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Justin Caouette, Ph.D.
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Philosophy Prof | Research: Ethics; Free Will; Agency; Virtue Ethics; Moral Responsibility; Punishment; Enhancement; Moral Obligation; Moral Psychology; Emotion; A.I. Ethics; Metaphysics; Epistemology.
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Justin Caouette, Ph.D. @justincaouette.bsky.social · Jan 12
My interview with Cliff over at ‘What is it like to be a Philosopher?’ (2022)
What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher?
What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher? features in-depth autobiographical interviews with philosophers
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🚨 Call for papers: Close personal relationships and AI technologies.

Great opportunity for global perspectives on the philosophical implications of Close Personal Relationships and AI-driven technologies (from Chatbots to robots). Please share! (Reach out if interested).

#AIethics / #philtech
Global Philosophy: Global Perspectives on Technology and Close Personal Relationships (CPR)
This special issue invites globally diverse perspectives on the moral, cultural, and technological dimensions of close personal relationships. In particular, we invite authors to consider variants on ...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Aesthetic Acquaintance in Practice
#philsky #epistemology #belief #philosophy #aesthetics
Aesthetic acquaintance in practice
Abstract. Can we form legitimate aesthetic beliefs about objects without engaging with them first-hand? The Acquaintance Principle (AP)—the claim that aest
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November 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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AI without meaning is not intelligence, it is mathematics

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#philosophy #science #psychology #AI #intelligence #physics #biology #philmind #philsci #philsky #philpsy #neurosky #neuroskyence
AI and the Neglect of Meaning: From Unlimited to Indefinite
The story of artificial intelligence is not just one of increasing computational power—it’s also a story about how machines relate to meaning. Or more precisely, how meaning has been progressively sid...
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November 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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This paper is interesting but I think it confuses knowledge-based reasoning in good old fashioned AI systems, and big data analytics present in ML models. I am unsure that would undermine the argument, though.

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Apriori Knowledge in an Era of Computational Opacity: The Role of AI in Mathematical Discovery | Philosophy of Science | Cambridge Core
Apriori Knowledge in an Era of Computational Opacity: The Role of AI in Mathematical Discovery
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November 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Our seventh @UNLV.edu #Philosophy #Colloquium talk is Friday 11/21 at 3pm in BEH 107. Prof. Brad Armour-Garb from the University at Albany—SUNY will argue “In Defense of the Actuality of Legal Gluts”. www.unlv.edu/event/defens...
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November 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Aesthetic Acquaintance in Practice
#philsky #epistemology #belief #philosophy #aesthetics
Aesthetic acquaintance in practice
Abstract. Can we form legitimate aesthetic beliefs about objects without engaging with them first-hand? The Acquaintance Principle (AP)—the claim that aest
academic.oup.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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No Easy Compatibilism

#freewill #philsky #philosophy
No Easy Compatibilism | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core
No Easy Compatibilism
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November 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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New book - Modern Moral Philosophy in the Nineteenth Century by Stephen Darwall

#philsky #moralphil

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Modern Moral Philosophy in the Nineteenth Century
Cambridge Core - Nineteenth-Century Philosophy - Modern Moral Philosophy in the Nineteenth Century
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November 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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I have recently been thinking about whether deep self views can help with some of the tricky issues surrounding autonomy and responsibility in the context of mental I'll health. My pessimistic preliminary conclusion is No. I'll be presenting on this on Friday.

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Philosophy Special Interest Group Annual Conference 2025: Autonomy and responsibility in psychiatry and mental health care
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November 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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I am going to this! Wouldn’t miss Anneli’s talk on this exciting topic… #philsky #philpsy
annelijefferson.bsky.social Anneli Jefferson @annelijefferson.bsky.social · 19d
I have recently been thinking about whether deep self views can help with some of the tricky issues surrounding autonomy and responsibility in the context of mental I'll health. My pessimistic preliminary conclusion is No. I'll be presenting on this on Friday.

www.rcpsych.ac.uk/events/confe...
Philosophy Special Interest Group Annual Conference 2025: Autonomy and responsibility in psychiatry and mental health care
Detail page.
www.rcpsych.ac.uk
November 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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No Easy Compatibilism

#freewill #philsky #philosophy
No Easy Compatibilism | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core
No Easy Compatibilism
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November 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Seven exciting free-access book reviews in our #vol38issue8! Follow the thread to know more #philsky #booksky #philpsy
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November 1, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Call for papers: Synthese Topical Collection "Meta-Level Reflections on the Scientific Realism Debate". Deadline: March 31, 2026. Guest editors: Matthias Egg, Mahdi Khalili & myself, @unibe.ch. Looking forward to your contributions!

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Synthese Topical Collection "Meta-Level Reflections on the Scientific Realism Debate"
Call for Papers: Meta-Level Reflections on the Scientific Realism Debate Guest Editors: Matthias Egg, Mahdi Khalili and Frederick Britt (University of Bern) Topical Collection Description: It has...
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November 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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"In any given week, 0.15 percent of users “indicate potentially heightened levels of emotional attachment to ChatGPT”

More than 800 million people use ChatGPT every week. That’s 1.2 million people developing a potentially unhealthy bond to a chatbot" #AIEthics

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OpenAI maps out the chatbot mental health crisis
Millions of people are sending messages to ChatGPT each week suggesting emotional dependence or plans for self-harm, the company says. Will an updated model protect them?
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November 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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How are the philosophers thinking about this? Are we boycotting JPhil, et al?

#philsky
neillewisjr.bsky.social Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · Jul 26
I wonder if the Columbia leadership realizes (or cares) how much blowback there might be from *within* the academy.

This post, from a Cornell Law professor, is worth reading:

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I pledge that I will not provide any service to Columbia University. I will not speak at conferences held at or organized by Columbia. I will not publish with Columbia publications or provide peer reviews for them. I will not provide outside tenure evaluations for Columbia departments. I will not contribute in any way to the institution until everyone who is responsible for this week’s shameful decision has resigned, retired, or been fired, and until Columbia repudiates their catastrophic choice.
July 27, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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I don't generally consider myself a nasty philosopher, but every once in a while I revisit Nina Strohminger's review of McGinn's book on disgust for the pleasure of a great takedown
#philsky
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October 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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The divide between belief and emotion is an illusion #philsky #epistemology #emotion #belief
The divide between belief and emotion is an illusion | Miriam Schleifer McCormick
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October 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Two Dimensionalism about Other Minds, and Its Implications for Brain Organoids and Robots via @eschwitz.bsky.social #philsky #philosophy #mind #AI #AIEthics
Two Dimensionalism about Other Minds, and Its Implications for Brain Organoids and Robots
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October 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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“In this position piece, we expound on why universities must take their role seriously to a) counter the technology industry's marketing, hype, and harm; and to b) safeguard higher education, critical thinking, expertise, academic freedom, and scientific integrity.”

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Olivia Guest, Marcela Suarez, Barbara Müller, Edwin van Meerkerk, Arnoud Oude Groote Beverborg, Ronald de Haan, Andrea Reyes Elizondo, Mark Blokpoel, Natalia Scharfenberg, Annelies Kleinherenbrink, Il...
Under the banner of progress, products have been uncritically adopted or even imposed on users — in past centuries with tobacco and combustion engines, and in the 21st with social media. ...
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October 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Two Dimensionalism about Other Minds, and Its Implications for Brain Organoids and Robots via @eschwitz.bsky.social #philsky #philosophy #mind #AI #AIEthics
Two Dimensionalism about Other Minds, and Its Implications for Brain Organoids and Robots
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October 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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The divide between belief and emotion is an illusion #philsky #epistemology #emotion #belief
The divide between belief and emotion is an illusion | Miriam Schleifer McCormick
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October 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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I'm hiring! A 2-year postdoc on my ERC project "KNOW-HOW" at the Cogito: Epistemology Research Centre University of Glasgow. (Deadline for applications 9 November.) Please share with anyone you think might be interested. Details below

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Research Associate in Philosophy
College of Arts and HumanitiesSchool of Humanities Research Associate in PhilosophyVacancy Reference: 184814Salary: Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,049 per annum We have an opportunity for a Research Associ...
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October 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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#OnObedience
justincaouette.bsky.social Justin Caouette, Ph.D. @justincaouette.bsky.social · Oct 1
Just a quick reminder to the officers who were addressed by the president and defense secretary: you are not only permitted, but required, to disobey unlawful orders.

#philsky #hegseth #trump #generals
October 2, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Just a quick reminder to the officers who were addressed by the president and defense secretary: you are not only permitted, but required, to disobey unlawful orders.

#philsky #hegseth #trump #generals
October 1, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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On the #projectEPIC blog today there is an interview with Anthony Fernandez who talks about a new exciting project on Understanding Experiences of Mood Disturbances in Depression #philsky #epistemicinjustice epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2025/10/unde...
Understanding Experiences of Mood Disturbances in Depression
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October 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM