Anita Leirfall
@anitaleirfall.bsky.social
Associate Professor of #Philosophy at the University of Bergen. 🇳🇴 Various philosophical interests. Kant’s theoretical philosophy is my field of specialty. Other interests: arts, science, music, literature, photography, and travels.
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Gespräch mit Lea Ypi über rechte Erfolge, linke Alternativen und die List der Vernunft. www.zeit.de/2025/51/lea-...
Lea Ypi: Permanent dazwischen
In ihrem neuen Buch erzählt Lea Ypi vom Zeitalter der Extreme. Hier erklärt sie, warum rechte Ressentiments auch heute oft erfolgreich sind, linke Antworten jedoch nicht.
www.zeit.de
November 29, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Gespräch mit Lea Ypi über rechte Erfolge, linke Alternativen und die List der Vernunft. www.zeit.de/2025/51/lea-...
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New post on Philosophics.blog — Pure Reason: The Architecture of Illusion
Kant’s dream: a universe made of logic, untouched by experience.
For three turns, evidence is suspended; only deduction remains.
The Enlightenment’s most beautiful labyrinth […]
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Kant’s dream: a universe made of logic, untouched by experience.
For three turns, evidence is suspended; only deduction remains.
The Enlightenment’s most beautiful labyrinth […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
November 9, 2025 at 6:09 AM
New post on Philosophics.blog — Pure Reason: The Architecture of Illusion
Kant’s dream: a universe made of logic, untouched by experience.
For three turns, evidence is suspended; only deduction remains.
The Enlightenment’s most beautiful labyrinth […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Kant’s dream: a universe made of logic, untouched by experience.
For three turns, evidence is suspended; only deduction remains.
The Enlightenment’s most beautiful labyrinth […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
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Are you suffering from tge Surveillance Delusion? www.thenewworld.co.uk/nigel-warbur...
Everyday philosophy: Welcome to our terrifying surveillance state
Cameras and digital tracking make our lives more convenient – but at what cost?
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Are you suffering from tge Surveillance Delusion? www.thenewworld.co.uk/nigel-warbur...
Plato vs The Algorithm: Beauty is the path to virtue | What Plato got right about beauty
For most of history, beauty was seen not as a trap but as a necessary precondition for virtue: a capacity that, properly cultivated, could train our desires toward the good iai.tv/articles/pla... #philosophysky
For most of history, beauty was seen not as a trap but as a necessary precondition for virtue: a capacity that, properly cultivated, could train our desires toward the good iai.tv/articles/pla... #philosophysky
Plato vs The Algorithm: Beauty is the path to virtue
<p><em>In an age when beauty is shaped by algorithms and commercial pressure, it’s easy to dismiss it as shallow or morally corrosive. Yet, philosopher Panos Paris claims, this is a profound misunders...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Plato vs The Algorithm: Beauty is the path to virtue | What Plato got right about beauty
For most of history, beauty was seen not as a trap but as a necessary precondition for virtue: a capacity that, properly cultivated, could train our desires toward the good iai.tv/articles/pla... #philosophysky
For most of history, beauty was seen not as a trap but as a necessary precondition for virtue: a capacity that, properly cultivated, could train our desires toward the good iai.tv/articles/pla... #philosophysky
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A new article has been published in the #PhiMiSci special issue on structuralism and the science of consciousness: “Neurophenomenal Structuralism as a General Theory of Consciousness?” by Jakub Mihálik and Tomáš Marvan.
Neurophenomenal structuralism as a general theory of consciousness?
| 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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October 10, 2025 at 6:53 AM
A new article has been published in the #PhiMiSci special issue on structuralism and the science of consciousness: “Neurophenomenal Structuralism as a General Theory of Consciousness?” by Jakub Mihálik and Tomáš Marvan.
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#PhiMiSci has published a new stand-alone article: "Sartre on imaginative presence" by Valerie Bernard, which explains Sartre’s theory of phenomenal presence and contrasts his view on why a dreamer lacks a true sense of immersion in a dreamscape with the positions of Windt and Barkasi.
philosophymindscience.org
November 20, 2025 at 7:27 AM
#PhiMiSci has published a new stand-alone article: "Sartre on imaginative presence" by Valerie Bernard, which explains Sartre’s theory of phenomenal presence and contrasts his view on why a dreamer lacks a true sense of immersion in a dreamscape with the positions of Windt and Barkasi.
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Okay, I hestitate to even share this link, because while I like NYMag I do not want to send this journalist in particular clicks, b ut:
If your framing is that an academic is the "dominant voice" and the underdogs are OpenAI, Anthropic and Google, maybe a fact check in is order??
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If your framing is that an academic is the "dominant voice" and the underdogs are OpenAI, Anthropic and Google, maybe a fact check in is order??
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Is ChatGPT Conscious?
Many users feel they’re talking to a real person. Scientists say it’s time to consider whether they’re onto something.
nymag.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Okay, I hestitate to even share this link, because while I like NYMag I do not want to send this journalist in particular clicks, b ut:
If your framing is that an academic is the "dominant voice" and the underdogs are OpenAI, Anthropic and Google, maybe a fact check in is order??
>>
If your framing is that an academic is the "dominant voice" and the underdogs are OpenAI, Anthropic and Google, maybe a fact check in is order??
>>
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A new book by Zach Vereb, Kant and Environmental Philosophy. I read a draft and highly recommend it. #philsky www.cambridge.org/us/universit...
Kant and Environmental Philosophy | Cambridge University Press & Assessment
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November 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A new book by Zach Vereb, Kant and Environmental Philosophy. I read a draft and highly recommend it. #philsky www.cambridge.org/us/universit...
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Sophia Stewart in New York Times Magazine (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/m...
What Disturbing Art Can Teach Us About Our Own Shame and Fear
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Sophia Stewart in New York Times Magazine (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/m...
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@samantharhill.bsky.social in New York Times
July 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
@samantharhill.bsky.social in New York Times
“Music Is Always Interpretation”
Professor Erling Gulbrandsen (UiO) has studied 480 interpretations of the same classical work. Together, they mirror world history. www.uio.no/english/rese... #music #Bruckner #interpretation #history #PhilosophySky #philsky
Professor Erling Gulbrandsen (UiO) has studied 480 interpretations of the same classical work. Together, they mirror world history. www.uio.no/english/rese... #music #Bruckner #interpretation #history #PhilosophySky #philsky
“Music Is Always Interpretation”
- Research News
Professor has studied 480 interpretations of the same classical work. Together, they mirror world history.
www.uio.no
November 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
“Music Is Always Interpretation”
Professor Erling Gulbrandsen (UiO) has studied 480 interpretations of the same classical work. Together, they mirror world history. www.uio.no/english/rese... #music #Bruckner #interpretation #history #PhilosophySky #philsky
Professor Erling Gulbrandsen (UiO) has studied 480 interpretations of the same classical work. Together, they mirror world history. www.uio.no/english/rese... #music #Bruckner #interpretation #history #PhilosophySky #philsky
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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.
October 13, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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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New York Corner - 1913
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3105215
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3105215
November 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
New York Corner - 1913
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3105215
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3105215
From Messiaen to Radiohead: How great music uses prime numbers
The strange, undulating sound of mathematics. x.com/bigthink/sta... #music #primenumbers #mathematics #science #PhilosophySky #philsky
The strange, undulating sound of mathematics. x.com/bigthink/sta... #music #primenumbers #mathematics #science #PhilosophySky #philsky
Big Think on X: "How great music uses prime numbers. @MarcusduSautoy @Radiohead The use of unsynchronized rhythms and harmonies—built on primes like 17, 29, and 15—prevents any true repetition, mirroring the theme of time ending. Read more: https://t.co/ZYLIYoLIQi" / X
How great music uses prime numbers. @MarcusduSautoy @Radiohead The use of unsynchronized rhythms and harmonies—built on primes like 17, 29, and 15—prevents any true repetition, mirroring the theme of time ending. Read more: https://t.co/ZYLIYoLIQi
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November 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
From Messiaen to Radiohead: How great music uses prime numbers
The strange, undulating sound of mathematics. x.com/bigthink/sta... #music #primenumbers #mathematics #science #PhilosophySky #philsky
The strange, undulating sound of mathematics. x.com/bigthink/sta... #music #primenumbers #mathematics #science #PhilosophySky #philsky
Hedda Hassel Mørch: Consciousness & Integrated Information Theory (I)
Consciousness: Not only do neuroscientists have no fundamental explanation for how it arises from physical states of the brain, we aren't even sure whether we ever will. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bei2... #consciousness #philsky
Consciousness: Not only do neuroscientists have no fundamental explanation for how it arises from physical states of the brain, we aren't even sure whether we ever will. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bei2... #consciousness #philsky
Episode 47, Hedda Hassel Mørch: Consciousness and Integrated Information Theory (Part I)
YouTube video by The Panpsycast – Archive
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November 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Hedda Hassel Mørch: Consciousness & Integrated Information Theory (I)
Consciousness: Not only do neuroscientists have no fundamental explanation for how it arises from physical states of the brain, we aren't even sure whether we ever will. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bei2... #consciousness #philsky
Consciousness: Not only do neuroscientists have no fundamental explanation for how it arises from physical states of the brain, we aren't even sure whether we ever will. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bei2... #consciousness #philsky
Impressive! 🐙🎹
Teaching an octopus to play piano
#animal #sentience #philsci #philsky #science
youtu.be/PcWnQ7fYzwI?...
#animal #sentience #philsci #philsky #science
youtu.be/PcWnQ7fYzwI?...
I taught an octopus piano (It took 6 months)
YouTube video by Mattias Krantz
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Impressive! 🐙🎹
Even Conscientious Students in Their Favorite Courses…
| By Justin Weinberg
In a philosophy seminar—“my favorite class I’ve taken so far,” she said—Gwen used AI to write almost all her essays just to avoid late submissions dailynous.com/2025/11/17/e... #AI #studying #PhilosophySky #philsky
| By Justin Weinberg
In a philosophy seminar—“my favorite class I’ve taken so far,” she said—Gwen used AI to write almost all her essays just to avoid late submissions dailynous.com/2025/11/17/e... #AI #studying #PhilosophySky #philsky
Even Conscientious Students in Their Favorite Courses… - Daily Nous
In a philosophy seminar—“my favorite class I’ve taken so far,” she said—Gwen used AI to write almost all her essays just to avoid late submissions. That's "Gwen", a student at Yale, interviewed for an...
dailynous.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Even Conscientious Students in Their Favorite Courses…
| By Justin Weinberg
In a philosophy seminar—“my favorite class I’ve taken so far,” she said—Gwen used AI to write almost all her essays just to avoid late submissions dailynous.com/2025/11/17/e... #AI #studying #PhilosophySky #philsky
| By Justin Weinberg
In a philosophy seminar—“my favorite class I’ve taken so far,” she said—Gwen used AI to write almost all her essays just to avoid late submissions dailynous.com/2025/11/17/e... #AI #studying #PhilosophySky #philsky
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It’s publication day! Spread the word. The perfect Christmas gift for the pessimist in your life.
November 18, 2025 at 9:24 AM
It’s publication day! Spread the word. The perfect Christmas gift for the pessimist in your life.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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New video 🚨 A notebook explainer for "Beyond Deepfakes: 'Digital Duplicates' or AI Simulations of Real People - An International Ethical Consensus" led by Clint Hurshman and Cristina Voinea for our Singapore workshop youtu.be/b1la6uNsc7s
Beyond "Deepfakes" - The Rise of Digital Duplicates
This video presents highlights from a recent international ethics consensus statement, “Beyond Deepfakes: ‘Digital Duplicates’ or AI Simulations of Real People.”
The statement builds on recent…
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November 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
New video 🚨 A notebook explainer for "Beyond Deepfakes: 'Digital Duplicates' or AI Simulations of Real People - An International Ethical Consensus" led by Clint Hurshman and Cristina Voinea for our Singapore workshop youtu.be/b1la6uNsc7s
Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads
Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning. theconversation.com/studying-phi... #philosophy #skills #thinking #PhilosophySky #philsky
Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning. theconversation.com/studying-phi... #philosophy #skills #thinking #PhilosophySky #philsky
Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads
Philosophers are fond of saying that their field boosts critical thinking. Two of them decided to put that claim to the test.
theconversation.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads
Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning. theconversation.com/studying-phi... #philosophy #skills #thinking #PhilosophySky #philsky
Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning. theconversation.com/studying-phi... #philosophy #skills #thinking #PhilosophySky #philsky
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"Break the silence" slogans can harm more than help BJPsych argues silence in mental illness isn't always stigma, sometimes it's a symptom (depression) or a coping strategy (mania) We need space for "positive silence" instead of pressure
#WorldPhilosophyDay2025
#philsky #philpsy #epistemicinjustice
#WorldPhilosophyDay2025
#philsky #philpsy #epistemicinjustice
On #WorldPhilosophyDay2025, read Jae Ryeong Sul and Dan Degerman's opinion piece in the British Journal of Psychiatry: Why we need a new understanding of silence in mental illness www.cambridge.org/co... #philsky #philpsy #epistemicinjustice
November 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"Break the silence" slogans can harm more than help BJPsych argues silence in mental illness isn't always stigma, sometimes it's a symptom (depression) or a coping strategy (mania) We need space for "positive silence" instead of pressure
#WorldPhilosophyDay2025
#philsky #philpsy #epistemicinjustice
#WorldPhilosophyDay2025
#philsky #philpsy #epistemicinjustice
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5th Workshop on Philosophy of Emotions
The School of Philosophy at Zhejiang University is happy to invite submissions for our 5th Workshop on Philosophy of Emotions, dedicated to the theme of grief, to be held on June 5th, 2026.
We welcome...
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October 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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And that's a wrap. Pre-orders open early December, and the book will be published around Christmas if things go to schedule:
October 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
And that's a wrap. Pre-orders open early December, and the book will be published around Christmas if things go to schedule: