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David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social · 9d

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 · 16d

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

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

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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...

arxiv.org

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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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David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social · May 12

Sign up for a week's painting in the French Pyrénées.
Katy Papineau will be running a residential course on "Atmospheric Colour in Figurative Painting" at Clos Mirabel this November 1-8
atelier.clos-mirabel.com/painting-hol...

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David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social · May 6

I'm the last speaker this evening @iai.tv talking about consciousness, animal welfare and artificial people iai.tv/live

IAI Live

IAI Live - The world's leading thinkers in live debates on the critical issues of our time.

iai.tv

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David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social · May 4

Don't ask me. I guess the singing's for those who've got consciousness all figured out already :)

David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social · May 4

I'll be online on Tuesday arguing that consciousness is a red herring if you're worried about the welfare of animals and artificial agents iai.tv/live/iai-liv...

Solo Talk: The Ilusion of Dualism

iai.tv

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David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social · Apr 27

Yes do it they are beautiful

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David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social · Apr 24

www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...

Picard & Guinan discuss slavery

YouTube video by James

www.youtube.com

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