Chris
@multiplicityct.bsky.social
PhD student in philosophy at the University of Staffordshire. Heidegger, analytic ethics (trust and mistrust), philosophy of tech/AI. Marylander. MA Staffs, MBA Duke. Wittgenstein and Cantor handshake numbers = 3 (via John Conway).
Eggnog is now in the fridge, mellowing. It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
November 23, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Eggnog is now in the fridge, mellowing. It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
We just booked flights and lodging for our vacation next year. So excited to go back to Helsinki and Frankfurt!
What other Scandinavian things should we do? We’re likely to use Helsinki as home base and go to Sweden, Norway, or points beyond for at least a few days.
What other Scandinavian things should we do? We’re likely to use Helsinki as home base and go to Sweden, Norway, or points beyond for at least a few days.
November 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
We just booked flights and lodging for our vacation next year. So excited to go back to Helsinki and Frankfurt!
What other Scandinavian things should we do? We’re likely to use Helsinki as home base and go to Sweden, Norway, or points beyond for at least a few days.
What other Scandinavian things should we do? We’re likely to use Helsinki as home base and go to Sweden, Norway, or points beyond for at least a few days.
The cat on the left (Cookie) is allegedly a stray but has now set up house with our cat Muffen (on the right). She comes in to warm up, eat, snuggle, and then she demands to go back to independent life outside. #caturday
November 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The cat on the left (Cookie) is allegedly a stray but has now set up house with our cat Muffen (on the right). She comes in to warm up, eat, snuggle, and then she demands to go back to independent life outside. #caturday
I ran my current paper draft through an academic "AI detector" out of curiosity. It came up 56% likely to be AI written (a coin flip), labeled in red text, because of analysis like this. The word "trust" all by itself is 53% likely to be AI-written.
Hope no one is relying on these things.
Hope no one is relying on these things.
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I ran my current paper draft through an academic "AI detector" out of curiosity. It came up 56% likely to be AI written (a coin flip), labeled in red text, because of analysis like this. The word "trust" all by itself is 53% likely to be AI-written.
Hope no one is relying on these things.
Hope no one is relying on these things.
Please believe me, Alinea did not lose its third star yesterday because of me.
The reduction of Chicago hot dog was probably the coolest part.
The reduction of Chicago hot dog was probably the coolest part.
November 13, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Please believe me, Alinea did not lose its third star yesterday because of me.
The reduction of Chicago hot dog was probably the coolest part.
The reduction of Chicago hot dog was probably the coolest part.
Philosophers, why does everything you do turn into a “plague of distinctions” descending on innocent people just trying to live their lives??
Amélie Oksenberg Rorty is giving me joy this morning. (From “Explaining Emotions”) #philsky
Amélie Oksenberg Rorty is giving me joy this morning. (From “Explaining Emotions”) #philsky
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Philosophers, why does everything you do turn into a “plague of distinctions” descending on innocent people just trying to live their lives??
Amélie Oksenberg Rorty is giving me joy this morning. (From “Explaining Emotions”) #philsky
Amélie Oksenberg Rorty is giving me joy this morning. (From “Explaining Emotions”) #philsky
We can tell ourselves we're creatures of habit, little more than automatons a la Vaucason's shitting ducks. Kant says these excuses still cannot "silence the prosecutor within".
Might seem hand-wavy in argumentative terms but it's one of my favorite passages of the 2nd Critique.
Might seem hand-wavy in argumentative terms but it's one of my favorite passages of the 2nd Critique.
October 28, 2025 at 12:14 PM
We can tell ourselves we're creatures of habit, little more than automatons a la Vaucason's shitting ducks. Kant says these excuses still cannot "silence the prosecutor within".
Might seem hand-wavy in argumentative terms but it's one of my favorite passages of the 2nd Critique.
Might seem hand-wavy in argumentative terms but it's one of my favorite passages of the 2nd Critique.
Hanging out in Wilmington, DE. This killer lactose sour from Dewey Brewing Co. is the star of the trip so far.
October 18, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Hanging out in Wilmington, DE. This killer lactose sour from Dewey Brewing Co. is the star of the trip so far.
Morality must be about more than obligation, contract and incentives. Our moral theories need trust and love. Parents and carers are the key locus for positive morality -- and where things go wrong in coercive moral theories.
There is so much going on in this paragraph by Annette Baier! #philsky
There is so much going on in this paragraph by Annette Baier! #philsky
October 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Morality must be about more than obligation, contract and incentives. Our moral theories need trust and love. Parents and carers are the key locus for positive morality -- and where things go wrong in coercive moral theories.
There is so much going on in this paragraph by Annette Baier! #philsky
There is so much going on in this paragraph by Annette Baier! #philsky
My first experience with Claude Sonnet 4.5 is...not great. It referred to its knowledge cutoff (January 2025) instead of searching the web for an answer (about itself!) and gave some really canned answers to my request. Feels like a big step backward.
September 30, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My first experience with Claude Sonnet 4.5 is...not great. It referred to its knowledge cutoff (January 2025) instead of searching the web for an answer (about itself!) and gave some really canned answers to my request. Feels like a big step backward.
Glass half empty/glass half full graph: close to half the time, genAI work products maintain or improve reputation. Presumably drafts/edits/etc. are useful. Half the time, they're eroding trust and reputation, i.e., slop.
The sky is not falling, but we can't use these tools on autopilot, either.
The sky is not falling, but we can't use these tools on autopilot, either.
September 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Glass half empty/glass half full graph: close to half the time, genAI work products maintain or improve reputation. Presumably drafts/edits/etc. are useful. Half the time, they're eroding trust and reputation, i.e., slop.
The sky is not falling, but we can't use these tools on autopilot, either.
The sky is not falling, but we can't use these tools on autopilot, either.
This is going to be epic. #billandteddobroadway
September 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
This is going to be epic. #billandteddobroadway
First day of school request from the 6 yo, good timing. #folklore #nowspinning
August 26, 2025 at 11:52 PM
First day of school request from the 6 yo, good timing. #folklore #nowspinning
"The present is always later than the future; it is the last."
Heidegger's philosophy of history in Basic Questions of Philosophy are really thought-provoking. This lecture course deserves much more attention. #philsky
Heidegger's philosophy of history in Basic Questions of Philosophy are really thought-provoking. This lecture course deserves much more attention. #philsky
August 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
"The present is always later than the future; it is the last."
Heidegger's philosophy of history in Basic Questions of Philosophy are really thought-provoking. This lecture course deserves much more attention. #philsky
Heidegger's philosophy of history in Basic Questions of Philosophy are really thought-provoking. This lecture course deserves much more attention. #philsky
I love this notion from J. M. Synge that common phrases are as valuable — and perhaps more ready to hand — as the fashions of a given day.
August 16, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I love this notion from J. M. Synge that common phrases are as valuable — and perhaps more ready to hand — as the fashions of a given day.
Impressed with the Craggy Island-ness of the Aran Islands, including the Plassey Shipwreck from the opening credits and this gem from Google Maps: “The Big Lake — It’s a lake.”
August 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Impressed with the Craggy Island-ness of the Aran Islands, including the Plassey Shipwreck from the opening credits and this gem from Google Maps: “The Big Lake — It’s a lake.”
Manchester and @drpatoc.bsky.social treated us right yesterday. It’s almost enough to make me understand City fans. (Almost!)
Now following the scent of books to Charlie Byrne’s in Galway. The family that reads together is destined to create troublemakers.
Now following the scent of books to Charlie Byrne’s in Galway. The family that reads together is destined to create troublemakers.
August 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Manchester and @drpatoc.bsky.social treated us right yesterday. It’s almost enough to make me understand City fans. (Almost!)
Now following the scent of books to Charlie Byrne’s in Galway. The family that reads together is destined to create troublemakers.
Now following the scent of books to Charlie Byrne’s in Galway. The family that reads together is destined to create troublemakers.
Can’t describe the flavor, but this Irish delicacy (McDaid’s Football Special) is my new favorite soda.
August 13, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Can’t describe the flavor, but this Irish delicacy (McDaid’s Football Special) is my new favorite soda.
De Gaulle is one of the strangest characters I’ve encountered in history. From Horne’s A Savage War of Peace, rereading 20 years after I first encountered it.
August 10, 2025 at 11:28 PM
De Gaulle is one of the strangest characters I’ve encountered in history. From Horne’s A Savage War of Peace, rereading 20 years after I first encountered it.
Pretty bonkers sunset, an equally nice sunrise, and we are now on the ground in Dublin!
August 9, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Pretty bonkers sunset, an equally nice sunrise, and we are now on the ground in Dublin!
Heidegger against the "facile bureaucracy of sound common sense" in philosophy.
Philosophy is like climbing a mountain. If you approach the mountain with wonder and keep climbing, slipping, falling, and wondering, you're in better shape than those who reach the summit and yawn. #philsky
Philosophy is like climbing a mountain. If you approach the mountain with wonder and keep climbing, slipping, falling, and wondering, you're in better shape than those who reach the summit and yawn. #philsky
August 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Heidegger against the "facile bureaucracy of sound common sense" in philosophy.
Philosophy is like climbing a mountain. If you approach the mountain with wonder and keep climbing, slipping, falling, and wondering, you're in better shape than those who reach the summit and yawn. #philsky
Philosophy is like climbing a mountain. If you approach the mountain with wonder and keep climbing, slipping, falling, and wondering, you're in better shape than those who reach the summit and yawn. #philsky
Oh go off, Anscombe.
I can’t endorse her rejection of all modern moral philosophy as absurd and useless, but I can’t deny that she does it precisely and with style. I won’t forget the idea of reflective endorsement as a 1-0 vote.
I can’t endorse her rejection of all modern moral philosophy as absurd and useless, but I can’t deny that she does it precisely and with style. I won’t forget the idea of reflective endorsement as a 1-0 vote.
August 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Oh go off, Anscombe.
I can’t endorse her rejection of all modern moral philosophy as absurd and useless, but I can’t deny that she does it precisely and with style. I won’t forget the idea of reflective endorsement as a 1-0 vote.
I can’t endorse her rejection of all modern moral philosophy as absurd and useless, but I can’t deny that she does it precisely and with style. I won’t forget the idea of reflective endorsement as a 1-0 vote.