Kantianism: no slapping Chris Rock! Utilitarianism: the slap may have hurt but the takes have been hilarious -- worth it. Virtue theory: <literally nothing concrete or useful ever>

Nearly finished my chapter on alternative conceptions of God. The grand finale is 'Hannibal Lecter God': loves beauty but zero empathy. Created the universe because it's a thing of great beauty in spite of the suffering of sentient creatures. Plausible?

Helen Steward one of the world's leading proponents of the view that we have strong 'libertarian' free will. In this episode, Keith Frankish and I interview Helen about free will and its implications for the fundamental nature of reality. #Philosophy youtube.com/watch?v=YDiiqU…

I conduct classes for PhD students at the Institute of Genetics. Today one of them said that because of what I was talking about (philosophy of science), she began to question research that she previously considered exemplary. Once again, philosophy causes doubt and despair ;)

Listen to this album from my old friend that also features art from another old friend.

How do I leave academia and have a thriving alternative career that pays decently without retraining to be a data analyst or something along those lines?? Serious question... 😭

Bruh you ever seen someone possessed live on stage before? Fuck.

Check out Philip Goff's revised entry on panpsychism, which also happens to be the first citation of my paper on panpsychism in a work that *isn't* focused primarily on astrology.

Looking forward to this!

My review of Michael Tye's new book in the NDPR. (I conclude: "By committing himself so quickly to the sharpness of consciousness, he has arguably put his money on the wrong horse and so landed himself in an unnecessary philosophical tangle.") ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/vaguen…

happy birthday to ned block (Ned Block, nedblock.us), my wonderful friend, colleague, and partner in crime, who is (unbelievably) 80 today.

I will never be over this example from a 1990s Logic textbook

My take on the absolute overreaction from Twitter to Anna Smajdor's paper on "whole body gestational donation" 🤰 published on the J. of Medical Ethics blog 💭👀 blogs.bmj.com/medical-ethics…

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Love this anecdote

'Why? The Purpose of the Universe' is #1 in 'Philosophy and Religion' on Amazon. Thank you! amazon.com/Best-Sellers-B…

Helen De Cruz passed away today😢 She will be missed. dailynous.com/2025/06/20/hel…