Join us tomorrow at 9 am PDT (12 noon Eastern), starting with Zoe Sinel on a tort law theory of emotions, ending with Jisha Menon on vulnerability, shame and the sex offender, and much more in between!
Message me for links
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And Jorge Gaxiola Lappe suggested an alternative to US delineation of the limits of speech and defamation, in favor of one that appreciates regret over moral remainders of conflict of rights.
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Angelo Ryu and Anna Dvorishchina offered that alienation from our own personhood is the main reason to avoid political supression of expression of emotions;
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Nick Smith asked: if remorseful offenders deserve mitigatigation of punishment, does that mean remorseless ones deserve aggravation of it?
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Tomorrow (Wednesday, May 21 at 9 am PDT, 12 noon Eastern), is the third and final day of the @gould.usc.edu Online conference "Philosophy of Emotions Meets Philosophy of Law"!
Yesterday's second session was absolutely fascinating!
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The Online conference continues TOMORROW, May 19th, at 10:20 am PDT (1:20 pm Eastern), with Nick Smith on punishing remorseful and remorseless offenders!
Third and final day of the conference is this Wednesday, May 21!
Contact me for more details, and zoom links!

@gustavobeade.bsky.social reminded us that where human rights are concerned, democracies form a big community that creates context for communicative censure >>>

Steve Bero made us think whether we want to forgive or rather forget our latest fender bender incident >>>

What an amazing first day we had at the @gould.usc.edu conference, Philosophy of Law Meets Philosophy of Emotions!
Ana Carolina de Faria Silvestre sparked a deep conversation on whether theory of emotions is as central to the autonomy of law as rationality (answered by a resounding "yes!") >>>

My @gould.usc.edu Online conference on Philosophy of Emotions Meets Philosophy of Law is starting next week!
It's going to be super interesting and engaging, and I'm looking forward!
Message me for the zoom link, and feel free to share widely!

My good news of the day is that the specialist cleared Varda to go back home with me, all but ruling out the scary cancer we thought she had. We are home, and she is feeling demonstrably better! Follow up in three months! ❤️😻

I'm in!
But first, energy in more forms than one:
(the cafeteria may be the best part about this library)

Reality sometimes feels so surreal. Like a thin coat of plastic is covering reality, you try to touch it but can't quite.
Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.
Manchas is extra cuddly tonight.

Manchas' reaction to the news:
(I personally was convinced today was Thursday already)

#Cats

I never used to post cat pics on social media, but I'm on a new start here on Bluesky, and both my cats decided to be bagels today, to celebrate winter truly setting in, and this is something the world is better off seeing:

Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy:

I'm organizing an online conference, with @felipejimenez.bsky.social on Phil of Emotions meets Phil of Law, via the USC Center for Law and Philosophy!
Deadline for abstracts is next week, Monday Nov 18!
Please consider applying and share widely!