Kathleen Murphy-Hollies
@kmurphyhollies.bsky.social
Postdoc on project EPIC at UoBham 🐮
Rationality, confabulation, self-knowledge, social epistemology, mental health, virtue 🧠
Book review editor at PP 📚
Part of the Philosophy Garden 🪴🐞
Tall in real life
https://kathleenmurphyhollies.weebly.com
Rationality, confabulation, self-knowledge, social epistemology, mental health, virtue 🧠
Book review editor at PP 📚
Part of the Philosophy Garden 🪴🐞
Tall in real life
https://kathleenmurphyhollies.weebly.com
Pinned
Here's some info on my reserch, given this influx of more followers than I can possibly be interesting enough for:
Atm I am writing on epistemic injustice interrupting social input to self-knowledge, and how false testimony can 'resonate' in the ways metaphors do, so shouldn't always be dismissed.
Atm I am writing on epistemic injustice interrupting social input to self-knowledge, and how false testimony can 'resonate' in the ways metaphors do, so shouldn't always be dismissed.
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Read my post for the APA blog, Rules of Engagement: blog.apaonline.org/2025/11/10/r... Arguing that epistemologists can join impactful interdisciplinary projects that contribute to improving social interactions #philsky #philpsy #philosophyforeveryone #epistemicinjustice #philosophymatters
Rules of Engagement | Blog of the APA
We would be wrong in writing off epistemology as an ivory tower pursuit with no implications for our daily practices. Epistemology can help understand and address issues such as the polarization of po...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Read my post for the APA blog, Rules of Engagement: blog.apaonline.org/2025/11/10/r... Arguing that epistemologists can join impactful interdisciplinary projects that contribute to improving social interactions #philsky #philpsy #philosophyforeveryone #epistemicinjustice #philosophymatters
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Super happy to receive my first paper in French, with @kmurphyhollies.bsky.social and @matteomameli.bsky.social, on confabulation and conspiracy theories, in a book entitled “Les fables de l’homme”. Thanks David Simonin for leading the project and translating the paper. #philsky #philpsy
November 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Super happy to receive my first paper in French, with @kmurphyhollies.bsky.social and @matteomameli.bsky.social, on confabulation and conspiracy theories, in a book entitled “Les fables de l’homme”. Thanks David Simonin for leading the project and translating the paper. #philsky #philpsy
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Is it normal to be delusional? @emas-b.bsky.social launches our 2026 series of Philosophy workshops at @winterbournehouse.bsky.social this February! Ticket is free and includes access to the Garden. Thanks @triphilosophy.bsky.social for supporting this initiative #philsky #philosophyforeveryone
October 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Is it normal to be delusional? @emas-b.bsky.social launches our 2026 series of Philosophy workshops at @winterbournehouse.bsky.social this February! Ticket is free and includes access to the Garden. Thanks @triphilosophy.bsky.social for supporting this initiative #philsky #philosophyforeveryone
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✨CFA✨
I’m hosting a workshop on Social AI at the Uni of Exeter, generously funded by the Society of Applied Philosophy (10&11 Feb). If you fancy joining us to present your work, please submit an abstract!
Confirmed speakers: Rob Clowes, Pii Telakivi, Joel Krueger, Tom Roberts, & me. #philsky
I’m hosting a workshop on Social AI at the Uni of Exeter, generously funded by the Society of Applied Philosophy (10&11 Feb). If you fancy joining us to present your work, please submit an abstract!
Confirmed speakers: Rob Clowes, Pii Telakivi, Joel Krueger, Tom Roberts, & me. #philsky
October 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
✨CFA✨
I’m hosting a workshop on Social AI at the Uni of Exeter, generously funded by the Society of Applied Philosophy (10&11 Feb). If you fancy joining us to present your work, please submit an abstract!
Confirmed speakers: Rob Clowes, Pii Telakivi, Joel Krueger, Tom Roberts, & me. #philsky
I’m hosting a workshop on Social AI at the Uni of Exeter, generously funded by the Society of Applied Philosophy (10&11 Feb). If you fancy joining us to present your work, please submit an abstract!
Confirmed speakers: Rob Clowes, Pii Telakivi, Joel Krueger, Tom Roberts, & me. #philsky
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🚨New publication🚨: my paper 'What motivates mental fictionalism?' is part of a Philosophical Psychology symposium on Mind As Metaphor by @adamtoonphilos.bsky.social. Available at www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
What motivates mental fictionalism?
Mental fictionalists propose that we should continue to engage in truth-conditional discourse about the mind, even though we have reason to believe that the discourse lacks truthmakers. In Mind As ...
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October 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
🚨New publication🚨: my paper 'What motivates mental fictionalism?' is part of a Philosophical Psychology symposium on Mind As Metaphor by @adamtoonphilos.bsky.social. Available at www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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After a day full of stimulating talks, it’s time for aperitivo! With #projectEPIC’s @lalumera.bsky.social and @kmurphyhollies.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
After a day full of stimulating talks, it’s time for aperitivo! With #projectEPIC’s @lalumera.bsky.social and @kmurphyhollies.bsky.social
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I'm really excited to finally be able to share this after months of work - our new Project EPIC report on the epistemic determinants of health. With over 20 contributors, we make the case for incorporating this new framework into existing determinants of health models:
bci-hub.org/documents/ep...
bci-hub.org/documents/ep...
The Epistemic Determinants of Health
Health and illness are significantly determined by knowledge and its communication. At first glance, this might seem obvious; people use healthcare systems when they suspect that something might be wr...
bci-hub.org
October 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I'm really excited to finally be able to share this after months of work - our new Project EPIC report on the epistemic determinants of health. With over 20 contributors, we make the case for incorporating this new framework into existing determinants of health models:
bci-hub.org/documents/ep...
bci-hub.org/documents/ep...
In a final burst of summer, I’m in Cagliari learning a LOT about metaphor ☺️
At #MEIMI now @kmurphyhollies.bsky.social talks about metaphors, delusions, and #epistemicinjustice #philsky #philpsy #projectEPIC
October 24, 2025 at 9:20 AM
In a final burst of summer, I’m in Cagliari learning a LOT about metaphor ☺️
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Special issue of Philosophical Quarterly on epistemic injustice, guest edited by Mona Simion:
Volume 75 Issue 4 | The Philosophical Quarterly | Oxford Academic
The official journal of the Scots Philosophical Association and the University of St. Andrews. Publishes high-quality articles from leading international scholars across the range of philosophical stu...
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October 16, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Special issue of Philosophical Quarterly on epistemic injustice, guest edited by Mona Simion:
Excellent paper which we’re very grateful to publish! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 If you think there’s something dodgy about all this therapy-speak about, this is a must-read 🤓
New publication! ✨
Why does the growing everyday use of psychotherapy terms feel both empowering and troubling?
Because two practices are at play: mental health-speak, which empowers, and therapy-speak, which distorts.
w/ @almagro.bsky.social
in @journalphp.bsky.social
🔓 tinyurl.com/24bhx4e9
Why does the growing everyday use of psychotherapy terms feel both empowering and troubling?
Because two practices are at play: mental health-speak, which empowers, and therapy-speak, which distorts.
w/ @almagro.bsky.social
in @journalphp.bsky.social
🔓 tinyurl.com/24bhx4e9
October 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Excellent paper which we’re very grateful to publish! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 If you think there’s something dodgy about all this therapy-speak about, this is a must-read 🤓
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Next week in Cagliari, Kathleen Murphy-Hollies (@kmurphyhollies.bsky.social) and I will represent #projectEPIC at this awesome event, organised by Francesca Ervas: prin.unica.it/meimi/prin-p...
Looking forward to talking about expertise and #epistemicinjustice #philsky #philpsy
Looking forward to talking about expertise and #epistemicinjustice #philsky #philpsy
PRIN PNRR CONFERENCE ‘METAPHOR AND EPISTEMIC INJUSTICE IN MENTAL ILLNESS’_PROGRAM – Metaphor and Epistemic Injustice in Mental Illness
Department of Education, Psychology, Philosophy
prin.unica.it
October 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Next week in Cagliari, Kathleen Murphy-Hollies (@kmurphyhollies.bsky.social) and I will represent #projectEPIC at this awesome event, organised by Francesca Ervas: prin.unica.it/meimi/prin-p...
Looking forward to talking about expertise and #epistemicinjustice #philsky #philpsy
Looking forward to talking about expertise and #epistemicinjustice #philsky #philpsy
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How can the ambiguity arising from discontinuity of our self and our illness lead to misunderstanding and alienation? Today's post is by Jodie Russell (University of Birmingham) on her recent paper “Prescriptive ‘selves’ and self-illness ambiguity”.
#philsky #philpsy
imperfectcognitions....
#philsky #philpsy
imperfectcognitions....
October 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
How can the ambiguity arising from discontinuity of our self and our illness lead to misunderstanding and alienation? Today's post is by Jodie Russell (University of Birmingham) on her recent paper “Prescriptive ‘selves’ and self-illness ambiguity”.
#philsky #philpsy
imperfectcognitions....
#philsky #philpsy
imperfectcognitions....
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Wonderful post on the #projectEPIC blog by Jude Williams who tells us about The Choir With No Name and importance of kindness #philsky #philpsy #EpistemicInjustice epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
The Importance of Kindness – and some great tunes
epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Wonderful post on the #projectEPIC blog by Jude Williams who tells us about The Choir With No Name and importance of kindness #philsky #philpsy #EpistemicInjustice epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
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🎉Out now! Philosophy of Education, my new book with @lauradol4.bsky.social & @janegatley.bsky.social (Palgrave Philosophy Today series). It explores how thinking philosophically about educational concepts can clarify aims & address challenges in policy & practice. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Philosophy of Education
This textbook provides an introductory account of the philosophy of education, focussing on the questions raised by educational policy and practice.
link.springer.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:47 AM
🎉Out now! Philosophy of Education, my new book with @lauradol4.bsky.social & @janegatley.bsky.social (Palgrave Philosophy Today series). It explores how thinking philosophically about educational concepts can clarify aims & address challenges in policy & practice. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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PSA 🔈Our call for abstracts for EPSSE 2026 is now open! Our 2026 annual conference will be hosted in Germany by Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt on 24-26 June 2026 💫
Deadline for abstracts on all things philosophy of emotions: 1 December 2025
www.epsse.org/call-for-abs...
Deadline for abstracts on all things philosophy of emotions: 1 December 2025
www.epsse.org/call-for-abs...
Call for Abstracts | EPSSE
www.epsse.org
October 2, 2025 at 10:09 AM
PSA 🔈Our call for abstracts for EPSSE 2026 is now open! Our 2026 annual conference will be hosted in Germany by Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt on 24-26 June 2026 💫
Deadline for abstracts on all things philosophy of emotions: 1 December 2025
www.epsse.org/call-for-abs...
Deadline for abstracts on all things philosophy of emotions: 1 December 2025
www.epsse.org/call-for-abs...
Cause they’re mutually consistent justifications for their attitudes, not mutually consistent explanations, As I dIsCuSs iN mY fOrThCoMiNg PaPeR ✨
Some MAHA activists are extremely frustrated that Trump has blamed the existence of autism on Tylenol, and not vaccines.
Anti-vax groups struggle to explain how Tylenol fits in with their whole thing
The White House's very weird autism announcement triggers a moment of opportunity and crisis.
www.motherjones.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Cause they’re mutually consistent justifications for their attitudes, not mutually consistent explanations, As I dIsCuSs iN mY fOrThCoMiNg PaPeR ✨
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FunMo Kick-off event “Perspectives on molecular functionality” is coming up this week with a great selection of talks! Thanks to @thebsps.bsky.social and @leverhulme.ac.uk for funding this event.
www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
FunMo_2025 - Durham University
www.durham.ac.uk
September 30, 2025 at 9:26 AM
FunMo Kick-off event “Perspectives on molecular functionality” is coming up this week with a great selection of talks! Thanks to @thebsps.bsky.social and @leverhulme.ac.uk for funding this event.
www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
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The special issue on Psychedelic-assisted therapy I edited for Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social is finally out! You can find my editorial and all the 13 articles here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/cphp20/3...
Philosophical Psychology
Psychedelic-assisted therapy by Elly Vintiadis. Volume 38, Issue 7 of Philosophical Psychology
www.tandfonline.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The special issue on Psychedelic-assisted therapy I edited for Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social is finally out! You can find my editorial and all the 13 articles here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/cphp20/3...
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New paper accepted!🎉
Is Taylor Swift responsible for how she makes her fans feel?
Yes; the notion of affective power (the ability to influence how others feel) can help identify the responsibilities celebrities have towards their fans.
w/ G.Mills & @alfredarcher.bsky.social
Preprint ⬇️
Is Taylor Swift responsible for how she makes her fans feel?
Yes; the notion of affective power (the ability to influence how others feel) can help identify the responsibilities celebrities have towards their fans.
w/ G.Mills & @alfredarcher.bsky.social
Preprint ⬇️
September 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
New paper accepted!🎉
Is Taylor Swift responsible for how she makes her fans feel?
Yes; the notion of affective power (the ability to influence how others feel) can help identify the responsibilities celebrities have towards their fans.
w/ G.Mills & @alfredarcher.bsky.social
Preprint ⬇️
Is Taylor Swift responsible for how she makes her fans feel?
Yes; the notion of affective power (the ability to influence how others feel) can help identify the responsibilities celebrities have towards their fans.
w/ G.Mills & @alfredarcher.bsky.social
Preprint ⬇️
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Our #projectEPIC on #EpistemicInjustice in healthcare is 2 years old, our blog reached 103k views and our open access book had 15k downloads… curious? Here’s our website! epistemicinjusticeinhealthcare.org @jelliedsours.bsky.social @histloneliness.bsky.social @kmurphyhollies.bsky.social #philsky
Epistemic Injustice in Healthcare
The Universities of Bristol, Nottingham and Birmingham have been awarded a major £2.6 million Wellcome Discovery Award.
epistemicinjusticeinhealthcare.org
September 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Our #projectEPIC on #EpistemicInjustice in healthcare is 2 years old, our blog reached 103k views and our open access book had 15k downloads… curious? Here’s our website! epistemicinjusticeinhealthcare.org @jelliedsours.bsky.social @histloneliness.bsky.social @kmurphyhollies.bsky.social #philsky
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#philsky
A Sad Philosophy Workshop
GRIEF, HEARTBREAK, & HALLUCINATIONS
Pilar Lopez-Cantero (Antwerp)
Becky Millar (Cardiff)
Lucy Osler (Exeter)
13:30-17:30, Friday 26 September
1.57 John Percival Building
Cardiff University
Free! All welcome!
Register here: bit.ly/CdfGHH#philsky
A Sad Philosophy Workshop
GRIEF, HEARTBREAK, & HALLUCINATIONS
Pilar Lopez-Cantero (Antwerp)
Becky Millar (Cardiff)
Lucy Osler (Exeter)
13:30-17:30, Friday 26 September
1.57 John Percival Building
Cardiff University
Free! All welcome!
Register here: bit.ly/CdfGHH#philsky
September 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
#philsky
A Sad Philosophy Workshop
GRIEF, HEARTBREAK, & HALLUCINATIONS
Pilar Lopez-Cantero (Antwerp)
Becky Millar (Cardiff)
Lucy Osler (Exeter)
13:30-17:30, Friday 26 September
1.57 John Percival Building
Cardiff University
Free! All welcome!
Register here: bit.ly/CdfGHH#philsky
A Sad Philosophy Workshop
GRIEF, HEARTBREAK, & HALLUCINATIONS
Pilar Lopez-Cantero (Antwerp)
Becky Millar (Cardiff)
Lucy Osler (Exeter)
13:30-17:30, Friday 26 September
1.57 John Percival Building
Cardiff University
Free! All welcome!
Register here: bit.ly/CdfGHH#philsky
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September 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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I interviewed Roy Dings and Linde van Schuppen for the #projectEPIC blog on their super interesting project on expertise in mental health! epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2025/09/who-... #philsky #EpistemicInjustice
epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com
September 10, 2025 at 7:54 AM
I interviewed Roy Dings and Linde van Schuppen for the #projectEPIC blog on their super interesting project on expertise in mental health! epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2025/09/who-... #philsky #EpistemicInjustice
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The 3 minute film festival is on! 3minutefilmfestival.com/film-festiva... and it features The Philosophy Garden's The Wolf, the Snake and the Butterfly. With @kmurphyhollies.bsky.social @fionamalpass.bsky.social @mind.org.uk @voicecollective.bsky.social for #projectEPIC #philsky #epistemicinjustice
Best Little Boutique Film Festival
15th Season
Screening 9/08/25 for 1+ weeks.
3minutefilmfestival.com
September 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The 3 minute film festival is on! 3minutefilmfestival.com/film-festiva... and it features The Philosophy Garden's The Wolf, the Snake and the Butterfly. With @kmurphyhollies.bsky.social @fionamalpass.bsky.social @mind.org.uk @voicecollective.bsky.social for #projectEPIC #philsky #epistemicinjustice