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Postdoc in Philosophy @Charité & @DZPG | Board member of the German Society for Psychodynamic Therapy (DFT) | Clinical Psychologist & Psychotherapist | Author of „How Does The Psychiatrist Know?“ (Transcript 2024) 🔓| More: https://linktr.ee/adriankind

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Adrian Kind @philpsy.bsky.social · Aug 29

Now published open access: my thoughts on the mistaken assumption of having undergone a personal transformation. Spoiler: Mike Tyson and Friedrich Nietzsche make an appearance. #philsky #philosophy

Adrian Kind, Being Wrong About Personal Transformation - PhilPapers

Transformative experiences are thought to change us in different ways. Some transform us epistemically by providing genuinely new, previously unimaginable experiences, while others bring about persona...

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European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions @epsse.bsky.social · 6d

PSA 🔈Our call for abstracts for EPSSE 2026 is now open! Our 2026 annual conference will be hosted in Germany by Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt on 24-26 June 2026 💫

Deadline for abstracts on all things philosophy of emotions: 1 December 2025

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Call for Abstracts | EPSSE

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Adrian Kind @philpsy.bsky.social · 2d

Looking forward to give a talk this week at the @aem-online.bsky.social conference on potential epistemic risks of psychedelic treatments. First time Munich, first time AEM - great match! #bioethics #medicalethics #philsky #psychedelic

Adrian Kind @philpsy.bsky.social · 2d

#bioethics #medicalethics #philsky #neuroethics

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Sascha Benjamin Fink @sfink.bsky.social · 9d

Our article on the multiple generator hypothesis for consciousness has been talke about at „The Daily Neuron“. Have a look:

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The Multiple Generator Hypothesis Could Revolutionize Our Search for Consciousness - Daily Neuron

The multiple generator hypothesis challenges the idea that only one theory of consciousness can be right, suggesting multiple pathways exist in the brain.

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Adrian Kind @philpsy.bsky.social · 12d

@thank you Sascha!

Adrian Kind @philpsy.bsky.social · 13d

„Mom! Mom, Im in the Nous!“
#philsky #philosophy

Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 13d

Part of the winner's project includes developing an "Open Philosophy Prize"

Philosopher Wins Open Access Award - Daily Nous

Adrian Kind, a postdoctoral researcher in philosophy and psychology at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, is one of the winners of the 2025 Open Access Award. The award is given by Open Library of ...

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Adrian Kind @philpsy.bsky.social · 15d

Im excited to be on of the OLH Award winners! Looking forward to work on the Project! @openlibhums.org #philsky #philosophy #humanities

Winners of the OLH Open Access Award 2025 announced

Earlier this year, the Open Library of Humanities (OLH) launched the fourth OLH Open Access Award 2025, an initiative dedicated to advancing open access in the humanities and to knowledge …

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Adrian Kind @philpsy.bsky.social · 16d

„I need to get rid of some projects. Oh - a new Project! Can I join“ 🥲#academia

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Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 21d

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Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 21d

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Adrian Kind @philpsy.bsky.social · 20d

Welcome!

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Adrian Kind @philpsy.bsky.social · 21d

Asked to review a project proposal for a national funding agency for the first time! Any tips not to be found in typical recommendations? #academicsky #philsky

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www.slowtravelberlin.com @slowberlin.bsky.social · 25d

A word from our sponsor 👍🏼

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Adrian Kind @philpsy.bsky.social · 27d

No. They get sick or take DMT.

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Adrian Kind @philpsy.bsky.social · 28d

An exceptional introduction to Sellars. Gentle to reader who is not allready deep in the topics Sellars engage with. #philsky

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Laura D'Olimpio @lauradol4.bsky.social · Sep 8

Studying #philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads #philsky #academiasky via The Conversation #edusky

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Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads

Philosophers are fond of saying that their field boosts critical thinking. Two of them decided to put that claim to the test.

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Adrian Kind @philpsy.bsky.social · Sep 7

Sometimes you review a short paper and in its structure you see the growing pains it went through to be turned from a rejected Analysis submission to a standard-length paper. #philsky #philosophy

Adrian Kind @philpsy.bsky.social · Sep 5

Auf jeder Italien Playlist, zusammen mit: open.spotify.com/track/2AKwJG...

Autogrill

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UCD School of Philosophy @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social · Aug 29

Applications are invited for the post of temporary 48-month Postdoctoral Research Associate within #UCD School of #Philosophy. Further details, along with a link to apply, may be found at www.ucd.ie/philosophy/n.... #PhilJobs #PhilSky #MoralPhilosophy #HistoryOfPhilosophy #BMoral #IrishResearch

ERC Postdoctoral Fellow in the History of Philosophy

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Adrian Kind @philpsy.bsky.social · Aug 30

#philsky #philosophy

Adrian Kind @philpsy.bsky.social · Aug 30

It reminds me much of my seminar on the same topic I years ago that Peter taught in Berlin and that got me interested in this topic as a student. Highly recommended!

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Adrian Kind @philpsy.bsky.social · Aug 30

Finally reading @peterschulte.bsky.social Mental Content in my summer project to work through some Cambridge Elements. It is extremely well written: straightforward but nonetheless teaching important distinctions and arguments without unnecessary complexity.

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Adrian Kind @philpsy.bsky.social · Aug 29

@philosophyinreview.bsky.social here on bluesky seem to be more responsive. Maybe they can do something about it?

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Adrian Kind @philpsy.bsky.social · Aug 29

A great real world case!

Adrian Kind @philpsy.bsky.social · Aug 29

If it is about extended transformative experience the relevant reference would perhabs be this here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Expanding transformative experience

We develop a broader, more fine-grained taxonomy of forms of transformative experience, inspired by the work of L. A. Paul. Our vulnerability to such experiences arises, we argue, due to the vulnerab...

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Adrian Kind @philpsy.bsky.social · Aug 29

People have argued that this is possible: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Unconscious transformative experience - Synthese

According to L.A. Paul, conscious experiences can be transformative. But can unconscious experiences also be transformative? After a preliminary clarification of what it means to have an unconscious e...

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