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William Gildea @williamgildea.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Sex, dating, and discrimination. New episode today! We ask: what counts as discrimination in dating, and what is simply following your preferences? Is looks-based discrimination a thing? And more! linktr.ee/surprisinget...

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William Gildea @williamgildea.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

My review of Life Without Degrees of Moral Status is out in the Journal of Moral Philosophy! Wendler argues animals are our equals in a new way. #philosophy #animalethics Check it out: www.williamgildea.com/s/Gildea-Lif...

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William Gildea @williamgildea.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Are activists who fight for good with a bad strategy morally compromised? New episode! Ft. Tobias Leenaert Covers the surprising case against certain forms of activism, catharsis, community, and principles for success in activism. Case study of hardline vegan activism. linktr.ee/surprisinget...

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William Gildea @williamgildea.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

It's live and taking off! Is the manosphere making men incapable of love? New episode of Surprising Ethics! Listen hereeee linktr.ee/surprisinget...

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William Gildea @williamgildea.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Trifan argues kids above 10ish should have the vote if they can pass a competence test. We had a great chat - do tune in! linktr.ee/surprisinget... #politicaltheory

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William Gildea @williamgildea.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

The very real trials and tribulations of living in Canada as a Brit.

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William Gildea @williamgildea.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

"Our milk"? Really? Surely it's either the cow's milk or the calf's milk? Especially as removing the calf is the first step in taking and selling the #milk...

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William Gildea @williamgildea.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Prevsly I couldn't possibly go on Bluesky as I hadnt finished the #Traitors. All great apart from the end, and this....

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William Gildea @williamgildea.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Wow, semi-silent fireworks, great for dogs, cats, birds and all animals (and many humans...).

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William Gildea @williamgildea.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

I wrote this, asking: is this big UK supermarket producing the 'happy, natural, ethically raised' pigs it now claims it is? theecologist.org/2025/oct/31/...

A screenshot of an article in the Ecologist, entitled: "Waitrose relies on animal welfare myths", with a picture of a pig who won a prize at a county show.

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William Gildea @williamgildea.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Just learned that AI can't divide one number by another. Can anyone explain why, to an AI novice? Isn't this the sort of thing it should do easily? (Any calculator can do it...).

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William Gildea @williamgildea.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Zero mention of the ethical implications of killing octopuses, despite widespread opposition to octopus farming. Great joined-up thinking from the Guardian

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William Gildea @williamgildea.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

I got a letter in the Guardian in print! On cloning dogs

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William Gildea @williamgildea.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Pleased to support this. World Bank plans to double its agribusiness investments to $9 billion annually by 2030. Join us on 24th April as allies in 11 countries and 5 continents across the globe ask the World Bank: Is financing factory farming worth it? #StopFinancingFactoryFarming #WorldBank

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William Gildea @williamgildea.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

No, consciousness is not self-awareness/self-consciousness. Being aware is one thing, being aware of your awareness is quite another. Over-intellectualising consciousness risks denying that many conscious humans and other beings are conscious

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William Gildea @williamgildea.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

So lucky to have been able to present my work just now to such nice and insightful colleagues at the CRÉ!

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William Gildea @williamgildea.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Us prepping for the soon-to-exist Ethics for the Everyday podcast. It's more work than we thought, but we promise we will exist soon!!!

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William Gildea @williamgildea.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

500 pages of notes and still no finished paper!

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William Gildea @williamgildea.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

First "dress rehearsal" for our soon-to-be podcast, Ethics for the Everyday!!

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