David Papineau
@davidpapineau.bsky.social
King's College London. Working on mind, metaphysics, and science. davidpapineau.co.uk
This resource, which was started by Matteo Collodel, is also fantastic: www.collodel.org/hesse/ -- Incidentally, I attende a luncheon at Wolfson College with Mary Hesse, on the occasion of her 80th birthday (I think Matteo may have been one of the invited guest there too). Her work is inspiring.
Website in Honour of Mary Hesse
This website is meant to celebrate and promote the work of the British philosopher and historian of science Mary B. Hesse.
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Yesterday I was swimming off the beach in Normandy and a peregine falcon flew over my head with a seabird in its talons. Here it is a few minutes later
Some ducks shoveling in the Port-Bail estuary in Normandy today. Presume they are Shovelers but they were some way off.
for the topic, i recommend this book over Chalmers (1996) and Dennett (1991)
François Kammerer@lovingautomaton.bsky.social · 3w agoMy book on consciousness at Oxford University Press is now available! It is titled House of Mirrors: The Illusion of Phenomenal Consciousness. The (open access) pdf can be downloaded for free on Oxford Academic: academic.oup.com/book/62981 Printed copies should be available at the end of July.
My book on consciousness at Oxford University Press is now available! It is titled House of Mirrors: The Illusion of Phenomenal Consciousness. The (open access) pdf can be downloaded for free on Oxford Academic: academic.oup.com/book/62981 Printed copies should be available at the end of July.
House of Mirrors: The Illusion of Phenomenal Consciousness
Abstract. This book provides a defense and an exploration of illusionism regarding phenomenal consciousness. Phenomenal consciousness supposedly encompasse
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I tweeted this straight after France knocked us out in 2022. So far so good.
#HoPWaG time! Today we look at Quietism, a religious and philosophical movement that reacted against an idea we've been tracking in recent episodes, that humans are inevitably afflicted by "self-love." historyofphilosophy.net/podcast/earl... #podcast #philsky #philosophy #quietism #shhhhh
Umeå University is advertising two assistant professor positions in the humanities: www.umu.se/en/work-with... I was a postdoc at Umeå and it's a great place to work! @ethannowak.bsky.social would back me up on this.
Two positions as Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities
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The bookies now have a 0-0 draw Canada Switzerland strong odds on. Like the England Ghana result. How many more? Don’t like systems that make it rational for sides to demean themselves.
Outstanding news from our faculty! Congratulations to Professor Alyssa Ney on being awarded an ERC Advanced Grant for her project The Nature of Reality According to Quantum Physics (MetaQ). We are proud to celebrate this achievement and wish her every success. #ERC #LMU #Philosophy #QuantumPhysics
What do we think about singing “God Save the King” in Boston?
Interview with me on the "Philosophy Everyday" series, about Ibn Sina (Avicenna) and his "flying man" thought experiment: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkpv... #philsky #philosophy #avicenna
Ibn Sina's Flying Man: Can the Mind Exist Without the Body? | Peter Adamson
YouTube video by Philosophy Everyday
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By accident I happened on this 40 min podcast I did with Maarten van Doorn ten years ago. Good stuff even if I say so myself. podcasts.ceu.edu/content/know...
Knowing the Score: David Papineau on What Sports Can Teach Us About Philosophy | CEU Podcasts
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David Papineau on problems with interventionism as a philosophical outlook on causation @ip-sas.bsky.social Lab Meeting
COVID taught us there’s two things you must not say when you first meet a Zoom associate in person. “You’re much shorter than I thought you’d be.” “You’re much taller than I thought you’d be.”
Brett Karlan@oldjerryfodor.bsky.social · 2mo agoOnce again met someone in person I had previously known only over Zoom and had them tell me I'm "taller than [they] were expecting." I can only conclude that, despite being 6'3", I must give off distinctively short king vibes
Geoff Lee analysing morality, consciousness and AI in his keynote at our London-Berkeley conference today
Mind-body workshop in Lugano today. Accessible online. www.ftl.usi.ch/it/feeds/15203
A Tale of Two Substances: New Perspectives on the Mind-Body Problem
25 May 2026 Workshop on Mind-Body Problem This workshop focuses on the philosophical investigation of the mind–body problem, tracing its historical development and examining contemporary frameworks ...
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We’re hiring! We are recruiting for a Lectureship in Global History of Science to join our Department from September 2026. For more info and to apply, please visit: https://bit.ly/3R94V58 Closing Date: 9th June 2026 #WeAreSTS #Science #Historyofscience #Globalscience
Podcast co-author Chike Jeffers (@chikej.bsky.social) alerted me that the most recent #HoPWaG on the philosophy of the French garden is the 750th episode overall, counting all series! historyofphilosophy.net Thanks to everyone who has listened along the way. #podcast #philsky
Hello all! @davidpapineau.bsky.social will give us a talk Thursady 6pm (GMT+1)/2pm (BRT) on norms of knowledge. YouTube Link below. See you there!
Kicking off this Richard Brown extravaganza in a couple of hours along with Alex Keifer and Matthias Michel (0800 EST 1300 London time) onemorebrown.com/2026/04/09/b...
Brownapalooza 2026 -the Consciousness Live! 100th episode Extravaganza Spectacular -May 14 2026
In celebration of the 100th episode of Consciousness Live! I am hosting a series of author-meets-reader sessions on my recent book Consciousness as Representing One’s Mind (OUP 2025). All ses…
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Great film by Phil Halper about philosophers and neuroscientists defending physicalism (including N Block, K Friston, A Seth, F Jackson) www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYAd...
Consciousness: Philosophers & Neuroscientists Defend Physicalism
YouTube video by Phil Halper (aka Skydivephil)
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Pleased to announce this is now forthcoming in Philosophical Studies. I first presented it in 2024, and thanks to many conversations I'm happy with how it turned out. Grateful to the guest editors and reviewers for their input too! philpapers.org/rec/OPEGRL
James Openshaw, Generalised remembering - PhilPapers
Recollections of our personal past are often impressionistic, not so much for lack of detail but for a certain generality of subject matter. If you’ve made a journey many times, you ...
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I do not think that word means what you think it means
Ersatz Doctor@ersatzdoctor.bsky.social · 3mo agoPhysicalists when they hear the zombie argument:
I do not think that word means what you think it means
Ersatz Doctor@ersatzdoctor.bsky.social · 3mo agoPhysicalists when they hear the zombie argument:
