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Jeff Dean

@jtdean.bsky.social

Philosophy PhD and Publisher at Hackett Publishing; previously Harvard UP, Routledge, Wiley-Blackwell. I am the drummer for Anachronist (https://anachronist.band/), family man, and friend of Canada 🍁 Profile painting by my wife.

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Jeff Dean@jtdean.bsky.social ¡ last wk.

“Nyholm’s...is an excellent book for anyone who is interested in thinking seriously and carefully about the ethics of AI technologies. I will be using it to teach my AI ethics course." Moti Mizrahi, Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective hackettpublishing.com/the-ethics-o...

The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

“With remarkable clarity and insight, Sven Nyholm guides readers through the central moral issues and questions raised by artificial intelligence—from alignment and accountability to moral status and ...

hackettpublishing.com

Jeff Dean@jtdean.bsky.social ¡ 2mo ago

Some fun and accessible videos from Hackett author Lee Braver. Ergo is doing great work with a whole series of authors and topics.

Hackett Publishing Company@hackettpub.bsky.social ¡ 2mo ago

Lee Braver, professor and author of “Introducing Ethics” published this spring by Hackett, has created a comprehensive philosophy lecture series with ergo.org. Click the link below for the lectures and the link in our bio for his book! ergo.org/videos/lee-b...

Jeff Dean@jtdean.bsky.social ¡ 2mo ago

A primer on ethics through introduction to, and discussion of, Socrates, Aristotle, Kant, Mill, Sartre and Gilligan. Let the good times roll.

Hackett Publishing Company@hackettpub.bsky.social ¡ 2mo ago

Dr. Lee Braver's "Introducing Ethics" provides an enlightening path into the study of ethics. This book is accompanied by rich resources, including a teaching guide with reading assignments and test banks created by Braver himself! hackettpublishing.com/introducing-...

Jeff Dean@jtdean.bsky.social ¡ 3mo ago

Authors are increasingly being bated by scams of this and a similar nature. The use of AI means they often include details about the work in question, and are written well (though typically a lot of AI-inflected flattery). Take care when engaging with unfamiliar (and often unlikely) new "fans".

C. Malcolm Keating@cmalcolmkeating.bsky.social ¡ 3mo ago

Authors beware of a scam. I got a message from “Jesse” from a philosophy Meetup asking if they could discuss my book, and I would zoom in. Why not? I replied to ask for info and emailed my publisher. “Jesse” replies with an ask for marketing money. Hackett replied that they’d seen this before. +

Hackett Publishing Company@hackettpub.bsky.social ¡ 4mo ago

This spring, Hackett published the first edition of “On Liberty” to establish Harriet Taylor Mill, John Stuart Mill’s wife, as co-author of this pivotal text. Expert editors crafted a book that asserts co-authorship and incorporated previously unpublished writings. Read more with the links in bio!

Dark blue book cover of On Liberty published by Hackett Publishing CompanyImage of an article titles "On Liberty" Now Officially Has Two Authors
Jeff Dean@jtdean.bsky.social ¡ 6mo ago

If you're looking to start or update an applied philosophy/ethics course, Hackett has some great resources: hackettpublishing.com/the-ethics-o... hackettpublishing.com/applied-epis... hackettpublishing.com/an-introduct... hackettpublishing.com/the-hackett-... hackettpublishing.com/environmenta...

The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

“With remarkable clarity and insight, Sven Nyholm guides readers through the central moral issues and questions raised by artificial intelligence—from alignment and accountability to moral status and ...

hackettpublishing.com

Jeff Dean@jtdean.bsky.social ¡ 6mo ago

This fine text now includes an instructor's manual and test bank with answers for instructors, and will soon also have "more to think about" material for each chapter free online, available in affordable print and ebook #philosophy hackettpublishing.com/discovering-...

Discovering Philosophy (Fourth Edition)

Are we free or determined? Are things really the way they appear to be? What’s the difference between right and wrong? Can God’s existence be demonstrated? Discovering Philosophy looks at these and ot...

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Jeff Dean@jtdean.bsky.social ¡ 6mo ago

Lee Braver's Introducing Ethics, which takes on the subject through discussion of six major historical figures, is now available from Hackett. Jerry Piven (Rutgers) says “Introducing Ethics is such a marvelous, clear, delightfully engaging text..." hackettpublishing.com/introducing-...

Introducing Ethics: A Beginner’s Guide Through Six Major Thinkers

Introducing Ethics takes us through the history of Western ethics, beginning with Socrates’s attempt to apply reason to questions about what it is to be a good person and what we ought to do. We then ...

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Jeff Dean@jtdean.bsky.social ¡ 7mo ago

WTF. Their Tagline: "Stop stressing. Start acing. Einstein does the busywork so you don't have to." *You* aren't acing anything. And the “busywork”? You mean the coursework. It just does the coursework.

Edouard Machery@edouardmachery.bsky.social ¡ 7mo ago

AI and machine learning are extraordinary technologies unimaginable a decade ago. But AI companies are typically dreadful and do their best to make their products unbearable. Here is a recent example (if it is a real thing!)

Jeff Dean@jtdean.bsky.social ¡ 8mo ago

This book, by the great Sven Nyholm, is out next month, but you can see the TOC and Intro here right now!: hackettpublishing.com/the-ethics-o... Great for those just starting out with the ethics of AI, and for early-level courses that include the subject. #AI

The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

Forthcoming - March 2026 “With remarkable clarity and insight, Sven Nyholm guides readers through the central moral issues and questions raised by artificial intelligence—from alignment and accountab...

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