Anita Leirfall
@anitaleirfall.bsky.social
Associate Professor of #Philosophy at the University of Bergen. 🇳🇴 Various philosophical interests. Kant’s theoretical philosophy is my field of specialty. Other interests: arts, science, music, literature, photography, and travels.
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A new book by Zach Vereb, Kant and Environmental Philosophy. I read a draft and highly recommend it. #philsky www.cambridge.org/us/universit...
Kant and Environmental Philosophy | Cambridge University Press & Assessment
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November 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A new book by Zach Vereb, Kant and Environmental Philosophy. I read a draft and highly recommend it. #philsky www.cambridge.org/us/universit...
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Sophia Stewart in New York Times Magazine (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/m...
What Disturbing Art Can Teach Us About Our Own Shame and Fear
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October 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Sophia Stewart in New York Times Magazine (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/m...
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@samantharhill.bsky.social in New York Times
July 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
@samantharhill.bsky.social in New York Times
“Music Is Always Interpretation”
Professor Erling Gulbrandsen (UiO) has studied 480 interpretations of the same classical work. Together, they mirror world history. www.uio.no/english/rese... #music #Bruckner #interpretation #history #PhilosophySky #philsky
Professor Erling Gulbrandsen (UiO) has studied 480 interpretations of the same classical work. Together, they mirror world history. www.uio.no/english/rese... #music #Bruckner #interpretation #history #PhilosophySky #philsky
“Music Is Always Interpretation”
- Research News
Professor has studied 480 interpretations of the same classical work. Together, they mirror world history.
www.uio.no
November 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
“Music Is Always Interpretation”
Professor Erling Gulbrandsen (UiO) has studied 480 interpretations of the same classical work. Together, they mirror world history. www.uio.no/english/rese... #music #Bruckner #interpretation #history #PhilosophySky #philsky
Professor Erling Gulbrandsen (UiO) has studied 480 interpretations of the same classical work. Together, they mirror world history. www.uio.no/english/rese... #music #Bruckner #interpretation #history #PhilosophySky #philsky
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Nina Emery’s Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Time has landed. 50 chapters (554pp) covering an immense range of topics. It’s a fantastic volume and I’m delighted to have contributed to it.
October 13, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Nina Emery’s Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Time has landed. 50 chapters (554pp) covering an immense range of topics. It’s a fantastic volume and I’m delighted to have contributed to it.
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New York Corner - 1913
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3105215
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November 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
New York Corner - 1913
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3105215
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3105215
From Messiaen to Radiohead: How great music uses prime numbers
The strange, undulating sound of mathematics. x.com/bigthink/sta... #music #primenumbers #mathematics #science #PhilosophySky #philsky
The strange, undulating sound of mathematics. x.com/bigthink/sta... #music #primenumbers #mathematics #science #PhilosophySky #philsky
Big Think on X: "How great music uses prime numbers. @MarcusduSautoy @Radiohead The use of unsynchronized rhythms and harmonies—built on primes like 17, 29, and 15—prevents any true repetition, mirroring the theme of time ending. Read more: https://t.co/ZYLIYoLIQi" / X
How great music uses prime numbers. @MarcusduSautoy @Radiohead The use of unsynchronized rhythms and harmonies—built on primes like 17, 29, and 15—prevents any true repetition, mirroring the theme of time ending. Read more: https://t.co/ZYLIYoLIQi
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November 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
From Messiaen to Radiohead: How great music uses prime numbers
The strange, undulating sound of mathematics. x.com/bigthink/sta... #music #primenumbers #mathematics #science #PhilosophySky #philsky
The strange, undulating sound of mathematics. x.com/bigthink/sta... #music #primenumbers #mathematics #science #PhilosophySky #philsky
Hedda Hassel Mørch: Consciousness & Integrated Information Theory (I)
Consciousness: Not only do neuroscientists have no fundamental explanation for how it arises from physical states of the brain, we aren't even sure whether we ever will. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bei2... #consciousness #philsky
Consciousness: Not only do neuroscientists have no fundamental explanation for how it arises from physical states of the brain, we aren't even sure whether we ever will. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bei2... #consciousness #philsky
Episode 47, Hedda Hassel Mørch: Consciousness and Integrated Information Theory (Part I)
YouTube video by The Panpsycast – Archive
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November 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Hedda Hassel Mørch: Consciousness & Integrated Information Theory (I)
Consciousness: Not only do neuroscientists have no fundamental explanation for how it arises from physical states of the brain, we aren't even sure whether we ever will. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bei2... #consciousness #philsky
Consciousness: Not only do neuroscientists have no fundamental explanation for how it arises from physical states of the brain, we aren't even sure whether we ever will. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bei2... #consciousness #philsky
Impressive! 🐙🎹
Teaching an octopus to play piano
#animal #sentience #philsci #philsky #science
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#animal #sentience #philsci #philsky #science
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I taught an octopus piano (It took 6 months)
YouTube video by Mattias Krantz
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November 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Impressive! 🐙🎹
Even Conscientious Students in Their Favorite Courses…
| By Justin Weinberg
In a philosophy seminar—“my favorite class I’ve taken so far,” she said—Gwen used AI to write almost all her essays just to avoid late submissions dailynous.com/2025/11/17/e... #AI #studying #PhilosophySky #philsky
| By Justin Weinberg
In a philosophy seminar—“my favorite class I’ve taken so far,” she said—Gwen used AI to write almost all her essays just to avoid late submissions dailynous.com/2025/11/17/e... #AI #studying #PhilosophySky #philsky
Even Conscientious Students in Their Favorite Courses… - Daily Nous
In a philosophy seminar—“my favorite class I’ve taken so far,” she said—Gwen used AI to write almost all her essays just to avoid late submissions. That's "Gwen", a student at Yale, interviewed for an...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Even Conscientious Students in Their Favorite Courses…
| By Justin Weinberg
In a philosophy seminar—“my favorite class I’ve taken so far,” she said—Gwen used AI to write almost all her essays just to avoid late submissions dailynous.com/2025/11/17/e... #AI #studying #PhilosophySky #philsky
| By Justin Weinberg
In a philosophy seminar—“my favorite class I’ve taken so far,” she said—Gwen used AI to write almost all her essays just to avoid late submissions dailynous.com/2025/11/17/e... #AI #studying #PhilosophySky #philsky
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It’s publication day! Spread the word. The perfect Christmas gift for the pessimist in your life.
November 18, 2025 at 9:24 AM
It’s publication day! Spread the word. The perfect Christmas gift for the pessimist in your life.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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New video 🚨 A notebook explainer for "Beyond Deepfakes: 'Digital Duplicates' or AI Simulations of Real People - An International Ethical Consensus" led by Clint Hurshman and Cristina Voinea for our Singapore workshop youtu.be/b1la6uNsc7s
Beyond "Deepfakes" - The Rise of Digital Duplicates
This video presents highlights from a recent international ethics consensus statement, “Beyond Deepfakes: ‘Digital Duplicates’ or AI Simulations of Real People.”
The statement builds on recent…
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November 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
New video 🚨 A notebook explainer for "Beyond Deepfakes: 'Digital Duplicates' or AI Simulations of Real People - An International Ethical Consensus" led by Clint Hurshman and Cristina Voinea for our Singapore workshop youtu.be/b1la6uNsc7s
Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads
Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning. theconversation.com/studying-phi... #philosophy #skills #thinking #PhilosophySky #philsky
Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning. theconversation.com/studying-phi... #philosophy #skills #thinking #PhilosophySky #philsky
Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads
Philosophers are fond of saying that their field boosts critical thinking. Two of them decided to put that claim to the test.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads
Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning. theconversation.com/studying-phi... #philosophy #skills #thinking #PhilosophySky #philsky
Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning. theconversation.com/studying-phi... #philosophy #skills #thinking #PhilosophySky #philsky
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"Break the silence" slogans can harm more than help BJPsych argues silence in mental illness isn't always stigma, sometimes it's a symptom (depression) or a coping strategy (mania) We need space for "positive silence" instead of pressure
#WorldPhilosophyDay2025
#philsky #philpsy #epistemicinjustice
#WorldPhilosophyDay2025
#philsky #philpsy #epistemicinjustice
On #WorldPhilosophyDay2025, read Jae Ryeong Sul and Dan Degerman's opinion piece in the British Journal of Psychiatry: Why we need a new understanding of silence in mental illness www.cambridge.org/co... #philsky #philpsy #epistemicinjustice
November 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"Break the silence" slogans can harm more than help BJPsych argues silence in mental illness isn't always stigma, sometimes it's a symptom (depression) or a coping strategy (mania) We need space for "positive silence" instead of pressure
#WorldPhilosophyDay2025
#philsky #philpsy #epistemicinjustice
#WorldPhilosophyDay2025
#philsky #philpsy #epistemicinjustice
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5th Workshop on Philosophy of Emotions
The School of Philosophy at Zhejiang University is happy to invite submissions for our 5th Workshop on Philosophy of Emotions, dedicated to the theme of grief, to be held on June 5th, 2026.
We welcome...
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October 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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And that's a wrap. Pre-orders open early December, and the book will be published around Christmas if things go to schedule:
October 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
And that's a wrap. Pre-orders open early December, and the book will be published around Christmas if things go to schedule:
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A permanent post in my department. Closing date Dec 14th 2025, interviews in March. Please spread #histsci
Assistant Professor in History of Knowledge Pre-1400
Applications are invited for the position of Assistant Professor in History of Knowledge Pre-1400, in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. Please note
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October 30, 2025 at 10:07 AM
A permanent post in my department. Closing date Dec 14th 2025, interviews in March. Please spread #histsci
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The next conference of the Society for the Study of Measurement will take place at Edinburgh on 22-25 June.
Call for papers and symposia opens Nov 15 and closes Jan 15.
Submissions via app.oxfordabstracts.com/auth?redirec...
Call for papers and symposia opens Nov 15 and closes Jan 15.
Submissions via app.oxfordabstracts.com/auth?redirec...
Events – The Society for the Study of Measurement
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November 11, 2025 at 10:29 AM
The next conference of the Society for the Study of Measurement will take place at Edinburgh on 22-25 June.
Call for papers and symposia opens Nov 15 and closes Jan 15.
Submissions via app.oxfordabstracts.com/auth?redirec...
Call for papers and symposia opens Nov 15 and closes Jan 15.
Submissions via app.oxfordabstracts.com/auth?redirec...
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Become a Visiting Fellow or Postdoc!
Applications for 2026-27 now open for Visiting Fellows and Postdoctoral Fellows!
More info and application link is available on our website at https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/programs/overview/
#PhilosophyOfScience #ResearchFellowship #PostdocOpportunities
Applications for 2026-27 now open for Visiting Fellows and Postdoctoral Fellows!
More info and application link is available on our website at https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/programs/overview/
#PhilosophyOfScience #ResearchFellowship #PostdocOpportunities
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Become a Visiting Fellow or Postdoc!
Applications for 2026-27 now open for Visiting Fellows and Postdoctoral Fellows!
More info and application link is available on our website at https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/programs/overview/
#PhilosophyOfScience #ResearchFellowship #PostdocOpportunities
Applications for 2026-27 now open for Visiting Fellows and Postdoctoral Fellows!
More info and application link is available on our website at https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/programs/overview/
#PhilosophyOfScience #ResearchFellowship #PostdocOpportunities
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On #WorldPhilosophyDay2025 we share some highlights: trending now is a fifteen-year-old paper by Livengood, Sytsma, Feltz, Scheines & Machery: Philosophical temperament. doi.org/10.1080/0951... Read it free access! #philsky
Philosophical temperament
Many philosophers have worried about what philosophy is. Often they have looked for answers by considering what it is that philosophers do. Given the diversity of topics and methods...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
On #WorldPhilosophyDay2025 we share some highlights: trending now is a fifteen-year-old paper by Livengood, Sytsma, Feltz, Scheines & Machery: Philosophical temperament. doi.org/10.1080/0951... Read it free access! #philsky
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On #WorldPhilosophyDay2025 read our most popular blog posts in the last year: Lina Lissia on epistemic injustice and the language of modern dating imperfectcognitions.... #philsky
Epistemic Injustice and the Language of Modern Dating
A blog about imperfect cognitions, such as delusional beliefs, distorted memories, confabulatory explanations, and implicit biases.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
On #WorldPhilosophyDay2025 read our most popular blog posts in the last year: Lina Lissia on epistemic injustice and the language of modern dating imperfectcognitions.... #philsky
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Fascinating morning visiting the Niels Bohr Archive - with Bohr’s handwritten diagram of the atom, a model of the box used in the 1930 Solvay debate with Einstein, and even Bohr’s pipe still smelling of tobacco! 🤩
November 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Fascinating morning visiting the Niels Bohr Archive - with Bohr’s handwritten diagram of the atom, a model of the box used in the 1930 Solvay debate with Einstein, and even Bohr’s pipe still smelling of tobacco! 🤩
University: a good idea
Students should be careful not to underestimate the value of academic study thecritic.co.uk/university-a... #university #academia #PhilosophySky #philsky
Students should be careful not to underestimate the value of academic study thecritic.co.uk/university-a... #university #academia #PhilosophySky #philsky
University: a good idea | Patrick Porter | The Critic Magazine
A former student of mine has penned an attack on universities, derived from their own disappointing experience studying Politics and International Relations at the place where I ply my trade. In short...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
University: a good idea
Students should be careful not to underestimate the value of academic study thecritic.co.uk/university-a... #university #academia #PhilosophySky #philsky
Students should be careful not to underestimate the value of academic study thecritic.co.uk/university-a... #university #academia #PhilosophySky #philsky
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a new paper on mind, computation, and identity in large language models. with inspiration from raymond carver (title) and severance (thought experiments).
i'll be talking about this on saturday at the eleos AI conference on AI consciousness and welfare in berkeley.
philpapers.org/rec/CHAWWT-8
i'll be talking about this on saturday at the eleos AI conference on AI consciousness and welfare in berkeley.
philpapers.org/rec/CHAWWT-8
David J. Chalmers, What we talk to when we talk to language models - PhilPapers
When we talk to large language models, who or what is our interlocutor? First, I address some issues about how best to characterize the interlocutor in terms of mental states. Second, ...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:41 PM
a new paper on mind, computation, and identity in large language models. with inspiration from raymond carver (title) and severance (thought experiments).
i'll be talking about this on saturday at the eleos AI conference on AI consciousness and welfare in berkeley.
philpapers.org/rec/CHAWWT-8
i'll be talking about this on saturday at the eleos AI conference on AI consciousness and welfare in berkeley.
philpapers.org/rec/CHAWWT-8