Rob Davies
@robadavies.bsky.social
Department of Philosophy, University of York.
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Ready to start thinking about summer? ☀️
Issues in Philosophy of Memory 5 is headed to Purdue
June 10-12, 2026
Keynote lineup is 🔥🔥🔥. Come join us!
Call for papers is live. 750 word abstracts, on any philosophical topic related to memory. Submit by Dec 20th!
Issues in Philosophy of Memory 5 is headed to Purdue
June 10-12, 2026
Keynote lineup is 🔥🔥🔥. Come join us!
Call for papers is live. 750 word abstracts, on any philosophical topic related to memory. Submit by Dec 20th!
November 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Ready to start thinking about summer? ☀️
Issues in Philosophy of Memory 5 is headed to Purdue
June 10-12, 2026
Keynote lineup is 🔥🔥🔥. Come join us!
Call for papers is live. 750 word abstracts, on any philosophical topic related to memory. Submit by Dec 20th!
Issues in Philosophy of Memory 5 is headed to Purdue
June 10-12, 2026
Keynote lineup is 🔥🔥🔥. Come join us!
Call for papers is live. 750 word abstracts, on any philosophical topic related to memory. Submit by Dec 20th!
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Last chance to submit! 📢
Submit to PLM Workshop: Traces and Engrams by 30 November
#philsky
#philsci
#cogsky
#neuroskyence
Submit to PLM Workshop: Traces and Engrams by 30 November
#philsky
#philsci
#cogsky
#neuroskyence
🚨 Call for Papers!
Join us for the PLM Workshop: Traces and Engrams – Philosophical and Neuroscientific Perspectives on Memory
RUB, 18–20 Feb 2026
Apply by 30 November!
Submit here 👉https://forms.gle/Gkjbvmb8Q8v9KRyS9
#philsky
Join us for the PLM Workshop: Traces and Engrams – Philosophical and Neuroscientific Perspectives on Memory
RUB, 18–20 Feb 2026
Apply by 30 November!
Submit here 👉https://forms.gle/Gkjbvmb8Q8v9KRyS9
#philsky
November 22, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Last chance to submit! 📢
Submit to PLM Workshop: Traces and Engrams by 30 November
#philsky
#philsci
#cogsky
#neuroskyence
Submit to PLM Workshop: Traces and Engrams by 30 November
#philsky
#philsci
#cogsky
#neuroskyence
Not much beats the morning walk to campus.
October 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Not much beats the morning walk to campus.
Why are they being so creepy?
October 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Why are they being so creepy?
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Radical right accommodation really does not work.
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
September 5, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Radical right accommodation really does not work.
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
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There was outrage in Conservative circles at the revelation that Angela Rayner has a property empire extending to two actual residences.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
September 4, 2025 at 11:34 AM
There was outrage in Conservative circles at the revelation that Angela Rayner has a property empire extending to two actual residences.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
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On the left is a rabbit. On the right is an elephant. But guess what: They’re the *same image*, rotated 90°!
In @currentbiology.bsky.social, @chazfirestone.bsky.social & I show how these images—known as “visual anagrams”—can help solve a longstanding problem in cognitive science. bit.ly/45BVnCZ
In @currentbiology.bsky.social, @chazfirestone.bsky.social & I show how these images—known as “visual anagrams”—can help solve a longstanding problem in cognitive science. bit.ly/45BVnCZ
August 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
On the left is a rabbit. On the right is an elephant. But guess what: They’re the *same image*, rotated 90°!
In @currentbiology.bsky.social, @chazfirestone.bsky.social & I show how these images—known as “visual anagrams”—can help solve a longstanding problem in cognitive science. bit.ly/45BVnCZ
In @currentbiology.bsky.social, @chazfirestone.bsky.social & I show how these images—known as “visual anagrams”—can help solve a longstanding problem in cognitive science. bit.ly/45BVnCZ
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Journal for New Narratives in the History of Philosophy (JNNHP) – First issue and CFP
The inaugural volume of Journal for New Narratives in the History of Philosophy (JNNHP) is scheduled to publish this Fall. The contents are listed on the website: Here is a call for papers for the second volume:…
The inaugural volume of Journal for New Narratives in the History of Philosophy (JNNHP) is scheduled to publish this Fall. The contents are listed on the website: Here is a call for papers for the second volume:…
Journal for New Narratives in the History of Philosophy (JNNHP) – First issue and CFP
The inaugural volume of Journal for New Narratives in the History of Philosophy (JNNHP) is scheduled to publish this Fall. The contents are listed on the website: Here is a call for papers for the second volume: Journal for the New Narratives in the History of Philosophy (JNNHP) invites submissions for its second volume, to be published in Fall 2026.
feministhistoryofphilosophy.wordpress.com
August 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Journal for New Narratives in the History of Philosophy (JNNHP) – First issue and CFP
The inaugural volume of Journal for New Narratives in the History of Philosophy (JNNHP) is scheduled to publish this Fall. The contents are listed on the website: Here is a call for papers for the second volume:…
The inaugural volume of Journal for New Narratives in the History of Philosophy (JNNHP) is scheduled to publish this Fall. The contents are listed on the website: Here is a call for papers for the second volume:…
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The deadline for applications to present at PhOMO's prospective session at the 2026 APA Central Division meeting (Chicago, Feb 18–21) is in 2 weeks. Please spread the word!
More info and application instructions here: www.phomo.org/calls
More info and application instructions here: www.phomo.org/calls
PhOMO - Calls
The Philosophy of Memory Organization
www.phomo.org
July 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The deadline for applications to present at PhOMO's prospective session at the 2026 APA Central Division meeting (Chicago, Feb 18–21) is in 2 weeks. Please spread the word!
More info and application instructions here: www.phomo.org/calls
More info and application instructions here: www.phomo.org/calls
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I am devastated to learn of my dear friend and fellow philosopher Helen De Cruz’s passing.
With Helen's blessing, her husband Johan and I agreed to circulate a GoFundMe on their children’s behalf.
Please feel free to share and circulate widely.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-he...
With Helen's blessing, her husband Johan and I agreed to circulate a GoFundMe on their children’s behalf.
Please feel free to share and circulate widely.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-he...
Donate to Support Helen's Children After Her Passing, organized by Marcus Arvan
Help provide Helen De Cruz's children with a better start in life after her un… Marcus Arvan needs your support for Support Helen's Children After Her Passing
www.gofundme.com
June 21, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I am devastated to learn of my dear friend and fellow philosopher Helen De Cruz’s passing.
With Helen's blessing, her husband Johan and I agreed to circulate a GoFundMe on their children’s behalf.
Please feel free to share and circulate widely.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-he...
With Helen's blessing, her husband Johan and I agreed to circulate a GoFundMe on their children’s behalf.
Please feel free to share and circulate widely.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-he...
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Most of the news is horrifying and this story from Bourton-on-the-Water is no exception. Brace yourselves: a family of eight arrived for a picnic to find that… other people were also having picnics 😱 www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/whats-on/wha...
June 15, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Most of the news is horrifying and this story from Bourton-on-the-Water is no exception. Brace yourselves: a family of eight arrived for a picnic to find that… other people were also having picnics 😱 www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/whats-on/wha...
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PhOMO's early career researcher conference (IPM 4.5) is coming up next week! Online, May 22–23. Full program and connection details here: www.phomo.org/events/ipm4-5
May 14, 2025 at 1:47 AM
PhOMO's early career researcher conference (IPM 4.5) is coming up next week! Online, May 22–23. Full program and connection details here: www.phomo.org/events/ipm4-5
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Unsurprising but horrible news from the University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen University announces job cuts as it faces £11.2m financial black hole
Staff were told on Thursday that the university needs to take immediate steps to address millions in rising costs.
news.stv.tv
April 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Unsurprising but horrible news from the University of Aberdeen
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British Steel employs 3.6k people. Coventry Uni group, which auditors say may not survive, employs 7.7k. But there is an emergency debate in parliament for British Steel and nothing for the whole HE sector imploding
Why is the government and the news so indifferent to the meltdown happening in UK #HigherEd right now?
Our universities are the envy of the world. Yet we are at risk of losing a generation of academics and damaging the sector beyond repair.
Our universities are the envy of the world. Yet we are at risk of losing a generation of academics and damaging the sector beyond repair.
The UK car industry contributes £22bn to the economy and employs c 35k people.
Universities contribute £265bn and employ nearly 400k, over 10x as much.
Yet he seems ok to let that sector implode.
Universities contribute £265bn and employ nearly 400k, over 10x as much.
Yet he seems ok to let that sector implode.
April 12, 2025 at 7:47 AM
British Steel employs 3.6k people. Coventry Uni group, which auditors say may not survive, employs 7.7k. But there is an emergency debate in parliament for British Steel and nothing for the whole HE sector imploding
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New Cambridge Element defending knowledge-first epistemology by Mona Simion, free to download for the next two weeks:
Knowledge-First Epistemology
Cambridge Core - Epistemology and Metaphysics - Knowledge-First Epistemology
www.cambridge.org
March 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
New Cambridge Element defending knowledge-first epistemology by Mona Simion, free to download for the next two weeks:
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British Philosophical Association academics warn of threat to world leading status amid growing department and course closures. #PhiloFortnight2025 #PhilosophyMatters
www.educatemagazine.com/philosophy-a...
www.educatemagazine.com/philosophy-a...
Philosophy academics warn of threat to world leading status
Philosophy academics have warned that the UK’s world leading status for the subject is under threat after university department closures.
www.educatemagazine.com
March 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
British Philosophical Association academics warn of threat to world leading status amid growing department and course closures. #PhiloFortnight2025 #PhilosophyMatters
www.educatemagazine.com/philosophy-a...
www.educatemagazine.com/philosophy-a...
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NEW: Analysis from @jrf-uk.bsky.social ahead of the Chancellor’s spring statement this week shows families worse off by £1400 by 2030.
This would mean missing the PM’s living standards milestone and could be the first government since 1955 to see a fall in living standards across a parliament.
This would mean missing the PM’s living standards milestone and could be the first government since 1955 to see a fall in living standards across a parliament.
March 23, 2025 at 8:55 AM
NEW: Analysis from @jrf-uk.bsky.social ahead of the Chancellor’s spring statement this week shows families worse off by £1400 by 2030.
This would mean missing the PM’s living standards milestone and could be the first government since 1955 to see a fall in living standards across a parliament.
This would mean missing the PM’s living standards milestone and could be the first government since 1955 to see a fall in living standards across a parliament.
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I finally found a good use for Microsoft Copilot
March 21, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I finally found a good use for Microsoft Copilot
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️We've signed an open letter to Chancellor Rachel Reeves with @citizensadvice.bsky.social @mencap.org.uk @trusselluk.bsky.social @mindcharity.bsky.social and other sector partners urging the government to safeguard disability benefits.
These benefits are a lifeline - they must be protected. 2/3
These benefits are a lifeline - they must be protected. 2/3
March 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
️We've signed an open letter to Chancellor Rachel Reeves with @citizensadvice.bsky.social @mencap.org.uk @trusselluk.bsky.social @mindcharity.bsky.social and other sector partners urging the government to safeguard disability benefits.
These benefits are a lifeline - they must be protected. 2/3
These benefits are a lifeline - they must be protected. 2/3
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The Scottish have won the AI Wars.
March 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The Scottish have won the AI Wars.
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Just arrived! Official release on March 11... available for purchase or free download at mitpress.mit.edu/978026255160...
February 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Just arrived! Official release on March 11... available for purchase or free download at mitpress.mit.edu/978026255160...
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Oh no
February 19, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Oh no