Justin Caouette, Ph.D.
@justincaouette.bsky.social
Asst. Professor of Philosophy | Ethics; Free Will; Agency; Virtue Ethics; Moral Responsibility; Punishment; Enhancement; Moral Obligation; Moral Psychology; Emotion; A.I. Ethics; Metaphysics; Epistemology.
It just feels right: an account of expert intuition #ethics #intuition #philosophy #moralpsychology
It just feels right: an account of expert intuition - Synthese
One of the hallmarks of virtue is reliably acting well. Such reliable success presupposes that an agent (1) is able to recognize the morally salient features of a situation, and the appropriate respon...
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Experiential deference and standpoint authority: a reason for optimism about moral deference #philosophy #ethics #epistemology
Experiential deference and standpoint authority: a reason for optimism about moral deference - Synthese
Synthese - When, if ever, are we justified in relying on another’s moral judgment? On the one hand, Pessimists about moral testimony think there is something wrong, suspicious, or...
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Crypto might be where elite impunity meets elite decadence completely. There is no point to crypto except crime. You can't buy gas with it. No one takes their wages in it. Yet elites, and not just Trump, act like it's legitimate money.
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18h agoTrump family crypto earnings: $1.4 billion $TRUMP meme coin: -98% $MELANIA meme coin: -99% “Perhaps the most blatant example of corruption in the history of American politics.” — Bilello
Haitians living in Springfield, Ohio are being required to wear ankle monitors and turn their passports over to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/08/14/h...
Haitians in Springfield are required to report to Ohio's ICE offices and wear ankle monitors • Ohio Capital Journal
Haitians living in Springfield, Ohio are being required to wear ankle monitors and turn their passports over to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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To conclude the issue, Mandi Astola reviews a book series, The Moral Psychology of the Emotions, directed by Mark Alfano doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy
In #vol39issue6 Anya Plutynski & Claire Pouncey ask what personality can teach us about #mentalhealth doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy
It just feels right: an account of expert intuition #ethics #intuition #philosophy #moralpsychology
It just feels right: an account of expert intuition - Synthese
One of the hallmarks of virtue is reliably acting well. Such reliable success presupposes that an agent (1) is able to recognize the morally salient features of a situation, and the appropriate respon...
link.springer.com
Experiential deference and standpoint authority: a reason for optimism about moral deference #philosophy #ethics #epistemology
Experiential deference and standpoint authority: a reason for optimism about moral deference - Synthese
Synthese - When, if ever, are we justified in relying on another’s moral judgment? On the one hand, Pessimists about moral testimony think there is something wrong, suspicious, or...
link.springer.com
Mapping (very) social epistemology Latest by @neillevy.bsky.social #epistemology #philosophy #philsky
Mapping (very) social epistemology - Asian Journal of Philosophy
A map of a debate or conceptual domain is a representation that allows us to see the relationship between some of its elements. A good map can increase our understanding of the debate. In this paper, ...
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Mapping (very) social epistemology Latest by @neillevy.bsky.social #epistemology #philosophy #philsky
Mapping (very) social epistemology - Asian Journal of Philosophy
A map of a debate or conceptual domain is a representation that allows us to see the relationship between some of its elements. A good map can increase our understanding of the debate. In this paper, ...
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it turns out people like Tom Holland and Zendaya variety.com/2026/film/bo...
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ and ‘The Odyssey’ Power Biggest Collective Weekend in Box Office History With $430 Million
Thanks to the one-two punch of "The Odyssey" and "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," the box office had its biggest collective haul of all time.
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A belief that your US citizenship will be always a shield against the goons of the authoritarian regime is naive. #MAGA #annefrank #iceout #ICE
Och här hemma har Tidöregeringen redan drivit igenom upphävbara medborgarskap – även för infödda medborgare.
Justin Caouette, Ph.D.@justincaouette.bsky.social · 2w agoA belief that your US citizenship will be always a shield against the goons of the authoritarian regime is naive. #MAGA #annefrank #iceout #ICE
A belief that your US citizenship will be always a shield against the goons of the authoritarian regime is naive. #MAGA #annefrank #iceout #ICE
ICE arrests at airports are up in recent months as details emerge about an agreement with TSA to share travelers’ personal data.
TSA Is Helping ICE Ramp Up Arrests At Airports
ICE arrests at airports are up in recent months as details emerge about an agreement with TSA to share travelers’ personal data.
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Matt Walsh complains that Nolan brought his obsession with nonlinear story telling to the Odyssey, undercutting the original's narrative. The defenders of western civilisation, folks.
What if Odysseus actually likes killing? What would it mean if he did? What if he was proud of blinding the cyclops? I feel like the film starts to flirt with these ideas but ultimately is made uncomfortable by them
Pivoting Right: How Belief, Testimony, and Pressure Drive Sudden Political Shifts via @neillevy.bsky.social #philsky #epistemology #philosophy #belief #politics #psychology
Pivoting Right: How Belief, Testimony, and Pressure Drive Sudden Political Shifts | Philosophy | Cambridge Core
Pivoting Right: How Belief, Testimony, and Pressure Drive Sudden Political Shifts
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Pivoting Right: How Belief, Testimony, and Pressure Drive Sudden Political Shifts via @neillevy.bsky.social #philsky #epistemology #philosophy #belief #politics #psychology
Pivoting Right: How Belief, Testimony, and Pressure Drive Sudden Political Shifts | Philosophy | Cambridge Core
Pivoting Right: How Belief, Testimony, and Pressure Drive Sudden Political Shifts
cambridge.org
What would Socrates say about the decline in young people’s basic skills? Nick Agar weighs in. #philsky #ethics #philosophy #socrates
What would Socrates say about the decline in basic skills? - ABC Religion & Ethics
The employers of 2030 won’t be looking for people who can do what AI does more cheaply. They will be looking for people who know what to do with AI, when to distrust it and how to argue with one anoth...
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What would Socrates say about the decline in young people’s basic skills? Nick Agar weighs in. #philsky #ethics #philosophy #socrates
What would Socrates say about the decline in basic skills? - ABC Religion & Ethics
The employers of 2030 won’t be looking for people who can do what AI does more cheaply. They will be looking for people who know what to do with AI, when to distrust it and how to argue with one anoth...
abc.net.au
Cutting-edge science has moved beyond Occam’s Razor iai.tv/articles/cut... #philsky #philscience via @ewinsberg.bsky.social
Cutting-edge science has moved beyond Occam's Razor
<p><em>For centuries, scientific progress meant taming complexity with simple, unified theories, guided by Occam’s Razor. Newton and Einstein captured vast, intricate systems in just a handful of eleg...
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"By shortening the time between asking a question and getting an answer, these [AI] tools are actually undermining curiosity". Philosophy, by contrast, specializes in lengthening that time... #philsky #philosophy #Ai
Philosophy, Brain Studies, and the Value of Curiosity - Daily Nous
An op-ed about curiosity published in the New York Times yesterday will resonate with many philosophers. Written by Anne-Laure Le Cunff, a neuroscientist at King's College London, it uses the example ...
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