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Extending New Narratives Postdoc @ McGill University History of Analytic Philosophy & Epistemology www.louisdoulas.info • https://academic.oup.com/book/60791

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Louis Doulas @louisdoulas.bsky.social · Jan 22

Moore’s proof strikes almost everyone as circular. Yet, Moore appears curiously indifferent to this worry—what gives? My paper, “Moore’s Fourth Condition,” forthcoming in the Journal of the History of Philosophy, draws on unpublished archival evidence to provide some answers. tinyurl.com/2c48txr9

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Louis Doulas @louisdoulas.bsky.social · 4d

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Louis Doulas @louisdoulas.bsky.social · 7d

*Officially* out today: Susan Stebbing: Analysis, Common Sense, and Public Philosophy. I’m grateful to my co-editor, Annalisa Coliva, and all our excellent contributors! Link in bio. (Find the volume’s introduction on my website 😈.)

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Louis Doulas @louisdoulas.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you, Nick, for this blunt reminder that I need to (i) get out of the house more, and (ii) take more photos!!

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Louis Doulas @louisdoulas.bsky.social · 17d

Congrats Nick! 💫

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Louis Doulas @louisdoulas.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you for your great contribution, Eric!

Louis Doulas @louisdoulas.bsky.social · 18d

Thanks Aline! :-)

Louis Doulas @louisdoulas.bsky.social · 18d

It’s here! My volume on Susan Stebbing (co-edited with Annalisa Coliva). Out in print at the end of this month! academic.oup.com/book/60791?l...

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Alexander Douglas @axdouglas.bsky.social · 22d

My Philosophical Manifesto

This interview with Contralytic ended up being my philosophical manifesto.

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Journal for the History of Analytical Philosophy @jhaponline.bsky.social · 22d

Hi there, we are the Journal for the History of Analytical Philosophy! (JHAP) We are a philosophical journal publishing articles on, well, the history of analytic philosophy! Follow us for updates on the journal.

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Louis Doulas @louisdoulas.bsky.social · Sep 3

My commentary on Michael Bergmann’s book is now out! I raise some concerns for his intuition-based methodology and somehow manage to connect his view to one of my favorite early analytic texts, Friedrich Waismann’s “How I See Philosophy” (Secs. 1 & 4 of my paper). philpapers.org/go.pl?aid=DO...

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Cheryl Misak @cherylmisak.bsky.social · Aug 26

Hot off the press: Michael Kremer’s and my resurrection of Margaret Macdonald.

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Paul L. Franco @loadofbunk.bsky.social · Aug 23

Looks like this volume on Mary Hesse edited by Pietro Gori is now published! If you were at #HOPOS in Vienna and went to the various talks and symposium on Hesse, you'll recognize some chapters. I wrote one on Hesse's early work (1952-1961) on scientific language.

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Mary B. Hesse (1924–2016): Metaphors, Models, and the Growth of Scientific Knowledge

This book discusses the work of Mary B. Hesse (1924–2016), one of the most significant figures in twentieth-century history and philosophy of science

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · Aug 25

"In philosophy especially, I figure the reader is nearly always gasping for breath, in danger of being swept out to sea, so the writer should do everything in their power to help..." Penelope Maddy is interviewed by Nathan Ballantyne - @nathanballantyne.bsky.social - at The Workbench

“Pity the Poor Reader” - Daily Nous

"Pity the poor reader" is one of philosopher Penelope Maddy's writing maxims. Maddy is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Irvine, and is interviewed about her writing by...

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Nathan Ballantyne @nathanballantyne.bsky.social · Aug 25

I interviewed philosopher Penelope Maddy about her writing craft. We talked about her past experience in Hollywood screenwriting, her advice to students, baseball, and more. Check it out!

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Penelope Maddy’s Workbench - The Workbench

A writer’s world is often invisible from the outside unless they let you in. Sometimes when a sentence, paragraph, or essay strikes you as forceful or elegant, you might try to reverse engineer the au...

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Louis Doulas @louisdoulas.bsky.social · Aug 14

A few months ago @nglaskowski.bsky.social posted about philosopher Mary Evelyn Clarke. It seems not much is known about her. So, I did some digging—this PDF is what I’ve found so far (sadly, not much). If you know more, or spot any errors, I’d love to hear from you! www.louisdoulas.info/MEC.pdf

Smith College Philosophy Department (1951). Clarke is second from the left in the front row; Morris Lazerowitz and Alice Ambrose appear in the back row (leftwards). Source: Smith College Archives via Five College Compass (object ID 1373134), accessed August 2025.

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Extending New Naratives @ennhistphil.bsky.social · Aug 12

🚨 New journal alert! 🚨
We hear it's a great one 😉

And there's an open CFP for the next volume: journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/nn...

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Domingos Faria @dfaria.eu · Jun 20

😢 Helen De Cruz (1978-2025): https://dailynous.com/2025/06/20/helen-de-cruz-1978-2025/

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Louis Doulas @louisdoulas.bsky.social · Jun 16

😂

Louis Doulas @louisdoulas.bsky.social · Jun 5

Beautiful!

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Extending New Naratives @ennhistphil.bsky.social · May 28

The complete (bilingual) program for our upcoming workshop at McGill University is available here:

www.newnarrativesinphilosophy.net/workshops.html

Join us in Montreal, Canada, from June 6 to June 8! (registration required)

#philsky #womeninphilosophy #africanaphilosophy #historyofphilosophy

Workshops

Organized by Marguerite Deslauriers Registration is required. Places are limited. To register, please contact [email protected] All talks and lunch will take place at: McGill University 527...

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Louis Doulas @louisdoulas.bsky.social · Apr 18

Sraffa, wasn't it?

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Digressionsimpressions @nescio13.bsky.social · Apr 10

I first started blogging on Stebbing more than a dozen years ago, so it's quite pleasing to receive the proofs to my first article on her work. Thank you Louis Doulas & Annalisa Coliva

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Paul L. Franco @loadofbunk.bsky.social · Apr 1

You're a professor and can't get your students to do the readings you upload? Skill issue.

First page of Frege's "The Thought: A Logical Inquiry" downloaded from JSTOR. On the left and the right are screenshots from Subway Surfer.

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Louis Doulas @louisdoulas.bsky.social · Apr 1

lol amazing

Louis Doulas @louisdoulas.bsky.social · Mar 24

So given that, Hicks may have been more likely to fill that role than Oakeley, who was college-based and may not yet have been eligible to supervise external candidates. But I’m far from sure about this.

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