Gareth Pearce
@thegarethpearce.bsky.social
Philosopher of Maths | Freelance English Teacher
Brexit Refugee living in Vienna
Fan of all things Nerdy (Chess, 40K, DnD)
Reluctant low-key Gym Bro
Brexit Refugee living in Vienna
Fan of all things Nerdy (Chess, 40K, DnD)
Reluctant low-key Gym Bro
Question for the Ethicists out there...
Is anyone actually defending good old fashioned temporal dicounting; i.e. that we should care about sooner welfare/harm more than later?
Everyone I've read on this so far seems to endorse some other form of partiality that happens to have a temporal aspect.
Is anyone actually defending good old fashioned temporal dicounting; i.e. that we should care about sooner welfare/harm more than later?
Everyone I've read on this so far seems to endorse some other form of partiality that happens to have a temporal aspect.
July 23, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Question for the Ethicists out there...
Is anyone actually defending good old fashioned temporal dicounting; i.e. that we should care about sooner welfare/harm more than later?
Everyone I've read on this so far seems to endorse some other form of partiality that happens to have a temporal aspect.
Is anyone actually defending good old fashioned temporal dicounting; i.e. that we should care about sooner welfare/harm more than later?
Everyone I've read on this so far seems to endorse some other form of partiality that happens to have a temporal aspect.
This is utterly unacceptable...
If it comes out who these researchers are, they'll have some serious questions to answer.
If it comes out who these researchers are, they'll have some serious questions to answer.
The mods of r/ChangeMyView shared the sub was the subject of a study to test the persuasiveness of LLMs & that they didn't consent. There’s a lot that went wrong, so here’s a 🧵 unpacking it, along with some ideas for how to do research with online communities ethically. tinyurl.com/59tpt988
From the changemyview community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the changemyview community
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April 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This is utterly unacceptable...
If it comes out who these researchers are, they'll have some serious questions to answer.
If it comes out who these researchers are, they'll have some serious questions to answer.
Imagine being right wing and watching Andor like:
"I can't believe those illegal immigrants attacked the brave law enforcement agents!"
"I can't believe those illegal immigrants attacked the brave law enforcement agents!"
April 24, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Imagine being right wing and watching Andor like:
"I can't believe those illegal immigrants attacked the brave law enforcement agents!"
"I can't believe those illegal immigrants attacked the brave law enforcement agents!"
All philosophy books should be exactly 12 readable-in-a-week chapters long to facilitate easy semester planning.
If I somehow become rich, I will buy #OxfordUniversityPress and make this the law.
If I somehow become rich, I will buy #OxfordUniversityPress and make this the law.
April 19, 2025 at 11:19 AM
All philosophy books should be exactly 12 readable-in-a-week chapters long to facilitate easy semester planning.
If I somehow become rich, I will buy #OxfordUniversityPress and make this the law.
If I somehow become rich, I will buy #OxfordUniversityPress and make this the law.
The most messed up thing about watching Daredevil is thinking how much better a mayor Kingpin is than Eric Adams!
Kingpin would never capitulate to ICE.
Kingpin takes on the police who are, both in and out of universe, corrupt.
#Kinpin4Mayor
Kingpin would never capitulate to ICE.
Kingpin takes on the police who are, both in and out of universe, corrupt.
#Kinpin4Mayor
March 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The most messed up thing about watching Daredevil is thinking how much better a mayor Kingpin is than Eric Adams!
Kingpin would never capitulate to ICE.
Kingpin takes on the police who are, both in and out of universe, corrupt.
#Kinpin4Mayor
Kingpin would never capitulate to ICE.
Kingpin takes on the police who are, both in and out of universe, corrupt.
#Kinpin4Mayor
For those watching the Freestyle Chess Tour - Gukesh's Jacket 😍
February 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
For those watching the Freestyle Chess Tour - Gukesh's Jacket 😍
Slightly spicy tactic from a game today 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Black has lots of good continuations but a knockout blow to win overwhelming material. Two-move sequence.
Black has lots of good continuations but a knockout blow to win overwhelming material. Two-move sequence.
January 30, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Slightly spicy tactic from a game today 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Black has lots of good continuations but a knockout blow to win overwhelming material. Two-move sequence.
Black has lots of good continuations but a knockout blow to win overwhelming material. Two-move sequence.
I want to teach an ethics class where all we do is sincerely debate AITA posts from Reddit.
All that can be learned about morality can be learned from AITA.
All that can be learned about morality can be learned from AITA.
January 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I want to teach an ethics class where all we do is sincerely debate AITA posts from Reddit.
All that can be learned about morality can be learned from AITA.
All that can be learned about morality can be learned from AITA.
Genuine question for any US lawyers or people familiar with US law: How does Trump's sex/gender EO work for intersex people?
(Please tag anyone you think might be able to answer!)
The EO says “Male” means a person belonging, at conception, to the sex that produces the small reproductive cell.
(Please tag anyone you think might be able to answer!)
The EO says “Male” means a person belonging, at conception, to the sex that produces the small reproductive cell.
January 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Genuine question for any US lawyers or people familiar with US law: How does Trump's sex/gender EO work for intersex people?
(Please tag anyone you think might be able to answer!)
The EO says “Male” means a person belonging, at conception, to the sex that produces the small reproductive cell.
(Please tag anyone you think might be able to answer!)
The EO says “Male” means a person belonging, at conception, to the sex that produces the small reproductive cell.
Logical Consequence need not be Metaphysically Necessary.
Consider the connective "actuor": ∨_@.
This is a connective with the truth table of ∨ in the actual world but of & in every other possible world.
φ⊨(φ ∨_@ ψ)
But ◇φ⊭◇(φ ∨_@ ψ)
Actuor introduction is a valid but contingent inference rule.
Consider the connective "actuor": ∨_@.
This is a connective with the truth table of ∨ in the actual world but of & in every other possible world.
φ⊨(φ ∨_@ ψ)
But ◇φ⊭◇(φ ∨_@ ψ)
Actuor introduction is a valid but contingent inference rule.
January 21, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Logical Consequence need not be Metaphysically Necessary.
Consider the connective "actuor": ∨_@.
This is a connective with the truth table of ∨ in the actual world but of & in every other possible world.
φ⊨(φ ∨_@ ψ)
But ◇φ⊭◇(φ ∨_@ ψ)
Actuor introduction is a valid but contingent inference rule.
Consider the connective "actuor": ∨_@.
This is a connective with the truth table of ∨ in the actual world but of & in every other possible world.
φ⊨(φ ∨_@ ψ)
But ◇φ⊭◇(φ ∨_@ ψ)
Actuor introduction is a valid but contingent inference rule.
Someone needs to create an archive of bad Gödel takes and this article needs to go at the top...
This might be the most embarrassing thing I've ever read. In addition to (multiple!) unforced errors in trying to explain incompleteness, the conclusion is just insane.
www.forbes.com/sites/teddym...
www.forbes.com/sites/teddym...
Gödel’s Theorem Through The Lens Of Leadership
Mathematician Kurt Gödel died 47 years ago today, but his Theorem lives on, in ways far beyond its original scope.
www.forbes.com
January 16, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Someone needs to create an archive of bad Gödel takes and this article needs to go at the top...
End of an era!
January 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
End of an era!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Just the basic story is obviously hilarious, but the chef's kiss is supplied by the letter's appeal to the authority as a commentator on economics of, um, Andrew Lilico, than whom there is literally nobody less authoritative.
Liz Truss sends legal letter ordering Starmer to stop saying she crashed economy
‘Cease and desist’ letter accuses PM of harming her reputation and contributing to her losing her seat
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Given that we live in the stupid timeline I've decided to play 2025 bingo!
Let's check back in in 12 months time to see how I did...
Let's check back in in 12 months time to see how I did...
January 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Given that we live in the stupid timeline I've decided to play 2025 bingo!
Let's check back in in 12 months time to see how I did...
Let's check back in in 12 months time to see how I did...
At the end of the film "Don't Look Up" there's a sequence where a billionaire utterly fails to save humanity because he knows how to bullshit to investors and politicians but doesn't know any science.
Maybe private sector involvement in space agencies isn't a good idea.
Maybe private sector involvement in space agencies isn't a good idea.
NASA has again postponed the return to Earth of Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams, the astronauts stranded on the International Space Station after Boeing's Starliner capsule malfunctioned in the middle of this year.
NASA Postpones Return of Stranded Starliner Astronauts to March
Barry Wilmore and Suni Williams will now come home in March at the earliest, to allow SpaceX and NASA engineers to complete development of a new Crew Dragon spacecraft.
www.wired.com
December 19, 2024 at 5:31 PM
At the end of the film "Don't Look Up" there's a sequence where a billionaire utterly fails to save humanity because he knows how to bullshit to investors and politicians but doesn't know any science.
Maybe private sector involvement in space agencies isn't a good idea.
Maybe private sector involvement in space agencies isn't a good idea.
Please... Please... For the love of all things good and hopeful in this world, can we get the option to turn "hold music" when calling a customer service line.
December 18, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Please... Please... For the love of all things good and hopeful in this world, can we get the option to turn "hold music" when calling a customer service line.
Honestly, my writing is just an act of undiagnosed ADHD...
Writing is an act of rebellion.
Writing is an act of creation.
Writing is an act of salvation.
Writing is an act of exploration.
Writing is an act of emotion.
Writing is an act of confession.
Writing is an act of speculation.
Writing is an act of reflection.
Keep writing.
Writing is an act of creation.
Writing is an act of salvation.
Writing is an act of exploration.
Writing is an act of emotion.
Writing is an act of confession.
Writing is an act of speculation.
Writing is an act of reflection.
Keep writing.
December 17, 2024 at 9:36 AM
Honestly, my writing is just an act of undiagnosed ADHD...
One of my favourite superhero films is Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse. I realized something interesting about it today that I think is part of what makes it so good.
Most Super Hero films follow a 3-Act structure: Setup, Tension, Resolution
Most Super Hero films follow a 3-Act structure: Setup, Tension, Resolution
December 16, 2024 at 10:50 PM
One of my favourite superhero films is Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse. I realized something interesting about it today that I think is part of what makes it so good.
Most Super Hero films follow a 3-Act structure: Setup, Tension, Resolution
Most Super Hero films follow a 3-Act structure: Setup, Tension, Resolution
So I'm a little be politically obsessed at the moment with Javier Milei of Argentina.
Not because I necessarily agree with him, though I don't disagree with him to the extent that my general political alignment would suggest, but because of how he operates politically.
Not because I necessarily agree with him, though I don't disagree with him to the extent that my general political alignment would suggest, but because of how he operates politically.
December 15, 2024 at 8:19 PM
So I'm a little be politically obsessed at the moment with Javier Milei of Argentina.
Not because I necessarily agree with him, though I don't disagree with him to the extent that my general political alignment would suggest, but because of how he operates politically.
Not because I necessarily agree with him, though I don't disagree with him to the extent that my general political alignment would suggest, but because of how he operates politically.
Reposted by Gareth Pearce
People often ask me what I think about the philosophical gourmet report (the most well-known ranking of philosophy departments). So, I thought it might be worthwhile to put together some thoughts on it.
tldr: They are on the whole negative, but I think some positives get overlooked.
tldr: They are on the whole negative, but I think some positives get overlooked.
December 13, 2024 at 4:21 PM
People often ask me what I think about the philosophical gourmet report (the most well-known ranking of philosophy departments). So, I thought it might be worthwhile to put together some thoughts on it.
tldr: They are on the whole negative, but I think some positives get overlooked.
tldr: They are on the whole negative, but I think some positives get overlooked.
How's the dating life going, Gaz? Meet anyone nice?
(This is literally the fifth bot I've had this week 😂)
(This is literally the fifth bot I've had this week 😂)
December 12, 2024 at 5:14 PM
How's the dating life going, Gaz? Meet anyone nice?
(This is literally the fifth bot I've had this week 😂)
(This is literally the fifth bot I've had this week 😂)
I think I called this pretty well!
Predictions & initial thoughts for the World Chess Championship ♟️
Overall prediction: Gukesh wins in the classical, but not by an overwhelming margin. Maybe 8:6. More likely than not that both players win at least one game.
Today Gukesh is white and I predict a slightly combative draw.
Overall prediction: Gukesh wins in the classical, but not by an overwhelming margin. Maybe 8:6. More likely than not that both players win at least one game.
Today Gukesh is white and I predict a slightly combative draw.
December 12, 2024 at 4:17 PM
I think I called this pretty well!
70s Music lovers - Is Electric Light Orchestra basically just the Etsy version of David Bowie?
December 6, 2024 at 8:16 PM
70s Music lovers - Is Electric Light Orchestra basically just the Etsy version of David Bowie?
I'm genuinely astonished that Re1 in Gukesh's Neo-Grünfeld is a novelty at high level play... The move looks so natural to me!
The whole center merely for the cost of a pawn? Sign me up!
The whole center merely for the cost of a pawn? Sign me up!
December 3, 2024 at 9:48 PM
I'm genuinely astonished that Re1 in Gukesh's Neo-Grünfeld is a novelty at high level play... The move looks so natural to me!
The whole center merely for the cost of a pawn? Sign me up!
The whole center merely for the cost of a pawn? Sign me up!
I think, for me, the saddest thing about the Biden Pardon situation is thinking about the calculation going through Joe Biden's head.
I can see a thought process that goes rule of law is already dead in the US, the political impartiality of the judiciary is already over.
I can see a thought process that goes rule of law is already dead in the US, the political impartiality of the judiciary is already over.
December 2, 2024 at 7:21 PM
I think, for me, the saddest thing about the Biden Pardon situation is thinking about the calculation going through Joe Biden's head.
I can see a thought process that goes rule of law is already dead in the US, the political impartiality of the judiciary is already over.
I can see a thought process that goes rule of law is already dead in the US, the political impartiality of the judiciary is already over.