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Phil Robichaud
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Associate Professor of Ethics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Things I value (partial list): philosophy, good coffee, craft beer, and live music.
Jeffrey Sachs's takes are getting boosted by the algorithms lately. He's a smooth talker on the issue of the Ukraine/Russia war, and his goal of like an enduring global peace makes him a sympathetic voice. BUT, his views are best taken with massive grains of salt. voxukraine.org/en/open-lett...
Open letter to Jeffrey Sachs on his position regarding Russian war on Ukraine
Dear Dr. Sachs, We are a group of economists, including many Ukrainians, who were appalled by your statements on the...
voxukraine.org
March 6, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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I'm giving an online talk on Friday (1PM ET, 7PM CET) for the Ethics of Argumentation series, titled “Against ‘Reason Supremacism’ in Democratic Politics” (abstract below). It's open to all, registration details 👇
www.argnet.org/ethics-of-ar...
Schedule
January 10th 1PM ET Catarina Dutilh Novaes Against ‘Reason Supremacism’ in Democratic Politics     Influential theorists of deliberative democracy such as Habermas and Rawls view rational...
www.argnet.org
January 8, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Een test van het @groenlinks-pvda.bsky.social idee (of eigenlijk GL) om ‘universele erfenis’ te geven: een eenmalig bedrag aan jong-volwassenen. Niet verrassend is dat de vermogensongelijkheid omlaag gaat. (En die is extreem hoog in Nederland).
Can a public wealth transfer to young people reduce inequality?

New article out in the Journal of European Social Policy with Andreas Thiemann, Leire Salazar and @josenoguerauab.bsky.social!

🧵 Thread 👇
January 8, 2025 at 10:59 AM
"Ik sta hier niet om de coalitie overeind te houden", zei partijleider Bikker van de ChristenUnie. "Ik sta hier wel om de Onderwijsbegroting te verbeteren."

If you weren’t already suspicious of doctrine of double effect
reasoning, you certainly should be now.
December 12, 2024 at 8:06 AM
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CDA en CU hebben met hun onderhandelingen bereikt dat er 1,25 miljard wordt bezuinigd op onderwijs. Hadden ze gewoon hun poot stijf gehouden, niet onderhandeld en in de Eerste Kamer tegen gestemd, dan was die hele begroting gesneuveld en was er niet bezuinigd op onderwijs. Lekker gewerkt, CDA en CU.
December 11, 2024 at 10:24 PM
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December 10, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Exact. Én het lijkt er nu op dat het voornaamste doel van de WIB is om de bezuinigingen te realiseren. Het is onverstandig (to say the least) om de inhoud van je onderwijsbeleid af te laten hangen van een min of meer arbitrair en vooraf bepaald bezuinigingsdoel. #doehetniet
Regeringspartij Nieuw Sociaal Contract benadrukt in de media dat een geleidelijke aanpak van de WIB noodzakelijk is. Daarom moet ook de voorgestelde korting van 293 miljoen euro — vooruitlopend op de invoering van de WIB — direct van tafel. Deze korting zal enorme schade toebrengen aan de…1/
December 5, 2024 at 6:54 PM
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December 4, 2024 at 8:20 AM
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December 3, 2024 at 8:14 AM
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December 3, 2024 at 7:48 AM
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December 3, 2024 at 9:02 AM
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December 3, 2024 at 9:02 AM
December 3, 2024 at 9:11 AM
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WOinActie neemt kennis van de berichten in de media over een schamel en irrelevant tegenbod van de coalitie met betrekking tot de bezuinigingen. WOinActie blijft bij het standpunt dat de bezuinigingen op het hoger onderwijs funest zijn voor de toekomst van Nederland en van tafel moeten. 1/
December 2, 2024 at 7:49 PM
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Doe het niet.
@casparvandenberg.bsky.social en Elianne Demollin in Buitenhof over de bezuinigingen.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hAO...
Waarom maatwerk nodig voor de regio | Elianne Demollin Caspar van den Berg Buitenhof
YouTube video by Buitenhof
www.youtube.com
December 1, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Today, 20+thousand students and academics came together to stand against the devastating budget cuts to higher education in the Netherlands.The energy was great, and the attendees were inspiring. I’m even allowing myself to feel a tiny spark of hope.
#dohetniet #AoB #WOinActie
November 25, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Is dit De Speld? 🫠
November 25, 2024 at 9:06 AM
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Integratie is zoiets als ritsen. Het moet van 2 kanten komen.
November 23, 2024 at 2:57 PM
November 20, 2024 at 5:32 PM
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At 8.30 GMT Kristie Dotson will be talking about Epistemic Frailty. Info and joining link here: www.publicphilosophycardiff.co.uk
News
Professor Kristie Dotson (University of Michigan – Ann Arbor) ​Royal Institute of Philosophy Cardiff Annual Lecture 2024 Tuesday 19th November, 8.30pm - 10.00pm (UK time) The lecture will be...
www.publicphilosophycardiff.co.uk
November 19, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Call for Papers: PPE Europe Annual Conference 2025. Come to Milan in May 2025! Deadline for submission just under a month. enposs.eu/events/ppe-e...
PPE Europe Annual Conference 2025 | European Network for the Philosophy of the Social Sciences (ENPOSS)
enposs.eu
November 20, 2024 at 3:36 PM
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In a small study, doctors who were given ChatGPT to diagnose illness did only slightly better than doctors who did not. But the chatbot alone outperformed all the doctors.
ChatGPT Defeated Doctors at Diagnosing Illness
A small study found ChatGPT outdid human physicians when assessing medical case histories, even when those doctors were using a chatbot.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2024 at 8:47 PM
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John Fischer has things to say about Sapolsky’s DETERMINED.

ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/dete...
Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will
This is a big, splashy book, both in number of pages and ambitions. It is much ballyhooed, receiving reviews and attention throughout the Anglophone wor...
ndpr.nd.edu
November 22, 2023 at 4:38 AM
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🚨 Call for Papers for a Topoi Collection 🚨
'Social Epistemology of Argumentation'

Parallel to our @erc_sea closing conference, we'll also edit a Collection at Topoi, which is open to all (not only to speakers at the conference).

Deadline: Aug. 31 2024
link.springer.com/collections/...
Social Epistemology of Argumentation
Paper submissions are invited for the special issue/collection of Topoi entitled: Social Epistemology of Argumentation. The special issue aims to reflect ...
link.springer.com
November 10, 2023 at 10:50 AM