Benjamin Matheson
@benjaminmatheson.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at the University of Bern and PI of a SERI-Funded ERC Starting Grant on "Collective Guilt and Shame" (CoGS).
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In moments of anger, we often feel certain that our position is right, both morally and factually. | https://iai.tv/articles/anger-is-not-a-guide-to-truth-or-morality-auid-3427
But philosopher Benjamin Matheson examines how anger can both reveal and obscure moral reality.
But philosopher Benjamin Matheson examines how anger can both reveal and obscure moral reality.
Anger is not a guide to truth or morality
<p><em>In moments of anger, we often feel certain that our position is right, both morally and factually. Sometimes we even imagine we are right because we are angry. But as philosophers have long not...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
In moments of anger, we often feel certain that our position is right, both morally and factually. | https://iai.tv/articles/anger-is-not-a-guide-to-truth-or-morality-auid-3427
But philosopher Benjamin Matheson examines how anger can both reveal and obscure moral reality.
But philosopher Benjamin Matheson examines how anger can both reveal and obscure moral reality.
Reposted by Benjamin Matheson
I missed this amazing presentation of the manosphere at the end of October, but wow this is really worth your time: www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
Money, muscles and anxiety: why the manosphere clicked with young men – a visual deep dive
The manosphere is known for misogyny, but that’s not the only thing that influencers in this space offer. Young men explain the allure and the problems of the manosphere in their own words
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November 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I missed this amazing presentation of the manosphere at the end of October, but wow this is really worth your time: www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
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You've probably heard of deathbots, but did you know about break-up bots? It's possible to create a digital duplicates of an ex and chat to them as if they never left in the 1st place. In my forthcoming paper in Phenom & the Cog Sciences, I discuss 3 factors against continuing bonds w ex-bots/1
Pilar Lopez-Cantero, The ethics of break-up chatbots - PhilPapers
This paper offers the first normative analysis of break-up chatbots, which simulate an ex-partner's conversational style. I argue that technologies that have the (potential) aim of fostering continuin...
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November 3, 2025 at 10:05 AM
You've probably heard of deathbots, but did you know about break-up bots? It's possible to create a digital duplicates of an ex and chat to them as if they never left in the 1st place. In my forthcoming paper in Phenom & the Cog Sciences, I discuss 3 factors against continuing bonds w ex-bots/1
My over-analysis of children's stories continues:
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October 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
My over-analysis of children's stories continues:
philosophicalparent.substack.com/p/more-on-mo...
philosophicalparent.substack.com/p/more-on-mo...
New paper online now: “Consigning Injustice of History with Political Apologies” (by me and @alfredarcher.bsky.social).
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Consigning Injustice to History with Political Apologies
Failures to remember the past properly can constitute a range of different wrongs. In this article, we identify a novel kind of wrong that often occurs through political apologies: consigning an inju....
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October 28, 2025 at 7:45 AM
New paper online now: “Consigning Injustice of History with Political Apologies” (by me and @alfredarcher.bsky.social).
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
I am pleased to reveal what the main sources of insight and inspiration for my present and future work has been: children’s stories. Here’s one thought I had about Mog, which also features in a book I’ve been working on for a while.
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What I Learned From: Mog The Forgetful Cat (by Judith Kerr)
Can we be praiseworthy for what we do accidentally? What does Mog teach us about the nature of moral responsibility?
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October 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I am pleased to reveal what the main sources of insight and inspiration for my present and future work has been: children’s stories. Here’s one thought I had about Mog, which also features in a book I’ve been working on for a while.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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The final issue of Hypatia for 2025, 40.4, is now up: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
October 22, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The final issue of Hypatia for 2025, 40.4, is now up: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.
September 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.
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and I are organising a workshop and special issue of the Journal of Ethics on the Ethics of Fandom. Call for abstracts here:
link.springer.com/collections/...
Some great speakers already confirmed:
@ajkadlac.bsky.social
, Erin Tarver and Kamila Pacovská
#philsky
and I are organising a workshop and special issue of the Journal of Ethics on the Ethics of Fandom. Call for abstracts here:
link.springer.com/collections/...
Some great speakers already confirmed:
@ajkadlac.bsky.social
, Erin Tarver and Kamila Pacovská
#philsky
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August 29, 2025 at 9:37 AM
@benjaminmatheson.bsky.social
and I are organising a workshop and special issue of the Journal of Ethics on the Ethics of Fandom. Call for abstracts here:
link.springer.com/collections/...
Some great speakers already confirmed:
@ajkadlac.bsky.social
, Erin Tarver and Kamila Pacovská
#philsky
and I are organising a workshop and special issue of the Journal of Ethics on the Ethics of Fandom. Call for abstracts here:
link.springer.com/collections/...
Some great speakers already confirmed:
@ajkadlac.bsky.social
, Erin Tarver and Kamila Pacovská
#philsky
Una pregunta para los habladores de Español: cuando una persona dice que algo le hace ilusión, ¿cómo explicarías esto en inglés?
August 22, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Una pregunta para los habladores de Español: cuando una persona dice que algo le hace ilusión, ¿cómo explicarías esto en inglés?
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Check out the new episode of our podcast 😃
Episode 4 of The Philosophy of Emotion Podcast is now available! Prof. Emanuela Ceva (University of Geneva) talks with @cbonard.bsky.social about institutional dysfunctions and emotions.
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July 9, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Check out the new episode of our podcast 😃
Episode 4 of The Philosophy of Emotion Podcast is now available! Prof. Emanuela Ceva (University of Geneva) talks with @cbonard.bsky.social about institutional dysfunctions and emotions.
open.substack.com/pub/thecogsp...
open.substack.com/pub/thecogsp...
July 8, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Episode 4 of The Philosophy of Emotion Podcast is now available! Prof. Emanuela Ceva (University of Geneva) talks with @cbonard.bsky.social about institutional dysfunctions and emotions.
open.substack.com/pub/thecogsp...
open.substack.com/pub/thecogsp...
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The level of grievance within a community is a key barometer for the community's vulnerability to democratic backsliding.
Influencers can radicalize people in aggrieved communities as a political "force multiplier."
From my testimony to EU Parliament.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j43Q...
Influencers can radicalize people in aggrieved communities as a political "force multiplier."
From my testimony to EU Parliament.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j43Q...
Prof Jagolinzer on how democratic backsliding happens in aggrieved communities
YouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit
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June 27, 2025 at 5:17 AM
The level of grievance within a community is a key barometer for the community's vulnerability to democratic backsliding.
Influencers can radicalize people in aggrieved communities as a political "force multiplier."
From my testimony to EU Parliament.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j43Q...
Influencers can radicalize people in aggrieved communities as a political "force multiplier."
From my testimony to EU Parliament.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j43Q...
Episode 3 of The Philosophy of Emotion Podcast is now available! @alfredarcher.bsky.social on affective artifacts and affective injustice.
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thecogsproject.substack.com/publish/post...
Episode 3: Alfred Archer on Affective Artifacts and Affective Injustice
The Philosophy of Emotion Podcast
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June 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Episode 3 of The Philosophy of Emotion Podcast is now available! @alfredarcher.bsky.social on affective artifacts and affective injustice.
thecogsproject.substack.com/publish/post...
thecogsproject.substack.com/publish/post...
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The introduction to the Special Issue 'Commemorating Evildoers' is out (pre-view). I am told the whole issue will come out soon. Co-edited with Hallich for Journal of Applied Philosophy #ethics @idea-leeds.bsky.social
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Introduction
Click on the article title to read more.
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May 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The introduction to the Special Issue 'Commemorating Evildoers' is out (pre-view). I am told the whole issue will come out soon. Co-edited with Hallich for Journal of Applied Philosophy #ethics @idea-leeds.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Episode 2 of The Philosophy of Emotion Podcast is available now! In this episode, Krista Thomason (@@kkthomason.bsky.social) talks about Shame and Negative Emotions.
Episode 2 of The Philosophy of Emotion Podcast will be released on May 8th. The next episode features Krista Thomason talking about Shame and Negative Emotions.
thecogsproject.substack.com/p/episode-2-...
thecogsproject.substack.com/p/episode-2-...
Episode 2: Krista Thomason on Shame and Negative Emotions
Recorded over Zoom, Prof.
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May 8, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Episode 2 of The Philosophy of Emotion Podcast is available now! In this episode, Krista Thomason (@@kkthomason.bsky.social) talks about Shame and Negative Emotions.
Episode 2 of The Philosophy of Emotion Podcast will be released on May 8th. The next episode features Krista Thomason talking about Shame and Negative Emotions.
thecogsproject.substack.com/p/episode-2-...
thecogsproject.substack.com/p/episode-2-...
Episode 2: Krista Thomason on Shame and Negative Emotions
Recorded over Zoom, Prof.
thecogsproject.substack.com
May 1, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Episode 2 of The Philosophy of Emotion Podcast will be released on May 8th. The next episode features Krista Thomason talking about Shame and Negative Emotions.
thecogsproject.substack.com/p/episode-2-...
thecogsproject.substack.com/p/episode-2-...
Now available online: "Shame in Response to Institutional Failure" - co-authored with @alfredarcher.bsky.social
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Shame in Response to Institutional Failure
When an institution morally fails, what is the appropriate emotional reaction for those institution members who are causally uninvolved in bringing about this failure? Our aim in this article is to e...
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April 22, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Now available online: "Shame in Response to Institutional Failure" - co-authored with @alfredarcher.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
The first episode of the philosophy of emotion podcast is available now!
Episode 1: David Shoemaker on Amusement open.substack.com/pub/thecogsp...
Episode 1: David Shoemaker on Amusement open.substack.com/pub/thecogsp...
Episode 1: David Shoemaker on Amusement
The Philosophy of Emotion Podcast
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April 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The first episode of the philosophy of emotion podcast is available now!
Episode 1: David Shoemaker on Amusement open.substack.com/pub/thecogsp...
Episode 1: David Shoemaker on Amusement open.substack.com/pub/thecogsp...
Episode 1 of the Philosophy of Emotion Podcast launches this Tuesday, April 8th with David Shoemaker on Amusement open.substack.com/pub/thecogsp...
Episode 1: David Shoemaker on Amusement
Recorded live and in person at the Annual Research Forum of the Geneva Centre for Affective Sciences, Prof.
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April 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Episode 1 of the Philosophy of Emotion Podcast launches this Tuesday, April 8th with David Shoemaker on Amusement open.substack.com/pub/thecogsp...
My paper "Blameworthiness is Terminable" has been assigned to an issue of The Philosophical Quarterly. Randolph Clarke's discussion of my paper is also included in this issue.
The second 2025 issue of The Philosophical Quarterly is out!
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@standrewsphil.bsky.social
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@standrewsphil.bsky.social
April 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
My paper "Blameworthiness is Terminable" has been assigned to an issue of The Philosophical Quarterly. Randolph Clarke's discussion of my paper is also included in this issue.
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The second 2025 issue of The Philosophical Quarterly is out!
academic.oup.com/pq/issue/75/2
@standrewsphil.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/pq/issue/75/2
@standrewsphil.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The second 2025 issue of The Philosophical Quarterly is out!
academic.oup.com/pq/issue/75/2
@standrewsphil.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/pq/issue/75/2
@standrewsphil.bsky.social
I've published something else on my project's blog. This time about collective guilt:
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thecogsproject.substack.com/p/what-is-co...
What is Collective Guilt? And is it rational?
One aim of my current research project is to understand the nature and value of collective guilt. This kind of guilt often gets talked about with respect to historical injustices. Germans, for instanc...
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April 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I've published something else on my project's blog. This time about collective guilt:
thecogsproject.substack.com/p/what-is-co...
thecogsproject.substack.com/p/what-is-co...