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.
At 102, he’s the world’s oldest practicing doctor. These are his longevity tips
Howard Tucker has been practicing medicine since 1947. Ahead of his 103rd birthday, the neurologist shares his thoughts on living a healthier life—and enjoying it, too. www.nationalgeographic.com/health/artic...
Howard Tucker has been practicing medicine since 1947. Ahead of his 103rd birthday, the neurologist shares his thoughts on living a healthier life—and enjoying it, too. www.nationalgeographic.com/health/artic...
At 102, he’s the world’s oldest practicing doctor. These are his longevity tips.
Howard Tucker has been practicing medicine since 1947. Ahead of his 103rd birthday, the neurologist shares his thoughts on living a healthier life—and enjoying it, too.
www.nationalgeographic.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:51 PM
At 102, he’s the world’s oldest practicing doctor. These are his longevity tips
Howard Tucker has been practicing medicine since 1947. Ahead of his 103rd birthday, the neurologist shares his thoughts on living a healthier life—and enjoying it, too. www.nationalgeographic.com/health/artic...
Howard Tucker has been practicing medicine since 1947. Ahead of his 103rd birthday, the neurologist shares his thoughts on living a healthier life—and enjoying it, too. www.nationalgeographic.com/health/artic...
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Philosophers, I kindly ask that you share this CFP for the University of Calgary’s annual Graduate Student Conference to your networks. The link to the full announcement on PhilEvents can be found in the comments. Thanks in advance!
#philsky #philosophy #philosophycfp #CFP #gradconference
#philsky #philosophy #philosophycfp #CFP #gradconference
January 28, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Philosophers, I kindly ask that you share this CFP for the University of Calgary’s annual Graduate Student Conference to your networks. The link to the full announcement on PhilEvents can be found in the comments. Thanks in advance!
#philsky #philosophy #philosophycfp #CFP #gradconference
#philsky #philosophy #philosophycfp #CFP #gradconference
Science Is Drowning in AI Slop | Peer review has met its match. | By Ross Andersen www.theatlantic.com/science/2026... #AI #PeerReview #science #philscience #philsky #sciencesky #PhilosophySky
Science Is Drowning in AI Slop
Peer review has met its match.
www.theatlantic.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Science Is Drowning in AI Slop | Peer review has met its match. | By Ross Andersen www.theatlantic.com/science/2026... #AI #PeerReview #science #philscience #philsky #sciencesky #PhilosophySky
What is an art of space? Does it even make sense to speak of spatial arts? Looking deeper into these artistic practices—proposing 14 definitory criteria for the arts of space, in the spirit of criteria J. Levinson & P. Alperson (1991) formulated for the arts of time. academic.oup.com/bjaesthetics...
What is a Spatial Art?
Abstract. What is an art of space? Does it even make sense to speak of spatial arts? There is no unified and up-to-date account of the arts of space and it
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January 29, 2026 at 1:39 AM
What is an art of space? Does it even make sense to speak of spatial arts? Looking deeper into these artistic practices—proposing 14 definitory criteria for the arts of space, in the spirit of criteria J. Levinson & P. Alperson (1991) formulated for the arts of time. academic.oup.com/bjaesthetics...
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Congratulations to the 2026 winner of the Arthur Danto/American Society for Aesthetics Prize, Nick Riggle (University of San Diego), for his paper “Aesthetic Value and the Practice of Aesthetic Valuing.”
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aesthetics-online.org/news/717598/...
Congratulations to the 2026 Danto Award Winner: Eastern APA ASA Sessions - American Society For Aesthetics
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January 7, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Congratulations to the 2026 winner of the Arthur Danto/American Society for Aesthetics Prize, Nick Riggle (University of San Diego), for his paper “Aesthetic Value and the Practice of Aesthetic Valuing.”
aesthetics-online.org/news/717598/...
aesthetics-online.org/news/717598/...
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🚨 The British Journal of Aesthetics is calling for proposals for guest-edited special issues to be published in the BJA in 2028. We welcome applications either for individual or for joint guest editors. 🚨
Deadline: 1st March 2026
Details here: british-aesthetics.org/british-jour...
Deadline: 1st March 2026
Details here: british-aesthetics.org/british-jour...
british-aesthetics.org
January 28, 2026 at 7:25 PM
🚨 The British Journal of Aesthetics is calling for proposals for guest-edited special issues to be published in the BJA in 2028. We welcome applications either for individual or for joint guest editors. 🚨
Deadline: 1st March 2026
Details here: british-aesthetics.org/british-jour...
Deadline: 1st March 2026
Details here: british-aesthetics.org/british-jour...
Renowned historian Yuval N Harari delivers a chilling warning at WEF 2026, arguing that AI is no longer a tool but an agent that can think, manipulate, & reshape society. From legal personhood to culture & identity, Harari questions whether humanity is ready for AI dominance youtu.be/QxCpNpOV4Jo?...
FULL DISCUSSION: Yuval Noah Harari Warns AI Will Take Over Language, Law, and Power at WEF | AI1G
YouTube video by DRM News
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January 29, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Renowned historian Yuval N Harari delivers a chilling warning at WEF 2026, arguing that AI is no longer a tool but an agent that can think, manipulate, & reshape society. From legal personhood to culture & identity, Harari questions whether humanity is ready for AI dominance youtu.be/QxCpNpOV4Jo?...
Leibniz provides the blueprint for panpsychism
Reviving Leibniz’s “monads,” Siddharth envisages a reality composed of indivisible centers of experience—which neither fuse nor split—but are rigorously singular, sidestepping the q. that plagues popular versions of panpsychism iai.tv/articles/lei...
Reviving Leibniz’s “monads,” Siddharth envisages a reality composed of indivisible centers of experience—which neither fuse nor split—but are rigorously singular, sidestepping the q. that plagues popular versions of panpsychism iai.tv/articles/lei...
Leibniz provides the blueprint for panpsychism
<p><em>The panpsychist claim that reality's fundamental constituents are conscious is increasingly popular, but it faces an unanswerable question: how can conscious fragments fuse to make up complex m...
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January 28, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Leibniz provides the blueprint for panpsychism
Reviving Leibniz’s “monads,” Siddharth envisages a reality composed of indivisible centers of experience—which neither fuse nor split—but are rigorously singular, sidestepping the q. that plagues popular versions of panpsychism iai.tv/articles/lei...
Reviving Leibniz’s “monads,” Siddharth envisages a reality composed of indivisible centers of experience—which neither fuse nor split—but are rigorously singular, sidestepping the q. that plagues popular versions of panpsychism iai.tv/articles/lei...
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Happy #WorldLogicDay to everyone! Check out this video 📼 showcasing some of the research on #logic being developed at the Institute of Philosophy, @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8G4... If you are interested in logic, come study and do research with us! #philsky #philsci
Introduction to Logic, part 5: Research at the Institute of Philosophy in Leuven
YouTube video by Hoger Instituut voor Wijsbegeerte | KU Leuven
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January 14, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Happy #WorldLogicDay to everyone! Check out this video 📼 showcasing some of the research on #logic being developed at the Institute of Philosophy, @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8G4... If you are interested in logic, come study and do research with us! #philsky #philsci
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One is the brilliant #EllieRobson @philosophellie.bsky.social on #MaryMidgley and #Animals! Not to be missed and again, what an incredible resource and gift #PhilosophyBites is #philosophy #philsky @inparenthesis.bsky.social
#Midgley
#Midgley
Just released - two new episodes of the Philosophy Bites podcast - listen here (and soon on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.philosophybites etc) Philosophybites.libsyn.com
Philosophy Bites
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August 17, 2025 at 11:16 AM
One is the brilliant #EllieRobson @philosophellie.bsky.social on #MaryMidgley and #Animals! Not to be missed and again, what an incredible resource and gift #PhilosophyBites is #philosophy #philsky @inparenthesis.bsky.social
#Midgley
#Midgley
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Happy to share that my paper, "Spinoza's Simplest Bodies" has been published open access in Philosophy. Very grateful to @axdouglas.bsky.social and @asalgadoborge.bsky.social for extremely helpful comments!
doi.org/10.1017/S003...
doi.org/10.1017/S003...
Spinoza’s Simplest Bodies | Philosophy | Cambridge Core
Spinoza’s Simplest Bodies - Volume 100 Issue 1
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July 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Happy to share that my paper, "Spinoza's Simplest Bodies" has been published open access in Philosophy. Very grateful to @axdouglas.bsky.social and @asalgadoborge.bsky.social for extremely helpful comments!
doi.org/10.1017/S003...
doi.org/10.1017/S003...
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I'm happy to share (on Anne Conway's 394th birthday, by coincidence) that my paper, "Priority Monism in Anne Conway: Mediation through the Whole," has been published in the Journal of Modern Philosophy
doi.org/10.25894/jmp...
doi.org/10.25894/jmp...
Priority Monism in Anne Conway: Mediation through the Whole
There are passages of Conway’s Principles that treat all of creation as one integrated substance, but others that treat creation as constituted by indefinitely many substances. Recent work attem...
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December 14, 2025 at 10:12 AM
I'm happy to share (on Anne Conway's 394th birthday, by coincidence) that my paper, "Priority Monism in Anne Conway: Mediation through the Whole," has been published in the Journal of Modern Philosophy
doi.org/10.25894/jmp...
doi.org/10.25894/jmp...
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Edward Hopper, Night in the Park, 1921 #chndm #openaccess
January 27, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Edward Hopper, Night in the Park, 1921 #chndm #openaccess
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Excited to see more #PhilSci scholars employing diverse methodologies in their work. To that end, in our paper we used qualitative data analysis to understand the role of surprise in science.
#aestheticsofscience #surprise #qualitativemethods
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#aestheticsofscience #surprise #qualitativemethods
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Surprise in Science: A qualitative study - Erkenntnis
A growing literature in philosophy of science focuses on the role of surprise in scientific practice. The aesthetic dimension of science is also gaining momentum in very recent discussions. While surp...
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May 1, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Excited to see more #PhilSci scholars employing diverse methodologies in their work. To that end, in our paper we used qualitative data analysis to understand the role of surprise in science.
#aestheticsofscience #surprise #qualitativemethods
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#aestheticsofscience #surprise #qualitativemethods
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Fantastic paper which captures so much of what I have also found deeply problematic behind the misplaced narratives on the promises of GenAI in education. Absolute must read.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com
May 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Fantastic paper which captures so much of what I have also found deeply problematic behind the misplaced narratives on the promises of GenAI in education. Absolute must read.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Duhem and Holism turns 4 years old www.cambridge.org/core/books/d...
#experiments #confirmation #valuesinscience #pierreduhem #philsci #philsky #Philosophy
#experiments #confirmation #valuesinscience #pierreduhem #philsci #philsky #Philosophy
Duhem and Holism
Cambridge Core - Philosophy of Science - Duhem and Holism
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July 9, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Duhem and Holism turns 4 years old www.cambridge.org/core/books/d...
#experiments #confirmation #valuesinscience #pierreduhem #philsci #philsky #Philosophy
#experiments #confirmation #valuesinscience #pierreduhem #philsci #philsky #Philosophy
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Really grateful to see this article resonating with so many people concerned with the impact of AI on art and to see it reaching 10 000 downloads already. Thanks to everyone who has taken an interest in this piece.
#philsky #Philosophy #art #AI
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#philsky #Philosophy #art #AI
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AI, art and morality - AI and Ethics
After ‘Théâtre D’opéra Spatial’ won a prize in the Colorado State Fair’s annual art competition in 2022 there was a very strong outcry in the media that this signified the ‘end of art’. Allen himself ...
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January 3, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Really grateful to see this article resonating with so many people concerned with the impact of AI on art and to see it reaching 10 000 downloads already. Thanks to everyone who has taken an interest in this piece.
#philsky #Philosophy #art #AI
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#philsky #Philosophy #art #AI
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‘Trying to psychoanalyse historical figures is rarely productive, but Cicero was a type we can all recognise. He had a huge but exceedingly brittle ego which could seesaw from self-regard to self-loathing with alarming speed.’
Michael Kulikowski on a new Life.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Michael Kulikowski on a new Life.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Michael Kulikowski · New Man on the Make: Cicero’s Gambles
Trying to psychoanalyse historical figures is rarely productive, but Cicero was a type we can all recognise. He had a...
www.lrb.co.uk
January 17, 2026 at 2:15 PM
‘Trying to psychoanalyse historical figures is rarely productive, but Cicero was a type we can all recognise. He had a huge but exceedingly brittle ego which could seesaw from self-regard to self-loathing with alarming speed.’
Michael Kulikowski on a new Life.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Michael Kulikowski on a new Life.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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A founding paper by Jonathan Schaffer for Cosmopsychism:
www.jonathanschaffer.org/monism.pdf
#philosophy #philosophyofmind #consciousness #panpsychism #cosmopsychism #ontology
www.jonathanschaffer.org/monism.pdf
#philosophy #philosophyofmind #consciousness #panpsychism #cosmopsychism #ontology
www.jonathanschaffer.org
January 24, 2026 at 5:30 PM
A founding paper by Jonathan Schaffer for Cosmopsychism:
www.jonathanschaffer.org/monism.pdf
#philosophy #philosophyofmind #consciousness #panpsychism #cosmopsychism #ontology
www.jonathanschaffer.org/monism.pdf
#philosophy #philosophyofmind #consciousness #panpsychism #cosmopsychism #ontology
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A moral philosophy paper recently written by me, presenting a new liar paradox-like argument about consequentialism.
It would be great if you could share this to promote my work, thank you :
philpapers.org/rec/IONCJP
#philosophy #ethics #consequentialism #deontology #metaethics #utilitarianism
It would be great if you could share this to promote my work, thank you :
philpapers.org/rec/IONCJP
#philosophy #ethics #consequentialism #deontology #metaethics #utilitarianism
Arthur Ionescu, The Consequentialist Judgment Paradox - PhilPapers
In normative ethics, some of the oldest and still lively debates revolve around the question of consequentialism. The question is not so much about making a binary decision between consequentialism an...
philpapers.org
January 27, 2026 at 4:15 PM
A moral philosophy paper recently written by me, presenting a new liar paradox-like argument about consequentialism.
It would be great if you could share this to promote my work, thank you :
philpapers.org/rec/IONCJP
#philosophy #ethics #consequentialism #deontology #metaethics #utilitarianism
It would be great if you could share this to promote my work, thank you :
philpapers.org/rec/IONCJP
#philosophy #ethics #consequentialism #deontology #metaethics #utilitarianism
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IASH offers many opportunities to do a research stay in Edinburgh, including the Edinburgh Environmental Humanities Fellowship. Take a look if that's ok interest.
One month left to apply for our 2026-27 senior/mid-career Fellowships, and three months left to apply for our postdoctoral Fellowship programmes!
www.iash.ed.ac.uk/fellowship-p...
www.iash.ed.ac.uk/fellowship-p...
Fellowship programmes | IASH
www.iash.ed.ac.uk
January 27, 2026 at 9:36 AM
IASH offers many opportunities to do a research stay in Edinburgh, including the Edinburgh Environmental Humanities Fellowship. Take a look if that's ok interest.
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Wonderful to have the opportunity to catch up on @sandrineankara.bsky.social lecture for @thebshp.bsky.social on Mary Astell, the language of freedom, & chattel slavery
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRy1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRy1...
Antognazza Lecture 2025: Professor Sandrine Bergès, 'ASTELL, MARRIAGE AND CHATTEL SLAVERY''
YouTube video by British Society for the History of Philosophy
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December 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Wonderful to have the opportunity to catch up on @sandrineankara.bsky.social lecture for @thebshp.bsky.social on Mary Astell, the language of freedom, & chattel slavery
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRy1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRy1...
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CFA: Amsterdam Kant Conference 2026: Moral Epistemology & Metaphysics
22nd and 23rd October 2026, University of Amsterdam
Abstracts of up to 500 words (excluding references) can be submitted to [email protected] until March 1st.
For more info: philevents.org/event/show/1...
22nd and 23rd October 2026, University of Amsterdam
Abstracts of up to 500 words (excluding references) can be submitted to [email protected] until March 1st.
For more info: philevents.org/event/show/1...
Amsterdam Kant Conference 2026: Moral Epistemology & Metaphysics
CFA. Amsterdam Kant Conference 2026: Moral Epistemology & Metaphysics 22nd and 23rd October 2026, University of Amsterdam Confirmed speakers: Andrew Chignell (Princeton Univers...
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January 19, 2026 at 1:40 PM
CFA: Amsterdam Kant Conference 2026: Moral Epistemology & Metaphysics
22nd and 23rd October 2026, University of Amsterdam
Abstracts of up to 500 words (excluding references) can be submitted to [email protected] until March 1st.
For more info: philevents.org/event/show/1...
22nd and 23rd October 2026, University of Amsterdam
Abstracts of up to 500 words (excluding references) can be submitted to [email protected] until March 1st.
For more info: philevents.org/event/show/1...
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In 'Beautiful Mind, Unconquerable Soul: Productive Imagination and the Unity of Kant’s System', Monika Jovanović, leaning on Lara Ostaric's views about Kant's aesthetics, claims that Kant was an aesthetic cognitivist in a strong sense of the word. All CJP papers are open-access. #philsky
Beautiful Mind, Unconquerable Soul: Productive Imagination and the Unity of Kant’s System - Croatian Journal of Philosophy
Monika Jovanović, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia Abstract: In this paper, I examine the scope and relevance of Lara Ostaric’s thesis on “The ‘Moral Image’ of the ‘Supersensible within’” and ...
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January 26, 2026 at 9:48 AM
In 'Beautiful Mind, Unconquerable Soul: Productive Imagination and the Unity of Kant’s System', Monika Jovanović, leaning on Lara Ostaric's views about Kant's aesthetics, claims that Kant was an aesthetic cognitivist in a strong sense of the word. All CJP papers are open-access. #philsky
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btw, read and enjoyed your "Monadic Panpsychism" paper. I've been convinced by the paper below that the simplicity intuition is plausibly a driving force in philosophy of mind so nice to see a view that respects it.
David Barnett, The Simplicity Intuition and Its Hidden Influence on Philosophy of Mind - PhilPapers
Huxley’s Explanatory Gap: There can be no explanation of how states of consciousness arise from interaction among a collection of physical things.
philpapers.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:23 PM
btw, read and enjoyed your "Monadic Panpsychism" paper. I've been convinced by the paper below that the simplicity intuition is plausibly a driving force in philosophy of mind so nice to see a view that respects it.