Neil Levy
@neillevy.bsky.social
It’s about time someone started giving philosophers ratings out of five.
Admittedly, they’re only rating importance, but it’s a start.
www.philosophes.org/biographies/...
Admittedly, they’re only rating importance, but it’s a start.
www.philosophes.org/biographies/...
Derk Pereboom (1957–) : l'incompatibilisme dur et la vie sans libre
INFOS-CLÉS Origine Pays-Bas, États-Unis Importance ★★★ Courants philosophie analytique, philosophie de l'action, philosophie de l'esprit
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November 25, 2025 at 7:24 AM
It’s about time someone started giving philosophers ratings out of five.
Admittedly, they’re only rating importance, but it’s a start.
www.philosophes.org/biographies/...
Admittedly, they’re only rating importance, but it’s a start.
www.philosophes.org/biographies/...
It is vital we never complete the felicific calculus.
November 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
It is vital we never complete the felicific calculus.
I’m at a loss to explain why this is the thumbnail for Daily Nous on my iPad.
November 12, 2025 at 7:03 AM
I’m at a loss to explain why this is the thumbnail for Daily Nous on my iPad.
“So responsibility is hereditary —not just biologically, but ethically.”
I found this (apparent) quote online, attributed to one Neil Levy. Not sure who he is, but he seems to be full of shit.
I found this (apparent) quote online, attributed to one Neil Levy. Not sure who he is, but he seems to be full of shit.
November 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
“So responsibility is hereditary —not just biologically, but ethically.”
I found this (apparent) quote online, attributed to one Neil Levy. Not sure who he is, but he seems to be full of shit.
I found this (apparent) quote online, attributed to one Neil Levy. Not sure who he is, but he seems to be full of shit.
Philosophers love cognition dissonance. Here’s another nail in its coffin.
Here’s the first nail.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Here’s the first nail.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
November 6, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Philosophers love cognition dissonance. Here’s another nail in its coffin.
Here’s the first nail.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Here’s the first nail.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
What I like about this post is the implication that a good cat impression had practical uses in former times.
I can make a really good cat impression, but it has no use in modern society other than meowing out the kitchen window which brings my frustrated neighbour outside to call their cat in, who gets irate when they cant find said cat. I dont know why I started it but I cant stop.
October 17, 2025 at 11:27 AM
What I like about this post is the implication that a good cat impression had practical uses in former times.
A proper head scratcher, this one.
October 15, 2025 at 10:09 AM
A proper head scratcher, this one.
I really think I’ve got a shot at this.
October 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I really think I’ve got a shot at this.
In which I throw a small and very timid cat amongst some large and aggressive pigeons.
philpapers.org/rec/LEVTWO-10
philpapers.org/rec/LEVTWO-10
Neil Levy, The work of philosophy in the age of mechanical reproduction: How AI threatens the meaningfulness of philosophy - PhilPapers
Some philosophers have worried that AI threatens meaning in life by making humans redundant in the workplace or by relegating them to menial tasks. While these worries may be justified, there's ...
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October 6, 2025 at 7:25 AM
In which I throw a small and very timid cat amongst some large and aggressive pigeons.
philpapers.org/rec/LEVTWO-10
philpapers.org/rec/LEVTWO-10
New preprint!
You may have seen Netflix’s Adolescence. It quickly became their most-watched mini-series ever, even prompting roundtable discussions between writers & the Prime Minister.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
You may have seen Netflix’s Adolescence. It quickly became their most-watched mini-series ever, even prompting roundtable discussions between writers & the Prime Minister.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
October 3, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Big news: a companion to gorilla glue is coming.
September 21, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Big news: a companion to gorilla glue is coming.
In my mid 20s, I was working on Foucault and Heidegger and accepted a strong social constructionism of scientific facts. I have a terrible memory: protects me from ever solidifying.
September 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
In my mid 20s, I was working on Foucault and Heidegger and accepted a strong social constructionism of scientific facts. I have a terrible memory: protects me from ever solidifying.
I think this is exactly how Bruce Willis found out he isn't real in the Sixth Sense.
September 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I think this is exactly how Bruce Willis found out he isn't real in the Sixth Sense.
We crap on them, but academic publishers do it tough. I know from experience.
For around a decade, I edited the journal Neuroethics. When I stepped down, Springer scraped together money to send me a gift.
Sadly, Springer couldn't afford not to consume the tea that was in it when they bought it.
For around a decade, I edited the journal Neuroethics. When I stepped down, Springer scraped together money to send me a gift.
Sadly, Springer couldn't afford not to consume the tea that was in it when they bought it.
September 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM
We crap on them, but academic publishers do it tough. I know from experience.
For around a decade, I edited the journal Neuroethics. When I stepped down, Springer scraped together money to send me a gift.
Sadly, Springer couldn't afford not to consume the tea that was in it when they bought it.
For around a decade, I edited the journal Neuroethics. When I stepped down, Springer scraped together money to send me a gift.
Sadly, Springer couldn't afford not to consume the tea that was in it when they bought it.
The virtue signaling literature predicts ever more escalation, driven by status competition. My sense is woke views have de-escalated in the past few years. Do the signaling accounts have an explanation?
September 16, 2025 at 6:08 AM
The virtue signaling literature predicts ever more escalation, driven by status competition. My sense is woke views have de-escalated in the past few years. Do the signaling accounts have an explanation?
They’re playing Coltrane on the plane as people board. It’s not demanding Coltrane. But still, Coltrane.
September 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
They’re playing Coltrane on the plane as people board. It’s not demanding Coltrane. But still, Coltrane.
Straight acceptance - my first in more than 20 years IIRC.
September 12, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Straight acceptance - my first in more than 20 years IIRC.
@dailynous.com shouldn't be the Daily Mail. Posting things that promote outrage because people are prone to misunderstand them isn't a good look.
September 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
@dailynous.com shouldn't be the Daily Mail. Posting things that promote outrage because people are prone to misunderstand them isn't a good look.
Family member triumphantly concludes an argument. "I think he knows better than you, Neil. He's a professor at Oxford University".
September 9, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Family member triumphantly concludes an argument. "I think he knows better than you, Neil. He's a professor at Oxford University".
@emilyherring.bsky.social might like to know the epigraph to this paper.
August 25, 2025 at 5:46 AM
@emilyherring.bsky.social might like to know the epigraph to this paper.
I’m cited in the Washington Post.
In the “style” section, which is unexpected
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
In the “style” section, which is unexpected
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Column | This 1848 painting has uncanny insight into American conspiracy thinking
Can a country born in conspiracy theories find the fine line between suspicion and paranoia?
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August 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I’m cited in the Washington Post.
In the “style” section, which is unexpected
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
In the “style” section, which is unexpected
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
African American Folk Music (FL): Shove It Over
YouTube video by Voices in Time
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August 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Makes me happy that I was thrown out of Exeter.
August 19, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Makes me happy that I was thrown out of Exeter.
I just played a game of chess against ChatGPT5. I gave up when it captured one of its own pawns.
August 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I just played a game of chess against ChatGPT5. I gave up when it captured one of its own pawns.