Tim Crane
@timcrane.bsky.social
Philosopher and Pro-Rector at CEU Vienna. Director of Research, FWF Cluster of Excellence, 'Knowledge in Crisis'. Author of The Mechanical Mind, Elements of Mind, The Objects of Thought, Aspects of Psychologism, The Meaning of Belief www.timcrane.com
It's paywalled by the @thetls.bsky.social but the subscription is worth it IMO
February 12, 2026 at 1:47 PM
It's paywalled by the @thetls.bsky.social but the subscription is worth it IMO
Reposted by Tim Crane
This piece in The Spectator by @shippersunbound.bsky.social has an absolutely mad detail that I was not previously aware of spectator.com/article/auth...
February 12, 2026 at 1:12 PM
This piece in The Spectator by @shippersunbound.bsky.social has an absolutely mad detail that I was not previously aware of spectator.com/article/auth...
Just came across my friend and former colleague's excellent review of Christoph Schuringa's book. I recommend it highly @schuringa.bsky.social www.the-tls.com/philosophy/h...
What they mean
What is analytic philosophy? A vexed question indeed. Whatever it is, it gets a thorough bashing in Christoph Schuringa’s new social history, an
www.the-tls.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Just came across my friend and former colleague's excellent review of Christoph Schuringa's book. I recommend it highly @schuringa.bsky.social www.the-tls.com/philosophy/h...
Larry! it's funny you should ask....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91quJtgtRX4&t=846s
February 12, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Larry! it's funny you should ask....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91quJtgtRX4&t=846s
Hi Alison, thanks so much for the shout out! I have great memories of your being a student at UCL, they were great days
February 12, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Hi Alison, thanks so much for the shout out! I have great memories of your being a student at UCL, they were great days
Reposted by Tim Crane
Going to @ucl.ac.uk changed my life & gave me the best friends a person could ask for.
It helped me think, write and argue. (Looking at you @jowolff.bsky.social @timcrane.bsky.social & others not on here)
Happy 200th UCL. Keep breaking the tradition.
It helped me think, write and argue. (Looking at you @jowolff.bsky.social @timcrane.bsky.social & others not on here)
Happy 200th UCL. Keep breaking the tradition.
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Going to @ucl.ac.uk changed my life & gave me the best friends a person could ask for.
It helped me think, write and argue. (Looking at you @jowolff.bsky.social @timcrane.bsky.social & others not on here)
Happy 200th UCL. Keep breaking the tradition.
It helped me think, write and argue. (Looking at you @jowolff.bsky.social @timcrane.bsky.social & others not on here)
Happy 200th UCL. Keep breaking the tradition.
Wait, I thought Anthropic were the nice guys?
?
February 11, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Wait, I thought Anthropic were the nice guys?
Reposted by Tim Crane
My initial impression of this list is it demonstrates two things:
1. The continued overselling of AI and grandiose wishcasting about what it is/will be capable of doing
2. The wild misunderstanding of what these jobs actually do, by smug techbros who don't care about what they don't know
1. The continued overselling of AI and grandiose wishcasting about what it is/will be capable of doing
2. The wild misunderstanding of what these jobs actually do, by smug techbros who don't care about what they don't know
Microsoft released a study showing the 40 jobs most at risk by AI:
February 11, 2026 at 2:14 PM
My initial impression of this list is it demonstrates two things:
1. The continued overselling of AI and grandiose wishcasting about what it is/will be capable of doing
2. The wild misunderstanding of what these jobs actually do, by smug techbros who don't care about what they don't know
1. The continued overselling of AI and grandiose wishcasting about what it is/will be capable of doing
2. The wild misunderstanding of what these jobs actually do, by smug techbros who don't care about what they don't know
Thanks so much! The OECS is a great resource. Very carefully edited.
February 10, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Thanks so much! The OECS is a great resource. Very carefully edited.
Good on you Duncan!
February 10, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Good on you Duncan!
He has some good points, but he seems to have failed to persuade the philosophical world of his all brilliantly original insights
February 10, 2026 at 12:39 PM
He has some good points, but he seems to have failed to persuade the philosophical world of his all brilliantly original insights
Reposted by Tim Crane
He's right! Well said, @duncanivison.bsky.social.
Scrapping REF should be “serious’ option”, says Manchester VC.
Duncan Ivison questions “usefulness” of “massive, bureaucratic” research assessment exercise.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Duncan Ivison questions “usefulness” of “massive, bureaucratic” research assessment exercise.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Scrapping REF should be ‘serious’ option, says Manchester VC - Research Professional News
Duncan Ivison questions “usefulness” of “massive, bureaucratic” research assessment exercise
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:15 AM
He's right! Well said, @duncanivison.bsky.social.
Let's hope he listens to you
February 10, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Let's hope he listens to you
If anyone is teaching the mind-body problem at undergraduate or masters level, then I recommend this overview :) oecs.mit.edu/pub/7fjwb5k3...
The Mind-Body Problem
oecs.mit.edu
February 10, 2026 at 9:44 AM
If anyone is teaching the mind-body problem at undergraduate or masters level, then I recommend this overview :) oecs.mit.edu/pub/7fjwb5k3...
Reposted by Tim Crane
The University of Vienna is advertising a number of fully funded PhD positions in the Humanities (4 years), including in Philosophy. If you are interested or know any philosophy MA student who would be interested, please tell them to get in touch! careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/p...
careers.univie.ac.at
February 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
The University of Vienna is advertising a number of fully funded PhD positions in the Humanities (4 years), including in Philosophy. If you are interested or know any philosophy MA student who would be interested, please tell them to get in touch! careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/p...
Reposted by Tim Crane
Remind me: was this the company that stole my work?
And the work of thousands of other writers?
And the work of thousands of other writers?
“She compares her work to the efforts of a parent raising a child. She’s training Claude to detect the difference between right and wrong while imbuing it with unique personality traits.”
This Philosopher Is Teaching AI to Have Morals
The tech company has entrusted the philosopher to endow its chatbot with a sense of right and wrong.
www.wsj.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Remind me: was this the company that stole my work?
And the work of thousands of other writers?
And the work of thousands of other writers?
CEU Cognitive Science invented this incredibly impressive annual conference some years ago www.ceu.edu/news/2026-02...
CEU Cognitive Development Conference Brings Leading Researchers to Budapest
Since 2011, the flagship event of CEU’s Cognitive Development Center has been cultivating a community of researchers.
www.ceu.edu
February 9, 2026 at 1:02 PM
CEU Cognitive Science invented this incredibly impressive annual conference some years ago www.ceu.edu/news/2026-02...
I'm in the Academic Philosophy Community, which suits me fine
February 9, 2026 at 11:55 AM
I'm in the Academic Philosophy Community, which suits me fine
I don't feel the weirdness, but yes some brand names are mass nouns and some are count nouns ('Hoover')
February 9, 2026 at 10:43 AM
I don't feel the weirdness, but yes some brand names are mass nouns and some are count nouns ('Hoover')
That's a mass noun (I had to look it up....). I was thinking of proper names for individuals, people and places
February 9, 2026 at 10:34 AM
That's a mass noun (I had to look it up....). I was thinking of proper names for individuals, people and places
I know! Sorry, I just felt this urge to state the obvious
February 9, 2026 at 10:32 AM
I know! Sorry, I just felt this urge to state the obvious
Names are obviously count nouns, and they do take articles, have plural forms etc
February 9, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Names are obviously count nouns, and they do take articles, have plural forms etc
Reposted by Tim Crane
This looks phenomenal. I want to read every paper.
Why did consciousness evolve at all? A superb special issue of @royalsocietypublishing.org brings together experts across disciplines to explore the functions of consciousness and why it emerged in some species but not others. @tecumsehfitch.bsky.social royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/issue/3...
February 8, 2026 at 8:56 PM
This looks phenomenal. I want to read every paper.
Reposted by Tim Crane
Sir John More, well into his 70s, lost in the thoughts of old age. Father of Sir Thomas More, and wonderfully drawn here by Hans Holbein. Love this drawing!
February 7, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Sir John More, well into his 70s, lost in the thoughts of old age. Father of Sir Thomas More, and wonderfully drawn here by Hans Holbein. Love this drawing!