Toby Svoboda
@tobysvoboda.bsky.social
Philosopher at Colgate University working on ethics, climate change, and the rest.
https://philpeople.org/profiles/toby-svoboda
https://philpeople.org/profiles/toby-svoboda
Falling asleep at his job is the least objectionable thing the guy has done so far.
November 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Falling asleep at his job is the least objectionable thing the guy has done so far.
The worm did its best. What good have you done today? politicalwire.com/2025/10/14/w...
Worm Ate 'Just a Little Bit' of RFK Jr.'s Brain
Actress Cheryl Hines addressed her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “brain worm” as she wrapped up an interview on The View. Said Hines: “It ate a little bit of his brain and died, so don’t
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October 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The worm did its best. What good have you done today? politicalwire.com/2025/10/14/w...
A video about my paper on Kant and the neglected alternative objection. #philsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6V6...
Kant and the Neglected Alternative - Space, Time, and Things-in-Themselves
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June 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
A video about my paper on Kant and the neglected alternative objection. #philsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6V6...
A new paper of mine arguing that ethical theory is not inept when it comes to climate change, although policy-makers don't care. Full ms below. #philsky #climatechange
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Toby Svoboda, Climate Change and the Alleged Inadequacy of Ethical Theory: Reasons for Skepticism - PhilPapers
Stephen Gardiner has claimed that the current state of ethical theory is inadequate for addressing climate change, arguing that our ethical theory is inept when it comes to dealing with basic ...
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May 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
A new paper of mine arguing that ethical theory is not inept when it comes to climate change, although policy-makers don't care. Full ms below. #philsky #climatechange
philpapers.org/rec/SVOCCA
philpapers.org/rec/SVOCCA
A new paper of mine on Kant, space and time, and the so-called neglected alternative objection. #philsky philpapers.org/rec/SVOTDO-3
Toby J. Svoboda, Two Defenses of Kant against the Neglected Alternative Objection - PhilPapers
Graham Bird and Wayne Waxman have defended Kant against the neglected alternative objection. This objection alleges that the Critique of Pure Reason’s dismissal of the possibility that things-in-thems...
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May 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
A new paper of mine on Kant, space and time, and the so-called neglected alternative objection. #philsky philpapers.org/rec/SVOTDO-3
The vilification of people who protest genuine war crimes is singularly shameful and entirely to be expected.
May 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The vilification of people who protest genuine war crimes is singularly shameful and entirely to be expected.
The "He Gets Us" campaign has taken a strange turn. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...
‘He Gets Us’: Trump Makes a Splash in Saudi Arabia
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May 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The "He Gets Us" campaign has taken a strange turn. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...
Happy Endangered Species Day to all who celebrate.
May 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Happy Endangered Species Day to all who celebrate.
A promising job ad here: "If this succeeds and you’re not earning $100K within a year, I will have failed. Failure is not an option." So 100K is guaranteed? philjobs.org/job/show/29117
Ontology Ai research consultant, Echosphere.io
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May 15, 2025 at 10:24 PM
A promising job ad here: "If this succeeds and you’re not earning $100K within a year, I will have failed. Failure is not an option." So 100K is guaranteed? philjobs.org/job/show/29117
Here is a new database of researchers working on geoengineering, SRM in particular. @peteirvine.bsky.social #climate srm360.org/researcher-d...
SRM Researcher Database
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May 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Here is a new database of researchers working on geoengineering, SRM in particular. @peteirvine.bsky.social #climate srm360.org/researcher-d...
Does anyone know why Republicans hate America so much? It seems like a strange fixation.
April 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Does anyone know why Republicans hate America so much? It seems like a strange fixation.
In my graduate program there was a persistent rumor that one of the faculty had come into possession of Kant's skull. He did nothing to dispel the rumor. #philsky
April 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In my graduate program there was a persistent rumor that one of the faculty had come into possession of Kant's skull. He did nothing to dispel the rumor. #philsky
I'm heading to the International Association for the Study of Environment, Space and Place this weekend to talk about geoengineering, aesthetics, and this painting.
April 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I'm heading to the International Association for the Study of Environment, Space and Place this weekend to talk about geoengineering, aesthetics, and this painting.
I'm sure they'll put it to good use. politicalwire.com/2025/04/23/1...
19 Richest Households Made $1 Trillion Last Year
Wall Street Journal: “The wealthiest have gotten richer, and control a record share of America’s wealth. New data suggest $1 trillion of wealth was created for the 19 richest American households alone...
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April 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I'm sure they'll put it to good use. politicalwire.com/2025/04/23/1...
Upcoming workshop on Kant, animals, and the environment. I'll be there. philevents.org/event/show/1...
NYU-Princeton Workshop on Kant, Animals, and the Environment
Saturday, May 10
9:00–9:25 Check–in and Coffee
9:25 Welcome
9:30–11:30 Environment I
Speaker: Zachary Vereb (Mississippi University)
“Good Kantian Neighbors: A L...
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April 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Upcoming workshop on Kant, animals, and the environment. I'll be there. philevents.org/event/show/1...
There was a veneer? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...
With Latest Missteps, Veneer of Discipline in 2nd Trump Term Falls Away
The mistakes, miscommunications and flip-flops are piling up after an early run defined by a flood of major policy changes that were rolled out at breakneck speed.
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April 22, 2025 at 5:14 AM
There was a veneer? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...
To call the demolition of this country a "conservative" movement is really an insult to the four or five principled conservatives who still exist.
April 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
To call the demolition of this country a "conservative" movement is really an insult to the four or five principled conservatives who still exist.
It is again instructive that the two most extreme members of the Supreme Court were appointed by "normal" Republican presidents.
April 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
It is again instructive that the two most extreme members of the Supreme Court were appointed by "normal" Republican presidents.
A short video about my new book, A Philosophical Case for Ecological Pessimism #philsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJmJ...
A Philosophical Case for Ecological Pessimism - New Book
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April 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
A short video about my new book, A Philosophical Case for Ecological Pessimism #philsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJmJ...
Fight the forces of evil now, or we're all fucked. politicalwire.com/2025/04/16/u...
U.S. to Send Migrants Without Criminal Records to Gitmo
"The Trump administration created broad rules outlining which migrants can be held at Guantanamo Bay, allowing officials to send non-criminal detainees there despite a vow to hold 'the worst' offender...
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April 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Fight the forces of evil now, or we're all fucked. politicalwire.com/2025/04/16/u...
To state the obvious, this is why you don't make deals with unprincipled and malicious fools.
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Law Firms Made Deals With Trump. Now He Wants More From Them.
To avoid retribution, big firms agreed to provide free legal services for uncontroversial causes. To the White House, that could mean negotiating trade deals — or even defending the president and his ...
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April 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
To state the obvious, this is why you don't make deals with unprincipled and malicious fools.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/u...
Reposted by Toby Svoboda
A fundraiser has been launched to help pay for the legal expenses of the philosophy major taken by ICE earlier this week, and the Columbia Department of Philosophy has issued a statement about the situation and calling for the university to help him.
Columbia Philosophy Statement on Mahdawi / Fundraiser - Daily Nous
The Department of Philosophy at Columbia University has issued a statement about Mohsen Mahdawi, the philosophy major taken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this past Monday. The statement...
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April 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A fundraiser has been launched to help pay for the legal expenses of the philosophy major taken by ICE earlier this week, and the Columbia Department of Philosophy has issued a statement about the situation and calling for the university to help him.
And a short video about my misanthropy book here. #philsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L0K...
A Philosophical Defense of Misanthropy
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April 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
And a short video about my misanthropy book here. #philsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L0K...
Why do Republicans hate the law so much?
April 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Why do Republicans hate the law so much?