David Hunter
@dhunterto.bsky.social
Professor of Philosophy at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson). I paddle my own canoe. To find my publications, visit PhilPeople. https://philpeople.org/profiles/david-hunter
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David Hunter
@dhunterto.bsky.social
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Sortal Quality: Pleasure, Desire, and Moral Worth
Abstract. The book is about the nature of what it calls “sortal quality,” one kind of goodness, and explores its links to pleasure, to desire, and to the i
academic.oup.com
My book on moral psychology is now available. It is about how goodness of a kind—what I call Sortal Quality—threads though pleasure, desire and moral worth. academic.oup.com/book/60816
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New year, new energy, same goal: fight for Vermonters.
I'm fired up and ready to protect healthcare, dismantle monopolies, lower housing costs, defend the democracy, and always hold the Trump administration accountable.
Let's go 2026💪
I'm fired up and ready to protect healthcare, dismantle monopolies, lower housing costs, defend the democracy, and always hold the Trump administration accountable.
Let's go 2026💪
January 1, 2026 at 7:38 PM
New year, new energy, same goal: fight for Vermonters.
I'm fired up and ready to protect healthcare, dismantle monopolies, lower housing costs, defend the democracy, and always hold the Trump administration accountable.
Let's go 2026💪
I'm fired up and ready to protect healthcare, dismantle monopolies, lower housing costs, defend the democracy, and always hold the Trump administration accountable.
Let's go 2026💪
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Because I want to be the first academic to say this in Canada: I can’t believe classes start again in a week.
December 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Because I want to be the first academic to say this in Canada: I can’t believe classes start again in a week.
One thing about philosophy is that no one can do it for you. Not even AI. #philosophy #bskyphilosophy
December 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
One thing about philosophy is that no one can do it for you. Not even AI. #philosophy #bskyphilosophy
Make a Bond movie more casual:
Bingo Royale
Bingo Royale
make a bond movie more casual:
Dr. OK, if you like
Dr. OK, if you like
make a bond movie more casual:
diamonds are 40-50% likely to end in divorce
diamonds are 40-50% likely to end in divorce
December 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Make a Bond movie more casual:
Bingo Royale
Bingo Royale
April 1st comes early to NY
News Analysis: In his first year back in the White House, President Trump has greatly expanded executive power while embracing the trappings of royalty. In both pageantry and policy, he has established a new, more audacious version of the imperial presidency.
Trump Takes America’s ‘Imperial Presidency’ to a New Level
In his first year back in the White House, President Trump has greatly expanded executive power while embracing the trappings of royalty in ways not seen in the modern era.
nyti.ms
December 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
April 1st comes early to NY
Joe Scarborough never surprises. He still can’t understand that a person has a legal right to claim refugee status in the US. And he still thinks Tarrifs bring money into the US. And he still champions meritocracy.
December 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Joe Scarborough never surprises. He still can’t understand that a person has a legal right to claim refugee status in the US. And he still thinks Tarrifs bring money into the US. And he still champions meritocracy.
Epistemic vandalism is a good title for a research project, if not a band.
An absolute bedrock institution for understanding how the planet works, just civilization-scaled vandalism by the most incurious morons on Earth
December 17, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Epistemic vandalism is a good title for a research project, if not a band.
Why were we supposed to think Susan Wiles was a “savvy political thinker”? Because she works for a declining convicted sexual predator conman with a penchant for Diet Coke and violence?
December 17, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Why were we supposed to think Susan Wiles was a “savvy political thinker”? Because she works for a declining convicted sexual predator conman with a penchant for Diet Coke and violence?
Excellent account of policy blunders at multiple levels.
December 15, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Excellent account of policy blunders at multiple levels.
I don’t think “domesticated” means what cats think it means.
December 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I don’t think “domesticated” means what cats think it means.
“Billionaire philanthropist” is an oxymoron.
Bill Gates has become the world’s leading global health philanthropist, but his overture to Jeffrey Epstein continues to haunt him.
Bill Gates appears in newly released photos from Epstein estate
The billionaire philanthropist has said his meetings with the late convicted sex offender were a mistake.
www.politico.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
“Billionaire philanthropist” is an oxymoron.
Courier is the only honest font. The rest are duplicitous.
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Courier is the only honest font. The rest are duplicitous.
Canada Post should create basic no fee savings accounts for every Canadian who wants one. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: Canada’s banks must be allowed to take on more risks
Ottawa’s obsession with stability at all costs serves neither the economy nor Canadians well
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Canada Post should create basic no fee savings accounts for every Canadian who wants one. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Suppose the US Constitution did empower the President to deem any foreigner a terrorist and then kill them. Wouldn’t that be an excellent reason to revise the Constitution.
December 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Suppose the US Constitution did empower the President to deem any foreigner a terrorist and then kill them. Wouldn’t that be an excellent reason to revise the Constitution.
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Has anyone called him Hagueseth yet? Seems like it should be a thing.
December 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Has anyone called him Hagueseth yet? Seems like it should be a thing.
If we don’t quickly make people suffer today then we will have to wait to make them suffer later.
European politicians must act fast if they are to spread the costs of ageing over many cohorts of people, rather than imposing abrupt pension cuts or tax rises later. Discipline today buys room to age gracefully tomorrow
European pensions are in dire need of reform
Some countries are much better prepared for ageing than others
econ.st
December 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
If we don’t quickly make people suffer today then we will have to wait to make them suffer later.
Elbows up. (Even turtle elbows!)
December 2, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Elbows up. (Even turtle elbows!)
Krugman should stick with economics. Today’s pitch for a Netflix show is a little too cliché. open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Trump: Pro-crypto or Pro-crime?
Or are they the same thing?
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Krugman should stick with economics. Today’s pitch for a Netflix show is a little too cliché. open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
In case Americans don’t know, “asserting, fictionally” is Canadian for lying.
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
In case Americans don’t know, “asserting, fictionally” is Canadian for lying.
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🚨We're hiring! A tenure track position at McGill University in the area of #bioethics and / or philosophy of science, with a special focus on the ethics of medical technologies. Please share widely. #philsky #ethics #philsci philjobs.org/job/show/30402
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Department of Equity, Ethics, and Policy and Department of Philosophy, McGill University
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November 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
🚨We're hiring! A tenure track position at McGill University in the area of #bioethics and / or philosophy of science, with a special focus on the ethics of medical technologies. Please share widely. #philsky #ethics #philsci philjobs.org/job/show/30402
A bit late to this, but the article leaves the impression that Ontario government funding for higher education is at an ‘all-time’ high, when in fact it has shrunk every year for over a decade. It is about 60% of the Canadian provincial average. www.thestar.com/news/gta/out...
Outsource, automate and merge? Reports reveal what kind of Ontario college job losses and program cuts could be on the line
The province provided money for third-party efficiency and accountability assessments for 10 of 24 public colleges, surfacing amid a staff strike.
www.thestar.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
A bit late to this, but the article leaves the impression that Ontario government funding for higher education is at an ‘all-time’ high, when in fact it has shrunk every year for over a decade. It is about 60% of the Canadian provincial average. www.thestar.com/news/gta/out...
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Someone please tell me that @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social will reject Trump’s Russian grift deal on Ukraine!
November 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Someone please tell me that @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social will reject Trump’s Russian grift deal on Ukraine!
November 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM