Catarina Dutilh Novaes

Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥

@cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social

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Philosopher at VU Amsterdam
PI of ERC-funded project 'Social Epistemology of Argumentation' (2018-2024)
Author of 'The Dialogical Roots of Deduction' (CUP, 2020) and 'Formal Languages in Logic' (CUP, 2012)
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Catarina Dutilh Novaes is a Brazilian and Dutch philosopher whose research concerns the formalization of argumentation and reasoning in the history of logic and the philosophy of logic. She is a professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands, and a professorial fellow at the Arché philosophical research centre of the University of St Andrews in Scotland. .. more

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Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · Nov 11

Hi all! I'm a philosopher at VU Amsterdam. Over the past 6 years I've been leading the ERC-funded project 'The Social Epistemology of Argumentation'. With some amazing young scholars, we've been developing more realistic accounts of argumentative processes. I'll post some links to articles below.

Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · 5d

Naturally, I got in touch with the student to encourage them to pursue a Research Master’s in philosophy ☺️

Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · 5d

That delicious feeling of marking a truly outstanding exam ✨ I've been teaching this course (History of Analytic Philosophy, 2nd year BA) for 6 years; I've had some great students before, but this one is simply off the charts! This student is a true philosophical talent 🤩 #happyteachertoday

Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · 12d

Met volle overtuiging net op @lucstultiens.bsky.social gestemd! Luc is heel actief geweest om het onderwijs te beschermen tegen de absurde bezuinigingen van het vorige kabinet, die ook steun kregen van oppositiepartijen zoals het CDA. Hop naar een kabinet dat Nederland niet dommer wil maken!

Luc Stultiens @lucstultiens.bsky.social · 13d

Opmerkelijk vanavond: Bontenbal verweet Timmermans de onderwijsbezuinigingen van VVD/PVV niet te steunen.

Als het CDA een rechte rug had gehouden net als de rest van de oppositie, hoefden scholen en universiteiten in NL nu geen mensen te ontslaan.

Het alternatief lag op tafel, CDA stemde tegen..

Reposted by Catarina Dutilh Novaes, Martin Drenthen, Judith Pollmann

Luc Stultiens @lucstultiens.bsky.social · 13d

Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · 15d

Of course you are right that the far right, and Wilders in particular, continues to have a firm grip on media & electorate in NL. But compared to the last elections, there's at least a bit more pushback. I also found this article on the profiles of voters interesting 👇
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

Nieuwe kiezers bereiken zónder de harde kern vervreemden – het blijkt moeilijk voor alle partijen

Het probleem waar iedere partij mee worstelt is: hoe bereik je die nieuwe kiezers zonder je vaste kiezers, je ‘kernelectoraat’, van je te vervreemden? Bijna iedere partij zit deze campagne met dit pro...

www.nrc.nl

Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · 21d

Do you have something specific in mind re Bontebal? Given the realistic possibilities, he does strike me as not as bad as the others... A truly left-oriented government at this point simply does not reflect the political ethos of the country, so it wouldn't be sustainable. So we need to compromise 🥴

Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · 22d

I see one reasonably plausible, democracy-enforcing coalition in the horizon: CDA, GL/PvdA, D66, Volt and CU. It seems ideologically plausible, and not that far off from a majority (at 77 seats taking the upper limits of the latest peilingwijzer).
peilingwijzer.tomlouwerse.nl

Laatste Peilingwijzer – Peilingwijzer

De Peilingwijzer combineert de Tweede Kamerpeilingen van Ipsos I&O & Verian/EenVandaag

peilingwijzer.tomlouwerse.nl

Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · 22d

PvdD ook heel goed, maar ik vrees te links voor CDA.

Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · 22d

Een best realistische coalitie (nog geen meerderheid maar kan nog zo ver komen) die goed voor de rechtsstaat zou zijn: CDA, GL/PvdA, D66, Volt en CU.

Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · 22d

Congrats @davidludwig.bsky.social and @charbelelhani.bsky.social 🥳 it’s an amazing book that should be widely read!

David Ludwig @davidludwig.bsky.social · 22d

The open access pdf has been out for a while but so much more exciting to hold the physical book in my hands!

Reposted by Michela Massimi, Catarina Dutilh Novaes, Jordi Cat

David Ludwig @davidludwig.bsky.social · 22d

The open access pdf has been out for a while but so much more exciting to hold the physical book in my hands!

Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · 22d

I completely agree! There should always be some computer already connected to the beaming system to be used. If the speaker wants to use their own computer, then fine, it's on them to make sure it works. But those of us who have 'plain' slides and just need a basic set-up should have that option.

Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · 24d

Revolutionary chic 😄

Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · 24d

Agreed! I always make a point of telling my students about how engagé Russell was all his life. While it’s true that many analytic philosophers see themselves as apolitical, that’s not the case of one of our founding figures ☺️

Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · 24d

But as the book documents so well, many analytic luminaries are experts in being snarky themselves! (E.g. G. Ryle in the meeting in France, I think on 1958?) But yeah, maybe different times? Either way, I enjoyed reading the book, even if it didn't deliver everything that it promised.

Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · 24d

@timcrane.bsky.social I think it's great how you highlight the many insights that the book contains. It pissed off many an analytic philosopher (maybe the snarky tone, as you noted), but it does include many excellent observations. But as you, I was not convinced by the 'ideology critique' part.

Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · 24d

Excellent piece by @timcrane.bsky.social on @schuringa.bsky.social ’s book ‘A Social History of Analytic Philosophy’. My own views on what the book does well and where it is less successful very much align with Tim’s assessment here.

Tim Crane @timcrane.bsky.social · 25d

I wrote something about analytic Philospphy, and Christoph Schuringa’s book for the Ideas Letter @stefanschubert.bsky.social @lbenardo.bsky.social www.theideasletter.org/essay/bloodl...

“Bloodless Pedantry” - The Ideas Letter

The academic study of philosophy tends to inspire contempt, from within and from without. Stephen Hawking’s pompous pronouncement in 2010 that “philosophy is dead” is just one version of a…

www.theideasletter.org

Reposted by Huw Price, Catarina Dutilh Novaes, Michael Morris , and 2 more Huw Price, Catarina Dutilh Novaes, Michael Morris, James Connelly, David Spurrett

Tim Crane @timcrane.bsky.social · 25d

I wrote something about analytic Philospphy, and Christoph Schuringa’s book for the Ideas Letter @stefanschubert.bsky.social @lbenardo.bsky.social www.theideasletter.org/essay/bloodl...

“Bloodless Pedantry” - The Ideas Letter

The academic study of philosophy tends to inspire contempt, from within and from without. Stephen Hawking’s pompous pronouncement in 2010 that “philosophy is dead” is just one version of a…

www.theideasletter.org

Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · 28d

Very important topic!

Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · 28d

What's the project about?

Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · Oct 9

Some of my thoughts on this project 👇 (I don't myself use the term 'decolonise', but close enough 😀)
vu.nl/en/news/2025...

Catarina Dutilh Novaes ready to decolonise science as NIAS Distinguished Fellow - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

How can science counter colonial legacies in its practices? VU professor Dutilh Novaes carries out her new research as Distinguished NIAS-Lorentz Fellow.

vu.nl

Reposted by Catarina Dutilh Novaes

Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · Oct 7

How can science free itself from colonial legacies embedded in its practices? This is the central question driving a new project by Professor Catarina Dutilh Novaes, who joins NIAS in the first semester of 26–27 as the Distinguished NIAS-Lorentz Fellow. @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social
bit.ly/4mXW0O7

Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · Oct 7

I look forward to the blog post!

Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · Oct 7

Absolutely! Do you know the book 'Data Grab'? It draws a very clear connection between colonialism and AI hype.

Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · Oct 7

✨Exciting news! ✨
Next year I'll be the Distinguished NIAS-Lorentz Fellow at NIAS (Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study), to work on a project on colonialism in scientific practices. nias.knaw.nl/news/reckoni...

Reckoning with Colonial Legacies in Science | NIAS

nias.knaw.nl

Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · Sep 16

@mbarany.com this paper :)

Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · Sep 13

Looks like they were an interesting couple ☺️ I just listened to your dad’s song, I like it! Makes me think of Depeche Mode (which in my universe is a good thing, just to clarify!).

Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · Sep 13

That happened to me once, for months! Turned out it was this song 👇(not by my father, you’re way cooler than me 😆) open.spotify.com/track/4oVnQx...

open.spotify.com

Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · Sep 13

I loved it! There are even some faint connections with my own family history (a cousin of my grandmother's lived in Greece and was hanged by the Germans in 1945, and my mother has been researching this history in recent years), which made me appreciate the historical contextualization even more.

Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · Sep 11

Great day! 🥂
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

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