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Dr. Walter Veit

@walterveit.bsky.social

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Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Reading |
Most of my recent writing is on animal consciousness and welfare

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Dr. Walter Veit @walterveit.bsky.social · Jun 3

The philosophy student society awarded me a prize for the most popular philosopher in the department 😊

Dr. Walter Veit @walterveit.bsky.social · 1d

New video essay on nihilism!
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What to do with a meaningless life?

On Camus, Absurdism, and Existential Nihilism

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Dr. Walter Veit @walterveit.bsky.social · 1d

Gave an interview to Tommy Blanchard
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Dr. Walter Veit @walterveit.bsky.social · 5d

I am pleased to announce that I am organizing the annual Ratio conference of our department this year on the topic of animals and philosophy.
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Ratio Annual Conference on Animals and Philosophy

I am pleased to announce that I am organizing the annual Ratio conference of our department this year on the topic of animals and philosophy.

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Dr. Walter Veit @walterveit.bsky.social · 6d

New open access paper!
Veit, W. Is consciousness required for AI welfare?. Asian J. Philos. 5, 18 (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s442...

Is consciousness required for AI welfare? - Asian Journal of Philosophy

Goldstein and Kirk–Giannini have recently argued that artificial language agents can possess well-being in the absence of phenomenal consciousness. Here, I challenge their position, contending that th...

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Reposted by Walter Veit, Valeria Mazza

Dr Heather Browning (Veit) @zoophilosophy.bsky.social · 7d

So excited to see this recommendation coming from the Animal Sentience Committee, really hoping it leads to some real change in decapod protection
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Dr. Walter Veit @walterveit.bsky.social · 9d

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Why Effective Altruists (And Everyone Else) Should Become Nihilists

Video Essay

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Dr. Walter Veit @walterveit.bsky.social · 9d

New video essay - link in first comment

Dr. Walter Veit @walterveit.bsky.social · 9d

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What’s it like being a raven or a crow?

YouTube video by Walter Veit

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Dr. Walter Veit @walterveit.bsky.social · 9d

Recorded a new episode
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What’s it like being a raven or a crow?

This recording is based on an article Heather and I published in The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.

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Dr. Walter Veit @walterveit.bsky.social · 15d

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Panpsychism is a New Form of Creationism

Why philosophers fail to take seriously the implications of the Darwinian revolution

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Dr. Walter Veit @walterveit.bsky.social · 15d

Now available in essay format - link below!

Dr. Walter Veit @walterveit.bsky.social · 17d

New post:
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Panpsychism is a New Form of Creationism

Why philosophers fail to take seriously the implications of the Darwinian revolution

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Dr. Walter Veit @walterveit.bsky.social · 20d

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Dr. Walter Veit @walterveit.bsky.social · 21d

Philosophy friends - I've written a case for why you should become a nihilist to create a better world. Please let me know your thoughts!
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Research at Reading @uor-research.bsky.social · 21d

Is consciousness unique to humans and animals, or does it permeate all of reality even down to an atomic level? University of Reading philosopher Dr. Walter Veit has some strong reservations about the idea of 'panpsychism'

Read his thoughts on the topic in our latest blog post: rdg.ac/4bbSptC

Dr. Walter Veit @walterveit.bsky.social · 22d

My daily blog continues (and it's pretty fun so far)! :)
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Dr Heather Browning (Veit) @zoophilosophy.bsky.social · 23d

Love this new evidence of the cognitive sophistication of cows and hope that it might make a few people rethink whether they want meat on their plates
www.newscientist.com/article/2511...

Why a tool-using cow could change how we see farm animals

A pet cow has learned to scratch herself with a broom, showing creative problem-solving skills that make it harder to ignore the fact that these animals have minds, says Marta Halina

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Dr. Walter Veit @walterveit.bsky.social · 23d

A 5-year delayed reply to @lastpositivist.bsky.social :)

Dr. Walter Veit @walterveit.bsky.social · 23d

I wrote a new essay on the end of analytic philosophy walterveit.substack.com/p/the-end-of...

The End of Analytic Philosophy

Where do we go from here?

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Dr. Walter Veit @walterveit.bsky.social · 24d

My most controversial essay yet
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Is Analytic Metaphysics a Counter-Enlightenment Project?

On elephants and castles in the sky

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Dr. Walter Veit @walterveit.bsky.social · 25d

New blog post!
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Reposted by David Papineau, Walter Veit

Nino Kadic @ninokadic.com · 26d

Is panpsychism a philosophical dead-end or a legitimate response to the hard problem of consciousness? I respond to Walter Veit's critique and defend panpsychism as a serious metaphysical option, not ornamental fluff. #philsky @walterveit.bsky.social