Andrew Lopez
@andrulus.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Colorado State. Views my own, etc.
Animal Philosophy, Social & Political Philosophy, Feminist Philosophy, Latin American Philosophy, Philosophy of Biology
Animal Philosophy, Social & Political Philosophy, Feminist Philosophy, Latin American Philosophy, Philosophy of Biology
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Gaia: the Earth is an organism (not a Darwinian individual) - Biology & Philosophy
The Gaia hypothesis has been roundly criticized by a number of evolutionary biologists, who maintain that no plausible evolutionary account is compatible with the idea that the Earth is an organism. T...
doi.org
Letitia Meynell and I have a new paper out! We revisit the Gaia hypothesis and try to defend the idea and reality of Gaia from some of the main criticisms that led to its dismissal. Thread 1/9 doi.org/10.1007/s105...
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It is not just up to you what you signal though! :(
I'm always saying this. Signaling is inevitable, it's up to you what you signal
virtue signalling is good actually
November 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
It is not just up to you what you signal though! :(
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had an idea for a powerful new subway ad campaign
August 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
had an idea for a powerful new subway ad campaign
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We *know* shockingly little about prehistory—we *speculate* about it, in ways that tend to reaffirm our own assumptions and biases, and then these speculations become sage wisdom about human nature, but only to the exact extent that they assert that women evolved to make sandwiches.
THIS IS WHY WE ALL HATE EVOPSYCH. Can we please fucking discredit this pseudo-naturalist bullshit at last?
November 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
We *know* shockingly little about prehistory—we *speculate* about it, in ways that tend to reaffirm our own assumptions and biases, and then these speculations become sage wisdom about human nature, but only to the exact extent that they assert that women evolved to make sandwiches.
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I have to say, in the long history of “Marx failed to consider” takes by internet reply-guys, “Marx failed to consider the use-value of warm coats” should win its own category of award
November 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I have to say, in the long history of “Marx failed to consider” takes by internet reply-guys, “Marx failed to consider the use-value of warm coats” should win its own category of award
She's right
Talking to the 5-year-old about the election tomorrow has backfired spectacularly because she asked if she gets to vote, and I explained to her that she needed to be 18, and she is now crying and vigorously arguing that you should be allowed to vote “whatever age you are”
November 4, 2025 at 5:43 AM
She's right
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Letitia Meynell and I have a new paper out! We revisit the Gaia hypothesis and try to defend the idea and reality of Gaia from some of the main criticisms that led to its dismissal. Thread 1/9 doi.org/10.1007/s105...
Gaia: the Earth is an organism (not a Darwinian individual) - Biology & Philosophy
The Gaia hypothesis has been roundly criticized by a number of evolutionary biologists, who maintain that no plausible evolutionary account is compatible with the idea that the Earth is an organism. T...
doi.org
November 3, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Letitia Meynell and I have a new paper out! We revisit the Gaia hypothesis and try to defend the idea and reality of Gaia from some of the main criticisms that led to its dismissal. Thread 1/9 doi.org/10.1007/s105...
Letitia Meynell and I have a new paper out! We revisit the Gaia hypothesis and try to defend the idea and reality of Gaia from some of the main criticisms that led to its dismissal. Thread 1/9 doi.org/10.1007/s105...
Gaia: the Earth is an organism (not a Darwinian individual) - Biology & Philosophy
The Gaia hypothesis has been roundly criticized by a number of evolutionary biologists, who maintain that no plausible evolutionary account is compatible with the idea that the Earth is an organism. T...
doi.org
November 3, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Letitia Meynell and I have a new paper out! We revisit the Gaia hypothesis and try to defend the idea and reality of Gaia from some of the main criticisms that led to its dismissal. Thread 1/9 doi.org/10.1007/s105...
Reposted by Andrew Lopez
Take heart, Canadians. More of us live in LA than Winnipeg, so LA is basically a Canadian city!
November 2, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Take heart, Canadians. More of us live in LA than Winnipeg, so LA is basically a Canadian city!
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Married her yesterday.
I asked my girlfriend if there was anything she wanted from the store and the first thing she asked was, “how is our cheese situation.” I’m going to marry this woman.
November 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Married her yesterday.
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i'm a deleuzean in the very specific sense that i spiritually align with the freaks but i really like hanging out at home
October 31, 2025 at 3:46 PM
i'm a deleuzean in the very specific sense that i spiritually align with the freaks but i really like hanging out at home
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The funny thing about the invention of the wheel is the guy who invented it died penniless. It wasn't until much much later that pennies were invented
October 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The funny thing about the invention of the wheel is the guy who invented it died penniless. It wasn't until much much later that pennies were invented
Mamdani's brazen lie has infected many of our nation's children. Reports from all over the country of kids calling people who are not their parents' siblings "unc"
October 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Mamdani's brazen lie has infected many of our nation's children. Reports from all over the country of kids calling people who are not their parents' siblings "unc"
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Sorry I can't get over this but it's just so funny to say "The test starts off with giraffes and elephants but the questions get way harder than that"
October 28, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Sorry I can't get over this but it's just so funny to say "The test starts off with giraffes and elephants but the questions get way harder than that"
Briefly went on the other site and lol
October 27, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Briefly went on the other site and lol
It becomes a bit more understandable when you note that the "young researcher" in question is 11 years post-PhD and has been a professor for that same amount of time and has tenure. Personally I think it's near-certain they have heard of the second shift, given their research profile.
Like if your reaction to a young researcher who is clearly trying her best going uphill in a famously male-dominated insulated field, is to say "wow go fuck yourself you dumb idiot" idk man. Seems like your field needs a culture rethink
October 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
It becomes a bit more understandable when you note that the "young researcher" in question is 11 years post-PhD and has been a professor for that same amount of time and has tenure. Personally I think it's near-certain they have heard of the second shift, given their research profile.
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Creo que las mujeres no fachas debemos empezar a organizarnos mucho mejor porque la cosa se va a poner tal que así:
www.compactmag.com/article/the-...
www.compactmag.com/article/the-...
The Great Feminization
In 2019, I read an article about Larry Summers and Harvard that changed the way I look at the world.
www.compactmag.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Creo que las mujeres no fachas debemos empezar a organizarnos mucho mejor porque la cosa se va a poner tal que así:
www.compactmag.com/article/the-...
www.compactmag.com/article/the-...
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Forgive me, Chicago, I was not aware of your game
October 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Forgive me, Chicago, I was not aware of your game
Whenever I see people in this admin brazenly lie or Trump say incoherent shit I think of clips of politics in other countries where sometimes other politicians yell at the president or PM or whatever and idly wonder whether it would make any difference to get interrupted and called out mid-lie
October 22, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Whenever I see people in this admin brazenly lie or Trump say incoherent shit I think of clips of politics in other countries where sometimes other politicians yell at the president or PM or whatever and idly wonder whether it would make any difference to get interrupted and called out mid-lie
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Its actually about how bandwagon fans are evil and those that stick with a team through good and bad days are better people. The child is a representation of being in a coma when your team wins the superbowl and you don't get to see it.
October 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Its actually about how bandwagon fans are evil and those that stick with a team through good and bad days are better people. The child is a representation of being in a coma when your team wins the superbowl and you don't get to see it.
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When humans were evolving on the veldt, we never encountered any crappy evolutionary psychology arguments. That's why we never evolved defenses against them.
November 12, 2024 at 3:22 AM
When humans were evolving on the veldt, we never encountered any crappy evolutionary psychology arguments. That's why we never evolved defenses against them.
Maybe he's just a big and dumb fan of Death in June
October 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Maybe he's just a big and dumb fan of Death in June
Happy for my Canadian friends cheering for the blue jays, sad that I must root for los doyers to crush them
October 21, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Happy for my Canadian friends cheering for the blue jays, sad that I must root for los doyers to crush them