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David Rondel
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Philosophy Professor, University of Nevada

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I'm devastated to learn that my former PhD supervisor, Barry Allen, has died. Barry was an absolutely wonderful teacher and mentor, an incredible scholar, and a deeply kind, fundamentally decent human being.

May his memory be a blessing.

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In Memoriam: Barry Allen (1957-2025)
Professor Allen, who was one of Richard Rorty’s best-known students, was Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy at McMaster University, where he spent most of his career. He wrote w…
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November 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Call for abstracts, deadline 28 Feb: 5th workshop on philosophy of emotions, Zhejiang University, 5 June. The topic is grief -- honoured to be the keynote speaker! @griefyork.bsky.social philevents.org/event/show/1...
5th Workshop on Philosophy of Emotions
The School of Philosophy at Zhejiang University is happy to invite submissions for our 5th Workshop on Philosophy of Emotions, dedicated to the theme of grief, to be held on June 5th, 2026. We welcome...
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October 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Our Department (in downtown Toronto!) is hiring.
AOS: Ethics
AOC: Open
More information here philjobs.org/job/show/30134
Please help me get the word out. #philosophy #bskyphil
Assistant Professor, Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) - PhilJobs:JFP Assistant Professor, Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University)
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October 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Can't wait to read this!
(The first two books in this trilogy are exceptionally good, also)
New arrival: Final installment of my trilogy on the ripple effects of American pragmatism.
August 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Some people say the biggest gap in research funding is at mid career level. So here is our new call for our mid career fellowship programme which provides buyout for 6 to 12 months to devote to the completion of a major piece of research. Spread the word!
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Mid-Career Fellowships
The Mid-Career Fellowships are designed both to support outstanding individual researchers with excellent research proposals, and to promote public understanding and engagement with humanities and soc...
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July 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Another find from Houghton. James’s salary at Harvard (from 1897-1899) topped out at 5k per year!
June 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Friday night in the Bronx with the fam! #Yankees
June 28, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Lawren Harris at MFA Boston

@mfaboston.bsky.social
June 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Getting ready to spend the day rummaging through boxes of William James’s papers at Harvard!
June 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Looking for philosophers to follow on Bluesky? Here are over 2,000 of them on my #philosophy (bsky.app/profile/did:...) and philosophy organisations (bsky.app/profile/did:...) lists! #PhilSky
June 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Raymond Geuss on Alasdair MacIntyre

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Raymond Geuss, Storyteller — Sidecar
Alasdair MacIntyre (1929-2025).
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June 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Call for submissions!

Richard Rorty Society Panel at the 2026 Eastern APA in Baltimore.
June 4, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Quiet Summer Quad
#UniversityofNevada
May 30, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Venice Beach
May 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I had the pleasure of revisiting After Virtue recently for a chapter I was writing, and boy oh boy, what a deep and wonderful book.

RIP Alasdair MacIntyre.
May 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
#TBT to a couple of weeks ago…

Incredible workshop on the philosophy of anxiety at Brown University.
May 15, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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If you are an American Philosophical Association member, come chat about "bad" emotions this Thursday at 10am Pacific! @kkthomason.bsky.social and Samir Chopra are the other panelists, and @jdelston.bsky.social will moderate.
#philsky
#philosophy
American Philosophical Association
The panelists for this event are as follows:
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May 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM
A glorious morning on the campus of Brown University!
May 4, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Dorothea Lange exhibit at the Nevada Museum of Art
#NMA #Reno
April 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Really looking forward to participating in this workshop on the Philosophy of Anxiety at Brown University next week!

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The Philosophy of Anxiety
About the Workshop: While emotions are often studied in relation to individual experience, this annual workshop series focuses on how they serve to shape political life. It asks after the social roles...
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April 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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If you're at the #APAPacific25, please stop by the Oxford table tomorrow morning through Saturday morning and explore our new offerings! (1/2)
April 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
For anyone planning to be in San Francisco for the American Philosophical Association this week, you're invited to stop by the Richard Rorty Society panel - 7pm on Friday night.
#philsky #APA
April 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Hey #philsky come to my panel on negative emotions! Organized by the great @jdelston.bsky.social and featuring @saraprotasi.bsky.social and Samir Chopra. It's for APA members only, so pay your dues and join us!
www.apaonline.org/events/Event...
American Philosophical Association
The panelists for this event are as follows:
www.apaonline.org
April 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Happening Thursday: APA emeritus member Richard Moran (Harvard University) to deliver the 2025 Kraemer Lecture, "Self-Love: The Very Idea," at the University of Arkansas.
Harvard Philosopher Richard Moran to Deliver Kraemer Lecture on
Professor Richard Moran of Harvard University will give the Philosophy Department's 2025 Kraemer Lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 3, in Giffels Auditorium, Old Main 201. It is free and open to the…
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April 2, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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A new piece about Rorty, Davidson, and Brandom – click through to PhilPapers for the abstract. #philsky #pragmatism

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Huw Price, The Hand-Made Mirror: Rorty, Davidson, and Brandom - PhilPapers
In Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature (PMN) Rorty opposes representationalism about mind and language, and interprets Davidson as an ally. Yet Davidson insists that language and thought depend on spe...
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March 31, 2025 at 10:37 PM