Dan Harris
@danielwharris.bsky.social
Philosophy of language and mind, cognitive science, history of analytic philosophy at Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center. I grew up in Cape Breton.
New antirealism just dropped.
i don't mean to single out baseball fans here, because you see this in lots of fan communities, but in certain corners people talk as though baseball is real. they think all the players are real people and the stadiums are places you can actually visit. to each their own, but that cannot be healthy
September 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
New antirealism just dropped.
When you're reading the original printings of Grice's papers. projectbritain.com/moneyold.htm
Understanding old British money - pounds, shillings and pence
projectbritain.com
June 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
When you're reading the original printings of Grice's papers. projectbritain.com/moneyold.htm
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I’m moving from York to take up a Professorship at the CUNY Grad Center this fall! Graduate student training has been a focus these past years and I’m excited to help mentor next gen philosophy of animal minds in NYC!
May 14, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I’m moving from York to take up a Professorship at the CUNY Grad Center this fall! Graduate student training has been a focus these past years and I’m excited to help mentor next gen philosophy of animal minds in NYC!
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This is a beautiful sentiment to start with
February 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This is a beautiful sentiment to start with
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Excited to share a new paper accepted to @cogscisociety.bsky.social 2025 on the cognitive representation polysemy and their use in reasoning!
Pre-print here: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Thread below! (🧵1/9)
Pre-print here: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Thread below! (🧵1/9)
OSF
doi.org
April 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Excited to share a new paper accepted to @cogscisociety.bsky.social 2025 on the cognitive representation polysemy and their use in reasoning!
Pre-print here: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Thread below! (🧵1/9)
Pre-print here: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Thread below! (🧵1/9)
Good times in Tübingen last week.
An amazing and invigorating two day workshop on background beliefs, held in a castle: what more could you want?
Thank you to organizers @aachimova.bsky.social @elinm.bsky.social @danielwharris.bsky.social & Ivan Rygaev!
Thank you to organizers @aachimova.bsky.social @elinm.bsky.social @danielwharris.bsky.social & Ivan Rygaev!
January 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Good times in Tübingen last week.
Don't you love it when OUP's production people send you an email on the 23rd of December telling you for the first time that you have to do something no later than…the 25th of December?
December 23, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Don't you love it when OUP's production people send you an email on the 23rd of December telling you for the first time that you have to do something no later than…the 25th of December?
I was interviewed by Ross Anderson for this interesting Atlantic piece about the possibility of communicating with sperm whales. www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
February 24, 2024 at 5:56 PM
I was interviewed by Ross Anderson for this interesting Atlantic piece about the possibility of communicating with sperm whales. www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
My 5yo got a kids’ version of monopoly for Christmas. I just overheard her asking her grandmother, in an excited voice: “Ooooh! What does ‘paying rent’ mean?”
December 25, 2023 at 2:23 PM
My 5yo got a kids’ version of monopoly for Christmas. I just overheard her asking her grandmother, in an excited voice: “Ooooh! What does ‘paying rent’ mean?”
I’m personally more into the stuff at House of Empirical Evidence but they have some nice stuff here too.
December 14, 2023 at 8:27 PM
I’m personally more into the stuff at House of Empirical Evidence but they have some nice stuff here too.