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Philosopher at @UDelaware. For free expression, academic freedom, a priori philosophy. Posting entirely in a personal capacity. Pessimism of the intellect, Optimism of the will. https://philpeople.org/profiles/joel-pust

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Ned Block @neddo.bsky.social · 9h

Understanding whether consciousness depends on computational roles, biological realizers, or both, is crucial for assessing the prospects of consciousness in AI and less complex animals. end/

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Ned Block @neddo.bsky.social · 9h

Can Only Meat Machines be Conscious? New paper in Trends in Cognitive Sciences, free download until November 26 with this URL: authors.elsevier.com/a/1luwh4sIRv...

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Valhalla monitor @joelpust.bsky.social · 3h

Material Composition | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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Valhalla monitor @joelpust.bsky.social · 3h

Me, after a talk, dismissing without answer a difficult question in Q&A.
"I don't want to have an unhappy experience with you."

Valhalla monitor @joelpust.bsky.social · 6h

Responses to this post are not great.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 22h

Someone who used to work with Katie Porter sent me this clip from a train wreck interview with her and said “now imagine what she’s like when there aren’t cameras around.”

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 2d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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Valhalla monitor @joelpust.bsky.social · 2d

a discussion of

Violence and the Left | The Point Magazine

Is now really the right time to talk about the left’s political violence problem?

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Valhalla monitor @joelpust.bsky.social · 2d

Does the left have a problem with political violence?

Podcast Episode · The Philosopher & The News · 10/06/2025 · 49m

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Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 5d

Blocking foreign students who criticize Israel, affirmative action for conservatives in all departments, "restructuring" or eliminating parts of the university that "belittle" conservative ideas, blocking university employees from speaking about matters of public concern, etc. are not mainstream.

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Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 5d

The question journalists need to be asking is: WHY is the government trying this?

It’s because they want to control universities in unlawful ways that courts will not allow; it’s not working; so they’re trying to get universities to sign up “voluntarily” for unlawful levels of government control.

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Valhalla monitor @joelpust.bsky.social · 4d

Had a JC77 thirty-five years ago. I miss it.

Valhalla monitor @joelpust.bsky.social · 5d

Kurth and Gregory (Clemson Philosophy) on free expression/academic freedom at Clemson.

Opinion | Who Will Clemson Censor Next?

We no longer know what speech will be tolerated or punished. The result: self-censoring and silence.

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Adam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social · 6d

Delaware GOP demanding an investigation and "consequences" over a University of Delaware student comedy sketch TV show (akin to SNL) because its closing credits offered "Special Thanks to: Charlie Kirk's Killer" (and also "Cocaine" and "Pollution").

Executive Director of Delaware GOP tweets: 🚨 University of Delaware TV Network Thanks “Charlie Kirk’s Killer” in Credits — Then Covers It Up

@UDelaware
’s STN49, advised by the Comms Department, aired “The
@BiweeklyShow
” with that credit. After students noticed, it was deleted and reuploaded. I’m told the department wanted it to “go away quietly.”

No accountability just a cover-up.

It was produced under faculty oversight, funded by the university, and greenlit through a sanctioned program. Who approved this and what consequences will follow?

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Philip Goff @philipgoff.bsky.social · 6d

The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbTx...

Philosophers defend the multiverse

YouTube video by Phil Halper (aka Skydivephil)

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Valhalla monitor @joelpust.bsky.social · 7d

have people, and I say this with (some) hesitation, lost their minds?

Valhalla monitor @joelpust.bsky.social · 7d

looks like the bargaining stage to me.

Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 8d

"Reports of death of the college essay appear greatly exaggerated. Certainly, ChatGPT poses a challenge. As is always the case, however, the challenge comes with an opportunity..."

Grading Prompts to Measure Student Learning (guest post) - Daily Nous

In this era of AI, "can we still rely on take-home writing assignments to assess student learning? And, should we allow students to use ChatGPT in order to complete such assignments? My answer to both...

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Valhalla monitor @joelpust.bsky.social · 7d

Nice interview. I've now purchased the book under discussion.

Valhalla monitor @joelpust.bsky.social · 7d

sorry, but you shouldn't want a politics that can't stand up to analytic inquiry.

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Michael Kates @michaelkates.bsky.social · 8d

GA Cohen on ideology and ordinary language philosophy.

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Valhalla monitor @joelpust.bsky.social · 8d

As evinced by the philosopher in your profile picture!

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Valhalla monitor @joelpust.bsky.social · 8d

Also,
strong “reason alienates us from God” vibes in this “analytic philosophy” is bad for the left” discourse

enzo rossi @enzoreds.bsky.social · 8d

What’s most ridiculous about this whole “analytic philosophy is conservative” discourse is that it’s the identitarian continental/pomo stuff that has actually destroyed the Left. In fact the CIA actively promoted it. Go figure.

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Philip Goff @philipgoff.bsky.social · 9d

Great new book defending Berkeleyan idealism without God!
academic.oup.com/book/59683

The View from Everywhere: Realist Idealism without God

Abstract. Few contemporary philosophers take idealism seriously. The View from Everywhere aims to change this, developing a new quasi-Berkeleyan realist id

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Valhalla monitor @joelpust.bsky.social · 9d

Me, to the Dean.

Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 9d

Computer Science is in many ways applied philosophy of language and thus—like Mathematics—not a Science at all, but more properly a practically useful branch of the Humanities.

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Kenan Malik @kenanmalik.bsky.social · 10d

“The battle against antisemitism has become as much about policing speech as about protecting Jews.” My ‪@theobserveruk.bsky.social column: observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

Reframing criticism of Israel as antisemitism fails Jews ...

The sense of what defines anti-Jewish bigotry has changed radically since the 70s

observer.co.uk

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