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Sam Berstler

@sam_berstler

assistant professor @MITphilosophy | studies conversation | writing a book on philosophy of erving goffman | blog: everydaydrama.substack.com

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Sam Berstler (@sam_berstler) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I'm really excited that my paper, "The Structure of Open Secrets," is now forthcoming in the Philosophical Review. philpapers.org/rec/BERTSO-68

Sam Berstler (@sam_berstler) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I wrote about the function of seemingly silly social norms, and why we are sometimes morally obligated to conform to them. everydaydrama.substack.com/p/are-we-brave…

I wrote about the function of seemingly silly social norms, and why we are sometimes morally obligated to conform to them.  everydaydrama.substack.com/p/are-we-brave…
Sam Berstler (@sam_berstler) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I'm excited that my paper, "Non-Epistemic Deniability," is now forthcoming in MIND. In it, I offer an analysis of implausible deniability--a kind of deniability that someone can have even when it's perfectly and completely obvious what she did. More: drive.google.com/file/d/1BAyzIH…

MIT School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (@mit_shass) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“Open secrecy norms are often moral disasters,” according to new research from mit philosophy professor Sam Berstler. Learn more about why open secrets are a big problem: news.mit.edu/2024/why-open-… #mitshass #mit #Philosophy

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As a high school student in New Jersey, Shreya Mogulothu took an MITx course from mit philosophy. That experience led her to enroll at MIT. Read more about her learning journey with @mit and what sparked her curiosity bit.ly/4aixhiA

Harvey Lederman (@ledermanharvey) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is a fantastic paper, and a fantastic thread! Lots of ideas here for philosophers of language---Richard and Kyle bring deep knowledge of the history and philosophy of science to bear on how we should understand language today. These are exciting times!

Eliot Michaelson (@emichaelson2) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If anyone else interested in philosophy of language is still lurking in this cesspool, here you go: philevents.org/event/show/132…

Sam Berstler (@sam_berstler) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Excited to talk tomorrow at University of Chicago about its own renegade son, Erving Goffman. Come for the scholarship, stay for the cringey examples. tapendlebury.com/events