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Anneli Jefferson
@annelijefferson.bsky.social
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We should all regularly be asked what the fuck we are talking about. It's the only way to have a shared reality.
Reading about basic desert and having that one philosopher's modus tollens is another's modus ponens experience.
The paper - this cannot be the right account of basic desert if it forces you to be a sceptic about basic desert if you think harming others can never be non-instrumentally good 1/2
January 5, 2026 at 8:27 PM
First day back at work flew by. Not in a good way but in a - what it's almost evening and this is all I've managed? - kind of way.
January 5, 2026 at 5:06 PM
I was planning to do dry January, but this may not be the year for it.
January 4, 2026 at 11:26 AM
It's 2026! Shocking thought. Cheers to all🎇🥂
January 1, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Really, we should be hibernating, rather than going places and partying in the new year.
December 31, 2025 at 1:41 PM
This is giving me the use/mention ouch
My "do not write see resume" form field label is raising a lot of questions already answered by the label.
December 30, 2025 at 7:57 PM
My new year's resolutions this year are work ones
Don't write a book review in 26
Write the book in 26
Don't take on any additional invited chapters/papers
Let's see how I go...
December 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Duhh....
BBC News - Are these AI prompts damaging your thinking skills?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Experts warn AI is making your brain work less
Generative AI tools have become hugely popular but some experts worry about the effect they have on the brain.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Mid-career is when you ask people for references for grant applications but also write references for grant applications.
December 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Reposted by Anneli Jefferson
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻
Annual reminder that the book is open access.
How do we think of the brain as a deeply interconnected system with highly distributed, non hierarchical processing.
Want to learn about the brain from a fresh perspective?
#neuroskyence
mitpress.mit.edu/978026254460...
The Entangled Brain
Popular neuroscience accounts often focus on specific mind-brain aspects like addiction, cognition, or memory, but The Entangled Brain tackles a much bigger ...
mitpress.mit.edu
December 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Happy Christmas Eve!
December 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Always feel a bit Lady Macbeth after cutting red cabbage.
December 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Not being Australian, I see a dinosaur here
December 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Newly minted property tycoon.
December 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
#philsky too incompetent to get it right first time
December 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
As a little Christmas present, I am sharing my review Nick Shea's Concepts at the Interface www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
First 50 should be free/open access, if I understand it correctly. #phiksky
How we do things with concepts – review of Nicholas Shea’s Concepts at the Interface
Published in Philosophical Psychology (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Argumenta will have a special issue on #epistemicinjustice guest-edited by @lalumera.bsky.social & myself. Deadline: September 2026. Open access. The line-up of invited contributors is already spectacular but we'll add more! #philsky @philhead.bsky.social www.argumenta.org/cfp/the-epis...
THE EPISTEMIC INJUSTICE RESEARCH PROGRAMME: DEGENERATIVE OR PROGRESSIVE? - Argumenta - Journal of Analytic Philosophy
The notion of epistemic injustice introduced by Miranda Fricker in 2007 raised interest in the harmful effects of prejudice within analytic philosophy and beyond. It inspired various projects linking ...
www.argumenta.org
December 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
After many years of living in the UK, I will be going to a Christmas pantomime for the first time today. Apparently audience participation is encouraged/required.
December 17, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I am stressed and grumpy with various work things but also need to make gingerbread dough. #christmasspirit
December 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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📅Save the date! Our next Network seminar will be on "Hearing voices, suicidality, and AI-psychosis", March 20th 2026, Hybrid

This is a collaboration with @hearingvoicesmic.bsky.social and #ProjectEPIC

Find more info and registration here:

birminghamphenomenalnetwork.blogspot.com/2025/12/netw...
Network Seminar: "Hearing voices, suicidality, and AI-psychosis", 20th March, Birmingham and Online
Location In person: Assembly Room, The Exchange, 3 Centenary Square, Birmingham, B1 2DR. Online: Teams meeting. Date and time 20th March 202...
birminghamphenomenalnetwork.blogspot.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Reposted by Anneli Jefferson
#NewArticle #OpenAccess
Dating Apps and the Right to an Explanation|
Bouke de Vries, Kristian González Barman
Read it here 👇

doi.org/10.1111/japp...
#philsky #philosophy
Dating Apps and the Right to an Explanation
This article argues that in countries where dating apps have become the primary means of meeting romantic partners and promise to help users find love, individuals should be entitled to access certai...
doi.org
December 15, 2025 at 10:49 AM
'In the UK, students at state-sector secondary schools and private schools used to be equally likely to get extra time in exams; since then the latter have streaked ahead'

How redefining special needs rocked education - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
How redefining special needs rocked education
Broadened criteria are benefiting the better-off, harming those facing greatest difficulty and straining the system
giftarticle.ft.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:21 PM
You will be haunted by three spirits...
December 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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I’m *very* excited to announce that the special issue of The Monist that I co-edited with Paul Roth is finally out!

It includes my new paper alongside a fantastic set of contributions.

academic.oup.com/monist/issue...

Happy to share a pre-print of my article—just ask!
December 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
And it's a wrap. We finished our moral responsibility module with a week on autonomous systems and the responsibility gap. Some lively discussions. #philsky
December 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM