Anita Leirfall
@anitaleirfall.bsky.social
Associate Professor of #Philosophy at the University of Bergen. 🇳🇴 Various philosophical interests. Kant’s theoretical philosophy is my field of specialty. Other interests: arts, science, music, literature, photography, and travels.
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Very nicely elaborated critique! I will read this with interest.
Btw, you might be interested in our recent paper that has a little bit the same flavor. We problematize many assumptions that overblow AI expectations, and call for more "social science of AI".
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Btw, you might be interested in our recent paper that has a little bit the same flavor. We problematize many assumptions that overblow AI expectations, and call for more "social science of AI".
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Rethinking How We Theorize AI in Organization and Management: A Problematizing Review of Rationality and Anthropomorphism
Artificial intelligence (AI) has long held the promise of imitating, replacing, or even surpassing human intelligence. Now that the abilities of AI systems have started to approach this initial aspir...
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September 6, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Very nicely elaborated critique! I will read this with interest.
Btw, you might be interested in our recent paper that has a little bit the same flavor. We problematize many assumptions that overblow AI expectations, and call for more "social science of AI".
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Btw, you might be interested in our recent paper that has a little bit the same flavor. We problematize many assumptions that overblow AI expectations, and call for more "social science of AI".
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Thank you!! Have you seen this too? openletter.earth/open-letter-...
Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia
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September 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Thank you!! Have you seen this too? openletter.earth/open-letter-...
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Paul Schrader re-read Sartre and Camus before writing the script for Taxi Driver www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
‘If I didn’t write about him, I’m afraid I might become him’: the making of Taxi Driver at 50
Screenwriter Paul Schrader talks the inspiration and legacy of Martin Scorsese’s incendiary New York nightmare
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February 9, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Paul Schrader re-read Sartre and Camus before writing the script for Taxi Driver www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
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A new book on Japanese Animal Ethics from our JP Phil research team in Edinburgh!
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@SchoolofPPLS
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@SchoolofPPLS
February 12, 2026 at 2:50 PM
A new book on Japanese Animal Ethics from our JP Phil research team in Edinburgh!
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@SchoolofPPLS
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@SchoolofPPLS
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🎙️ The founder of our master program, Prof. Manuel García-Carpintero, and coordinator of the analytic philosophy branch of the doctoral program, has a new book out with Cambridge University Press! Check it out! 📖📚
👋NEW PUBLICATION!
Huge congratulations to our senior member Manuel García-Carpintero (UB) on the publication of his new book with Cambridge University Press:
📖Truth and Reference in the Making of Fiction
A fantastic achievement, well done! 👏
tinyurl.com/2aw3b9t4
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Huge congratulations to our senior member Manuel García-Carpintero (UB) on the publication of his new book with Cambridge University Press:
📖Truth and Reference in the Making of Fiction
A fantastic achievement, well done! 👏
tinyurl.com/2aw3b9t4
@filosofiaub.bsky.social
Truth and Reference in the Making of Fiction - Truth and Reference in the Making of Fiction
Truth and Reference in the Making of Fiction - January 2026
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January 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM
🎙️ The founder of our master program, Prof. Manuel García-Carpintero, and coordinator of the analytic philosophy branch of the doctoral program, has a new book out with Cambridge University Press! Check it out! 📖📚
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Not the best frame since it's not new, and yes, it's a terrible idea to put it anywhere www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
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February 9, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Not the best frame since it's not new, and yes, it's a terrible idea to put it anywhere www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
bsky.app/profile/oliv...
bsky.app/profile/oliv...
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I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
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Every year for the past decade, our philosophy editor, Nigel Warburton, has picked his best five philosophy books of the year. Here are all his choices -- from Buddhism to utilitarianism and Hannah Arendt to Zhuangzi:
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The Best Philosophy Books of the Decade - Five Books Expert Recommendations
It’s a golden age for popular books about philosophy, as the challenges of modern life encourage people to seek wisdom from those whose job—at least in principle—is to seek it. Whether it’s new…
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December 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Every year for the past decade, our philosophy editor, Nigel Warburton, has picked his best five philosophy books of the year. Here are all his choices -- from Buddhism to utilitarianism and Hannah Arendt to Zhuangzi:
fivebooks.com/category/phi...
fivebooks.com/category/phi...
Déjà vu reveals the peculiar hidden workings of time and memory
Bergson, the virtual world, and why we remember the present iai.tv/articles/dej... #Bergson #time #memory #philosophy #PhilSky #philsky
Bergson, the virtual world, and why we remember the present iai.tv/articles/dej... #Bergson #time #memory #philosophy #PhilSky #philsky
Déjà vu reveals the peculiar hidden workings of time and memory
<p><em>Déjà vu, the perceived memory of an event happening in the present moment, is one of the most peculiar human experiences there is. It can make us feel as if we have lived our lives before, exac...
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February 10, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Déjà vu reveals the peculiar hidden workings of time and memory
Bergson, the virtual world, and why we remember the present iai.tv/articles/dej... #Bergson #time #memory #philosophy #PhilSky #philsky
Bergson, the virtual world, and why we remember the present iai.tv/articles/dej... #Bergson #time #memory #philosophy #PhilSky #philsky
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra - To the Memory of an Angel: I. Andante - Allegretto · Pinchas Zukerman · Alban Berg · Pierre Boulez · London Symphony Orchestra youtu.be/Aix1hbbMcAY?... #music
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra - To the Memory of an Angel: I. Andante - Allegretto
YouTube video by Pinchas Zukerman - Topic
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February 9, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra - To the Memory of an Angel: I. Andante - Allegretto · Pinchas Zukerman · Alban Berg · Pierre Boulez · London Symphony Orchestra youtu.be/Aix1hbbMcAY?... #music
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"It is rare to see a study equally versed in both Heideggerian and Oriental philosophy capable of cross-culturally tackling such difficult concepts."
New in review: Feng Dong on Eric S. Nelson's Heidegger and Dao, from @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social: criticalinquiry.uchicago.edu/feng_dong_re...
New in review: Feng Dong on Eric S. Nelson's Heidegger and Dao, from @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social: criticalinquiry.uchicago.edu/feng_dong_re...
June 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"It is rare to see a study equally versed in both Heideggerian and Oriental philosophy capable of cross-culturally tackling such difficult concepts."
New in review: Feng Dong on Eric S. Nelson's Heidegger and Dao, from @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social: criticalinquiry.uchicago.edu/feng_dong_re...
New in review: Feng Dong on Eric S. Nelson's Heidegger and Dao, from @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social: criticalinquiry.uchicago.edu/feng_dong_re...
Neuroscientist David Eagleman on How the Physiology of Drug Withdrawal Explains the Psychology of Heartbreak and Loss x.com/davideaglema...
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February 7, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Neuroscientist David Eagleman on How the Physiology of Drug Withdrawal Explains the Psychology of Heartbreak and Loss x.com/davideaglema...
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very happy to share my review of Naomi Fisher's excellent book "Schelling's Mystical Platonism," in European Journal of Philosophy
*A must-read for anyone interested in Schelling*
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
*A must-read for anyone interested in Schelling*
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Schelling's Mystical Platonism: 1792–1802. By Naomi Fisher Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. 248 pp., ISBN: 9780197752883
Click on the article title to read more.
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December 16, 2025 at 12:33 AM
very happy to share my review of Naomi Fisher's excellent book "Schelling's Mystical Platonism," in European Journal of Philosophy
*A must-read for anyone interested in Schelling*
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
*A must-read for anyone interested in Schelling*
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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DEADLINE EXTENSION: FEB. 8, 2026. For The North American Schelling Society (NASS) 9th Annual meeting in Mexico City: CALL FOR PROPOSALS
3-5 June, 2025
SPIRIT & NATURE
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3-5 June, 2025
SPIRIT & NATURE
@marcelagr.bsky.social @kylabruff.bsky.social @benjaminnorris.bsky.social @dalianassar.bsky.social
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January 30, 2026 at 8:21 PM
DEADLINE EXTENSION: FEB. 8, 2026. For The North American Schelling Society (NASS) 9th Annual meeting in Mexico City: CALL FOR PROPOSALS
3-5 June, 2025
SPIRIT & NATURE
@marcelagr.bsky.social @kylabruff.bsky.social @benjaminnorris.bsky.social @dalianassar.bsky.social
nass9.izt.uam.mx?fbclid=IwdGR...
3-5 June, 2025
SPIRIT & NATURE
@marcelagr.bsky.social @kylabruff.bsky.social @benjaminnorris.bsky.social @dalianassar.bsky.social
nass9.izt.uam.mx?fbclid=IwdGR...
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Issue 7 (2025) of SYMPHILOSOPHIE on "Spinoza" is now published!
Special thanks to our guest editor Jimena Solé.
400 pages of new research on German romantic philosophy all online and fully open access: symphilosophie.com/issue-7-2025/
Special thanks to our guest editor Jimena Solé.
400 pages of new research on German romantic philosophy all online and fully open access: symphilosophie.com/issue-7-2025/
February 1, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Issue 7 (2025) of SYMPHILOSOPHIE on "Spinoza" is now published!
Special thanks to our guest editor Jimena Solé.
400 pages of new research on German romantic philosophy all online and fully open access: symphilosophie.com/issue-7-2025/
Special thanks to our guest editor Jimena Solé.
400 pages of new research on German romantic philosophy all online and fully open access: symphilosophie.com/issue-7-2025/
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Jacinta Shrimpton interviewed me about the philosophical work of Karoline von Günderrode for the New Voices in the History of Philosophy podcast - you can listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...
Karoline von Günderrode's philosophy: Interview with Anna Ezekiel
Podcast Episode · New Voices in the History of Philosophy · 11/11/2025 · 44m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/karoline-von-günderrodes-philosophy-interview-with/id1573939535?i=1000736190371
February 3, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Jacinta Shrimpton interviewed me about the philosophical work of Karoline von Günderrode for the New Voices in the History of Philosophy podcast - you can listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...
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Available now as part of the Oxford New Histories of Philosophy Series, my translations of & introductions to philosophical work by German Romantic writer Karoline von Günderrode (1780-1806): "Karoline von Günderrode: Philosophical Writings"
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January 27, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Available now as part of the Oxford New Histories of Philosophy Series, my translations of & introductions to philosophical work by German Romantic writer Karoline von Günderrode (1780-1806): "Karoline von Günderrode: Philosophical Writings"
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Aaaand we're back!!
Two Postdocs in Philosophy of Mind (one ot two years), Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp
- to work with me!
Deadline: March 20, 2026
More info on PhilJobs
Two Postdocs in Philosophy of Mind (one ot two years), Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp
- to work with me!
Deadline: March 20, 2026
More info on PhilJobs
January 22, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Aaaand we're back!!
Two Postdocs in Philosophy of Mind (one ot two years), Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp
- to work with me!
Deadline: March 20, 2026
More info on PhilJobs
Two Postdocs in Philosophy of Mind (one ot two years), Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp
- to work with me!
Deadline: March 20, 2026
More info on PhilJobs
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Excited to recruit a 🚨 postdoc 🚨 for projects on #AI and evolving scientific practice, norms, and impact! Interdisciplinary work across science of science, philosophy of science, math with creative Purdue/Argonne/CMU/Chicago/Princeton collaborators! *pls repost*! careers.purdue.edu/job/Postdoc-...
Postdoc Research Assoc/Sloan Fdn
Postdoc Research Assoc/Sloan Fdn
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January 23, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Excited to recruit a 🚨 postdoc 🚨 for projects on #AI and evolving scientific practice, norms, and impact! Interdisciplinary work across science of science, philosophy of science, math with creative Purdue/Argonne/CMU/Chicago/Princeton collaborators! *pls repost*! careers.purdue.edu/job/Postdoc-...
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The APA DSP participating department at Washington University in St. Louis is accepting applications for one McDonnell Postdoctoral Fellowship for 2026-2027: philjobs.org/job/show/30750
February 5, 2026 at 7:55 PM
The APA DSP participating department at Washington University in St. Louis is accepting applications for one McDonnell Postdoctoral Fellowship for 2026-2027: philjobs.org/job/show/30750
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A reminder for recent arrivals to Bluesky… #PhilSky #philosophy
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February 5, 2026 at 12:49 PM
A reminder for recent arrivals to Bluesky… #PhilSky #philosophy
«Strange Wonder is a deep dive into the role the experience of wonder played in the birth of philosophy, but also, in the present, the key role wonder must play in overcoming our cultural programming and living more authentic lives.»
My #BookReview of Strange Wonder: The Closure of Metaphysics and the Opening of Awe, by Mary-Jane Rubenstein
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#philosophy #Booksky
Strange Wonder: The Closure of Metaphysics and the Opening of Awe
Strange Wonder: The Closure of Metaphysics and the Opening of Awe by Mary-Jane Rubenstein is, in my opinion, an unnecessarily difficult read. I’m a smart, educated guy. I recognize that Mary-Jane…
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February 5, 2026 at 9:31 PM
«Strange Wonder is a deep dive into the role the experience of wonder played in the birth of philosophy, but also, in the present, the key role wonder must play in overcoming our cultural programming and living more authentic lives.»
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Ever wondered what might be wrong with metaphors that present workers as 'wage slaves' or Palestinians as 'victims of a new Holocaust'?
I have a new paper and a new answer: they distract from something important.
doi.org/10.1086/733900
I have a new paper and a new answer: they distract from something important.
doi.org/10.1086/733900
Distracting Metaphors* | Ethics: Vol 135, No 3
Some say that the AIDS epidemic is a Holocaust or that women’s oppression is a form of slavery. Others have critiqued such metaphors for, first, misrepresenting and, second, instrumentalizing their so...
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March 18, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Ever wondered what might be wrong with metaphors that present workers as 'wage slaves' or Palestinians as 'victims of a new Holocaust'?
I have a new paper and a new answer: they distract from something important.
doi.org/10.1086/733900
I have a new paper and a new answer: they distract from something important.
doi.org/10.1086/733900
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Just in time for the holidays, my final post is live.
This is a long-read, and likely of interest to anyone interested in the uses and limitations of computational modeling in cognitive science, with attention on less-noticed issues in the field. 🧵
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This is a long-read, and likely of interest to anyone interested in the uses and limitations of computational modeling in cognitive science, with attention on less-noticed issues in the field. 🧵
vincentcarchidi.substack.com/p/do-languag...
Do Language Models Learn Like Human Children?
On a history of unwittingly lifting cognitive weight, with comments on a personal motivation for studying a very unusual topic.
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December 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Just in time for the holidays, my final post is live.
This is a long-read, and likely of interest to anyone interested in the uses and limitations of computational modeling in cognitive science, with attention on less-noticed issues in the field. 🧵
vincentcarchidi.substack.com/p/do-languag...
This is a long-read, and likely of interest to anyone interested in the uses and limitations of computational modeling in cognitive science, with attention on less-noticed issues in the field. 🧵
vincentcarchidi.substack.com/p/do-languag...
The oldest treaty basing on the principle of equality in world history is the Kadesh Peace Treaty. Let's take a closer look at the details of this treaty, sealed between the Hittites and the Egyptians, as the two powerful civilizations of the ancient world. www.turkishmuseums.com/blog/detail/...
The World's First International Peace Treaty | Turkish Museums
Click here to read our Turkish Museums blog post about the world's first international peace treaty, the Treaty of Kadesh!
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February 4, 2026 at 3:23 AM
The oldest treaty basing on the principle of equality in world history is the Kadesh Peace Treaty. Let's take a closer look at the details of this treaty, sealed between the Hittites and the Egyptians, as the two powerful civilizations of the ancient world. www.turkishmuseums.com/blog/detail/...