Peter Adamson

Reposted by Peter Adamson, Kathleen Kennedy

Peter Tarras @petertarras.bsky.social · 8h

Mind-numbing how many layers of history there can be to a single manuscript page: Syriac upper text (10th c.), Armenian undertext (pre-10th c.), Arabic material used for binding (11-12th c.?), Coptic foliation in the margin (date?), modern foliation at the bottom. Image: Leiden UL Or. 14236, link ⬇️

Opened palimpsest codex (Leiden UL Or. 14236) with Syriac upper text and Armenian undertext. The upper text is written in black and red ink and decorated braided band patterns. There's also a fragment with Arabic on it between the two pages of the opened codex.

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by Peter Adamson

Reposted by Peter Adamson

The British Philosophical Association @thebpa.bsky.social · 1d

@profangiehobbs.bsky.social on BBC remembering the great philosophers - Bryan Magee's classic TV program which did so much to communicate philosophy to the public!

Watch: tinyurl.com/5n6kxyc8

Enjoy!

#philosophy #philosophymatters #bbc

Remembers... - Professor Angie Hobbs Remembers... The Great Philosophers

Professor Angie Hobbs gives a modern view on Bryan Magee’s highly influential series The Great Philosophers, explaining how it inspired her and many others to explore philosophy.

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by Peter Adamson

Reposted by Peter Adamson

What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher? @whatisitliketobeaphilosopher.com · 2d

We think there’s a unified self that thinks, feels, acts. Philosopher Monima Chadha, inspired by Vasubandhu, argues this is a mistake. The “self” does nothing; we're just chains of causes and effects. Understanding this will make us less anxious and angry, and make us more compassionate and kinder.

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Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science (CLPS) @clpskuleuven.bsky.social · 2d

Tomorrow we will host the conference "The Dānešnāme and Its (Structural) Aftermath," organized by Shahab Khademi & Marco Signori. Join us for a stellar lineup of speakers reflecting on Avicenna’s intellectual legacy! Details for online participation 👇 www.kuleuven.be/lectio/event... #philsky #HPS

Poster for the international conference “The Dānešnāme and Its (Structural) Aftermath,” held at KU Leuven from 15–17 October 2025. The event is convened by Shahab Khademi and Marco Signori, with participants including Kasra Abdavi Azar, Hassan Amini, Hanif Amin-Beidokhti, Amos Bertolacci, Godefroid de Callataÿ, Gholamreza Dadkhah, Zahra Donyai, Carina Dreyer, Mohammad Javad Esmaeili, Ali Golbaz, Husayn Ibrahim, Jules Janssens, Sakineh Karimi, Behnam Khodapanah, Joep Lameer, István Lánczky, Ivana Panzeca, Amir Hossein Pournamdar, Ahmed H. al-Rahim, Laura Tribuzio, Francesco Omar Zamboni, and others. The conference is part of the FIS Project SPACE (The System of Philosophy in Arabic: Charting the Encyclopaedias, 2024–2029), led by Amos Bertolacci at IMT Lucca. Logos of KU Leuven, Lectio, De Wulf-Mansion Centre, Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science, IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, and the SPACE Project appear at the bottom. The poster has a dark green background with white and gold accents and features a small image of Arabic manuscript text.

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by Peter Adamson

Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 4d

Maybe the best example in the episodes I've heard so far is when he says that a marriage to an undercover cop would be just as good as an honest marriage, so long as you never find out your spouse is an undercover cop. 😲

At least he's consistent!

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by Peter Adamson

Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 4d

One thing about the series is that Danaher is a behaviorist, a position I have no sympathy with at all. Often when he states features of his view - things he gladly accepts - they strike me as a straight reductio of his overall position. Sven does a nice job pressing him on this throughout.

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by Peter Adamson

Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 4d

Today's new installment in the Philosophy in China series: Non-Action in the Laozi (Daodejing)

The concept of wuwei or “non-action”: does it mean that the perfect sage or political ruler simply never does anything?

www.historyofphilosophy.net/laozi-non-ac...

#podcasts #daoism #daodejing #philsky

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by Peter Adamson

Reposted by Peter Adamson

Extending New Naratives @ennhistphil.bsky.social · 5d

The philjobs link is here, FYI:

philjobs.org/job/show/29994

#philsky

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Reposted by Peter Adamson, Elisa Freschi

tenuretracker.info @tenuretracker.bsky.social · 6d

Leiden University is hiring:
Assistant Professor in African and Comparative Philosophy

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by Peter Adamson — Reposted by Sven Nyholm

Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 6d

I'm more than halfway through this interesting #podcast series on technology ethics, from my colleague Sven Nyholm @svennyholm.bsky.social and John Danaher. Highly recommended!

technologyethicspod.wordpress.com

#ethics #aiethics #technology #philsky

Technology Ethics Podcast

A podcast-based introduction to the philosophy and ethics of technology

technologyethicspod.wordpress.com

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by Peter Adamson

Reposted by Peter Adamson, John Wilkins, Thomas Pink

Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science (CLPS) @clpskuleuven.bsky.social · 8d

In recent decades, scholars have examined various facets of Avicenna’s #logic. But how did Avicenna himself conceptualize logic—its definition, status, and purpose? PhD student Shahab Khademi explores this question in a new paper! 👇📃 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #philsky #histphil #HPS

Avicenna on the Meaning of Logic: Revisiting Five Major Works

Avicenna's logic has gathered much interest in recent decades. However, one significant point that has hitherto been frequently neglected is what logic means to Avicenna in the first place. Conside...

www.tandfonline.com

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by Peter Adamson

Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 9d

I wonder if you could really get money for that study?

When I hear my own voice recorded I always think it sounds like him; my theory is that this is why my own voice doesn't bother me when I listen back to the podcast episodes (many people hate the sound of their own voice "from outside").

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by Peter Adamson — Reposted by James A. Benn

Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 9d

A study has just been published comparing writings by three pairs of twins to see whether they write differently, including me and my art historian brother Glenn. The upshot is that our styles are apparently very dissimilar.

www.tandfonline.com/eprint/YFIRR...

#linguistics #twinstudies #philsky

Do Identical Twins Write Identically? Evidence from Authorship Attribution

This study investigates the writing styles of identical twins to determine if their shared genetics result in identical writing. We used computational authorship analysis techniques on writing samp...

www.tandfonline.com

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Anita Leirfall @anitaleirfall.bsky.social · 9d

Why Cartesianism appealed to women and became the inspiration for a pioneering feminist, Poullain de la Barre; and why Cartesianism was not the only option for women philosophers of the age. | @histphilosophy.bsky.social www.historyofphilosophy.net/cartesianism... #Descartes #women #philsky

www.historyofphilosophy.net

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Lex Academic @lexacademic.bsky.social · 10d

It is Dyslexia Awareness Week and we are proud to announce the 2026 Lex Academic Scholarships for dyslexic postgraduate students working in #Classics, #Philosophy, and #ArtHistory.

Please share widely!

#dyslexiaawarenessweek #dyslexiaawarenessmonth

www.lexacademic.com/scholarships

Scholarships - Lex Academic®

www.lexacademic.com

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by Peter Adamson

Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 11d

#philjobs #philsky

Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 11d

Opening here at the LMU: a W2 Professorship in Philosophy Education at the Faculty of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and the Study of Religion. The position combines research in philosophy with a strong focus on didactics.

Application deadline: 15 November 2025

job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/b...

Professorship (W2) of Philosophy Education

job-portal.lmu.de

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by Peter Adamson — Reposted by Sven Nyholm, James A. Benn

Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 11d

Opening here at the LMU: a W2 Professorship in Philosophy Education at the Faculty of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and the Study of Religion. The position combines research in philosophy with a strong focus on didactics.

Application deadline: 15 November 2025

job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/b...

Professorship (W2) of Philosophy Education

job-portal.lmu.de

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by Peter Adamson

by Peter Adamson — Reposted by Peter Adamson

Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 11d

Today's new episode: Cartesianism and Gender

www.historyofphilosophy.net/cartesianism...

Why Cartesianism appealed to women and became the inspiration for a pioneering feminist, Poullain de la Barre; and why Cartesianism was not the only option for women philosophers of the age.

#philsky #podcast

Early modern image of women in 17th c France

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by Peter Adamson — Reposted by Peter Adamson, Elisa Freschi

Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 11d

Miira Tuominen and I edited this new book from Brill with no fewer than 25 chapters on various aspects of ancient and medieval philosophy in Greek, Arabic, and Latin texts. Actually there's a little Persian in there too.

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Animals in Greek, Arabic, and Latin Philosophy

"Animals in Greek, Arabic, and Latin Philosophy" published on 29 Sep 2025 by Brill.

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by Peter Adamson

Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 11d

Coming up in a few hours on the new #HoPWaG podcast episode...

Cartesianism and women: why figures like Poullain de la Barre (whose name I just managed to spell right on the first try!) thought Descartes' ideas would be an ideal basis for arguing in favor of gender equality.

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Reposted by Peter Adamson

Anita Leirfall @anitaleirfall.bsky.social · 11d

What He Should Have Said: the Early Cartesians

Early Cartesians including Cordemoy and de La Forge develop, but also challenge, Descartes’ ideas, defending atomism and occasionalism. s361.podbean.com/pb/e3724a8b2... #EarlyCartesians #Descartes #philosophy #philsky

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