Neil Levy
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The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up.
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
January 21, 2026 at 1:57 PM
This is the content I needed today.
I've been struggling to come up with a charitable reading of this headline that could actually go with the article.
January 21, 2026 at 11:19 AM
I've been struggling to come up with a charitable reading of this headline that could actually go with the article.
It's all coming true, just as Gary Larson predicted.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
@cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
@cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in multiple ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:14 PM
It's all coming true, just as Gary Larson predicted.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
@cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
@cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social
"Neil Levy is not a philosopher. He is classifed under Applied Ethics".
Et tu, ChatGPT?
Et tu, ChatGPT?
January 16, 2026 at 2:31 PM
"Neil Levy is not a philosopher. He is classifed under Applied Ethics".
Et tu, ChatGPT?
Et tu, ChatGPT?
Most barbers seem to be in their 20s and 30s. There are few in their 50s and even fewer older than that.
My hypothesis that as they grow older, multiple barbers fuse into a single super barber.
In other news, I had a haircut.
My hypothesis that as they grow older, multiple barbers fuse into a single super barber.
In other news, I had a haircut.
January 16, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Most barbers seem to be in their 20s and 30s. There are few in their 50s and even fewer older than that.
My hypothesis that as they grow older, multiple barbers fuse into a single super barber.
In other news, I had a haircut.
My hypothesis that as they grow older, multiple barbers fuse into a single super barber.
In other news, I had a haircut.
Just struck me that 'Jason' is a pretty odd name for a Greek hero. Heracles, Odysseus, Achilles, Perseus....and Jason? Here's how I imagine them.
January 14, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Just struck me that 'Jason' is a pretty odd name for a Greek hero. Heracles, Odysseus, Achilles, Perseus....and Jason? Here's how I imagine them.
Unsettling experience last night: I heard disembodied voices arguing over the causes of World War One and the interpretation of Hölderlin. .
I think I might have Poltergeisteswissenschaften.
I think I might have Poltergeisteswissenschaften.
January 2, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Unsettling experience last night: I heard disembodied voices arguing over the causes of World War One and the interpretation of Hölderlin. .
I think I might have Poltergeisteswissenschaften.
I think I might have Poltergeisteswissenschaften.
A coauthor has asked me what the norms are in philosophy regarding preprints (when a paper is under review ). I think they’re changing. So: preprints - yea or nay?
December 20, 2025 at 9:06 AM
A coauthor has asked me what the norms are in philosophy regarding preprints (when a paper is under review ). I think they’re changing. So: preprints - yea or nay?
I dare you to come up with a worse name for this group of researchers. I double dog dare you.
December 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I dare you to come up with a worse name for this group of researchers. I double dog dare you.
Yes, but did you read the others too?
December 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Yes, but did you read the others too?
Miss Marple and Poirot both use psychology to solve crimes. They have different but equally ludicrous methods (Miss Marple recognizes people as types, based on her experience of life in a village). So why don't we experience imaginative resistance reading the books?
December 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Miss Marple and Poirot both use psychology to solve crimes. They have different but equally ludicrous methods (Miss Marple recognizes people as types, based on her experience of life in a village). So why don't we experience imaginative resistance reading the books?
For reasons, I've now watched many youtubes of AI boosters. A commonly cited benefit of LLMs is ....planning your holidays. I think if we got to the bottom of why these people feel a need for someone to plan their holidays, we would understand their motivations a lot better.
December 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
For reasons, I've now watched many youtubes of AI boosters. A commonly cited benefit of LLMs is ....planning your holidays. I think if we got to the bottom of why these people feel a need for someone to plan their holidays, we would understand their motivations a lot better.
Analog clocks are basically a thing of the past. No one uses coins anymore. If Ford stops making cars, epistemology will be over.
December 5, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Analog clocks are basically a thing of the past. No one uses coins anymore. If Ford stops making cars, epistemology will be over.
It’s about time someone started giving philosophers ratings out of five.
Admittedly, they’re only rating importance, but it’s a start.
www.philosophes.org/biographies/...
Admittedly, they’re only rating importance, but it’s a start.
www.philosophes.org/biographies/...
Derk Pereboom (1957–) : l'incompatibilisme dur et la vie sans libre
INFOS-CLÉS Origine Pays-Bas, États-Unis Importance ★★★ Courants philosophie analytique, philosophie de l'action, philosophie de l'esprit
www.philosophes.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:24 AM
It’s about time someone started giving philosophers ratings out of five.
Admittedly, they’re only rating importance, but it’s a start.
www.philosophes.org/biographies/...
Admittedly, they’re only rating importance, but it’s a start.
www.philosophes.org/biographies/...
It is vital we never complete the felicific calculus.
November 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
It is vital we never complete the felicific calculus.
I’m at a loss to explain why this is the thumbnail for Daily Nous on my iPad.
November 12, 2025 at 7:03 AM
I’m at a loss to explain why this is the thumbnail for Daily Nous on my iPad.
“So responsibility is hereditary —not just biologically, but ethically.”
I found this (apparent) quote online, attributed to one Neil Levy. Not sure who he is, but he seems to be full of shit.
I found this (apparent) quote online, attributed to one Neil Levy. Not sure who he is, but he seems to be full of shit.
November 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
“So responsibility is hereditary —not just biologically, but ethically.”
I found this (apparent) quote online, attributed to one Neil Levy. Not sure who he is, but he seems to be full of shit.
I found this (apparent) quote online, attributed to one Neil Levy. Not sure who he is, but he seems to be full of shit.
Philosophers love cognition dissonance. Here’s another nail in its coffin.
Here’s the first nail.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Here’s the first nail.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
November 6, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Philosophers love cognition dissonance. Here’s another nail in its coffin.
Here’s the first nail.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Here’s the first nail.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
What I like about this post is the implication that a good cat impression had practical uses in former times.
I can make a really good cat impression, but it has no use in modern society other than meowing out the kitchen window which brings my frustrated neighbour outside to call their cat in, who gets irate when they cant find said cat. I dont know why I started it but I cant stop.
October 17, 2025 at 11:27 AM
What I like about this post is the implication that a good cat impression had practical uses in former times.
A proper head scratcher, this one.
October 15, 2025 at 10:09 AM
A proper head scratcher, this one.
I really think I’ve got a shot at this.
October 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I really think I’ve got a shot at this.
In which I throw a small and very timid cat amongst some large and aggressive pigeons.
philpapers.org/rec/LEVTWO-10
philpapers.org/rec/LEVTWO-10
Neil Levy, The work of philosophy in the age of mechanical reproduction: How AI threatens the meaningfulness of philosophy - PhilPapers
Some philosophers have worried that AI threatens meaning in life by making humans redundant in the workplace or by relegating them to menial tasks. While these worries may be justified, there's ...
philpapers.org
October 6, 2025 at 7:25 AM
In which I throw a small and very timid cat amongst some large and aggressive pigeons.
philpapers.org/rec/LEVTWO-10
philpapers.org/rec/LEVTWO-10
New preprint!
You may have seen Netflix’s Adolescence. It quickly became their most-watched mini-series ever, even prompting roundtable discussions between writers & the Prime Minister.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
You may have seen Netflix’s Adolescence. It quickly became their most-watched mini-series ever, even prompting roundtable discussions between writers & the Prime Minister.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
October 3, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Big news: a companion to gorilla glue is coming.
September 21, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Big news: a companion to gorilla glue is coming.