The Free Will Show (hosted by Taylor Cyr and Matt Flummer) has a new interview with me up on my work on free will, time-travel, and the simulation hypothesis. Check it out! audio.buzzsprout.com/8yg6pa2pkd2x...
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Excited to see this great review of “Why It’s OK to be a Moderate” forthcoming in Journal of Moral Philosophy: philarchive.org/rec/VANWIO Kyle van Oosterum also has a nice substack post up expanding on it here: open.substack.com/pub/kylevo/p... I am grateful for the thoughtful commentary!
My interview with Marcus Arvan @marcusarvan.bsky.social about how many of history’s worst evils have resulted from far-right and far-left radicalism, and how many widely hailed social and political achievements have been achieved by moderates. #philsky #politics youtu.be/yvk5e0VRpMU
Why It's Okay to be a Moderate | Marcus Arvan | Ep. 81
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A Substack outlining my book's argument that it's OK to be a political moderate, along with links to two podcast interviews: one with the leftist podcast "Academic Edgelords" and the other with conservative Spencer Case at "Micro-Digressions." newworkinphilosophy.substack.com/p/why-its-ok...
"Why It's OK to be a Moderate", Marcus Arvan (University of Tampa)
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I wrote a short summary of the below recently published paper for the New Work in Philosophy blog. open.substack.com/pub/newworki... Thanks @marcusarvan.bsky.social for hosting this!
“Imaginative contagion and moral corruption” - Alex Fisher (University of Leeds)
Philosophy and Phenomenological Research (Early View)
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Alex Fisher@alex-fisher.bsky.social · last yr.Actors, videogame players and VR users often experience *imaginative contagion* - imaginatively adopted attitudes persist into daily life. My paper explains why this occurs and answers the concern that it may result in our acquiring immoral attitudes. doi.org/10.1111/phpr.70056 #philsky Thread:
Read “Ignorance Is the Foundation of Justice” in Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny! @amazon: a.co/d/chdPsv4 #philosophy #justice #ethics
Happy to see this first review of "Why It's OK to be a Moderate" today. interpretationjournal.com/shop/mcgowan... "Arvan makes a well-reasoned, well-researched, and well-written case for viewing political moderates as the unsung heroes of democratic societies for well over a century...
Michael McGowan: Marcus Arvan, Why It’s OK to Be a Moderate – Interpretation Journal
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I recently went on Academic Edgelords, a leftist podcast, to discuss my new book, Why It's OK to be a Moderate. Much to my delight, all three hosts indicated that they enjoyed the book, and we had a fantastic discussion! If you're curious, check it out: www.academicedgelords.com/2025/07/08/e...
EP28: Is it Okay to be a Moderate? (On Marcus Arvan’s “Why it’s OK to Be a Moderate”) - Academic Edgelords
Is moderation just fence-sitting, or is it a forgotten virtue? In this episode, we sit down with philosopher Marcus Arvan to discuss his new book…
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I am devastated to learn of my dear friend and fellow philosopher Helen De Cruz’s passing. With Helen's blessing, her husband Johan and I agreed to circulate a GoFundMe on their children’s behalf. Please feel free to share and circulate widely. www.gofundme.com/f/support-he...
Donate to Support Helen's Children After Her Passing, organized by Marcus Arvan
Help provide Helen De Cruz's children with a better start in life after her un… Marcus Arvan needs your support for Support Helen's Children After Her Passing
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"How to do philosophy with (science) fiction" Here are some reflections on writing weird novels as scholarly outputs (with thanks to @marcusarvan.bsky.social). >> newworkinphilosophy.substack.com/p/giacomo-pe... <<
Giacomo Pezzano (Università di Torino) & Stefano Gualeni (University of Malta), “How to Do Philosophy with Sci-Fiction: A Case of Hybrid Textuality”
Filosofia, 2024.
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“As they try to tackle a problem step by step, they run the risk of hallucinating at each step. The errors can compound as they spend more time thinking.” Your daily reminder that “aligning” LLMs with what we want them to do is a fool’s errand. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/t...
A.I. Hallucinations Are Getting Worse, Even as New Systems Become More Powerful
A new wave of “reasoning” systems from companies like OpenAI is producing incorrect information more often. Even the companies don’t know why.
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We Should Disaggregate Philosophy’s Graduate Admissions, Placement, Tenure and Promotion, and Publishing Data by Mother/Parent Status (Guest post by Maja Sidzińska)
By Maja Sidzińska How well do mothers fare in graduate admissions in academic philosophy relative to fathers and those who aren’t parents? How well do they fare on the academic job market in philosoph...
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Reading suggestions for an undergraduate interested in epistemology and existentialism?
I have a bright undergraduate student who has taken a couple of philosophy courses who asked if I have any recommendations for readings in epistemology and existentialism. I'd really like to provide t...
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I made a video for New Work in Philosophy on mind and self, from Descartes to the anti-Cartesians. Thanks @marcusarvan.bsky.social for the invite! youtu.be/tPXbnketu8I
Joseph Gough (Oxford), "The embodied, relational self: extending or rejecting the mind?"
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A fun, short interview at "Why Philosophy?" on my path into philosophy, what philosophy means to me, etc. Many thanks to Céline Leboeuf for the invitation. It's a great series, and I highly recommend subscribing to her substack! celineleboeuf.substack.com/p/why-philos...
Why Philosophy? Marcus Arvan
Good philosophies make our lives and the world better.
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New podcast interview with Reid Blackman on whether AI control and alignment are possible. Thanks so much to Reid for having me on--it was a fun discussion! open.spotify.com/episode/5rdh...
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I am excited to report that my new book, "Why It's OK to be a Moderate", is now available for purchase ($24.99 paperback / $14.74 Kindle). www.amazon.com/Why-Its-OK-B... From the book's jacket synopsis: "Arvan shows that it’s OK to be a moderate precisely because not everyone should be one...
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Amazon.com: Why It's OK to Be a Moderate: 9781032613864: Arvan, Marcus: Books
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How do you honestly feel about teaching?
In our most recent "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I'm a grad student on the market, and I have a lot of teaching experience (as TA and as lecturer at my degree-granting institution as w...
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Taking on a new AOS mid-career?
In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I would like to hear people's experience of changing AOS(s), especially from mid-career philosophers. I do not have a specific question. But...
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Is it advisable for early-career people (including grad students) to blog about philosophy?
In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: Is it advisable for an early-career philosopher (or philosophy graduate student) to blog about philosophy? How does one tell which philosoph...
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New paper in Journal of Moral Philosophy: philpapers.org/rec/ARVMLO
Marcus Arvan, Metaethical Lessons of a Failed Ontological Proof of Robust Moral Realism - PhilPapers
Michael Huemer claims to give an ontological proof of robust moral realism, the influential view that we have non-selfish, categorical, observer-independent reasons for action. This paper argues that ...
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Greg Stoutenberg's (now-)free "Career Change in 30 Days - for Academics"
Greg Stoutenberg wrote in to draw my attention to this free career change resource he put together: https://gregstoutenburg.gumroad.com/l/careerchange It seems like a really great resource, and I expe...
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How often to ask for updated recommendation letters?
In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: Here's a question for other people who spend multiple years continuously on the job market. How often do you ask your references to update t...
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Gossip about disastrous interviews?
In our new "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I'm an ABD person on the job market for the first time. I had a fair number of first round interviews this cycle--some went well, some were com...
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Philosophical "superstars"
In our new "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: Sometimes I hear people describe some philosopher as a "superstar", but what exactly does that mean? Is it about publications? Or fame? What is...
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Is publishing in specialty journals enough?
In our new "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: When publishing for the job market, do I really need to try and publish at least one article in a top generalist journal? Or will publishing in...
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