Aidan McGlynn
@aidanmcglynn.bsky.social
Glaswegian philosopher based at the University of Edinburgh, mostly working on issues in epistemology and feminist philosophy. Co-editor of Hypatia, research associate at ACEPS, University of Johannesburg. He/him. https://sites.google.com/site/aidanmcglynn
Time to decide what to cover in my Epistemic Injustice course this coming semester. Last year I added Lackey on false confessions, and that's staying. I dropped Berenstain on epistemic exploitation to have a break from it, but ended up talking about it anyway, so inclined to add that back.
I've put together a mix of what I'm somewhat grandiosely (but accurately) calling cinematic ambience - so mostly beatless ambient soundscapes for 90 mins, more intended as a soundtrack for doing something else than something to sit and listen to. I intend to play it in the background for working.
A Walk Across the Rooftops (July 2026 - Cinematic Ambience)
Something a bit different this month - a mix of ambient sounds by progressive & organic house and drum & bass producers: 1. Gai Barone - 'Clutchy (Ambient mix)' [Barra Uno] 2. Savvas - 'Eunoia (Ambi
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The shining sands of Seilebost, Isle of Harris. My brief stay (and first time) in Lewis was punctuated with many pit-stops like this, usually following a broad grin and exclamation of 'whoa!' #Scotland #IsleofHarris #OuterHebrides www.damianshields.com
One regret I have is not sitting in on @bryanpickel.bsky.social's course on Stebbing before he moved to Glasgow - this is a nice review of Chapman's recent collection of her papers, making the case that it's a good introduction to her work but also that specialists will learn things too:
Susan Stebbing: Philosophical Papers
Susan Stebbing (1885-1943) was a prominent analytic philosopher in the generation after Russell and Moore. Stebbing was highly influential on the post-war gene…
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Join us (virtually) on September 14 for a day-long workshop on the Philosophy of Diagnosis! What is diagnosis, who is it for, and what will become of it in the age of AI? We have an incredible line up of speakers who plan to tackle these questions. Registration is free and open at the link.
Workshop: The Philosophy of Diagnosis - The Center for Philosophy of Science
Workshop: The Philosophy of Diagnosis September 14, 2026 9a-5p (EDT = UTC-4) Virtual (on Zoom) Hosted by the University of Pittsburgh Diagnosis is central to the practice of medicine, yet it …
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Very much liking 'The Marriage Question', but I do wish I'd read more Eliot beforehand - I've read 'Middlemarch', but the others have been sitting in my queue for a while and I think I'd have gotten more out of the intellectual biography if I'd read them first.
A moment of euphoria, from the Human Traffic soundtrack
Ogive No.1
YouTube video by William Orbit - Topic
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Madonna - 'Nothing Really Matters'. I'm not even going to pretend that this is a 'guilty' pleasure:
Madonna - 06. Nothing Really Matters
YouTube video by MadonnaMusicHD
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Philosophers, as ever, laser-focused on the most pressing moral issue of the day (Kate Manne's substack subscriptions)
Very sorry to hear that the great William Orbit has died - RIP
Aidan McGlynn@aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · last yr.William Orbit is well-known for his 'Pieces in a Modern Style' album, as well as adding his distinctive sound to All Saints 'Pure Shores' and some of Madonna's best songs ('Frozen', 'Nothing Really Matters', 'Ray of Light', etc). But his roots are in progressive house, and this is a monster remix.
Men want to read about relatable stuff, like murdering an old woman for money or becoming emperor of the universe and unleashing a holy war in which billions die, not niche stuff like navigating tricky communication issues in a relationship and having mental health issues
Very sorry to hear that the great William Orbit has died - RIP
Aidan McGlynn@aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · last yr.William Orbit is well-known for his 'Pieces in a Modern Style' album, as well as adding his distinctive sound to All Saints 'Pure Shores' and some of Madonna's best songs ('Frozen', 'Nothing Really Matters', 'Ray of Light', etc). But his roots are in progressive house, and this is a monster remix.
Bandcamp Friday has become completely overwhelming as I follow more artists/labels on there - I've had about 30 emails today already
This is seriously lovely - Underworld with a downtempo, spacey remix of One Dove (with Dot Allison's vocals and Andy Weatherall producing)
One Dove - Why Dont You Take Me [Underworld Mix]
YouTube video by EFC429
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The pro-Ron Liddle/anti-mobility-aids for young women brand of feminism is really hitting its stride this week
Loved by Glasgow's youth for nearly 3 decades, Flip brought American clothing to the city after being set up as a franchise arm of Flip on London's King's Road by Jean Brown and Colin McNaught in 1980. #Glasgow
Recalling the "jokey" 'I ignore student accommodations' tweet
University professor outrages students with 'jokey' tweet
A UNIVERSITY lecturer is under fire after posting a “jokey” comment on Twitter.
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Excited for the new film with the premise 'we wrote Owen Wilson into a long Reacher episode for some reason'
Owen Wilson: I'm Excited on SNL
Alt: Owen Wilson saying I'm Excited
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Today is publication day for my book, "Relevant Logics: Implication, Modality, Quantification"! It's a comprehensive overview of ternary relational frame theory for relevant logics and their modal and quantified extensions. www.cambridge.org/core/books/r...
Relevant Logics
Cambridge Core - Logic - Relevant Logics
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Made an hour-long mix of music in this precise genre
A Walk Across the Rooftops (August 2026)
It's the tenth anniversary since my mother's death today, and so I've put together some tracks that are particularly beautiful and that have been particularly meaningful for me over the past few years
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Aidan McGlynn@aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · last yr.As you'll have gathered by now, I'm very invested in the specific genre of 'house music that makes you want to cry a little bit', and as such this is a great find:
Routledge have a video to advertise their classics series that offers a number of suggested next reads from the series if you enjoyed other books - the suggestions get enjoyably weirder as they go on, cumulating with 'if you liked The Hunger Games, try Popper's The Open Society and its Enemies'
