We're hiring a #postdoc in ethics and/or philosophy of AI. This is a 1-year position with the possibility of renewal, with a 1:2 teaching load. Deadline to apply is Feb. 16. Learn more: philosophy.illinois.edu/news/2025-02-0…

TIL that Frederick L. Will, father of George F. Will and a professor in my current dept at the University of Illinois, responded to Anscombe's "The Two Kinds of Error in Action" at an APA symposium in 1963 and had his reply to her paper printed in a subsequent issue of J. Phil.

David Solomon’s remarkable gift for friendship, his generosity of spirit, and his extraordinary ability to encourage all those around him have animated the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture’s annual fall conference. firstthings.com/david-solomons…

I was honored to be able to join my former classmate Raymond Hain in writing about our friend and teacher David Solomon for First Things: firstthings.com/david-solomons…

I'm excited to be hosting two book workshops later this month, one with Yair Levy and the other with Todd Cronan, Walter Benn Michaels, and Lisa Siraganian. If you are interested in attending, let me know. cc:University of Illinois Department of Philosophy

In some extraordinary news, we at University of Illinois Department of Philosophy are excited to have Stephen Finlay joining our department beginning in January 2026. Steve's addition will round out a large group of us working in ethics, action, and practical reason. dornsife.usc.edu/finlay-researc…

Says something about the priorities of university admins that they mobilized to rapidly enact sweeping institutional changes during the COVID crisis (because it threatened The Money) but not AI, the gravest danger to higher ed in modern history, which merely threatens learning.

I'm excited to be speaking next week to José María Torralba and his colleagues in Navarra. I'll be there in person, but there's a link to join online as well.

“A willingness to question assumptions, to seek new evidence, and to resist pressure to conform from our in-group. That is exactly what has been missing from the debate over youth gender medicine, and we liberals must take some blame. The more liberals who can rise above tribal

The thing is, for anyone who knows Alex Byrne the idea that HE would be intimidated by this kind of letter is ludicrous. The calm and reasoned approach taken in his reply is right on point, and will be a model for those who face such attacks going forward: web.mit.edu/abyrne/www/Dea….

This one, forever. theonion.com/guy-in-philoso…