Ade Webb
@adewebb.bsky.social
Philosophy PhD Student (fictionalism, hermeneutics, narrative & interpretation theory) & PTA @Exeter University, UK. Tech chairman. Former FTSE 250 board director. Jazz guitarist, cyclist, dad, husband, animal lover. Trying hard to live off-grid.
A twin to our American Miniature, Dolly
December 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
A twin to our American Miniature, Dolly
What are the chances of three philosophers all called Adrian all in the same small room of a dozen people all at the same time? With the wonderful Dr Adrian Currie (Exeter) and Dr Adrian Alsmith (KCL) celebrating a triple A rating
December 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
What are the chances of three philosophers all called Adrian all in the same small room of a dozen people all at the same time? With the wonderful Dr Adrian Currie (Exeter) and Dr Adrian Alsmith (KCL) celebrating a triple A rating
Just a few weeks to go and despite very little sunshine in recent weeks, I think we will comfortably achieve another net negative year for power, heating, hot water and EV. #solar #sunpoweredhouse
December 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Just a few weeks to go and despite very little sunshine in recent weeks, I think we will comfortably achieve another net negative year for power, heating, hot water and EV. #solar #sunpoweredhouse
Hallowbe’en and gone
November 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Hallowbe’en and gone
Philosopher Richard Rorty nailed this point…
October 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Philosopher Richard Rorty nailed this point…
Lyla looking a bit like an Escher staircase amid regal nonchalance moments #russianblue
October 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Lyla looking a bit like an Escher staircase amid regal nonchalance moments #russianblue
Of all the AIs, when I need a laugh, Claude rises to the occasion.
September 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Of all the AIs, when I need a laugh, Claude rises to the occasion.
Wide angle shots of ponies can be disconcerting
September 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Wide angle shots of ponies can be disconcerting
High quality Bladerunner trolling in the Topsham Brewery gents.
September 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
High quality Bladerunner trolling in the Topsham Brewery gents.
I have been responding to a few more cat posts recently. Having never lived with a cat until the age of 60 when my son left his beautiful girl with us to go travelling, I have become a late life besotted convert. Here’s Lyla helping me work #russianblue
September 8, 2025 at 9:09 AM
I have been responding to a few more cat posts recently. Having never lived with a cat until the age of 60 when my son left his beautiful girl with us to go travelling, I have become a late life besotted convert. Here’s Lyla helping me work #russianblue
Epistemologically-apt pets: goldfish, parakeets, budgies and (speak no evil) monkeys. Affectively-apt pets: poodles, killifish and Persian cats. Philosophical questions abound on the back cover of this pet care series from the 70s #philsky
September 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Epistemologically-apt pets: goldfish, parakeets, budgies and (speak no evil) monkeys. Affectively-apt pets: poodles, killifish and Persian cats. Philosophical questions abound on the back cover of this pet care series from the 70s #philsky
The day 2 + 3 line ups at Woodstock always leave me stunned when I look at my poster. Every act elevated to the stratosphere by history and nostalgia, maybe, but… wow.
#woodstock
#woodstock
September 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The day 2 + 3 line ups at Woodstock always leave me stunned when I look at my poster. Every act elevated to the stratosphere by history and nostalgia, maybe, but… wow.
#woodstock
#woodstock
There’s a degree of irony in the syntactic mangling in the first sentence of Section 2 of the Cambridge Elements ‘The Philosophy of Linguistics’ 🧐
September 3, 2025 at 7:16 AM
There’s a degree of irony in the syntactic mangling in the first sentence of Section 2 of the Cambridge Elements ‘The Philosophy of Linguistics’ 🧐
Some lovely #cloudporn above Devon this evening
August 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Some lovely #cloudporn above Devon this evening
Perfect music and cat #russianblue #thebluenile
August 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Perfect music and cat #russianblue #thebluenile
@aidanmcglynn.bsky.social Ah, the irony… 😂
August 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
@aidanmcglynn.bsky.social Ah, the irony… 😂
Sometimes Paul Ricoeur writes sentences so good that they warrant all 4 of my marks: a post-it tag, three ticks, a key and messy underlining. #philsky
August 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Sometimes Paul Ricoeur writes sentences so good that they warrant all 4 of my marks: a post-it tag, three ticks, a key and messy underlining. #philsky
Holidaying at Killarney on the west coast of Ireland. Don’t think I’ve ever taken a more wholesome photo.
August 9, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Holidaying at Killarney on the west coast of Ireland. Don’t think I’ve ever taken a more wholesome photo.
There’s the argument that deliberate errors and disfluencies in ads create cognitive friction and so Zeigarnik stress (and memorability). As used famously in recent Snikkers ads. www.thebigad.com/wp-content/u...
August 8, 2025 at 11:13 AM
There’s the argument that deliberate errors and disfluencies in ads create cognitive friction and so Zeigarnik stress (and memorability). As used famously in recent Snikkers ads. www.thebigad.com/wp-content/u...
The use of the quotation marks on signs and menus has always fascinated me philosophically. The sort of thing Davidson would have enjoyed. Are the “ … “ conveying a proxy for the staff or is the menu itself speaking to me? Why did the author choose them? 👀 #philsky
August 5, 2025 at 7:46 AM
The use of the quotation marks on signs and menus has always fascinated me philosophically. The sort of thing Davidson would have enjoyed. Are the “ … “ conveying a proxy for the staff or is the menu itself speaking to me? Why did the author choose them? 👀 #philsky
Thomas Kuhn, Kevin Spacey… separated at birth?
July 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Thomas Kuhn, Kevin Spacey… separated at birth?
Lyla’s resting place choices confuse and intrigue top mathematicians #russianblue
July 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Lyla’s resting place choices confuse and intrigue top mathematicians #russianblue
Full Alice-in-Wonderland down a rabbit hole yesterday. Today I’m suspecting my foot shouldn’t look like this…
July 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Full Alice-in-Wonderland down a rabbit hole yesterday. Today I’m suspecting my foot shouldn’t look like this…
Gary Larson illustrating how we naturally treat the contents of a frame (book, cartoon, film) as a fictional world with its own rules. The aesthetician Edward Bullough argued we must insert appropriate psychical distance to put the contents out of gear with everyday life + appreciate aesthetically
July 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Gary Larson illustrating how we naturally treat the contents of a frame (book, cartoon, film) as a fictional world with its own rules. The aesthetician Edward Bullough argued we must insert appropriate psychical distance to put the contents out of gear with everyday life + appreciate aesthetically
Lyla has scratched her cardboard scratchmat with indents that match her body shape. I kid you not. Russian Blue cardboard bed sculpting is this summer’s new craze clearly.
June 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Lyla has scratched her cardboard scratchmat with indents that match her body shape. I kid you not. Russian Blue cardboard bed sculpting is this summer’s new craze clearly.