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Posts do not not necessarily represent the views of the department.
New publication! In a paper published in Politics, Philosophy & Economics, Giacomo Floris and Dick Timmer address the question of arbitrariness and the threshold for moral status. Read it here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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December 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
New publication! In a paper published in Politics, Philosophy & Economics, Giacomo Floris and Dick Timmer address the question of arbitrariness and the threshold for moral status. Read it here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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#NewArticle On Being Aesthetic Unequals: The Case of Individuals Experiencing Homelessness
Giacomo Floris
Read it here 👇
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#philsky #philosophy
Giacomo Floris
Read it here 👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/TB9RJ7...
#philsky #philosophy
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November 20, 2025 at 10:27 AM
#NewArticle On Being Aesthetic Unequals: The Case of Individuals Experiencing Homelessness
Giacomo Floris
Read it here 👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/TB9RJ7...
#philsky #philosophy
Giacomo Floris
Read it here 👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/TB9RJ7...
#philsky #philosophy
New publication! Giacomo Floris’s paper “On Being Aesthetic Unequals” is now published in the Journal of Applied Philosophy. You can read it here:
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On Being Aesthetic Unequals: The Case of Individuals Experiencing Homelessness
Aesthetic appearance is a powerful source of various forms of unjust social relations, such as demeaning stereotypes, discrimination, harassment, and social exclusion. Surprisingly, however, the issu...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
New publication! Giacomo Floris’s paper “On Being Aesthetic Unequals” is now published in the Journal of Applied Philosophy. You can read it here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Today, Mike Stuart is speaking at a workshop in Vienna on Analogies, External Validity, and the Future of Experimental Modelling Across the Sciences. His talk is entitled "There's No Baby in that Bathwater: Rejecting Veritism for Philosophy of Science."
December 5, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Today, Mike Stuart is speaking at a workshop in Vienna on Analogies, External Validity, and the Future of Experimental Modelling Across the Sciences. His talk is entitled "There's No Baby in that Bathwater: Rejecting Veritism for Philosophy of Science."
Is AI underwhelming, overwhelming, or just, whelming? New post from Tom Stoneham! listed.to/@24601/67770...
AI Underwhelm and Convenience | Tom Stoneham — Random musings...
AI Underwhelm and Convenience | Tom Stoneham — Random musings...
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December 4, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Is AI underwhelming, overwhelming, or just, whelming? New post from Tom Stoneham! listed.to/@24601/67770...
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And here's a link to the underlying article to which this short essay connects:
Jan Kandiyali and Martin O'Neill, "We Cease to be Mere Fragments: Justice, Alienation, Liberalism and Socialism," Political Philosophy, 2 (1), 204-37
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politicalphilosophyjournal.org/article/id/1...
Jan Kandiyali and Martin O'Neill, "We Cease to be Mere Fragments: Justice, Alienation, Liberalism and Socialism," Political Philosophy, 2 (1), 204-37
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politicalphilosophyjournal.org/article/id/1...
We Cease to be Mere Fragments: Justice, Alienation, Liberalism and Socialism
What is the relationship between liberalism and socialism? Partisans of each political tradition often focus on the shortcomings of the other, with socialists charging liberals with defending merely f...
politicalphilosophyjournal.org
December 3, 2025 at 10:12 AM
And here's a link to the underlying article to which this short essay connects:
Jan Kandiyali and Martin O'Neill, "We Cease to be Mere Fragments: Justice, Alienation, Liberalism and Socialism," Political Philosophy, 2 (1), 204-37
[3/3]
politicalphilosophyjournal.org/article/id/1...
Jan Kandiyali and Martin O'Neill, "We Cease to be Mere Fragments: Justice, Alienation, Liberalism and Socialism," Political Philosophy, 2 (1), 204-37
[3/3]
politicalphilosophyjournal.org/article/id/1...
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Here @jkandiyali.bsky.social and I start with the election of Zohran Mamdani as Mayor of New York City, and from there talk about justice, alienation, Rawls, Marx, and why we only *partially* agree with Joe Heath ...
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Liberalism and Socialism: Allies or Opponents? | Blog of the APA
The victory of Zohran Mamdani in the 2025 New York City Mayoral election has propelled discussion of socialism to the front of the political agenda. Mamdani identifies his political outlook as a form ...
blog.apaonline.org
December 3, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Here @jkandiyali.bsky.social and I start with the election of Zohran Mamdani as Mayor of New York City, and from there talk about justice, alienation, Rawls, Marx, and why we only *partially* agree with Joe Heath ...
[2/3]
blog.apaonline.org/2025/12/02/l...
[2/3]
blog.apaonline.org/2025/12/02/l...
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The American Philosophical Association @apaphilosophy.bsky.social blog asked Jan Kandiyali @jkandiyali.bsky.social & me to write a short piece that connects with our recent article on the relationship between liberalism & socialism.
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Here's that short essay:
blog.apaonline.org/2025/12/02/l...
[1/3]
Here's that short essay:
blog.apaonline.org/2025/12/02/l...
Liberalism and Socialism: Allies or Opponents? | Blog of the APA
The victory of Zohran Mamdani in the 2025 New York City Mayoral election has propelled discussion of socialism to the front of the political agenda. Mamdani identifies his political outlook as a form ...
blog.apaonline.org
December 3, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The American Philosophical Association @apaphilosophy.bsky.social blog asked Jan Kandiyali @jkandiyali.bsky.social & me to write a short piece that connects with our recent article on the relationship between liberalism & socialism.
[1/3]
Here's that short essay:
blog.apaonline.org/2025/12/02/l...
[1/3]
Here's that short essay:
blog.apaonline.org/2025/12/02/l...
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Super excited to have this paper with Sabine Winters finally finished! We argue for a new account of scientific progress, where progress is just increasing abilities. A lot of fun examples with space science and AI!
New on the Archive:
Stuart, Michael T. and Winters, Sabine (2025) Learning Curves in Orbit: Progress with AI in Space Science. [Preprint]
https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27318/
Stuart, Michael T. and Winters, Sabine (2025) Learning Curves in Orbit: Progress with AI in Space Science. [Preprint]
https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27318/
November 29, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Super excited to have this paper with Sabine Winters finally finished! We argue for a new account of scientific progress, where progress is just increasing abilities. A lot of fun examples with space science and AI!
Joe Lee-Doktor and Jacob O'Sullivan have started a podcast! It can be found on spotify, and it focuses on philosophy of science, maths, and politics, kicking off with episodes inspired by a conversation Joe had on a Flat Earth live stream. Give it a listen! open.spotify.com/show/5tOr9z1...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Joe Lee-Doktor and Jacob O'Sullivan have started a podcast! It can be found on spotify, and it focuses on philosophy of science, maths, and politics, kicking off with episodes inspired by a conversation Joe had on a Flat Earth live stream. Give it a listen! open.spotify.com/show/5tOr9z1...
Calling all York Philosophy students! Our new digital module evaluation system is going live on Monday and, to accompany it, we have a new guide for students on using it effectively (subjectguides.york.ac.uk/skills/surve...). Please evaluate your modules, it's an extremely valuable thing to do!
November 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Calling all York Philosophy students! Our new digital module evaluation system is going live on Monday and, to accompany it, we have a new guide for students on using it effectively (subjectguides.york.ac.uk/skills/surve...). Please evaluate your modules, it's an extremely valuable thing to do!
Tomorrow, Sandrine Berges will be giving a talk at the Bristol Departmental Seminar, on Mary Astell and slavery. For more information, see here! www.bristol.ac.uk/arts-law-soc...
November: PHIL: Sandrine Berges 20 Nov | Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences | University of Bristol
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November 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Tomorrow, Sandrine Berges will be giving a talk at the Bristol Departmental Seminar, on Mary Astell and slavery. For more information, see here! www.bristol.ac.uk/arts-law-soc...
Tomorrow, Mike Stuart is speaking at the University of Aberdeen's philosophy colloquium. His talk is entitled "Imagination as epistemic firebrand." He argues that imagination presents an obstacle for veritist epistemologies of science, and sketches a radical alternative.
November 18, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Tomorrow, Mike Stuart is speaking at the University of Aberdeen's philosophy colloquium. His talk is entitled "Imagination as epistemic firebrand." He argues that imagination presents an obstacle for veritist epistemologies of science, and sketches a radical alternative.
Martin O'Neill (@martinoneill.bsky.social) has just published a piece that reflects on the experience of bringing together philosophy and the practice of community wealth building, in an important new volume on public philosophy. Read the whole thing, here: www.nuffieldfoundation.org/research/our...
November 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Martin O'Neill (@martinoneill.bsky.social) has just published a piece that reflects on the experience of bringing together philosophy and the practice of community wealth building, in an important new volume on public philosophy. Read the whole thing, here: www.nuffieldfoundation.org/research/our...
Sandrine Bergès recently gave the 2025 Antognazza lecture, with a paper entitled: 'Who is a Slave and who should be Freed? Astell, Marriage, and Chattel Slavery'. You can now watch it on the BSHP YouTube Channel here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRy1...
Antognazza Lecture 2025: Professor Sandrine Bergès, 'ASTELL, MARRIAGE AND CHATTEL SLAVERY''
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November 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Sandrine Bergès recently gave the 2025 Antognazza lecture, with a paper entitled: 'Who is a Slave and who should be Freed? Astell, Marriage, and Chattel Slavery'. You can now watch it on the BSHP YouTube Channel here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRy1...
Tom Stoneham was recently interviewed for the Voice of Islam (national radio) Breakfast Show, speaking about the Importance of Responsibility and Accountability. Listen to the episode here! soundcloud.com/voislam/brea...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Tom Stoneham was recently interviewed for the Voice of Islam (national radio) Breakfast Show, speaking about the Importance of Responsibility and Accountability. Listen to the episode here! soundcloud.com/voislam/brea...
@tomstoneham.dair-community.social.ap.brid.gy
@tomstoneham.dair-community.social.ap.brid.gy
Fiora Salis is editing a special issue of Philosophical Psychology with Kengo Miyazono! Potential topics include imagination, creativity and artificial intelligence. CFP here: think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
Imagination, Creativity and Artificial Intelligence
Calling researchers in philosophy and psychology to contribute to this special issue on imagination, creativity, and artificial intelligence.
think.taylorandfrancis.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Fiora Salis is editing a special issue of Philosophical Psychology with Kengo Miyazono! Potential topics include imagination, creativity and artificial intelligence. CFP here: think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
In a paper just published in Religious Studies, Owen Hulatt and Lucas Oro Hershtein argue that apparent contradictions in the Talmud should be understood instead as mere (but genuine) conflict (rather than contradiction). Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1017/S003...
True ‘contradictions’ and conflicts in the Talmud | Religious Studies | Cambridge Core
True ‘contradictions’ and conflicts in the Talmud - Volume 61 Issue 4
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November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
In a paper just published in Religious Studies, Owen Hulatt and Lucas Oro Hershtein argue that apparent contradictions in the Talmud should be understood instead as mere (but genuine) conflict (rather than contradiction). Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1017/S003...
Sandrine Berges will be giving the prestigious Antognazza Lecture, at the BSHP on Nov. 11th. Tickets currently sold out, but you can get still a spot on the waiting list! It will be held at the Newcastle Literary and Philosophical Library.
More here: bshp.org.uk/events/bshp-...
More here: bshp.org.uk/events/bshp-...
November 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Sandrine Berges will be giving the prestigious Antognazza Lecture, at the BSHP on Nov. 11th. Tickets currently sold out, but you can get still a spot on the waiting list! It will be held at the Newcastle Literary and Philosophical Library.
More here: bshp.org.uk/events/bshp-...
More here: bshp.org.uk/events/bshp-...
Only a few days left to submit an abstract for our workshop on Acquaintance with the Ineffable! Email [email protected] to submit an abstract by midnight on Saturday 1st November. (Registration details to follow.)
More details here! philevents.org/event/show/1...
More details here! philevents.org/event/show/1...
Acquaintance with the Ineffable
Abstracts are invited for a workshop on ineffability and acquaintance, to be hosted by the Department of Philosophy at the University of York on 8th January 2026.
There is a longstanding tradition of...
philevents.org
October 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Only a few days left to submit an abstract for our workshop on Acquaintance with the Ineffable! Email [email protected] to submit an abstract by midnight on Saturday 1st November. (Registration details to follow.)
More details here! philevents.org/event/show/1...
More details here! philevents.org/event/show/1...
In a few hours, the conference "Imagination & Creativity in Scientific Practices" will begin, hosted by the University of Parma. Mike Stuart will be speaking there, arguing against the coherence (and usefulness) of the concept of fictional truth for epistemology of imagination.
October 27, 2025 at 9:10 AM
In a few hours, the conference "Imagination & Creativity in Scientific Practices" will begin, hosted by the University of Parma. Mike Stuart will be speaking there, arguing against the coherence (and usefulness) of the concept of fictional truth for epistemology of imagination.
This Friday in Luxembourg, Mike Stuart will be giving a talk entitled "Imagination as an icon in the anti-truth revolution."
October 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This Friday in Luxembourg, Mike Stuart will be giving a talk entitled "Imagination as an icon in the anti-truth revolution."
Jacob O'Sullivan and Sam Dickson have just been published in Metaphysica! Their paper is titled "The Broad Escape from Narrow Fictionalism." Here is a link to the official version:
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
And here's another to the preprint: philpapers.org/rec/DICTBE
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
And here's another to the preprint: philpapers.org/rec/DICTBE
The Broad Escape from Narrow Fictionalism
Fictionalism is a popular approach to handling possible worlds discourse. It gives one the power of possible world semantics without being committed to undesirable consequences. The standard approach ...
www.degruyterbrill.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Jacob O'Sullivan and Sam Dickson have just been published in Metaphysica! Their paper is titled "The Broad Escape from Narrow Fictionalism." Here is a link to the official version:
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
And here's another to the preprint: philpapers.org/rec/DICTBE
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
And here's another to the preprint: philpapers.org/rec/DICTBE
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Some weekend reading for anyone curious about the case for wealth taxes, and other policies to reduce wealth inequality.
From Howard Reed and me for the @fairness.bsky.social:
"Win-Win-Win: Taxing Wealth for Fairness, Revenue and Growth"
fairnessfoundation.com/win-win-win
From Howard Reed and me for the @fairness.bsky.social:
"Win-Win-Win: Taxing Wealth for Fairness, Revenue and Growth"
fairnessfoundation.com/win-win-win
Win-Win-Win
Taxing wealth for fairness, revenue and growth
fairnessfoundation.com
October 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Some weekend reading for anyone curious about the case for wealth taxes, and other policies to reduce wealth inequality.
From Howard Reed and me for the @fairness.bsky.social:
"Win-Win-Win: Taxing Wealth for Fairness, Revenue and Growth"
fairnessfoundation.com/win-win-win
From Howard Reed and me for the @fairness.bsky.social:
"Win-Win-Win: Taxing Wealth for Fairness, Revenue and Growth"
fairnessfoundation.com/win-win-win