scope. We tackle the current...
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
We’re looking for returning Philosophy and Philosophy joint honours undergrads to mentor 1st year students in the 26/27 academic year. This is a chance to support new students as they settle into university life and begin their studies. Application form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Next week, James Clarke is giving a talk at the University of Fribourg: philevents.org/event/show/1... The title of James's talk is "J. B. Erhard on Enlightenment and Revolution".
The poster from the event, which contains the title of the event, date, program of speakers, and registration email of michael.kryluk@unifr.ch.
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Registration is now open! Styles of Perception: From Historical Perspectives to the Digital Age 📅 30 June – 1 July 2026 📍 University of York How are our perceptual experiences shaped by history, culture, society, and technology?
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Styles of Perception - Registration
To attend the event, please register your presence in the module. Registration is free of charge. The event will take place at the University of York, ENV/005 Lecture Room. For the audience, lunch wil...
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Sarah Wood has published a new paper in Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences. It's called "Illuminating experiences of grief and loss in people with dementia," and it's accessible here: rdcu.be/fooXg link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Illuminating experiences of grief and loss in people with dementia - Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences
This paper investigates experiences of grief amongst people with dementia. This is a topic that has largely been neglected, with most research focusing on the experiences of caregivers. I draw on this...
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HRC York @hrcyork.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Isobel Standen from @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social and colleagues from the Institute for Safe Autonomy brought their 'Robodog!; Sophie White also from Philosophy introduced us to the world of Margaret Cavendish, and Ben Eyes from @school-of-act.bsky.social shared 'Ghost in the Piano'.
Two researchers smiling at the camera. In front of them a robot dog standing on two legs.Sophie at the exhibition stand holding a bottle with marshmallows in it. Behind Sophie a poster that says 'Margaret Cavendish's Mind lab'. There's a table with a torch shining on a paper through a prism, some 3D like glasses and lots of pencils.Ben standing next to a music technology instrument. A lake view behind him through the windows.
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Here are three photos from Shanghai Jiao Tong on 18 May, where Tom Stoneham gave a lecture on 'Existential Risk as an Ethical Problem' and engaged in a roundtable on differences between UK and Chinese approaches to AI regulation and governance. @tomstoneham.dair-community.social.ap.brid.gy
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Tom Stoneham recently took part in launching the inaugural issue of Modern Philosophy, titled "George Berkeley’s Works and Legacy." The event at Yangzhou University was sponsored by the Center of Modern Thought at the School of Social Development and Yangzhou University.
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Is this Brandolini's Law finally overturned? (Brandolini's Law: The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it)
A screenshot of a conversation with Google Gemini in which Gemini admits to being the "ultimate bullshitting device"
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
We are hiring two postdoctoral researchers, to work on questions about the impact of AI on science! See details here, and direct questions to mike.stuart@york.ac.uk! Please share broadly! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRN637/r...
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Research Associate x 2 at University of York
Recruiting now: Research Associate x 2 on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
In a new paper just published in Mind, Rob Trueman helps us navigate the "higher order" turn in metaphysics, presenting a new deflationary view that justifies a standard but metaphysically controversial assumption. Read the paper here: philpapers.org/rec/TRUFPP
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Robert Trueman, Fregean predication - PhilPapers
My aim in this paper is to offer a novel justification for β-Equivalence. β-Equivalence is a standard principle of higher-order logic, but it is metaphysically controversial. My argument for β-Equival...
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Congrats to Dave Ingram, the new President of the Philosophy of Time Society! www.philtimesociety.com
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Philosophy of Time Society
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Daniel Morgan on how far neurophysiology can take us in resolving the controversy about whether addiction is a moral excuse: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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The Shallows of the Addicted Mind1,2
One influential approach to the question of why addiction excuses focuses on the question of what addiction is and, more particularly, on what addiction turns out to be in the light of scientific inq...
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
What is it like to feel haunted by something? To find out, read Matthew Ratcliffe's new paper "From hauntology (back) to phenomenology," published yesterday in Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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From hauntology (back) to phenomenology - Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences
Since Derrida’s introduction of the term hauntology, there has been much discussion of ghosts, spectres, and hauntings across several disciplines. This work is not exclusively phenomenological in focu...
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Tom Stoneham is in Nanjing giving a trilogy of talks in moral philosophy: "A Critique of Moral Rights," "A Critique of Moral Intuitions," and "A Critique of Moral Perfectionism." Here he is with host Prof Tao Tao. More updates on Tom's tour coming soon! @tomstoneham.dair-community.social.ap.brid.gy
A picture of Tom Stoneham standing next to Prof Tao Tao, beside a poster for Tom's talk "A Critique of Moral Intuitions"
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Warwick Anderson @wombatscholar.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
TWO great jobs in History and Philosophy of Science at Sydney! Rank from Lecturer (Assistant Prof) to Assoc Prof. Particularly interested in candidates working in the areas of early modern science, or science or medicine in Asia, or Indigenous knowledge systems... #HPS #STS #histstm #histsci
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Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor to the School of History and Philosophy of Science - Camperdown, Australia job with UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY | 410910
Build your research and apply your expertise by contributing as a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor to the School of History and Philos...
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Daniel Garcia Saavedra has published a new paper in Philosophy and the Mind Sciences. Read it here: doi.org/10.33735/phi... Daniel argues that many smells are experienced as "here," around the nose. These experiences are multi-modal: they combine smell with the feel of the air in the nose.
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Here, where? A puzzle for olfactory experience’s spatiality | Philosophy and the Mind Sciences
Philosophy and the Mind Sciences (PhiMiSci) focuses on the interface between philosophy of mind, psychology, and cognitive neuroscience. PhiMiSci is a peer-reviewed, not-for-profit open-access journal...
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Martin O'Neill @martinoneill.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
If you're within striking distance of York, the 'Picturing Grief' exhibition runs until Sunday 10 May at Thin Ice Press. Six artists respond to work on grief from the AHRC Grief Project @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social @hrcyork.bsky.social at the University of York projectinggrief.com/pg-exhibition
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Adrian Currie @adrian-currie.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Two fabulous opportunities to come and work at Egenis on Stephan Guttinger’s automated science project! 1) A fully-funded PhD position: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin... 2) A postdoctoral research position: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRD641/p... Please share! #philsci #philjobs
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Philosophy of Automated Science | University of Exeter
Project Description:Over the last few years science has seen a rapid increase in talk about – and implementation of – automated workflows.
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Tomorrow Mike Stuart will be presenting at "Imagination Day," a workshop hosted by the Department of Philosophy at St. Andrews. He'll be talking about the epistemology of imaginative skills, with an eye to improving science. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/arche/event/...
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Imagination DayImagination Day – Arche
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
We took our students to the glorious Yorkshire Sculpture Park for a chance to relax ahead of their assessments!
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Philosophy of Grief and Loss at York @griefyork.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Exhibition info and more events here: projectinggrief.com/pg-exhibition @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social #York #Grief
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PG exhibition — Projecting Grief
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Philosophy of Grief and Loss at York @griefyork.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
As part of our #PicturingGrief exhibition during #DyingMattersWeek, @hmillsstyles.bsky.social will run a free embroidery workshop on 6th May. Hayley will show you how to use fabric and thread to share a story using collected responses from our Grief Survey: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1986417039...
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Grief Has Many Voices: Hand Embroidery Workshop
Join textile artist Hayley Mills-Styles for this workshop and create a hand embroidered response to the University of York grief survey.
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Andrew Gelman et al. @statmodeling.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Epistemic Virtues for Science in the Age of Automation statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/04/14/e...
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Epistemic Virtues for Science in the Age of Automation | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
This is Jessica. Back in the 1980s, novelist Italo Calvino developed a series of six lectures describing literary virtues he felt should be enduring regardless of how the world changed: lightness, quickness, exactitude, visibility, mulitiplicity, and consistency. These were published as “Six Memos for the Next Millenium” in 1993.
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Berna Devezer @devezer.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Brief fun survey from Jessica, Andrew & myself: If you are a faculty member, research scientist, postdoc, or senior Ph.D. student in any area of science, please take five minutes and fill it out. We’ll share the results widely along with some reflections. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Epistemic Virtues for Scientific Inquiry — Community Survey
In Six Memos for the Next Millenium, Italo Calvino proposed six literary virtues he felt should be preserved and cultivated in literature regardless of how the world changed: lightness, quickness, exa...
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Institute of Philosophy of Mind & Cognition (IPMC), NYCU, Taiwan @nycu-ipmc.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
[COMPAIN Lectures: The Complexity of Pain and Its Normative Implications] The Taiwanese-German research group COMPAIN (compain.weebly.com) invites you to join a new COMPAIN Lecture Series this spring, featuring talks on pain from philosophical, medical, and interdisciplinary perspectives.
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Philosophy of Grief and Loss at York @griefyork.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
The opening reception for Picturing Grief / the exhibition, will be on May 3rd at 3pm. Free tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985810017... Exhibition info and more events here: projectinggrief.com/pg-exhibition #DyingMattersWeek @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social
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Picturing Grief Exhibition Reception
Celebrate the opening of the exhibition with artists and grief practitioners from York and surrounding areas.
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
CfA: PGR Conference – Styles of Perception 📅 30 June – 1 July 2026 📍 University of York Financial support provided. 🔗 Full details and submission information: sites.google.com/view/styleso... 🗓 Submit by 1 May!
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Join others tomorrow at 7pm to discuss whether the AI-driven future of education we're being offered is indeed the future we want. Event details and registration here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... More on the campaign helping to organize the event (Pull the Plug) here: pulltheplug.uk
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: What is the future for AI in Higher Education and Research?. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Whether it's in teaching, assessments, publishing, research, professional development, or administration, AI has become inescapable in university life. An AI-saturated future is treated as inevitable,...
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
On Monday, Mike Stuart will give a talk to the ICARUS group at the Institut Jean Nicod. The talk is entitled "Artificial Intelligence as paintbrush, garden, canvas and companion: Making sense of AI imagination metaphors." More here: www.institutnicod.org/seminaires-c...
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ICARUS - INSTITUT JEAN NICOD
Le séminaire ICARUS (Imagination, Créativité, Affect, Rêverie, Utopie, Sens) se concentrera sur l'étude interdisciplinaire de la ligne frontière qui (...)
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Mike Stuart is giving a talk this Friday at the Institut Jean Nicod. His talk is entitled "Taking imagination seriously: A new epistemology for science." He'll present a diachronic, functional, non-propositional epistemology for science. www.institutnicod.org/seminaires-c...
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Colloquium de philosophie de Jean Nicod - INSTITUT JEAN NICOD
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Jamie's paper on internal reasons and agent-neutrality is now published! Read the paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Internal Reasons and Agent‐Neutrality
The first aim of this paper is to argue that Bernard Williams's argument against external reasons is best understood as a rejection of Thomas Nagel's (apparently tangential) notion of a universal age...
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
York’s Department of Philosophy reconfirmed its place among the world’s most highly regarded departments for the study of philosophy: Ranked joint 12th in the UK and in the world top-100 by QS World University Rankings.
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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Sophie White recently joined @OJBorg on BBC Radio 2’s Midnight Mastermind to talk Margaret Cavendish, quizzing the host on aspects of Cavendish's work and life. Listen here! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #PhilosophyMatters #bpf2026
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