David Papineau

@davidpapineau.bsky.social

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King's College London. Working on mind, metaphysics, and science.
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David Papineau is a British academic philosopher, born in Como, Italy. He works as Professor of Philosophy of Science at King's College London and the City University of New York Graduate Center, and previously taught for several years at Cambridge University, where he was a fellow of Robinson College. .. more

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Joel David Hamkins @joeldavidhamkins.bsky.social · 2d

Barbara Montero on machine consciousness, appearing in the New York Times today: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...

Opinion | A.I. Is Already Intelligent. This Is How It Becomes Conscious.

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Barry C Smith @barrycsmith.bsky.social · 5d

Awaken your senses at Coal Drops Yard with this mini exhibition as part of the Club Curling experience at Kings Cross. A huge thanks to our friends and partners @ip-sas.bsky.social for helping us create these multisensory experiences

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Chris Bertram @crookedfootball.bsky.social · 5d

The BBC headline with "migrants" is already terrible and plays into the far-right narrative. And the solution to asylum-seekers being exploited by criminals is to allow them to contribute by working legally rather than making them survive on a pittance.

Crime network behind UK mini-marts is enabling migrants to work illegally

Undercover reporters were told how easy it was to make big profits selling illegal vapes and cigarettes.

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David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social · 16d

Nice question. Made me think of literature on insect signalling (which is not always cooperative). Maybe worth looking at Ulrich Stegmann’s work on that.

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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 23d

Today's new episode: Cartesian Science!

From comets to blood transfusions, embryology, and the debate over the pineal gland: Descartes’ impact on science, especially medicine.

www.historyofphilosophy.net/cartesian-sc...

#hopwag #philsky #descartes #historyofscience #podcasts

David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social · 23d

Avocets on the Blackwater Estuary this morning

David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social · 24d

I spent an hour with the excellent Brad Carr exploring issues where philosophy and sports overlap www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHZW...

David Papineau: Philosophy in Sports, Genetics, Ethics, Formula One | Brad Carr Podcast Episode 134

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David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social · 24d

Just looked it up. Odd. Frank assumes "the point of batting is to make runs". Not at all obvious. Batting can be good for many incommensurable things, so there's no unique "best batsman". (Also Frank mis-spells Hobbs in his first line, which rather diminishes his authority on these matters.)

David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social · 24d

Not sure what Frank has in mind. He discerns a lot more conceptual mistakes than I do. Myself I grew up with Barry Richards and Graeme Pollock and and doubt any batsmen have been greater than them. Maybe Sobers.

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David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social · Oct 10

Katy Papineau talks about the thinking behind her painting

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Katy Papineau - In The Studio

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David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social · Oct 10

I had a lot of fun exploring the insidious influence of dualist ideas with @evanmcgloughlin.bsky.social
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Meet the Philosopher of Mind Proving that Consciousness is Physical!

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David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social · Sep 29

Some philosophical arguments are well-known only because they provoke intense debate about which of their flaws is the most important one

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David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social · Sep 22

We're still hiring—Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Ancient Philosophy
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOQ599/l...

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Ancient Philosophy (E&R) at King's College London

Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Ancient Philosophy (E&R) on jobs.ac.uk!

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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · Sep 7

We're back from summer break! In today's new #podcast Ariane Schneck joins me to discuss the correspondence between Elisabeth of Bohemia and Descartes, focusing on the mind-body problem and the passions.

www.historyofphilosophy.net/descartes-el...

#philsky #descartes #mindbodyproblem