Sara Protasi
@saraprotasi.bsky.social
Professional philosopher and amateur dancer.
I think about emotions, morality, beauty, disability.
Author of The Philosophy of Envy. She/they.
https://saraprotasi.weebly.com/
https://philpeople.org/profiles/sara-protasi
#philosophy #philsky
I think about emotions, morality, beauty, disability.
Author of The Philosophy of Envy. She/they.
https://saraprotasi.weebly.com/
https://philpeople.org/profiles/sara-protasi
#philosophy #philsky
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Envy Enlightened
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. It's been said that of all the seven deadly sins, envy is the one that's no fun at all. It makes us feel small, ashamed, even angry with the world, or ourse...
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I had lots of fun talking to Faith Salie last summer and realized only belatedly that her Audible Original "Envy Enlightened" is out. She is a charming and powerful narrator, but also a careful thinker, and I highly recommend a listen! #philsky #philosophy
Warning, this movie is about a lot of sad stuff, especially if you’re a parent!
We sit down with @liao.shen-yi.org to discuss our first animated film, a classic for the whole family to enjoy over the holidays: GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES!
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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
November 26, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Warning, this movie is about a lot of sad stuff, especially if you’re a parent!
Reposted by Sara Protasi
There's about a month left to submit something to the Asian Philosophy of Science Association's inaugural conference! Consider submitting an abstract, and encouraging early-career scholars (especially those from or based in Asia) to submit an essay for the APSA Essay Prize.
Asian Philosophy of Science Association (APSA) Conference 2026
www.ntu.edu.sg
November 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
There's about a month left to submit something to the Asian Philosophy of Science Association's inaugural conference! Consider submitting an abstract, and encouraging early-career scholars (especially those from or based in Asia) to submit an essay for the APSA Essay Prize.
Reposted by Sara Protasi
Call for abstracts for the first conference of our new Center for Humanities and Technology. Please share!
uchumanitiestech.org/2026-confere...
uchumanitiestech.org/2026-confere...
2026 Conference
Call for Papers: Science and Technology in the Anthropocene April 2 – 3, 2026 A conference about human experience in a world with non-biological intelligent systems and the environmental prob…
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November 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Call for abstracts for the first conference of our new Center for Humanities and Technology. Please share!
uchumanitiestech.org/2026-confere...
uchumanitiestech.org/2026-confere...
My colleagues @aritubert.bsky.social and @jttiehen.bsky.social make the news!
We delivered the Regester lecture at Puget Sound last week and The News Tribune discussed it and our work on AI romantic companions and philosophical accounts of consciousness (w/ @jttiehen.bsky.social )
Does AI lack consciousness? Is that a dealbreaker when it comes to “dating” it? University of Puget Sound professors say it’s complicated.
November 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
My colleagues @aritubert.bsky.social and @jttiehen.bsky.social make the news!
Such a cool series!
ICYMI Yesterday's broadcast—like all the episodes in our #WiseWomen series—is available for download: podcasts.apple.com/id/podcast/t....
#PhilSky #philosophy @nehgov.bsky.social @altnehgov.altgov.info
#PhilSky #philosophy @nehgov.bsky.social @altnehgov.altgov.info
This Week: Margaret Cavendish
Podcast Episode · Philosophy Talk: Select Episodes · 16/11/2025 · 52m
podcasts.apple.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Such a cool series!
I had lots of fun talking to Faith Salie last summer and realized only belatedly that her Audible Original "Envy Enlightened" is out. She is a charming and powerful narrator, but also a careful thinker, and I highly recommend a listen! #philsky #philosophy
Envy Enlightened
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. It's been said that of all the seven deadly sins, envy is the one that's no fun at all. It makes us feel small, ashamed, even angry with the world, or ourse...
www.audible.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I had lots of fun talking to Faith Salie last summer and realized only belatedly that her Audible Original "Envy Enlightened" is out. She is a charming and powerful narrator, but also a careful thinker, and I highly recommend a listen! #philsky #philosophy
Reposted by Sara Protasi
The great @saraprotasi.bsky.social giving excellent comments--with feeling!--on Somebody Should Do Something at the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics annual conference. @madva.bsky.social @dryan149.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The great @saraprotasi.bsky.social giving excellent comments--with feeling!--on Somebody Should Do Something at the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics annual conference. @madva.bsky.social @dryan149.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social
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“In Somebody Should Do Something three philosophers show how anyone can help create social change. The key, they argue, is to realize that when we join forces with others, our actions can lead to butterfly effects”
link.vox.com/view/608adc6...
link.vox.com/view/608adc6...
I'm back with another edition of Your Mileage May Vary, my advice column offering you a different framework for thinking through your ethical dilemmas. If you have a question you'd like me to answer, hit reply to this email!
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November 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“In Somebody Should Do Something three philosophers show how anyone can help create social change. The key, they argue, is to realize that when we join forces with others, our actions can lead to butterfly effects”
link.vox.com/view/608adc6...
link.vox.com/view/608adc6...
I'm looking forward to discussing "Somebody Should Do Something" by @dryan149.bsky.social @madva.bsky.social and @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social today at PPE Society. (It's so accessible and well-written I plan to gift it to socially engaged friends for Christmas!)
#philsky #philosophy
#philsky #philosophy
November 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I'm looking forward to discussing "Somebody Should Do Something" by @dryan149.bsky.social @madva.bsky.social and @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social today at PPE Society. (It's so accessible and well-written I plan to gift it to socially engaged friends for Christmas!)
#philsky #philosophy
#philsky #philosophy
New paper out, a commentary to a target paper by Tzu-Wei Hung www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
New paper out, a commentary to a target paper by Tzu-Wei Hung www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Currently restructuring and rethinking a bit my talk on the value of sleeping. Excited to hear feedback from the audience of the University of Nevada Reno tomorrow. Should be fun!
November 5, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Currently restructuring and rethinking a bit my talk on the value of sleeping. Excited to hear feedback from the audience of the University of Nevada Reno tomorrow. Should be fun!
I’m not much on social media lately but I’m proud to share this article about @univpugetsound.bsky.social
My colleague Tanya Erzen is a mensch. www.pugetsound.edu/stories/seco...
My colleague Tanya Erzen is a mensch. www.pugetsound.edu/stories/seco...
A Second Chance
Tiana Wood-Sims ’24 chose the clear nail polish flecked with gold glitter. That little bit of bling might be a small pleasure for someone outside the razor-wire fences of the Washington Corrections Ce...
www.pugetsound.edu
October 14, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I’m not much on social media lately but I’m proud to share this article about @univpugetsound.bsky.social
My colleague Tanya Erzen is a mensch. www.pugetsound.edu/stories/seco...
My colleague Tanya Erzen is a mensch. www.pugetsound.edu/stories/seco...
Reposted by Sara Protasi
On this #LaborDay we're thinking back to our 2017 episode "A World Without #Work," when we sent our Roving Philosophical Reporter, Liza Veale, to look at depictions of a post-work society—the yearning and the dread, the utopian and dystopian predictions: youtu.be/_CnRN9lrJKI
#PhilSky #philosophy
#PhilSky #philosophy
A World Without Work: Roving Philosophical Report
YouTube video by Philosophy Talk
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September 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
On this #LaborDay we're thinking back to our 2017 episode "A World Without #Work," when we sent our Roving Philosophical Reporter, Liza Veale, to look at depictions of a post-work society—the yearning and the dread, the utopian and dystopian predictions: youtu.be/_CnRN9lrJKI
#PhilSky #philosophy
#PhilSky #philosophy
Reposted by Sara Protasi
The first episode in our #WiseWomen series was the first (and so far only) time our Roving Philosophical Report story editor, Angela Johnston, did the roving herself—in this case, to explore the life and times of 4th-century Egyptian philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria: youtu.be/yRWMtzW7nDo
Hypatia of Alexandria: Roving Philosophical Report
YouTube video by Philosophy Talk
youtu.be
August 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The first episode in our #WiseWomen series was the first (and so far only) time our Roving Philosophical Report story editor, Angela Johnston, did the roving herself—in this case, to explore the life and times of 4th-century Egyptian philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria: youtu.be/yRWMtzW7nDo
Trying to not feel guilty for being at the beach and leaving my laptop untouched. Since I’m away from my kids I thought I’d both vacation and write but… maybe I won’t write after all!
July 17, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Trying to not feel guilty for being at the beach and leaving my laptop untouched. Since I’m away from my kids I thought I’d both vacation and write but… maybe I won’t write after all!
Reposted by Sara Protasi
Thank you @hiphination.bsky.social for joining Good Is In The Details! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
#philsky @rudysalo.bsky.social @goodisinthedetails.bsky.social
#philsky @rudysalo.bsky.social @goodisinthedetails.bsky.social
June 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Thank you @hiphination.bsky.social for joining Good Is In The Details! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
#philsky @rudysalo.bsky.social @goodisinthedetails.bsky.social
#philsky @rudysalo.bsky.social @goodisinthedetails.bsky.social
I feel lucky that I was able to attend the conference launching the new field of Positive Moral Philosophy. It was organized by Cheshire Calhoun, Jules Holroyd, and Karen Stohr.
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#PositiveMoralPhilosophy
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June 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I feel lucky that I was able to attend the conference launching the new field of Positive Moral Philosophy. It was organized by Cheshire Calhoun, Jules Holroyd, and Karen Stohr.
#philsky
#philosophy
#PositiveMoralPhilosophy
#philsky
#philosophy
#PositiveMoralPhilosophy
I absolutely loved being in conversation with Samir Chopra, @kkthomason.bsky.social and @jdelston.bsky.social in this panel. I really think it's worth watching if you are interested in so-called "negative emotions"! I learned a ton.
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APA On Demand: “Mixed Emotions: Confronting Feelings that Get a Bad Rap” replay now available - American Philosophical Association
The panelists for the online event were as follows:
www.apaonline.org
May 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I absolutely loved being in conversation with Samir Chopra, @kkthomason.bsky.social and @jdelston.bsky.social in this panel. I really think it's worth watching if you are interested in so-called "negative emotions"! I learned a ton.
#philsky
#philosophy
#philsky
#philosophy
If you are an American Philosophical Association member, come chat about "bad" emotions this Thursday at 10am Pacific! @kkthomason.bsky.social and Samir Chopra are the other panelists, and @jdelston.bsky.social will moderate.
#philsky
#philosophy
#philsky
#philosophy
American Philosophical Association
The panelists for this event are as follows:
www.apaonline.org
May 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM
If you are an American Philosophical Association member, come chat about "bad" emotions this Thursday at 10am Pacific! @kkthomason.bsky.social and Samir Chopra are the other panelists, and @jdelston.bsky.social will moderate.
#philsky
#philosophy
#philsky
#philosophy
I have been impressed and delighted by my students end-of-term presentations @univpugetsound.bsky.social. I'll devote two distinct threads to the different type of presentations. This one concerns my upper-level course on the philosophy of emotions. 1/10
May 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I have been impressed and delighted by my students end-of-term presentations @univpugetsound.bsky.social. I'll devote two distinct threads to the different type of presentations. This one concerns my upper-level course on the philosophy of emotions. 1/10
Come chat about negative emotions with me, @kkthomason.bsky.social, and Samir Chopra. Thanks, @jdelston.bsky.social, for organizing!
Hey #philsky come to my panel on negative emotions! Organized by the great @jdelston.bsky.social and featuring @saraprotasi.bsky.social and Samir Chopra. It's for APA members only, so pay your dues and join us!
www.apaonline.org/events/Event...
www.apaonline.org/events/Event...
American Philosophical Association
The panelists for this event are as follows:
www.apaonline.org
April 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Come chat about negative emotions with me, @kkthomason.bsky.social, and Samir Chopra. Thanks, @jdelston.bsky.social, for organizing!
Reposted by Sara Protasi
Join us this evening! Register here: www.plato-philosophy.org/webinars/
Co-sponsored by @apaphilosophy.bsky.social
#webinar #student #university #philsky #edusky #edsky
Co-sponsored by @apaphilosophy.bsky.social
#webinar #student #university #philsky #edusky #edsky
April 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Join us this evening! Register here: www.plato-philosophy.org/webinars/
Co-sponsored by @apaphilosophy.bsky.social
#webinar #student #university #philsky #edusky #edsky
Co-sponsored by @apaphilosophy.bsky.social
#webinar #student #university #philsky #edusky #edsky
I enjoyed this essay by Sophie Grace Chappell (is she here?) for The Philosopher magazine.
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#philsky
#philosophy
"Trans-Inclusive Philosophies" by Sophie Grace Chappell (Keywords: Embodiment; Gender; Truth; Reason; Theory; Lived Experience; Analytic Philosophy)
"Philosophical theorizing is made for human beings, and it should fit human beings, and not the other way around."
www.thephilosopher1923.org
April 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I enjoyed this essay by Sophie Grace Chappell (is she here?) for The Philosopher magazine.
#philsky
#philosophy
#philsky
#philosophy
Reposted by Sara Protasi
That's a wrap on my series of recent books on women in #philosophy for #womenshistorymonth! You can see them individually in my profile--an impressive list, and I'm sure there are others.
If we don't think they're there, we won't look; if we don't look we won't find them. Here's to finding more!
If we don't think they're there, we won't look; if we don't look we won't find them. Here's to finding more!
April 1, 2025 at 12:22 PM
That's a wrap on my series of recent books on women in #philosophy for #womenshistorymonth! You can see them individually in my profile--an impressive list, and I'm sure there are others.
If we don't think they're there, we won't look; if we don't look we won't find them. Here's to finding more!
If we don't think they're there, we won't look; if we don't look we won't find them. Here's to finding more!
A bit sheepish about posting again about this paper, but since I have some new followers, I might as well share this very short blog post on it!
Imagine there was a magical pill that allowed you to skip sleeping but gave you all the health benefits. Would you take it? 💤💊
Sara Protasi defends the value of sleeping in her latest @apaphilosophy.bsky.social article. Read her blog post here:
www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...
Sara Protasi defends the value of sleeping in her latest @apaphilosophy.bsky.social article. Read her blog post here:
www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...
The Value of Sleeping « News# « Cambridge Core Blog
Imagine there was a magical pill, one that allowed you to skip sleeping but gave you all the health benefits that sleep provides: you’d take the pill and you would feel rested and ready to go on worki...
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March 20, 2025 at 4:44 AM
A bit sheepish about posting again about this paper, but since I have some new followers, I might as well share this very short blog post on it!