Matt Shields
@mattbshields.bsky.social
Assistant prof of philosophy at Wake Forest. he/him.
Congratulations, Adam! Loved the pieces of this you've shared and looking forward to recommending it to lots of people. Excited to dig into the whole thing!
September 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Congratulations, Adam! Loved the pieces of this you've shared and looking forward to recommending it to lots of people. Excited to dig into the whole thing!
Reposted by Matt Shields
Yesterday, one of our union leaders was arrested during an ICE raid in Camarillo, CA, while he was lawfully observing immigration enforcement activities.
www.calfac.org/statement-condemning-the-abduction-and-disappearance-of-cfa-members-in-camarillo/
www.calfac.org/statement-condemning-the-abduction-and-disappearance-of-cfa-members-in-camarillo/
- California Faculty Association
We strongly condemn the abduction of California Faculty Association professor, member and activist Jonathan A. Caravello, Ph.D. and other community
www.calfac.org
July 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Yeah, I think there's something to this -- though distinguishing cults from non-cults seems very difficult! Have you come across this recent David Coady paper? philpapers.org/rec/COASTA. Seems up your alley.
David Coady, Stop Talking about Echo Chambers and Filter Bubbles - PhilPapers
It is widely believed that we are facing a problem, even a crisis, caused by so-called “echo chambers” and “filter bubbles.” Here, David Coady argues that this belief is mistaken. There ...
philpapers.org
January 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Yeah, I think there's something to this -- though distinguishing cults from non-cults seems very difficult! Have you come across this recent David Coady paper? philpapers.org/rec/COASTA. Seems up your alley.
So, e.g., he writes that "echo chambers can create exceptionally high – one is tempted to say unnaturally high – levels of trust”. But as soon as the distinction becomes "exceptionally" or unnaturally high", things are blurred even at a conceptual level, I think.
January 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
So, e.g., he writes that "echo chambers can create exceptionally high – one is tempted to say unnaturally high – levels of trust”. But as soon as the distinction becomes "exceptionally" or unnaturally high", things are blurred even at a conceptual level, I think.