F. Contesi
@contesi.bsky.social
Philosopher at U. of Cagliari, Fulbright & MSCA alumnus, launched https://ub.edu/biap/bp/, https://tinyurl.com/wjjnkvyj, https://tinyurl.com/aesth-l & https://sites.unica.it/ars/. "Manichean" fighting corruption and propaganda one day at a time
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F. Contesi
@contesi.bsky.social
· Apr 28
Conversations with Contralytic
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
New interview with yours truly on #linguisticjustice & letting 100 flowers blossom: www.contralytic.co.uk/conversation...
Here's a short interview I made last month with Shaun Gallagher that just came out: youtu.be/gq6zXgXY828?...
Interview with Shaun Gallagher
YouTube video by PRIN PROJECT MEIMI
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Here's a short interview I made last month with Shaun Gallagher that just came out: youtu.be/gq6zXgXY828?...
Decadence www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPR_...
Scandalo BBC, documentario di Trump manipolato: il commento di Marcello Foa
YouTube video by Tag24
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Decadence www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPR_...
This focus on good vs bad journals ignores the fundamental problem, viz. that quality can only be judged by each evaluator who looks at a specific article. DORA's attack on impact factors extends to any non-qualitative assessment of articles including looking at which journal published the article.
"There are a number of journals, particularly that have been created over the past few years, that aren’t adding value and are just churning out quantity."
"We’ve got to stop talking about the problem and start doing something about it." retractionwatch.com/2025/10/21/l...
November 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
This focus on good vs bad journals ignores the fundamental problem, viz. that quality can only be judged by each evaluator who looks at a specific article. DORA's attack on impact factors extends to any non-qualitative assessment of articles including looking at which journal published the article.
"There are a number of journals, particularly that have been created over the past few years, that aren’t adding value and are just churning out quantity."
"We’ve got to stop talking about the problem and start doing something about it." retractionwatch.com/2025/10/21/l...
Less is more: Academic publishing needs ‘radical change,’ Cambridge press report concludes
Academic publishing needs “renewed focus and collective action” to embrace new approaches and ensure the future of the industry, concludes a report from Cambridge University Press, released last we…
retractionwatch.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
"There are a number of journals, particularly that have been created over the past few years, that aren’t adding value and are just churning out quantity."
November 2, 2025 at 10:39 PM
"We’ve got to stop talking about the problem and start doing something about it." retractionwatch.com/2025/10/21/l...
Less is more: Academic publishing needs ‘radical change,’ Cambridge press report concludes
Academic publishing needs “renewed focus and collective action” to embrace new approaches and ensure the future of the industry, concludes a report from Cambridge University Press, released last we…
retractionwatch.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:38 PM
"We’ve got to stop talking about the problem and start doing something about it." retractionwatch.com/2025/10/21/l...
Hobbs "claim[s] [philosophy] helps people discern "the fake news and the conspiracy theories and the snake oil merchants out there". This is a point I'm surprised any member of the philosophy profession can make with a straight face, given ongoing mass delusions therein" unherd.com/2025/10/i-mi...
I miss the great philosophers
unherd.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Hobbs "claim[s] [philosophy] helps people discern "the fake news and the conspiracy theories and the snake oil merchants out there". This is a point I'm surprised any member of the philosophy profession can make with a straight face, given ongoing mass delusions therein" unherd.com/2025/10/i-mi...
Looking for Nobel Prize ideas, Oslo? youtube.com/shorts/WI0Bb...
Edward Snowden: The Hidden Cost of Clicking 'OK'
YouTube video by NEAR Protocol
youtube.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Looking for Nobel Prize ideas, Oslo? youtube.com/shorts/WI0Bb...
Dissatisfaction keeps brewing: "there have never been so many professional philosophers as there are today, yet philosophy has never been so irrelevant. [...] As a result, philosophy deals with artifactual puzzles of no abiding significance" link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Client Challenge
link.springer.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Dissatisfaction keeps brewing: "there have never been so many professional philosophers as there are today, yet philosophy has never been so irrelevant. [...] As a result, philosophy deals with artifactual puzzles of no abiding significance" link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Next meeting of the ARS network:
21 October 2025, 17:15–19:00
Paolo Babbiotti (University of Turin), “Richard Wollheim (1923–2003): Bringing Aesthetics, Ethics, and Psychoanalysis Together”
Cagliari & #onlineaccessible (contact me for the access link)
sites.unica.it/ars/events
21 October 2025, 17:15–19:00
Paolo Babbiotti (University of Turin), “Richard Wollheim (1923–2003): Bringing Aesthetics, Ethics, and Psychoanalysis Together”
Cagliari & #onlineaccessible (contact me for the access link)
sites.unica.it/ars/events
Events – ARS
21 October 2025, 17:15–19:00
sites.unica.it
October 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Next meeting of the ARS network:
21 October 2025, 17:15–19:00
Paolo Babbiotti (University of Turin), “Richard Wollheim (1923–2003): Bringing Aesthetics, Ethics, and Psychoanalysis Together”
Cagliari & #onlineaccessible (contact me for the access link)
sites.unica.it/ars/events
21 October 2025, 17:15–19:00
Paolo Babbiotti (University of Turin), “Richard Wollheim (1923–2003): Bringing Aesthetics, Ethics, and Psychoanalysis Together”
Cagliari & #onlineaccessible (contact me for the access link)
sites.unica.it/ars/events
Today’s event is cancelled for reasons of force majeure
All are welcome in Cagliari and online! This is the first event organized within the new ARS network: sites.unica.it/ars/ #onlineaccessible
October 3, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Today’s event is cancelled for reasons of force majeure
All are welcome in Cagliari and online! This is the first event organized within the new ARS network: sites.unica.it/ars/ #onlineaccessible
October 1, 2025 at 11:44 AM
All are welcome in Cagliari and online! This is the first event organized within the new ARS network: sites.unica.it/ars/ #onlineaccessible
"Britain emanates darkness and absurdity: every day a new humiliation ritual. Another thing that no one wants, no one requests, and actively said they didn’t want, actually." ninapower.substack.com/p/a-greek-so...
A Greek Sojourn
Where the Gods Reside
ninapower.substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"Britain emanates darkness and absurdity: every day a new humiliation ritual. Another thing that no one wants, no one requests, and actively said they didn’t want, actually." ninapower.substack.com/p/a-greek-so...
