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David Edmonds

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Philosopher (Uehiro Oxford), Author (Wittgenstein's Poker, Would You Kill The Fat Man, Parfit, etc.), Podcaster (Philosophy Bites, Social Science Bites). Journalist. Latest book, Death In A Shallow Pond.

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David Edmonds @davidedmonds100.bsky.social · Aug 17

New arrival!

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David Edmonds @davidedmonds100.bsky.social · 1h

Q.83 Which philosopher’s father was the first CIA operative killed in action:

David Edmonds @davidedmonds100.bsky.social · Aug 3

Q.82 Which philosopher was the first female fellow of All Souls, Oxford, about whom the Warden told Derek Parfit, “she is just perfect-aside from the one thing she can’t do anything about.”

David Edmonds @davidedmonds100.bsky.social · Jul 3

Q81 "One can acknowledge that there are Jews of the highest respectability and yet regard it as a misfortune that there are so many Jews in Germany, and that they have complete equality of political rights with citizens of Aryan descent.” Wrote which philosopher?

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 7h

It’s National Bookshop Day in the UK! We are forever grateful for the booksellers and shops that host our books and authors. #BookshopDay 📚

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Alice T. Friedman with her book, Queer Moderns: Max Ewing's Jazz Age New York

Claudia de Rham with her book, The Beauty of Falling: A Life in Pursuit of Gravity

Carl Benedikt Frey with his book, How Progress Ends: Technology, Innovation, and the Fate of Nations

David Edmonds with his book, Death in a Shallow Pond: A Philosopher, a Drowning Child, and Strangers in Need

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 8h

Pair @davidedmonds100.bsky.social's Would You Kill the Fat Man? with a copy of his new book, Death in a Shallow Pond, out now.

Learn more and order your copy today: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Yellow-colored graphic featuring two books by David Edmonds. In the upper left corner is Death in a Shallow Pond: A Philosopher, a Drowning Child, and Strangers in Need. In the lower right corner is Would You Kill the Fat Man? The Trolley Problem and What Your Answer Tells Us about Right and Wrong

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 2d

Next week, on Oct 16th at 6:15 pm BST, join the How To Academy in welcoming @davidedmonds100.bsky.social, in conversation with Robin Ince, to discuss his book, Death in a Shallow Pond, and explore the complexity of Peter Singer's influential philosophical idea.

Learn more: buff.ly/7ewXPdh

Death in a Shallow Pond: A Philosopher, a Drowning Child, and Strangers in Need by David Edmonds

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profserious @profserious.bsky.social · 6d

Here are your 10 -essential- AI prompts for academics ... make your life easy with help from @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/10-ai-prom...

10 AI Prompts for Academics

making those hard jobs a little easier ...

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David Edmonds @davidedmonds100.bsky.social · 4d

On this wall but elsewhere plenty of Leningrad and Oxford

David Edmonds @davidedmonds100.bsky.social · 4d

Hanging throughout the Uehiro Oxford Institute - Derek Parfit prints

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David Edmonds @davidedmonds100.bsky.social · 4d

I cover this a little in the book…

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 4d

Death in a Shallow Pond by @davidedmonds100.bsky.social is a fascinating account of Peter Singer’s controversial “drowning child” thought experiment—and how it changed the way people think about charitable giving.

Out now. Learn more and explore a free sample: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

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David Edmonds @davidedmonds100.bsky.social · 5d

Only once, but not for the DP book (because he never bothered to go!)

David Edmonds @davidedmonds100.bsky.social · 5d

OMG! And I've been there of course. Now, if you'd had bluebell fields I'd have got it straight away!

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David Edmonds @davidedmonds100.bsky.social · 5d

Age of fathering if you were in The Godfather: Al Pacino, 83, de Niro, 79, Brando, circa 70

David Edmonds @davidedmonds100.bsky.social · 5d

Latest Philosophy Bites with @nigelwarburton.bsky.social philosophybites.com On a topic I know a little about @princetonupress.bsky.social

Philosophy Bites Podcast

Top philosophers interviewed on bite-sized topics

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David Edmonds @davidedmonds100.bsky.social · 5d

thanks...maybe the book will bring me to NY at some stage...

David Edmonds @davidedmonds100.bsky.social · 5d

this is so much trickier than mine!! I'm going for Armstrong, without any real reason why...

David Edmonds @davidedmonds100.bsky.social · 5d

Oxford book launch tomorrow. All welcome. www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/event/book-l...

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David Edmonds @davidedmonds100.bsky.social · 5d

October 16 howtoacademy.com/events/shoul...

16th October | Should You Save a Child From Drowning in a Pond?

The author of Wittgenstein’s Poker and host of Philosophy Bites, David Edmonds, joins us to explore Peter Singer’s controversial and wildly influential ‘drowning child’ thought experiment.

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David Edmonds @davidedmonds100.bsky.social · 7d

Can we have another clue?

David Edmonds @davidedmonds100.bsky.social · 8d

suppose you had written a children's philosophy book that a Russian published wanted to translate. How would you respond?

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 8d

“Yet things change, and time moves in mysterious ways. As every year passes, we seem to get closer to, not further away from, World War Two.”

From sometimes I wrote in 2021 on assimilation and antisemitism for @royalliteraryfund.bsky.social

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On Assimilation - Jonathan Wolff | WritersMosaic Magazine

Jonathan Wolff on assimilation as a secular Jew. He is a Senior Research Fellow in Philosophy and Public Policy at Wolfson College, Oxford

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Uehiro Oxford Institute @uehiro.ox.ac.uk · 9d

Due to popular demand we've increased the seats available at @davidedmonds100.bsky.social 's book launch for 'Death in a shallow pond'. Please register for the free event here: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/event/book-l...
🗓 Tuesday 7 October
📍 Oxford Martin School
⏰ 6:00pm – followed by a drinks reception

Book Launch: Death in a Shallow Pond

'Death in a Shallow Pond: A Philosopher, a Drowning Child, and Strangers in Need' is published by Princeton University Press

www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk

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David Edmonds @davidedmonds100.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you!

David Edmonds @davidedmonds100.bsky.social · 15d

Thanks Stefan!

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Stefan Schubert @stefanschubert.bsky.social · 15d

I much enjoyed David's new book.

The first part of the book describes Singer's life and how the drowning child argument inspired the founding of effective altruism.

The second part discusses objections to EA.

David Edmonds @davidedmonds100.bsky.social · 17d

Publication day today! This is the story of @petersinger.info ’s famous thought experiment, and its influence. @princetonupress.bsky.social

Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 18d

A fascinating account of Peter Singer’s controversial “drowning child” thought experiment—and how it changed the way people think about charitable giving.

Death in a Shallow Pond by @davidedmonds100.bsky.social is now available. Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

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Uehiro Oxford Institute @uehiro.ox.ac.uk · 15d

Join us for an evening with author @davidedmonds100.bsky.social in conversation with Prof Roger Crisp.
📖 Book Launch: Death in a Shallow Pond
🗓 7 Oct
📍 Oxford Martin School
⏰ 6:00pm – followed by a drinks reception
Book now: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/event/book-l...
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Book Launch: Death in a Shallow Pond by David Edmonds

YouTube video by Uehiro Oxford Institute Channel

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