Ali M. Hasan
@alimhasan.bsky.social
Philosopher at U. Iowa. Epistemology, perception, ethics, & AI.
Posting in a very personal capacity.
Posting in a very personal capacity.
A friendly reminder not to fall in love with your tape dispensers. (Sam Gross, 1998, New Yorker)
November 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A friendly reminder not to fall in love with your tape dispensers. (Sam Gross, 1998, New Yorker)
My prompt: "I shave any and all those who do not shave themselves". ChatGPT5 says this is a version of the Barber paradox. It's not. ("I shave all and ONLY those who do not shave themselves" is.) ChatGPT erroneously added that "the barber *only* shaves people who do not shave themselves"
September 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
My prompt: "I shave any and all those who do not shave themselves". ChatGPT5 says this is a version of the Barber paradox. It's not. ("I shave all and ONLY those who do not shave themselves" is.) ChatGPT erroneously added that "the barber *only* shaves people who do not shave themselves"
"In philosophy if you aren't moving at a snail's pace, you aren't moving at all." -- Iris Murdoch
April 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"In philosophy if you aren't moving at a snail's pace, you aren't moving at all." -- Iris Murdoch
After years of watching tennis, I think I finally understand what “unforced error” means.
April 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
After years of watching tennis, I think I finally understand what “unforced error” means.
Sorry, philosophers of inquiry. Spelling Bee doesn’t accept it
March 28, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Sorry, philosophers of inquiry. Spelling Bee doesn’t accept it
I’m betting this will get more likes than anything else I post
March 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I’m betting this will get more likes than anything else I post
US joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine.
February 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
US joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Adding to my slides for my meaning of life lectures.
February 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Adding to my slides for my meaning of life lectures.
Supervillain vibes
February 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Supervillain vibes
Not one of Kant’s most well-known quotes. But probably more defensible. (Cafe Allegro, Seattle, some 10 or so years ago)
January 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Not one of Kant’s most well-known quotes. But probably more defensible. (Cafe Allegro, Seattle, some 10 or so years ago)
Around 2006, I lived near North Bend, Washington, and would occasionally go to Twede’s Cafe—the diner where Twin Peaks was filmed—to work on my dissertation. The coffee was so-so. The cherry pie was good enough. The vibes were perfectly Lynchian.
RIP David Lynch.
RIP David Lynch.
January 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Around 2006, I lived near North Bend, Washington, and would occasionally go to Twede’s Cafe—the diner where Twin Peaks was filmed—to work on my dissertation. The coffee was so-so. The cherry pie was good enough. The vibes were perfectly Lynchian.
RIP David Lynch.
RIP David Lynch.
Saw Hadestown with my daughter last night. It was great!
Btw, certainty is one hell of a drug — just ask Orpheus.
Btw, certainty is one hell of a drug — just ask Orpheus.
January 16, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Saw Hadestown with my daughter last night. It was great!
Btw, certainty is one hell of a drug — just ask Orpheus.
Btw, certainty is one hell of a drug — just ask Orpheus.
I couldn’t resist buying this postcard
December 30, 2024 at 8:07 PM
I couldn’t resist buying this postcard
It’s all about the struggle, they said. You’ll find joy in the process, they said.
December 29, 2024 at 5:25 PM
It’s all about the struggle, they said. You’ll find joy in the process, they said.
Not an optical illusion but a similar problem here we might call the fallacy fallacy.
December 21, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Not an optical illusion but a similar problem here we might call the fallacy fallacy.
ChatGPT: ‘Linda is a banker teller’ is more probable than ‘Linda is a bank teller or is active in the feminist movement’!
December 21, 2024 at 4:43 PM
ChatGPT: ‘Linda is a banker teller’ is more probable than ‘Linda is a bank teller or is active in the feminist movement’!
Tempted to print a huge poster of this and put it up on our department's posting board, where we get lots of student traffic.
December 12, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Tempted to print a huge poster of this and put it up on our department's posting board, where we get lots of student traffic.
How to avoid the ad hominem fallacy but still be an asshole.
December 1, 2024 at 1:10 PM
How to avoid the ad hominem fallacy but still be an asshole.
Move evidence of the same from the manual for my chainsaw
November 20, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Move evidence of the same from the manual for my chainsaw