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David Hunter

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Professor of Philosophy at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson). I paddle my own canoe. To find my publications, visit PhilPeople. https://philpeople.org/profiles/david-hunter

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David Hunter @dhunterto.bsky.social · Sep 1

My book on moral psychology is now available. It is about how goodness of a kind—what I call Sortal Quality—threads though pleasure, desire and moral worth. academic.oup.com/book/60816

Sortal Quality: Pleasure, Desire, and Moral Worth

Abstract. The book is about the nature of what it calls “sortal quality,” one kind of goodness, and explores its links to pleasure, to desire, and to the i

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David Hunter @dhunterto.bsky.social · 6h

Surely a sign and a flashing light or two would slow them down right?

David Hunter @dhunterto.bsky.social · 17h

In today’s Substack post, Krugman suggests an AI correction could also cause a panic sell-off of Bitcoin stocks because the same investors are heavily into both fads and will need to seek Bitcoin stock to cover their AI stock losses.

David Hunter @dhunterto.bsky.social · 1d

I buy the lottery ticket in order to lose. So while I may lack theoretical knowledge that I lost, I have secure practical knowledge that I’m a loser.

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David Hunter @dhunterto.bsky.social · 2d

Almost as though drug use is not the relevant criteria for being jailed.

David Hunter @dhunterto.bsky.social · 2d

Once Trump and his friends have cashed in on their insider knowledge, they’ll let things return to normal. Until the next opportunity for corruption.

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Jill sobule @jillsobule.bsky.social · Apr 18

A few years ago, a person who was not fond of my political songs, kept posting dumb stuff - and called me “a commie dyke Jew”. I know you shouldn’t feed the trolls, but I wrote him a song and sent it. He responded with a four 👍 up. So…here’s to politeness or something like that.

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David Hunter @dhunterto.bsky.social · 2d

Catsgiving.

David Hunter @dhunterto.bsky.social · 3d

That Trump wanted a Nobel Prize was surely the driving force here. Let’s see how long until he stops paying any attention to Palestinian suffering.

David Hunter @dhunterto.bsky.social · 3d

Time to ask for a raise

David Hunter @dhunterto.bsky.social · 5d

What did he call her?

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David Hunter @dhunterto.bsky.social · 5d

Anxiety that his huge wealth can easily be taken away is the flip side of his shame that he did not really earn it.

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David Hunter @dhunterto.bsky.social · 5d

It is just a wee Kavanaugh stop. Why is everyone fretting?

David Hunter @dhunterto.bsky.social · 5d

Obamacare IS the GOP plan. That’s why they are in such a pickle. The Dem plan is actually Medicare for all.

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David Hunter @dhunterto.bsky.social · 6d

He is such a chickenshit.

David Hunter @dhunterto.bsky.social · 6d

This is so dangerous. Rubio should be getting the cabinet together to remove Trump who is plainly unfit.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 6d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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David Hunter @dhunterto.bsky.social · 6d

Wouldn’t it be swell if “AI” stood for actual intelligence, and folks spent billions studying and supporting it? (And don’t get me started on Actual Consciousness.)