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Constantine Sandis
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Director, @lexacademic.bsky.social. Fellow, Royal Society of Arts. Visiting Professor of Philosophy, University of Hertfordshire (he/him ) 🌱.

Writing a book on How to Understand Others for @yalebooks.bsky.social.

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Constantine Sandis is a Greek and British philosopher and entrepreneur. Having worked on philosophy of action, moral psychology, David Hume, and Ludwig Wittgenstein, in 2013 he became Professor of Philosophy at Oxford Brookes University. He is currently Visiting Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hertfordshire and co-founding Director of the author services firm Lex Academic. .. more

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Constantine Sandis @csandis.bsky.social · Nov 28
My apologies for being in anyone's starter pack, like that unwanted U2 album we were all trying to remove.

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Anita Leirfall @anitaleirfall.bsky.social · 9h
Why does hardly anyone in academic philosophy care about reading? | By Martin Lenz (@goingloopy.bsky.social)

While there are numerous guides on writing philosophy or on reconstructing arguments, there is next to nothing on reading handlingideas.blog/2025/11/01/w... #reading #PhilosophySky #philsky
Why does hardly anyone in academic philosophy care about reading?
No, this is not about the decline of the occident, just a note about a curiosity in academic philosophy. Philosophy is a discipline in which reading is a key competence, not least in that philosoph…
handlingideas.blog

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Anita Leirfall @anitaleirfall.bsky.social · 8d
AI chatbots are sycophants — researchers say it’s harming science

Nature asked researchers who use artificial intelligence how its propensity for people-pleasing affects their work — and what they are doing to mitigate it. www.nature.com/articles/d41... #AI #science #philosophysky #philsky
AI chatbots are sycophants — researchers say it’s harming science
Nature asked researchers who use artificial intelligence how its propensity for people-pleasing affects their work — and what they are doing to mitigate it.
www.nature.com

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Constantine Sandis @csandis.bsky.social · 10d
Deliver Me from Mustard

www.stereogum.com/2328144/the-...
The Bruce Springsteen Movie Is Totally Inaccurate With Regard To His Feelings About Mustard
The pretty bad but fun-to-watch new biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere is in theaters now, and it mostly seems pretty factually faithful to Springsteen’s experience recording the album Nebras...
www.stereogum.com

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The Royal Institute of Philosophy @triphilosophy.bsky.social · 10d
The Edge of Sentience: Risk and Precaution in Humans, Other Animals, and AI (oxunipress.bsky.social) by Jonathan Birch birchlse.bsky.social has been selected as this year’s Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy.

Learn more: royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/winner-...

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Constantine Sandis @csandis.bsky.social · 11d
What emoji symbol should we use for the Andrew formerly known as Prince?

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · 11d
📣 I am hiring a postdoc! aial.ie/hiring/postd...

applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome

pls share with your networks

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Constantine Sandis @csandis.bsky.social · 11d
A wonderful @triphilosophy.bsky.social evening. Congratulations to the finalists!

royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/shortli...

Special congratulations to @birchlse.bsky.social for winning the 2025 Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy for his book The Edge of Sentience.

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Barry C Smith @barrycsmith.bsky.social · 12d
The winner of the 2025 Royal Institute of Philosophy Nayef Al-Rodhan Book Prize is @jonathanbirch.bsky.social for his book, The Edge of Sentience. Congratulations! And bravo for the vision speech about how philosophy is changing

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Barry C Smith @barrycsmith.bsky.social · 12d
The @royalinstarch.bsky.social Nayef Al-Rodhan Book Prize ceremony. Shortlist, Adam Lovet, Jules Holroyd, Jonathan Birch, Manuel Almago, Peter Godfrey-Smith (in absentia) interviewed by Edward Harcourt, and the evening introduced by Lucy O’Brien and our judging panel chair @csandis.bsky.social

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 13d
Has this happened to you yet?
Reviewing an LLM-written paper (guest post) - Daily Nous
A philosopher noticed something off about the paper he was refereeing for a journal. In the following guest post, Jakob Ohlhorst (RWTH Aachen University) shares his experience and raises some question...
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Constantine Sandis @csandis.bsky.social · 13d
I shall be giving a talk on my current work-in-progress for the Barnes Philosophy Club at the OSO Arts Centre, 25th November at 19.30.

Tickets are £5 (optional donation to the club) or free for those unable to pay.

chiswickcalendar.co.uk/event/barnes...
Barnes Philosophy Club - OSO Arts Centre - The Chiswick Calendar Events
Barnes Philosophy Club 2025 will discuss: How to Understand Others (Without Mindreading) with Constantine Sandis. What are the obstacles to understanding one another and how can we best overcome them?...
chiswickcalendar.co.uk

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Philip Goff @philipgoff.bsky.social · 14d
Looking to do a Philosophy MA next year? We've got a dead good programme here at Durham!
www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
MA Philosophy - Durham University
www.durham.ac.uk

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Constantine Sandis @csandis.bsky.social · 16d
Hear me out: #MartinShort should star as @barrymanilow1.bsky.social in major biopic

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Glennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · 18d
Bought a new thesaurus today. It is good.

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Constantine Sandis @csandis.bsky.social · 18d
Please spread the word: @lexacademic.bsky.social
are offering three bursaries (with complimentary proofreading) for graduate students with dyslexia in philosophy, classics, and art history.

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Constantine Sandis @csandis.bsky.social · 20d
Mine is over 10 years old now, but I remain proud of it and @openbookpublish.bsky.social. Perhaps a new edition is due!

www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 21d
Scholarships & assistance for graduate students with dyslexia in philosophy, classics, and art history.
Scholarships for Dyslexic Graduate Students - Daily Nous
A proofreading and writing consultancy developed by a pair of philosophers is offering a set of modest scholarships for graduate students with dyslexia. The scholarships are offered by Lex Academic, r...
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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · 23d
today’s hot take: most machine learning research, particularly that touches on any human phenomena (attempts to “solve” any human related problem) is conceptually and methodologically hollow

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Constantine Sandis @csandis.bsky.social · 23d
Embracing AI undermines academia

cherwell.org/2025/10/17/e...
Embracing AI undermines academia - Cherwell
By facilitating copious AI usage, the University fails to deliver on its centuries-long tradition of encouraging original thought.
cherwell.org

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · 24d
the 'AI is the only solution to education' cult-like-mentality is scary

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Constantine Sandis @csandis.bsky.social · 27d
Thinking of co-authoring a Philosophy of Film book with this guy

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/author/co...
www.bloomsbury.com

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Constantine Sandis @csandis.bsky.social · 27d
Guilty as charged!
bernardandrews.bsky.social Bernard Andrews @bernardandrews.bsky.social · 28d
Didn't you write a philosophy paper about just this issue, @csandis.bsky.social ?
cooperlund.online Cooper Lund @cooperlund.online · Oct 10
It reminds me a lot of a joke I saw Paul McCartney tell once

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Constantine Sandis @csandis.bsky.social · 28d
Haha pretty much!

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Bernard Andrews @bernardandrews.bsky.social · 28d
Didn't you write a philosophy paper about just this issue, @csandis.bsky.social ?

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Anthem Press @anthempress.bsky.social · Oct 11
Discover the enduring relevance of Wittgenstein – where pioneering philosophy meets inclusivity, diversity and 21st-century thought. Read more about the series ➡️ tinyurl.com/54tprtm2 #seriesspotlight #Wittgenstein #WittgensteinStudies #WittgensteinianPhilosophy #AnthemPress #AnthemSeries

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Constantine Sandis @csandis.bsky.social · Oct 10
Naming is use www.sciencenews.org/article/tug-...
Tug or fetch? Some dogs sort toys by how they are used
Dogs that easily learn the names of toys might also mentally sort them by function, a new example of complex cognitive activity in the canine brain.
www.sciencenews.org

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Ian McCarthy @toffeeman68.bsky.social · Oct 7
This a great example of the cost of "botshit" ie when AI makes stuff up and humans uncritically use it

See:

doi.org/10.1016/j.bu...

An open access version: dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...
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