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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 6d

Just look out for an email from them! And keep your info up to date here: uni-york.formstack.com/forms/update...

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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 6d

Calling all recent philosophy grads! If you graduated between May and July 2024, make your voice heard by filling out the national Graduate Outcomes survey!

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Summer 2024 graduates! If you completed your UK higher education course between May and July 2024, it's now your turn to complete the Graduate Outcomes survey!. ⁣⁣ Keep an eye out for an email, SM...

Summer 2024 graduates! If you completed your UK higher education course between May and July 2024, it's now your turn to complete the Graduate Outcomes survey!. ⁣⁣ Keep an eye out for an email, SMS, o...

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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 8d

How should we address the impact of AI on education?

Tom Stoneham recently took part in a discussion on the topic, hosted by Times Higher Education and Google for Education. Watch the video here: www.youtube.com/live/Ic2JWSn...

AI, future skills and industry partnerships

YouTube video by Google for Education

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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 8d

In a new paper, Matthew Ratcliffe explores the phenomenology of being haunted by loss. Matthew identifies characterizes this feeling as involving the ongoing experience of possibilities being "foreclosed." Read the paper here: t.ly/0Xug-

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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 8d

Learn more about Daniel and his work here! danielshkim.weebly.com

DANIEL S H KIM

About I am a Postdoctoral Fellow at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, working on the international project ' Naive Realism Under Pressure ', which explores new challenges to naive realist theories.....

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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 8d

Over the summer, Daniel was at the European Philosophy of Science Association in Groningen and the European Society for Philosophy and Psychology in Warsaw, presenting 'Hallucination as Embodied Imagination' and 'Touch and Bodily Boundedness'.

DANIEL S H KIM

About I am a Postdoctoral Fellow at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, working on the international project ' Naive Realism Under Pressure ', which explores new challenges to naive realist theories.....

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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 8d

Since graduating, Daniel was a Humanities Research Centre Postdoctoral Research Fellow from September 2024 to September 2025, and he just started a new position as postdoc on the Naive Realism under Pressure Project (nrunderpressure.wixsite.com/project)!

Naive realism under pressure | project

'Naive realism under pressure' is a philosophy project on the nature of perceptual experience

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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 8d

Some updates from our recent grad, Daniel Kim!

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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 15d

Have the constant and avoidable losses of environmental habitats got you down? You're not alone. A new publication by Pablo Fernandez Velasco and Louise Richardson argues that this feeling is *essentially* a shared emotion, because of the shared places that make up our identities.

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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 19d

Dave Ingram's article 'Presentism and Eternalism' features in The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Time, edited by Nina Emery, to be published later this month. This year, Dave will be teaching The Nature of Time for undergraduates and Time, Tense, & Existence for MA students.

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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 21d

The Chevening Scholarships deadline is Tuesday 7th October! (t.ly/a90DI) These enable outstanding people from all over the world to pursue a Masters degree in the UK. Our Department offers a range of courses, see them here: t.ly/0dcHv.

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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · Sep 4

Sarah Wood has been named as one of the two UK winners of the Alpine Fellowship Philosophy Prize! Congrats Sarah!

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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · Sep 4

In a new paper, Louise Richardson argues that regret is a feeling of discomfort when real life seems worse than how things might (have) be(en). The account makes sense of different kinds of regret, helps us manage regret, and has interesting broader consequences. Read it here: t.ly/8_1s0

An encompassing account of regret

Philosophical attention to regret is typically focussed on the ethical issues it raises, leaving foundational questions about its objects and structure undecided. Here, these questions are at the f...

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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · Aug 20

Rob Trueman's new article 'Manyism as mereologicism' (written with Simon Thunder) is now published in Synthese! In it, the authors point out a very interesting connection between mereology and logic concerning ontological innocence. Read the paper here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Manyism as mereologicism - Synthese

There is a widespread intuition that mereology should be ontologically innocent. In this paper, we compare two attempts to deliver this innocence. They both identify a fusion with the plurality of its...

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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · Aug 15

Sarah provides an account of how dementia disrupts experiences of home, giving rise to feelings of estrangement and disconnection. She suggests that these feelings stem from the person’s way of being-in-the-world becoming increasingly unhomelike as their illness goes on.

University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · Aug 15

Sarah Wood will be at the Phenomenology and Philosophy of Mind summer school in Copenhagen from the 25th to the 29th August, speaking on "Dementia as an Unhomelike way of being-in-the-world". Programme here: cfs.ku.dk/summer-schoo.... More details in the comments!

Copenhagen Summer School in Phenomenology and Philosophy of Mind

Annual event organized by the Center of Subjectivity Research and co-funded by the PhD School at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen.

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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · Aug 15

Congrats to Alan Thomas (and co-authors) for making it onto the Nayef Al-Rodhan Book Prize 2025 longlist, with their book Extravagance and Misery: The Emotional Regime of Market Societies! royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/longlis...

Longlist announced for the Nayef Al-Rodhan Book Prize 2025 - Royal Institute of Philosophy

The Royal Institute of Philosophy unveils the longlist for the 2025 Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy. Learn more.

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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · Aug 1

Sam Dickson is doing a national three peaks challenge on August 9th to raise money for Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis, in memory of his father-in-law, who passed away from the condition last July. To hear more or donate, click here: www.justgiving.com/page/sam-dic...

Sam's fundraiser for Action For Pulmonary Fibrosis

Help Sam Dickson raise money to support Action For Pulmonary Fibrosis

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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · Jul 18

There were some sincere intentions and important discussions; and there was some AI-washing and techno-optimism. The most important question remains open. What kind of world are we imagining when we speak of AI “for good”?"

University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · Jul 18

Voices from the Global South were scarce. Very few panels included perspectives from Indigenous communities or marginalized territories.

The summit brought a mix of things:

University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · Jul 18

But the question of meaning was avoided. What does “good” mean in this context? Who is responsible for defining it?

The conference didn’t offer a space to reflect on those questions. The language was generally one of technological optimism. There was no philosophy.

University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · Jul 18

There were valuable efforts, and some panels focused on very important questions.

However, something remained unresolved. A phrase appeared everywhere without being discussed: “AI for Good.” It was repeated across talks, posters, panels, press releases. It worked as a shared reference.

University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · Jul 18

"The institutional atmosphere organized the tone of the discourse. There were initiatives pointed clearly to public interest goals, people that showed deep commitment to long-term planetary issues, and many had experience in public institutions or humanitarian organizations.

University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · Jul 18

Lucas Pratesi recently attended the UN’s @aiforgood.bsky.social Global Summit in Geneva. Here's Lucas's report on the conference:

A man stands smiling on a red carpet in front of a backdrop for the "AI for Good Global Summit," featuring the #AIforGood hashtag.

A smiling man sits inside the cockpit of an EHang 216, a white and black autonomous aerial vehicle, at a technology exhibition.

A close-up shot of a notepad from a workshop on "Regenerative AI Ethics." The page asks the philosophical question, "What might LIFE ask of our technologies?" A hand holds a green marker, poised to write.

A panel discussion on stage titled "Viral vs. verified: Media's role in the misinformation era." Four panelists and a moderator are seated in front of a large screen and a packed audience, exploring crucial topics in media ethics and epistemology.

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University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · Jul 17

Earlier this month, Dave Ingram was at the University of Salzburg presenting his paper 'Prolegomenon to a Dynamic Metaphysics of Time' at the workshop Beyond the Present: Perspectives on the Philosophy of Time.

A poster for a philosophy workshop at the University of Salzburg titled "Beyond the Present: Perspectives on the Philosophy of Time." The poster features a large clock face. Text details the event for 3-4 July, 2025, at the Philosophy Department (GW). Logos for the University of Salzburg and the Austrian Science Fund are at the top

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A scenic daytime view of Salzburg, Austria. The wide, greenish-blue Salzach River flows through the center of the city under a blue sky with light clouds. A bridge crosses the river, and the riverbanks are lined with historic buildings and a lush, tree-covered hill.

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