Dan Harris
@danielwharris.bsky.social
Philosophy of language and mind, cognitive science, history of analytic philosophy at Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center. I grew up in Cape Breton.
New indeterminacy just dropped.
January 18, 2026 at 1:17 AM
New indeterminacy just dropped.
Hearing Pablo Torre’s theme music start pumping after Thi makes some subtle point about the nature of value (and not after the latest revelation about Kawhi Leonard’s uncle’s shady real-estate transaction) is surreal.
I needed to start the new year with this conversation with the remarkable philosopher C. Thi Nguyen (@add-hawk.bsky.social) about scoring systems; outsourcing values; and the game that you — and me — shouldn't be playing: youtu.be/7AdbePyGS2M?...
Why Data Doesn't Always Win, with a Philosopher of Art | PTFO
YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT
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January 14, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Hearing Pablo Torre’s theme music start pumping after Thi makes some subtle point about the nature of value (and not after the latest revelation about Kawhi Leonard’s uncle’s shady real-estate transaction) is surreal.
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It’s book release day! I’m back on social media! I feel slightly awkward about it because part of the book is about how social media transforms your motivations for communication!
But honestly writing a book is lonely, weird basement-work, and now I want to talk to people about this weird jank.
But honestly writing a book is lonely, weird basement-work, and now I want to talk to people about this weird jank.
January 13, 2026 at 4:09 PM
It’s book release day! I’m back on social media! I feel slightly awkward about it because part of the book is about how social media transforms your motivations for communication!
But honestly writing a book is lonely, weird basement-work, and now I want to talk to people about this weird jank.
But honestly writing a book is lonely, weird basement-work, and now I want to talk to people about this weird jank.
Elmar Unnsteinsson (@eunnsteins.bsky.social) and I have a new paper forthcoming in Noûs.
"Genre and Conversation"
We show how to generalize the classic pragmatic theories to conversational genres that aren't factual, cooperative, committal information exchanges.
philpapers.org/rec/ELMGAC-2
"Genre and Conversation"
We show how to generalize the classic pragmatic theories to conversational genres that aren't factual, cooperative, committal information exchanges.
philpapers.org/rec/ELMGAC-2
Unnsteinsson Elmar & Harris Daniel W., Genre and Conversation - PhilPapers
Conversations can belong to different types, or genres. We consider four dimensions of variation as case studies: Some conversations are about sharing information, others about making decisions; some ...
philpapers.org
January 7, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Elmar Unnsteinsson (@eunnsteins.bsky.social) and I have a new paper forthcoming in Noûs.
"Genre and Conversation"
We show how to generalize the classic pragmatic theories to conversational genres that aren't factual, cooperative, committal information exchanges.
philpapers.org/rec/ELMGAC-2
"Genre and Conversation"
We show how to generalize the classic pragmatic theories to conversational genres that aren't factual, cooperative, committal information exchanges.
philpapers.org/rec/ELMGAC-2
New antirealism just dropped.
i don't mean to single out baseball fans here, because you see this in lots of fan communities, but in certain corners people talk as though baseball is real. they think all the players are real people and the stadiums are places you can actually visit. to each their own, but that cannot be healthy
September 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
New antirealism just dropped.
When you're reading the original printings of Grice's papers. projectbritain.com/moneyold.htm
Understanding old British money - pounds, shillings and pence
projectbritain.com
June 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
When you're reading the original printings of Grice's papers. projectbritain.com/moneyold.htm
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I’m moving from York to take up a Professorship at the CUNY Grad Center this fall! Graduate student training has been a focus these past years and I’m excited to help mentor next gen philosophy of animal minds in NYC!
May 14, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I’m moving from York to take up a Professorship at the CUNY Grad Center this fall! Graduate student training has been a focus these past years and I’m excited to help mentor next gen philosophy of animal minds in NYC!
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This is a beautiful sentiment to start with
February 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This is a beautiful sentiment to start with
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Excited to share a new paper accepted to @cogscisociety.bsky.social 2025 on the cognitive representation polysemy and their use in reasoning!
Pre-print here: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Thread below! (🧵1/9)
Pre-print here: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Thread below! (🧵1/9)
OSF
doi.org
April 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Excited to share a new paper accepted to @cogscisociety.bsky.social 2025 on the cognitive representation polysemy and their use in reasoning!
Pre-print here: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Thread below! (🧵1/9)
Pre-print here: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Thread below! (🧵1/9)
Good times in Tübingen last week.
An amazing and invigorating two day workshop on background beliefs, held in a castle: what more could you want?
Thank you to organizers @aachimova.bsky.social @elinm.bsky.social @danielwharris.bsky.social & Ivan Rygaev!
Thank you to organizers @aachimova.bsky.social @elinm.bsky.social @danielwharris.bsky.social & Ivan Rygaev!
January 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Good times in Tübingen last week.
Don't you love it when OUP's production people send you an email on the 23rd of December telling you for the first time that you have to do something no later than…the 25th of December?
December 23, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Don't you love it when OUP's production people send you an email on the 23rd of December telling you for the first time that you have to do something no later than…the 25th of December?
I was interviewed by Ross Anderson for this interesting Atlantic piece about the possibility of communicating with sperm whales. www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
February 24, 2024 at 5:56 PM
I was interviewed by Ross Anderson for this interesting Atlantic piece about the possibility of communicating with sperm whales. www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
My 5yo got a kids’ version of monopoly for Christmas. I just overheard her asking her grandmother, in an excited voice: “Ooooh! What does ‘paying rent’ mean?”
December 25, 2023 at 2:23 PM
My 5yo got a kids’ version of monopoly for Christmas. I just overheard her asking her grandmother, in an excited voice: “Ooooh! What does ‘paying rent’ mean?”
I’m personally more into the stuff at House of Empirical Evidence but they have some nice stuff here too.
December 14, 2023 at 8:27 PM
I’m personally more into the stuff at House of Empirical Evidence but they have some nice stuff here too.