Fintan Mallory
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Philosopher at Durham University fintanmallory.com
The Titanic was a perfectly good ship. If you drive any ship into an iceberg it will sink.
December 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The Titanic was a perfectly good ship. If you drive any ship into an iceberg it will sink.
Scrooge: You there, boy, did the coin that we tossed before putting you to sleep land heads or tails?
December 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Scrooge: You there, boy, did the coin that we tossed before putting you to sleep land heads or tails?
[Gonzo voice] And the set of all sets which DID NOT contain themselves…
December 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
[Gonzo voice] And the set of all sets which DID NOT contain themselves…
Ancient being of unclear age ✅ Big hat ✅ Brings gift ✅ Appears at Christmas ✅
December 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Ancient being of unclear age ✅ Big hat ✅ Brings gift ✅ Appears at Christmas ✅
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Correlation isn’t causation, but it’s correlated with causation, and this meta-level correlation presumably corresponds to a causal relation… and apparently I’m ‘ruining Christmas’ because I won’t stop with the philosophy stuff
December 26, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Correlation isn’t causation, but it’s correlated with causation, and this meta-level correlation presumably corresponds to a causal relation… and apparently I’m ‘ruining Christmas’ because I won’t stop with the philosophy stuff
It’s been many years but I still find it funny that incompatibility semantics was introduced in Polish notation.
December 24, 2025 at 12:17 PM
It’s been many years but I still find it funny that incompatibility semantics was introduced in Polish notation.
Hanging out with a friend’s baby and violating every island constraint possible in front of them. You don’t want things to be too easy.
December 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Hanging out with a friend’s baby and violating every island constraint possible in front of them. You don’t want things to be too easy.
Instead of doing a full albums of the year list, here’s my ranking of the 8 studio albums Bruce Springsteen released in 2025.
December 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Instead of doing a full albums of the year list, here’s my ranking of the 8 studio albums Bruce Springsteen released in 2025.
It seems the bridges of Königsberg problem was eventually solved by the Soviet Air Force.
December 11, 2025 at 9:09 PM
It seems the bridges of Königsberg problem was eventually solved by the Soviet Air Force.
Shucks, another year without time person of the year going to the global proletariat (2006 doesn't count)
December 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Shucks, another year without time person of the year going to the global proletariat (2006 doesn't count)
This is from a satirical magazine written by Anthony Kenny and Julius Kovesi in Oxford, 1958-59. I have reviewed so many papers in the last 5 years that are basically just this.
December 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
This is from a satirical magazine written by Anthony Kenny and Julius Kovesi in Oxford, 1958-59. I have reviewed so many papers in the last 5 years that are basically just this.
I wonder who invented intellectual humility. I bet they didn’t even take credit for it. What a hero.
December 10, 2025 at 9:49 AM
I wonder who invented intellectual humility. I bet they didn’t even take credit for it. What a hero.
While this paper shows the viability of the Torment Nexus as a tool, one challenge we have not addressed is whether the construction of the such a device would be desirable. We invite further exploration into the ethical, practical, and strategic considerations inherent in leveraging such technology
December 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
While this paper shows the viability of the Torment Nexus as a tool, one challenge we have not addressed is whether the construction of the such a device would be desirable. We invite further exploration into the ethical, practical, and strategic considerations inherent in leveraging such technology
Not gonna lie, trying to model intuitionistic logic will leave you Heyting algebra.
December 8, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Not gonna lie, trying to model intuitionistic logic will leave you Heyting algebra.
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Wait, what? My son’s friend, traveling in China, is staying at a hotel chain called ‘James Joyce Coffetel’, and instead of a Gideon Bible, they leave a copy of Ulysses by the bedside.
December 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Wait, what? My son’s friend, traveling in China, is staying at a hotel chain called ‘James Joyce Coffetel’, and instead of a Gideon Bible, they leave a copy of Ulysses by the bedside.
There’s no Wykeham Professor of Logic, people can just say anything.
Logicians defined “some” as “at least one” and we just let them get away with it
December 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
There’s no Wykeham Professor of Logic, people can just say anything.
This is amazing
December 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
This is amazing
This really devalues the FIFA Peace Prize and i have half a mind to return my one
December 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This really devalues the FIFA Peace Prize and i have half a mind to return my one
It’s worth knowing that the health minister of Ireland’s centre-right government is concerned about contagion from ‘the English disease’ (transphobia)
December 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
It’s worth knowing that the health minister of Ireland’s centre-right government is concerned about contagion from ‘the English disease’ (transphobia)
It was the best of all possible worlds, it was the worst of all possible worlds
December 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
It was the best of all possible worlds, it was the worst of all possible worlds
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Excited to announce @leverhulmecal.bsky.social posts - we are looking for 7 interdisciplinary fellows to join our Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life, closing date 30 January 2026 (1/3) durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Excited to announce @leverhulmecal.bsky.social posts - we are looking for 7 interdisciplinary fellows to join our Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life, closing date 30 January 2026 (1/3) durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
Giving a lecture on the Prajñāpāramitā this afternoon. I'll report in if anyone achieves spontaneous awakening.
December 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Giving a lecture on the Prajñāpāramitā this afternoon. I'll report in if anyone achieves spontaneous awakening.
Okay McEwan, you don’t see epistemologists out there writing On Chesil Beach, let’s stick to what we’re good at.
November 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Okay McEwan, you don’t see epistemologists out there writing On Chesil Beach, let’s stick to what we’re good at.
I love the idea of someone who believed their language carved nature at its joints but then gave it up because of the Löwenheim-Skolem theorem.
November 28, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I love the idea of someone who believed their language carved nature at its joints but then gave it up because of the Löwenheim-Skolem theorem.