F. Contesi
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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
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
Plastics recycling is a scam
YouTube video by Quillette
youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:54 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...
November 2, 2025 at 10:43 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 10:40 PM
November 2, 2025 at 10:39 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...
I miss the great philosophers
unherd.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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
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
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
Events – ARS
21 October 2025, 17:15–19:00
sites.unica.it
October 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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
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
"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