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American Philosophical Society Press @amphilpress.bsky.social · 19h

@casssunstein.bsky.social's book, Imperfect Oracle: What AI Can and Cannot Do, is coming on 10/14! In the meantime, read his words on what AI cannot do in the fall issue of Liberties Journal.

Order the book: www.pennpress.org/978160618137...

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What AI Cannot Do, Not Now, Not Ever - Liberties

I am about to flip a coin. Can you predict whether it will be heads or tails? You might have gotten it right. (It was heads.) But if so, you were lucky. Whether it would come up heads or tails depends...

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American Philosophical Society Press @amphilpress.bsky.social · 19h

Register to attend a free evening of refreshments, networking, and a panel discussion on developmental editing with four knowledgeable editors from the Philly area. This event is in person in Philadelphia. Register here: www.amphilsoc.org/events/publi...

American Philosophical Society Press @amphilpress.bsky.social · 2d

Out now! Proceedings of the APS Vol. 166 No. 2. Read on Project MUSE: muse.jhu.edu/issue/55607

American Philosophical Society Press @amphilpress.bsky.social · 22d

TONIGHT! At 6 p.m. ET, livestreaming and in person in Philadelphia, APS Press author Thomas E. Chávez is part of a roundtable on Spain and the War for American Independence.

Register online at www.amphilsoc.org/events/spain... and purchase your copy of the book at www.pennpress.org/978160618897...

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American Philosophical Society Press @amphilpress.bsky.social · Sep 2

Out now! A new edition of The Social Philosophers: Community and Conflict in Western Thought by Robert Nisbet, with a new foreword by Luke Sheahan.

Buy the book Daniel J. Mahoney calls "a feast for the mind and a joy to read" at the link: www.pennpress.org/978160618038...

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American Philosophical Society Press @amphilpress.bsky.social · Aug 25

Thanks to everyone who joined us last week at our fourth APS Press publishing salon! The insightful panelists got us thinking, talking, and laughing about book reviewing.

Ben Yagoda
Paula Marantz Cohen
Damon Linker
Ann de Forest
Autumn Konopka
Kristen Brida

Our next salon will be in October!

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American Philosophical Society Press @amphilpress.bsky.social · Aug 18

Browse the latest catalog from our distribution partner Penn Press! You'll see exciting new APS Press titles like The Social Philosophers by Robert Nisbet with a new foreword by Luke Sheahan (Sept. 2) and Imperfect Oracle by Cass Sunstein (Oct. 14)

Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · Aug 9

Penn Press's 2025 catalog is here! Learn more about the great books we have coming this season in subjects like American history, medieval & early modern studies, Jewish studies, anthropology, human rights, African American studies, and beyond!

Our Fall 2025 catalog is here!

Browse the PDF and learn about Penn Press's exciting new titles.

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American Philosophical Society Press @amphilpress.bsky.social · Aug 12

Out now! Alexander von Humboldt: Writings in English, Parts I & II.

Presenting the 250 texts the “father of environmentalism” wrote in English, unabridged in their original form.

Buy the set of two and save! Individual volumes are $45 and the set is $75.

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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · Aug 11

New on the @amphilsociety.bsky.social blog, Penn Press Acquisitions Assistant Jon Repetti dives deep into the 1964 @amphilpress.bsky.social title Fish-Shape Paumanok, in which author Robert Cushman Murphy contemplates the relationship between man and nature on his native Long Island: bit.ly/4oxy9Xg

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American Philosophical Society Press @amphilpress.bsky.social · Aug 7

Talk book reviewing with us at our next publishing salon in Philadelphia!

We'll be discussing the review process with panelists who know it well.

Readers, writers, publishers, and anyone interested in book reviewing are invited to join us.

Register to attend (for free) at the link: bit.ly/40RR70P

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American Philosophical Society Press @amphilpress.bsky.social · Jul 31

📣 Call for Papers: Why Does the English Department Matter Today? 📣

Submission deadline: October 10, 2025

Details: www.amphilsoc.org/call-papers-...

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American Philosophical Society Press @amphilpress.bsky.social · Jul 16

See the latest from APS Press author Edward Tenner in the Milken Review.

The essays in Ed's book, Why the Hindenburg Had a Smoking Lounge, are just as entertaining and informative as this review.

Order a copy at your local bookstore or online: www.pennpress.org/978160618027...

Dude, Where's My Singularity?

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American Philosophical Society Press @amphilpress.bsky.social · Jul 16

The current APS Museum exhibition: Philadelphia, The Revolutionary City, was recently reviewed in Journal of the American Revolution.

Visit the APS Museum by 12/28/25 to enjoy the exhibition. You can buy a catalog there or online at www.pennpress.org/978160618122...

Review: Philadelphia, The Revolutionary City at the American Philosophical Society - Journal of the American Revolution

Philadelphia, The Revolutionary City exhibit at the American Philosophical Society (founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1743) positions the historic city as the most consistently politically engaged throu...

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American Philosophical Society Press @amphilpress.bsky.social · Jul 15

Listen to Edward Tenner discuss his new book, Why the Hindenburg Had a Smoking Lounge: Essays in Unintended Consequences, on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social.

Edward Tenner, "Why the Hindenburg Had a Smoking Lounge: Essays in Unintended Consequences" (APS Press, 2025)

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American Philosophical Society Press @amphilpress.bsky.social · Jul 8

In the July 24 issue of the New York Review of Books: Ruth Bernard Yeazell writes about Albert C. Barnes, describing Neil L. Rudenstine's account of the aftermath of the Barnes Foundation's move to Philadelphia as "meticulously documented."

Buy The House of Barnes here: bit.ly/45TOvCV

The Collector as Autocrat | Ruth Bernard Yeazell

Even as he assembled a world-class art collection, Albert C. Barnes always saw himself as an embattled underdog.

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American Philosophical Society Press @amphilpress.bsky.social · Jul 8

Today on arcmag.org: Mark Oppenheimer discusses campus politics with Neil L. Rudenstine, author of Our Contentious Universities: A Personal History (March 2025).

Buy your copy here: www.pennpress.org/978160618007...

From “Make Love, Not War” to “Globalize the Intifada” | ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera

Neil Rudenstine was born in 1935 and grew up in Danbury, Connecticut. His father was a Ukrainian Jewish immigrant who became a prison guard; his mother was the daughter of Italian immigrants. He atten...

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American Philosophical Society Press @amphilpress.bsky.social · Jul 8

Out now online and in print! Proceedings Volume 166 Number 1 covers a breadth of content ranging from field reports and biographical memoirs to Richard Price and autobiographies.

Read and subscribe to the digital journal at Project MUSE: muse.jhu.edu/issue/55078

American Philosophical Society Press @amphilpress.bsky.social · Jun 30

"Mr. Conn’s book will be a useful guide to anyone hoping to catch a glimpse of the Liberty Bell during the semiquincentennial."

Read D.G. Hart's @wsj.com review of Thomas Sully's Philadelphians by Peter Conn at the link.

#philadelphiahistory #semiquincentennial #America250 #thomassully

‘Thomas Sully’s Philadelphians’ Review: A City in Portraiture

The English-born painter depicted leaders of what was then the nation’s cultural capital.

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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · Jun 26

Peter Conn's "delightful book" THOMAS SULLY'S PHILADELPHIANS, new from @amphilpress.bsky.social, explores 20 of the titular painter's portraits that offer a glimpse of Philadelphia's early national history. Learn more in the Pennsylvania Gazette's review:

Philadelphia in 20 Canvases

Portraits of a city. Thomas Sully’s Philadelphians.

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · Jun 16

“We’re coming up on our 250th birthday as a country, the association’s about to turn 150, & we’ll be meeting in our nation’s first capital. It feels momentous in a way that I’m not sure it would have in a different year.” President-elect Sam Helmick
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ALA 2025: Librarians Converge on the Cradle of Liberty

Not far from the Liberty Bell, librarians prepare to assemble for ALA’s Annual Conference, which will bring upward of 10,000 library professionals to the Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania Convention Center ...

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American Philosophical Society Press @amphilpress.bsky.social · Jun 17

We're excited to welcome librarians and friends to Philly next week for the ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition! Find us at Booth 1562. We'd love to talk to you about the APS Press, APS Library, and Philadelphia! Stop by and say hello.

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American Philosophical Society Press @amphilpress.bsky.social · Jun 17

Out now! Philadelphia, the Revolutionary City, a catalog accompanying the museum exhibition of the same title (visit now through Dec. 28 during APS Museum hours!) Buy your copy at the link: www.pennpress.org/978160618122...

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American Philosophical Society Press @amphilpress.bsky.social · Jun 12

10 Philly authors. 5 minutes each. Last night at the APS! We had so much fun getting to know accomplished local authors across genres. Thank you to everyone who joined us! If you would like to receive emails about upcoming publishing salons, send us a DM with your email address.

American Philosophical Society Press @amphilpress.bsky.social · Jun 4

New issue of Transactions out now! Vol. 114 No. 2 revisits a 1939 symposium hosted by the APS on the totalitarian state. The foreword, written by APS Member Rogers Smith, is free to read for the time being on Project MUSE--don't miss out!

Read & Subscribe: www.pennpress.org/journals/jou...

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