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David Papineau

@davidpapineau.bsky.social

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King's College London. Working on mind, metaphysics, and science. davidpapineau.co.uk

David Papineau is a British academic philosopher, born in Como, Italy. He works as Professor of Philosophy of Science at King's College London and the City University of New York Graduate Center, and previously taught for several years at Cambridge University, where he was a fellow of Robinson College. .. more

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David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social · 1d

Katy Papineau talks about the thinking behind her painting

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Katy Papineau - In The Studio

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David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social · 1d

I had a lot of fun exploring the insidious influence of dualist ideas with @evanmcgloughlin.bsky.social
Watch on Youtube Now: youtu.be/x0mjQmmzfCk

Meet the Philosopher of Mind Proving that Consciousness is Physical!

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David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social · 12d

Some philosophical arguments are well-known only because they provoke intense debate about which of their flaws is the most important one

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David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social · 19d

We're still hiring—Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Ancient Philosophy
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOQ599/l...

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Ancient Philosophy (E&R) at King's College London

Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Ancient Philosophy (E&R) on jobs.ac.uk!

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · Sep 7

We're back from summer break! In today's new #podcast Ariane Schneck joins me to discuss the correspondence between Elisabeth of Bohemia and Descartes, focusing on the mind-body problem and the passions.

www.historyofphilosophy.net/descartes-el...

#philsky #descartes #mindbodyproblem

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David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social · Sep 4

Good spot for a picnic. Three Castle Head, Mizen Peninsula, West Cork

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Tim Crane @timcrane.bsky.social · Aug 29

I wrote a Biographical Memoir of my PhD supervisor Hugh Mellor for the @britishacademy.bsky.social www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publishing/m...

Mellor, Hugh, 1938-2020

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David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social · Aug 20

We’re hiring—one year post in Ethics—urgent—deadline this time next week www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/122985-...

Lecturer in Ethics Education (AEP)

www.kcl.ac.uk

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David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social · Aug 7

"Any beginner in philosophy can manage not to understand, say, Hegel, but I have heard people who were so advanced that they knew how not to understand writers of such limpid clarity as Bertrand Russell or A. J. Ayer."

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Nino Kadic @ninokadic.com · Jul 4

So grateful to everyone who helped me organise the Summer School on Panpsychism at the Institute of Philosophy in Zagreb, as well as to everyone who attended! ☺️

Special thanks to our keynotes @heddamorch.bsky.social, @davidpapineau.bsky.social, and @philipgoff.bsky.social! 🙏🏻

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David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social · Jun 11

5-for-51

David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social · Jun 11

Australia all out 209. Kagiso Rabada gets five-for-20. Reminded me of Michael Holding at the Oval 1976. We’ll now see if this is a flat track or not.

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David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social · Jun 11

Except Smith promptly has a yahoo at Markham of all people and here he is trudging back to the pavilion woo hoo

David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social · Jun 11

South Africa did well at Lords this morning but the Aussies are fighting back at 146 for 4

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Bahram Shakerin @bahramshakerin.bsky.social · May 30

[Book]
The Multiverse: a Philosophical Introduction

Jeremy Butterfield

arxiv.org/abs/2505.23639

The Multiverse: a Philosophical Introduction

This book is a philosopher's introduction to the idea that our universe is just one of many universes. I present and assess three versions of the idea: one version from philosophy, and two from physic...

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David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social · May 29

We are hiring—a 12-month post in Political Philosophy
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/115285-...

Lecturer in Political Philosophy (Education)

www.kcl.ac.uk

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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · May 25

Latest papers: Jake Wojtowicz, Alfred Archer & Kyle Fruh sketch the similarities between fandom and fanaticism and argue that sports fandom is often a form of fanaticism in this open access article doi.org/10.1080/0951...

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David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social · May 17

Not sure how long we’ll last but I’m ok with Estonia

David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social · May 17

Anybody watching Eurovision? Will there be singing?

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