Fintan Mallory
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While it’s not the worst thing about this, they really could have worked on the gender balance…
November 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
While it’s not the worst thing about this, they really could have worked on the gender balance…
“Born in the not-so-distant year of 1964, Hawthorne emerged on the philosophical scene as a figure of immense potential”
November 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
“Born in the not-so-distant year of 1964, Hawthorne emerged on the philosophical scene as a figure of immense potential”
Stephen Yablo is subscriber only content
November 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Stephen Yablo is subscriber only content
Struggling to sleep? Have you considered a rambling machine-generated podcast tangentially connected to the work of famous philosophers making use of any information in the public domain?
November 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Struggling to sleep? Have you considered a rambling machine-generated podcast tangentially connected to the work of famous philosophers making use of any information in the public domain?
And Putnam's paper comparing Rorty and Quine has one of my favourite titles.
November 20, 2025 at 10:03 PM
And Putnam's paper comparing Rorty and Quine has one of my favourite titles.
I feel like we get fewer of these "I’m going to compare the views of some people I know" papers these days. It’s a genre I really like. Here's a great one by Millikan.
November 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I feel like we get fewer of these "I’m going to compare the views of some people I know" papers these days. It’s a genre I really like. Here's a great one by Millikan.
Happy International Men's Day! Don't forget, there's nothing more 'men' than Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.
November 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Happy International Men's Day! Don't forget, there's nothing more 'men' than Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.
The Guardian did a study of Reform supporters. When your data analysis suggests that 10% of the 'Contrarian Youth' block are over 55, I think you need to pick new labels for your clusters.
November 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The Guardian did a study of Reform supporters. When your data analysis suggests that 10% of the 'Contrarian Youth' block are over 55, I think you need to pick new labels for your clusters.
Turing: If the question of whether machines think could be settled by looking at how the general public use words, then a Gallup poll would do. But that's absurd.
Op-ed: Right, so a YouGov poll it is!
Op-ed: Right, so a YouGov poll it is!
November 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Turing: If the question of whether machines think could be settled by looking at how the general public use words, then a Gallup poll would do. But that's absurd.
Op-ed: Right, so a YouGov poll it is!
Op-ed: Right, so a YouGov poll it is!
I’d heard about this kind of thing but it hadn’t occurred to me that ChatGPT would be advertising it on their website.
November 11, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I’d heard about this kind of thing but it hadn’t occurred to me that ChatGPT would be advertising it on their website.
The motivational quotes (?) for the local running event have taken a distinctive theme for Remembrance Sunday
November 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The motivational quotes (?) for the local running event have taken a distinctive theme for Remembrance Sunday
Got a chance to see my colleague’s slides and Mencius is due a trip to the serious burns unit.
November 9, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Got a chance to see my colleague’s slides and Mencius is due a trip to the serious burns unit.
Love looking through the "Race Classification" section in Appendix 2 to see that it wasn't *only* based on people's names.
November 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Love looking through the "Race Classification" section in Appendix 2 to see that it wasn't *only* based on people's names.
The epigraph for @travislacroix.bsky.social‘s new book is quite good. And I thought Dune was just about magic worms and stuff.
November 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The epigraph for @travislacroix.bsky.social‘s new book is quite good. And I thought Dune was just about magic worms and stuff.
Reading Quine's review of Ways of Worldmaking by Nelson Goodman.
November 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Reading Quine's review of Ways of Worldmaking by Nelson Goodman.
I went back to look at the original and this is just awesome graphic design for 1850. Check out that font!
November 2, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I went back to look at the original and this is just awesome graphic design for 1850. Check out that font!
If you draw the cognitive science hexagram, Jerry Fodor appears and calls you a relativist.
November 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
If you draw the cognitive science hexagram, Jerry Fodor appears and calls you a relativist.
I think we’re sharing our autumn pictures today.
November 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I think we’re sharing our autumn pictures today.
Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire;
Hands, that the rod of empire might have sway'd,
Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre.
Hands, that the rod of empire might have sway'd,
Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre.
November 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire;
Hands, that the rod of empire might have sway'd,
Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre.
Hands, that the rod of empire might have sway'd,
Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre.
That's a turnip for the books
October 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
That's a turnip for the books
Happy Halloween! Don’t forget, the first translation of the Communist Manifesto into English began with “A frightful hobgoblin stalks throughout Europe”.
October 31, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Happy Halloween! Don’t forget, the first translation of the Communist Manifesto into English began with “A frightful hobgoblin stalks throughout Europe”.
I'm going to miss this man a lot. The best vote I ever cast.
October 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I'm going to miss this man a lot. The best vote I ever cast.