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Aloysius Ventham @paranoidaquinoid.bsky.social · 12h

Very excited to see you to discuss your mega interesting book!

Aloysius Ventham @paranoidaquinoid.bsky.social · 1d

My paper arguing that constitutivism is just a dressed-up Aristotelianism is out now. Check it out if that's your sort of thing #philsky #philosophy

www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

Agency as Normative Kind: Constitutivism as Aristotelianism

This paper argues that constitutivism is not a novel account but rather collapses into Aristotelianism albeit with new, conceptually clear and philosophically rich, terminology. The paper explores the...

www.degruyterbrill.com

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Aloysius Ventham @paranoidaquinoid.bsky.social · 7d

Unironically very close to what I'm currently experiencing on the train 😂😂😂

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Aloysius Ventham @paranoidaquinoid.bsky.social · 7d

Grumpy old man view of the day: people listening to music on public transport should be forced to wear headphones. When did this stop being a thing??

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Jorge @antartica81.bsky.social · 14d

Terrific list.

Dr Emma L Briant 🇬🇧 in 🇺🇸 @emmalbriant.bsky.social · Dec 27

I'm working on a starter pack... its focus is Information Warfare, Covert Ops and Propaganda... trying to fill gaps on existing lists of 'disinfo' experts and bring in a wider sweep of experts on covert ops & information warfare, broadly defined. go.bsky.app/7NTCqKZ

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The Ramsey Lab @theramseylab.bsky.social · 15d

New Element in the Philosophy of Biology series—free to download until October 6! Walter Veit examines the role of models in evolutionary biology: their types, testability, and interrelations 👇📕 www.cambridge.org/core/element... #philsci #HPBio #evobio

Book cover of “Modelling Evolution” by Walter Veit, in the Cambridge Elements: The Philosophy of Biology series. Against a black background, the title is surrounded by Ernst Haeckel’s illustrations of marine organisms—radial, symmetrical forms in vivid blues, oranges, reds, and greens.

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Daniel Sharp @deeesharp.bsky.social · 15d

Anyone have a copy of this they can share with me?

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 16d

Depolarization is not "a scalable solution for reducing societal-level conflict.... achieving lasting depolarization will likely require....moving beyond individual-level treatments to address the elite behaviors and structural incentives that fuel partisan conflict" www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Aloysius Ventham @paranoidaquinoid.bsky.social · 17d

Happy Monday, bluesky. Here's the morning view from my balcony.

Morning view in Salzburg. Mountains appearing through the clouds.

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Aloysius Ventham @paranoidaquinoid.bsky.social · 18d

A good weekend of meeting friends in Munich, going to Rupertikirtag in Salzburg, finishing a book on friendship, and cycling at night time as fast as my wee legs would go. Looking forward to a chill week of <checks calendar> a conference on privacy! Win!

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Aloysius Ventham @paranoidaquinoid.bsky.social · 21d

Great answers. Someone else said they'd least like Nietzsche as a friend too, but maybe being friends with Ecce Homo stage Nietzsche could be fun. 'Why I am such a great friend' could be another chapter 😂

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Aloysius Ventham @paranoidaquinoid.bsky.social · 21d

This is totally fair... I just think I don't want it to be an open question as to whether he'd admit to an axe murderer that I was in his house.

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Aloysius Ventham @paranoidaquinoid.bsky.social · 21d

Tonight, following the ethics reading group, I asked a bunch of philosophers which historical philosopher they'd most and least like to befriend. I chose Hume for 'most', and oscilated between Kant, Wittgenstein and Schopenhauer for 'least'. What about the rest of you? #philsky #philosophy

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Aloysius Ventham @paranoidaquinoid.bsky.social · 21d

One of the joys of having an office directly next to Salzburg's Cathedral is I get to hear opera singers blast out Ave Maria almost constantly. Apparently tourists love it. It is starting to lose its appeal for me, tbh. I guess that'll happen after listening to it almost non-stop daily...

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PPE Network in Europe @ppenetworkeurope.bsky.social · 24d

New Conference Announcement! Groningen University will host the conference from the project team 'working democracy' on the 30th and 31st of October. More details here: workingdemocracyproject.wordpress.com/events/ #philsky #philosophy #economics #politics #PPE

Events and Updates

Conference: Work and Democracy Groningen, October 30-31, 2025 Organized by the project team of Working Democracy How should democracies understand and organize work? The world of work in West…

workingdemocracyproject.wordpress.com

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Aloysius Ventham @paranoidaquinoid.bsky.social · 24d

Just got a copy of Diane Jeske's 'Friendship and Social Media'. So far it's an incredible work, both rigorous and fascinating. I wish I were her friend. #philosophy #philsky

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Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · 26d

A new and probably final blurb for the book, from Havi Carel: "Razor sharp and incisive, this book scrutinises a new philosophical field: epistemic injustice. A much-needed analysis carried out with acuity and sensitivity."

Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · Aug 21

Cover:

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Aloysius Ventham @paranoidaquinoid.bsky.social · 26d

It's so great ❤️❤️❤️

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Aloysius Ventham @paranoidaquinoid.bsky.social · 26d

Back in Salzburg, cuddling with Fellini, and listening to the most outrageous Herbie Hancock album (it's fantastic). Win.

Cover art from Herbie Hancock's 1973 album, Sextant.

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Aloysius Ventham @paranoidaquinoid.bsky.social · 29d

GAP12 talk done. And that's all I have to say about that.

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Aloysius Ventham @paranoidaquinoid.bsky.social · Sep 9

1st day of GAP25 down. Number of compliments on my handwriting: 2

I think the Japanese ink is doing the work here.

Aloysius Ventham @paranoidaquinoid.bsky.social · Sep 5

I have read not one, but two (2!), papers this week in which the authors said in passing that happiness was an emotion. I really don't get why people think this, but I guess the problem is me. #philsky #philosophy

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Aloysius Ventham @paranoidaquinoid.bsky.social · Sep 4

Went to the Sophia conference in Salzburg and heard a number of super talks. I'll have a day's break before heading off to GAP in Düsseldorf where it'll be my turn to present. Super excited. Hopefully I'll see some bluesky people there! #philosophy #philsky

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Knowledge in Crisis @knowledgecrisis.bsky.social · Sep 3

Also: Keynote by David Lanius (University of Salzburg) on 'Authoritarian Bald-Faced Bullshit' !

sophia-conference.org/2025/08/07/d...

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Deeper into Authoritarian Bald-Faced Bullshit

David Lanius University of Salzburg The classical notion of bullshit requires that speakers make an assertion, are indifferent to its truth and seek to conceal their indifference. In this talk I ex…

sophia-conference.org

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Daniel Sharp @deeesharp.bsky.social · Aug 30

Philosophers, this is your moment: “Meta Ethics” (two words) is trending on Bluesky. We are one step away from making “metaethics” mainstream.

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Aloysius Ventham @paranoidaquinoid.bsky.social · Aug 27

Salzburg views continue to be cartoonishly idyllic

View of the Salzach with a view of the Festung in the background.

View of the Salzach with a beautiful cloudy sky above it.

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