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Frances Egan

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Distinguished Professor Emerita of Philosophy, Rutgers University; Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science. Now living in south Texas

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Frances Egan @francesegan.bsky.social · Dec 6

Revised and expanded version of my 2021 Jean Nicod lectures, to be published March 11, MIT Press (open access) https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262551601/deflating-mental-representation/

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Frances Egan @francesegan.bsky.social · 5d

Shamelessly promoting my favorite paper. Everybody who was anybody in the history of science/philosophy/mathematics had a view on the moon illusion. frances-egan.org/uploads/3/5/...

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Frances Egan @francesegan.bsky.social · 6d

Definitely agree about in-person encounters. Some of the scimitar-horned oryx on our south Texas ranch. They find us almost as fascinating as we find them (though in their case it's probably because they're prey animals).

Frances Egan @francesegan.bsky.social · 15d

I am tempted by dental irrealism. It would be a lot cheaper and a lot less painful. (I have a dentist's appt today so this is particularly salient.)

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Frances Egan @francesegan.bsky.social · 17d

This will destroy higher ed. Maybe tech can afford it. I’m a former H1b holder too.

Frances Egan @francesegan.bsky.social · 29d

RIP Brian Cantwell Smith. His work should be much better known.
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Brian Cantwell Smith : "The philosophy of computation: meaning, mechanism, mystery"

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Frances Egan @francesegan.bsky.social · 29d

RIP. Very sad… his work should be much better known.
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Brian Cantwell Smith : "The philosophy of computation: meaning, mechanism, mystery"

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Evan Westra @evanwestra.bsky.social · Sep 2

Academic conferences should do "Authors-Meet-Haters" sessions

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Frances Egan @francesegan.bsky.social · Aug 12

I didn't know about this journal, but I'm going to have fun working through back-issues.
(A photo of me climbing the rigging on the USCG tall ship Eagle, under sail from New Bedford MA to NY harbor in 2011.)

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Frances Egan @francesegan.bsky.social · Jul 29

Congratulations Carolina!

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Frances Egan @francesegan.bsky.social · Jul 28

MB that is... not this particular video.

Frances Egan @francesegan.bsky.social · Jul 28

One of my earliest inspirations. Thanks for posting!

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Frances Egan @francesegan.bsky.social · Jul 19

the weather at the top of the Col du Tourmalet today was very similar to the 2010 Tour de France, when we were there

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Şerife Tekin, PhD @thebusyowl.bsky.social · Jul 11

Thanks to Carrie Figdor for having me on her New Books in Philosophy podcast to talk about my book!

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Podcast Episode · New Books Network · 06/10/2025 · 1h 4m

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Frances Egan @francesegan.bsky.social · Jul 3

That would be great... love to see it!

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Frances Egan @francesegan.bsky.social · Jul 3

Looking forward to reading this

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David Barack @dlbarack.bsky.social · Jul 3

New paper is out! This one is in analytic metaphysics of mind--I'm branching out!
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The multiple action account of filling a role - Philosophical Studies

Philosophical Studies - Functionalism, the doctrine that tokens realize types in virtue of filling a functional role, remains a dominant view in the metaphysics of mind and of science. At the heart...

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Frances Egan @francesegan.bsky.social · Jun 30

For anyone interested in the minds and social lives of wild animals, and in the moral and practical problems involved in trying to preserve their natural habitat. Available from Amazon and Apple books. www.amazon.com/Gift-Oryx-Ca...