Alexander Douglas
@axdouglas.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of St Andrews
https://axdouglas.com/
https://axdouglas.substack.com/
Latest book: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/456203/against-identity-by-douglas-alexander/9780241648216
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https://axdouglas.com/
https://axdouglas.substack.com/
Latest book: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/456203/against-identity-by-douglas-alexander/9780241648216
Photo by Lauren Douglas
I’m really looking forward to doing two events at this festival:
one on my book, Against Identity
one on a panel with @philipgoff.bsky.social and Fleur Jongepier to discuss the “charms and dangers” of AI
www.g10vandeeconomie.nl#D1
one on my book, Against Identity
one on a panel with @philipgoff.bsky.social and Fleur Jongepier to discuss the “charms and dangers” of AI
www.g10vandeeconomie.nl#D1
November 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I’m really looking forward to doing two events at this festival:
one on my book, Against Identity
one on a panel with @philipgoff.bsky.social and Fleur Jongepier to discuss the “charms and dangers” of AI
www.g10vandeeconomie.nl#D1
one on my book, Against Identity
one on a panel with @philipgoff.bsky.social and Fleur Jongepier to discuss the “charms and dangers” of AI
www.g10vandeeconomie.nl#D1
My AI doomer scenario is that it bores us to death. Or we bore ourselves to death talking about it.
October 29, 2025 at 12:28 PM
My AI doomer scenario is that it bores us to death. Or we bore ourselves to death talking about it.
The opposite of aristocracy (rule by the best) is not democracy but kakistocracy: rule by the worst. In practice, democracy is the means to achieve this.
October 20, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The opposite of aristocracy (rule by the best) is not democracy but kakistocracy: rule by the worst. In practice, democracy is the means to achieve this.
Whenever I think of the "Analytic-Continental" divide in philosophy, I remember this Economist headline from decades ago.
October 17, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Whenever I think of the "Analytic-Continental" divide in philosophy, I remember this Economist headline from decades ago.
Reposted by Alexander Douglas
By the way if you are a new student or staff member at UCL you have FREE access to all Institute of Making facilities. That includes our experimental kitchen, metals, textiles, ceramics, electronics, workshops ect.. We teach you how to use them all. "What? No". YES! share.google/Hy3wMLdAQtOz...
October 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
By the way if you are a new student or staff member at UCL you have FREE access to all Institute of Making facilities. That includes our experimental kitchen, metals, textiles, ceramics, electronics, workshops ect.. We teach you how to use them all. "What? No". YES! share.google/Hy3wMLdAQtOz...
I wonder if Dutch philosophy departments in the 1630s were only hiring in the philosophy of tulips.
One might also say "hiring committees".
October 11, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I wonder if Dutch philosophy departments in the 1630s were only hiring in the philosophy of tulips.
Silicon Valley venture capitalists are a picture of sober restraint compared to the research funding councils on this thing.
“How silly are these investors in the AI bubble! Financial euphoria! Tulips! South Sea! Charles Kindelberger! John Kenneth Galbraith!” — proclaims a chorus of intellectuals who, until a week ago, were hyping this gimmick to the stratosphere.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on an AI bubble: capitalism still hasn’t evolved to protect itself | Editorial
Editorial: Warnings about inflated tech stocks suggest investors never learn and central bankers learn too late
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Silicon Valley venture capitalists are a picture of sober restraint compared to the research funding councils on this thing.
“How silly are these investors in the AI bubble! Financial euphoria! Tulips! South Sea! Charles Kindelberger! John Kenneth Galbraith!” — proclaims a chorus of intellectuals who, until a week ago, were hyping this gimmick to the stratosphere.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on an AI bubble: capitalism still hasn’t evolved to protect itself | Editorial
Editorial: Warnings about inflated tech stocks suggest investors never learn and central bankers learn too late
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 8:17 AM
“How silly are these investors in the AI bubble! Financial euphoria! Tulips! South Sea! Charles Kindelberger! John Kenneth Galbraith!” — proclaims a chorus of intellectuals who, until a week ago, were hyping this gimmick to the stratosphere.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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🎙️ In the very first episode of Ping Pong Philosophy, I sit down with Greg Restall, Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of Philosophy at the University of St. Andrews, to talk about possibilia, proof-theoretic semantics, and more!🏓 Full episode out now!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHyx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHyx...
Greg Restall on possibilia, discussing logical pluralism with Graham Priest and more I EP 1 🏓
YouTube video by Ping Pong Philosophy
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October 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🎙️ In the very first episode of Ping Pong Philosophy, I sit down with Greg Restall, Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of Philosophy at the University of St. Andrews, to talk about possibilia, proof-theoretic semantics, and more!🏓 Full episode out now!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHyx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHyx...
I’m a strong advocate of ancient languages, but it seems dangerous to overpromise…
October 6, 2025 at 6:51 AM
I’m a strong advocate of ancient languages, but it seems dangerous to overpromise…
Reposting because still relevant
October 3, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Reposting because still relevant
People who work outside universities: do people in your workplace still think that a good way to create an online form is a make a Word document with little boxes? Not using the form function on Word: drawing actual boxes, like you would for a printed form, though they are hard to type into. Anyone?
September 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
People who work outside universities: do people in your workplace still think that a good way to create an online form is a make a Word document with little boxes? Not using the form function on Word: drawing actual boxes, like you would for a printed form, though they are hard to type into. Anyone?
A very nice result of publishing a trade book is that people contact me to share cool things they’ve written like this: philosophynow.org/issues/163/A...
Authenticity & Absurdity | Issue 163 | Philosophy Now
Paul Doolan tries to tell them apart.
philosophynow.org
September 27, 2025 at 8:44 AM
A very nice result of publishing a trade book is that people contact me to share cool things they’ve written like this: philosophynow.org/issues/163/A...
Before slogans we had to express thoughts manually. We would choose individual words, one by one, and assemble them into sentences in order to express our feelings and beliefs. Hard to imagine in this automated age, but that’s how we did it.
September 25, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Before slogans we had to express thoughts manually. We would choose individual words, one by one, and assemble them into sentences in order to express our feelings and beliefs. Hard to imagine in this automated age, but that’s how we did it.
Wow breaking news from the WSJ www.wsj.com/opinion/acad...
Opinion | Academic Publishing Has Become a Racket
Scientists write and review papers without getting paid, and their institutions have to pay for access.
www.wsj.com
September 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Wow breaking news from the WSJ www.wsj.com/opinion/acad...
Again, huge thanks to Lucille Mona Ling and Nic Nahar Sharp for giving me the opportunity and asking such deep questions!
Interesting interview with @axdouglas.bsky.social re his general take on philosophy and what not.
www.contralytic.co.uk/conversation...
www.contralytic.co.uk/conversation...
Conversation with Contralytic: Against Identity – Interview with Alexander Douglas
Conversations with Contralytic is a digital series of conversations between the editorial of Contralytic Journal and international academic philosophers on the present, past and future of philosophy. ...
www.contralytic.co.uk
September 18, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Again, huge thanks to Lucille Mona Ling and Nic Nahar Sharp for giving me the opportunity and asking such deep questions!
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Check out CEPPA Director Mara van der Lugt on the Gray Area Podcast!
You can hear St Andrews Philosopher Mara van der Lugt speak about her recent book Hopeful Pessimism on the Gray Area podcast here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
And the book itself is available here:
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
#PhilSky
And the book itself is available here:
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
#PhilSky
Hopeful pessimism
Podcast Episode · The Gray Area with Sean Illing · 14/07/2025 · 52m
podcasts.apple.com
September 12, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Check out CEPPA Director Mara van der Lugt on the Gray Area Podcast!