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Dave Ingram @dvngrm.bsky.social · 1d

JOB: 2-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Metaphysics and Philosophy of Physics, University of Geneva, Switzerland

Baptiste Le Bihan @baptistelebihan.bsky.social · 9d

I'm hiring, please share widely!
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Homepage - Département de Philosophie - UNIGE

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Dave Ingram @dvngrm.bsky.social · 2d

Nina Emery’s Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Time has landed. 50 chapters (554pp) covering an immense range of topics. It’s a fantastic volume and I’m delighted to have contributed to it.

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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 26d

Dave Ingram's article 'Presentism and Eternalism' features in The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Time, edited by Nina Emery, to be published later this month. This year, Dave will be teaching The Nature of Time for undergraduates and Time, Tense, & Existence for MA students.

Cover of a book, titled The Routledge Companion to the Philosophy of Time

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Centre for Philosophy of Time @cptmilano.bsky.social · Sep 11

✨ Welcome, Giuliano Torrengo, director of our Centre for Philosophy of Time, now on Bluesky.

Follow him at @giulianotorrengo.bsky.social !!!

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Giuliano Torrengo - PHILTECH

Giuliano Torrengo is an Associate Professor at the Department of philosophy of the University of Milan, he is the founder and coordinator of the Centre for Philosophy of Time, a member of the LEMMings...

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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · Sep 8

UK universities could be hit with nationwide strikes after the University and College Union announced it will ballot its members over pay, reports @julietterowsell.bsky.social
#academicsky #strikeballot

UCU to hold nationwide strike ballot after ‘insulting’ pay offer

Union threatens ‘coordinated’ strikes to cause ‘maximum disruption’ at UK universities

www.timeshighereducation.com

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · Sep 8

VCs don’t run universities.

We do.

After another real terms pay cut, UCU is launching a UK-wide strike ballot.

Ballot opens October.

Vote YES.

#WeAreTheUniversity

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Dave Ingram @dvngrm.bsky.social · Sep 5

I recommend starting with Discourse on Metaphysics. Several decent editions around, but the recent one from OUP — translated and with detailed commentary by Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereyra — is very good.

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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · Sep 4

In a new paper, Louise Richardson argues that regret is a feeling of discomfort when real life seems worse than how things might (have) be(en). The account makes sense of different kinds of regret, helps us manage regret, and has interesting broader consequences. Read it here: t.ly/8_1s0

An encompassing account of regret

Philosophical attention to regret is typically focussed on the ethical issues it raises, leaving foundational questions about its objects and structure undecided. Here, these questions are at the f...

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Dave Ingram @dvngrm.bsky.social · Sep 2

Philosophy of Time Society at the Pacific APA (2026)

We request submissions of high-quality abstracts (500 words max.) for our group meeting at the Pacific APA (Online), April 8–12, 2026.

Deadline: 30th September 2025.

www.philtimesociety.com/calls-for-pa...

Calls for Papers/Abstracts | Philosophy of Time Society

www.philtimesociety.com

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Christoph Hoerl @handle.invalid · Aug 29

A new way of looking at some debates in the Philosophy of Time. Now published. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/3MSIW...

The Flow of time: Rationalism vs. empiricism

I distinguish between empiricist and rationalist approaches to the idea of the flow of time. The former trace back the idea of the flow of time to the deliverances of our sensory or introspective c...

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Matilda Fitzmaurice @matildaf.bsky.social · Aug 27

Anyone who cares about casualisation and working conditions should be up in arms about this. There are going to be so many jobs with terrible T&Cs created at the last minute.

Anna Alexandrova @annaalexandrova.bsky.social · Aug 26

And the winner is …. UCL that increased its u/g offers by 65%. Where are you going to put all these students, UCL?!

These Russell Group unis are letting in way more students - and other unis aren't happy

One London uni is accepting 65 per cent more students than it did five years ago

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Petra Boynton @petraboynton.bsky.social · Aug 26

A very timely read. It got me thinking that the value of academic labour isn't just within teaching or expertise (although both are important) but in the smaller acts of support, ongoing pastoral care, of asking the right question, almost as an afterthought, but making a huge difference.

UCU Commons @ucucommons.bsky.social · Aug 26

The Tuesday after a Bank Holiday seems like an ideal time to think about the value of our work! Read @matthewbarnard.phd's excellent blog post here:

blog.matthewbarnard.phd/a-world-with...

A world without experts: alienation in academia

Thoughts on the level of alienation in academic work, and how as much as we cannot exit the economy, we must recognise the inherent value of academia.

blog.matthewbarnard.phd

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Marc Welsh @marcwelsh.bsky.social · Aug 22

If you have 'views' on the 32% consultative ballot and what UCU should be doing over the next few months then you could do worse than spend a few minutes providing some thoughts via this UCU Commons survey.

UCU Commons @ucucommons.bsky.social · Aug 22

NEW on our Substack: Help your HEC reps decide what we should do next for our pay dispute!

Please see the linked form, fill it in, & pass to your contacts. The form is open until 5pm Friday 27th Aug in advance of HEC on Monday 1st Sep.

Please repost #ucu

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Help your UCU Higher Education reps decide what we should do next for our pay dispute

Please read, fill in, and share with your contacts

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Dave Ingram @dvngrm.bsky.social · Aug 13

‘Manyism as mereologicism’ by Rob Trueman & Simon Thunder

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Manyism as mereologicism - Synthese

There is a widespread intuition that mereology should be ontologically innocent. In this paper, we compare two attempts to deliver this innocence. They both identify a fusion with the plurality of its...

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Dave Ingram @dvngrm.bsky.social · Aug 6

Philosophy of Time Society at the Central APA (2026)

We request submissions of high-quality abstracts (500 words max.) for our group meeting at the Central APA in Chicago, IL, February 18–21, 2026.

Deadline: 25th August 2025.

www.philtimesociety.com/calls-for-pa...

Calls for Papers/Abstracts | Philosophy of Time Society

www.philtimesociety.com

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · Aug 4

📢 Have your say on the 2025/26 pay offer.

Your voice matters. Don’t leave it to others.

VOTE NOW!

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Baptiste Le Bihan @baptistelebihan.bsky.social · Aug 3

CFP: Philosophy and Metaphysics of String Theory, Dec 9-10, Geneva
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Philosophy and Metaphysics of String Theory

This two-day workshop brings together philosophers and physicists to explore metaphysical and philosophical questions in string theory, broadly understood, i.e. including non-perturbative approac...

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Jul 21

'The number of student-initiated PhD scholarships funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) is set to fall by 60 per cent when new doctoral training arrangements come into effect next year, new figures show.' 1/3

‘Student-led’ AHRC PhD places ‘to fall by at least 60 per cent’

Internal modelling released under Freedom of Information enquiry reveals extent of PhD scholarship cuts, with academics fearing impact could be greater still

www.timeshighereducation.com

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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · Jul 17

Earlier this month, Dave Ingram was at the University of Salzburg presenting his paper 'Prolegomenon to a Dynamic Metaphysics of Time' at the workshop Beyond the Present: Perspectives on the Philosophy of Time.

A poster for a philosophy workshop at the University of Salzburg titled "Beyond the Present: Perspectives on the Philosophy of Time." The poster features a large clock face. Text details the event for 3-4 July, 2025, at the Philosophy Department (GW). Logos for the University of Salzburg and the Austrian Science Fund are at the top

A close-up of a white marble sign set into a grey, textured stucco wall. The sign is engraved with the words "UNIVERSITÄT SALZBURG WALLISTRAKT" in a classic serif font.

A scenic daytime view of Salzburg, Austria. The wide, greenish-blue Salzach River flows through the center of the city under a blue sky with light clouds. A bridge crosses the river, and the riverbanks are lined with historic buildings and a lush, tree-covered hill.

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Dave Ingram @dvngrm.bsky.social · Jul 1

Check out: www.collegiodimilano.it

Collegio universitario Milano, il collegio di Milano

Se studi o vuoi studiare a Milano, vieni a vivere al Collegio di Milano. Qui gli studenti universitari degli atenei milanesi possono ...

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Joe Saunders @joesaunders1.bsky.social · Jun 25

Devastated that the Centre for Lifelong Learning @york.ac.uk is being closed after 40 years. What a loss to education in the region. Feel for students and staff. Being a tutor has been joy, doing what universities should be doing by sharing knowledge widely with our communities.

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Dave Ingram @dvngrm.bsky.social · Jun 11

International Association for Philosophy of Time, 10th annual conference, 7th–9th July, 2025. @cptmilano.bsky.social

bit.ly/iaptusach

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Baptiste Le Bihan @baptistelebihan.bsky.social · May 24

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Dave Ingram @dvngrm.bsky.social · May 20

Philosophy of Time Society at the Eastern APA (2026)

We request submissions of high-quality abstracts (500 words max.) for our group meeting at the Eastern APA in Baltimore, MD, January 7–10, 2026.

Deadline: 1st July 2025.

www.philtimesociety.com/calls-for-pa...

Calls for Papers/Abstracts | Philosophy of Time Society

www.philtimesociety.com

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Centre for Philosophy of Time @cptmilano.bsky.social · May 13

🚨PhD Call for applications – The Human Mind and its Explanations (HuME). Language, Brain and Reasoning

📍IUSS Pavia, University of Milan, Scuola Normale Superiore Pisa

🗓️ Deadline: June 9th, 2025 – 1:00 p.m. (CEST)

8 fully funded 3-year PhD scholarships now open!

🔗 Apply: iusspavia.it/.../apply

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