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
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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...
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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.
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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!
Interesting from @brianleiter.bsky.social leiterreports.com/2026/02/04/m...
Most cited Anglophone books in philosophy of mind since WWII (according to Google Scholar) (CORRECTED)
Looking at books misses very highly cited and important articles by philosophers like Ned Block, Tyler Burge and Hilary Putnam, of course. At the same time, there are a large number of very influen…
leiterreports.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Interesting from @brianleiter.bsky.social leiterreports.com/2026/02/04/m...
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Brian Leiter on David Weberman leiterreports.com/2026/02/03/i...
In Memoriam: David Weberman (1957-2026)
(MOVING TO FRONT FROM YESTERDAY, I PUBLISHED IT, BUT NOT TO THIS BLOG!) I was very sorry to learn from Kati Farkas that Professor Weberman has died. He was a serious scholar of 20th-century Contine…
leiterreports.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Brian Leiter on David Weberman leiterreports.com/2026/02/03/i...
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David Weberman, RIP. Our beloved colleague at CEU. A fine philosopher, a great colleague and a lovely man. We will miss him enormously @ceu-philosophy.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 7:56 AM
David Weberman, RIP. Our beloved colleague at CEU. A fine philosopher, a great colleague and a lovely man. We will miss him enormously @ceu-philosophy.bsky.social
Brian Leiter on David Weberman leiterreports.com/2026/02/03/i...
In Memoriam: David Weberman (1957-2026)
(MOVING TO FRONT FROM YESTERDAY, I PUBLISHED IT, BUT NOT TO THIS BLOG!) I was very sorry to learn from Kati Farkas that Professor Weberman has died. He was a serious scholar of 20th-century Contine…
leiterreports.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Brian Leiter on David Weberman leiterreports.com/2026/02/03/i...
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Striking paper from researchers at Anthropic using a randomised control trial to look at the effects of AI use on skills acquisition.
TL:DR ‘We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.’
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
TL:DR ‘We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.’
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
February 4, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Striking paper from researchers at Anthropic using a randomised control trial to look at the effects of AI use on skills acquisition.
TL:DR ‘We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.’
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
TL:DR ‘We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.’
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
David Weberman, RIP. Our beloved colleague at CEU. A fine philosopher, a great colleague and a lovely man. We will miss him enormously @ceu-philosophy.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 7:56 AM
David Weberman, RIP. Our beloved colleague at CEU. A fine philosopher, a great colleague and a lovely man. We will miss him enormously @ceu-philosophy.bsky.social
Children very excited by the lower zone
February 3, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Children very excited by the lower zone
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PhD Research Fellowship in Philosophy at our Philosophy Department, University of Bergen. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
PhD Research Fellowship in Philosophy (294599) | University of Bergen
Job title: PhD Research Fellowship in Philosophy (294599), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Friday, February 27, 2026
www.jobbnorge.no
February 3, 2026 at 4:56 AM
PhD Research Fellowship in Philosophy at our Philosophy Department, University of Bergen. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Philosophy at our Philosophy Department, University of Bergen. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Philosophy (294595) | University of Bergen
Job title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Philosophy (294595), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Friday, February 27, 2026
www.jobbnorge.no
February 3, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Philosophy at our Philosophy Department, University of Bergen. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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The Human Archipelago: only territories are shown where population density exceeds 1 human per square kilometer.
February 2, 2026 at 5:17 AM
The Human Archipelago: only territories are shown where population density exceeds 1 human per square kilometer.
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Muted in an array of greys and browns, Edward Seago's picture (1952) was painted from the north bank of the River Thames in London, on the mud flats of Chelsea Reach looking towards Lots Road Power Station, Fulham Power station is on the left.
January 30, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Muted in an array of greys and browns, Edward Seago's picture (1952) was painted from the north bank of the River Thames in London, on the mud flats of Chelsea Reach looking towards Lots Road Power Station, Fulham Power station is on the left.
Anthropic's new 'constitution' for Claude marks a new low in wacky and soppy thinking from Silicon Valley. In case you hadn't realised how weird it has all got, read this: www.anthropic.com/news/claude-...
Claude's new constitution
A new approach to a foundational document that expresses and shapes who Claude is
www.anthropic.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Anthropic's new 'constitution' for Claude marks a new low in wacky and soppy thinking from Silicon Valley. In case you hadn't realised how weird it has all got, read this: www.anthropic.com/news/claude-...
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We'd love to welcome you to Barcelona for the next PLM Conference. Only hours left until submission deadline!! 🚨🚨
Plenary speakers:
• Elisabeth Camp
• Michael Martin
• Kristina Musholt
• Dan Zeman
eventum.upf.edu/142984/plm8
@logos-group.bsky.social @biap.bsky.social @upf.edu
Plenary speakers:
• Elisabeth Camp
• Michael Martin
• Kristina Musholt
• Dan Zeman
eventum.upf.edu/142984/plm8
@logos-group.bsky.social @biap.bsky.social @upf.edu
January 31, 2026 at 11:34 AM
We'd love to welcome you to Barcelona for the next PLM Conference. Only hours left until submission deadline!! 🚨🚨
Plenary speakers:
• Elisabeth Camp
• Michael Martin
• Kristina Musholt
• Dan Zeman
eventum.upf.edu/142984/plm8
@logos-group.bsky.social @biap.bsky.social @upf.edu
Plenary speakers:
• Elisabeth Camp
• Michael Martin
• Kristina Musholt
• Dan Zeman
eventum.upf.edu/142984/plm8
@logos-group.bsky.social @biap.bsky.social @upf.edu
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the foreign descriptions of what is going on are hilarious and terrifying
www.youtube.com/shorts/SfzuV...
www.youtube.com/shorts/SfzuV...
#donaldtrump #minneapolis #ice #protest #immigration
YouTube video by mrcodydahler
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:26 PM
the foreign descriptions of what is going on are hilarious and terrifying
www.youtube.com/shorts/SfzuV...
www.youtube.com/shorts/SfzuV...
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The mighty Hudson at bay
January 30, 2026 at 8:20 PM
The mighty Hudson at bay
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"Luchs speaks five languages: English, French, Italian, and some German and Russian. She approached grasping Gen Z parlance like she was learning another language.
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
Alison Luchs, who has worked at the National Gallery of Art for 47 years, agreed to learn Gen Z slang and make videos because she wanted to raise interest in the museum’s art.
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
January 30, 2026 at 5:14 AM
"Luchs speaks five languages: English, French, Italian, and some German and Russian. She approached grasping Gen Z parlance like she was learning another language.
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
I only just learned of the death of Michele di Francesco. We spent a lot of time together in Italy in the 1990s. He was a serious philosopher and a very nice man, v good company. So sad. www.iusspavia.it/en/news/trib...
Tribute to Prof. Michele Di Francesco
www.iusspavia.it
January 30, 2026 at 1:29 PM
I only just learned of the death of Michele di Francesco. We spent a lot of time together in Italy in the 1990s. He was a serious philosopher and a very nice man, v good company. So sad. www.iusspavia.it/en/news/trib...
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John Singer Sargent, Study of a Sleeping Figure for "David in Saul's Camp", c. 1895 - 1900 #johnsingersargent
January 29, 2026 at 6:00 AM
John Singer Sargent, Study of a Sleeping Figure for "David in Saul's Camp", c. 1895 - 1900 #johnsingersargent
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Very interesting thread on how EU official attitudes to Trump have changed significantly with the Greenland issue.
Feels like something cracked today in the transatlantic alliance. Europeans have been swallowing their pride, bitting their tongues, and bending the knee. That strategy may have bought them time but it has now clearly failed. It also had a major cost - it has made the WH think Europe will cave. 1/
January 18, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Very interesting thread on how EU official attitudes to Trump have changed significantly with the Greenland issue.