Will Sharp
@willsharp55s.bsky.social
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The attractions of “object colors” | Philosophy of Science | Cambridge Core
The attractions of “object colors”
www.cambridge.org
Qualia were never what made life worth living. It's always been about...color!
—And they're objective
New paper out with Philosophy of Science. Enjoy: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
—And they're objective
New paper out with Philosophy of Science. Enjoy: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Philosophy jobs at @UofGlasgow: one will last until mid-2029, the other until mid-2030.
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...
Lecturers in Philosophy (LTS)
College of Arts and HumanitiesSchool of Humanities Lecturers in Philosophy (LTS)Vacancy Ref: 184794Salary:Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,049 per annum The University of Glasgow is seeking to appoint two fi...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk
October 31, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Philosophy jobs at @UofGlasgow: one will last until mid-2029, the other until mid-2030.
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...
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We’ve officially relaunched on here, X, Instagram and TikTok! Check out our channels and follows us!
We're (re)launching our campaign to end body shaming. By sharing real stories of everyday experiences we hope to make lookism visible, to show why its not ok. Stay tuned for more information about our research and how we can all make a difference together. everydaylookism.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:29 PM
We’ve officially relaunched on here, X, Instagram and TikTok! Check out our channels and follows us!
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Kael McCormack investigates the best account for the attitude of #desire: doi.org/10.1080/0951...
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What is the attitude of desire?
I defend a view of the attitude of desire against a close rival. Both views are versions of “the guise of the good” thesis. The guise of the good says that a desire for P involves P appearing good ...
doi.org
July 2, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Kael McCormack investigates the best account for the attitude of #desire: doi.org/10.1080/0951...
2/14
2/14
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Launching Friday 4th July! Find us wherever you get your podcasts
"Our #newpodcast launches Friday, 4th July! 📣
Meet our hosts, Keith Hyams, professor of #politicaltheory and #ethics, and Jess Sutherland, research fellow, at @uniofwarwick.
Keith & Jess will guide us through conversations with guests offering solutions to #democracy's biggest problems.
Meet our hosts, Keith Hyams, professor of #politicaltheory and #ethics, and Jess Sutherland, research fellow, at @uniofwarwick.
Keith & Jess will guide us through conversations with guests offering solutions to #democracy's biggest problems.
June 30, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Launching Friday 4th July! Find us wherever you get your podcasts
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Call for postdoc applications!
We are looking for a 1-year postdoc to work on Philosophy of AI here in lovely Umeå.
Deadline for applications is May 26th.
More information about the fellowship and how to apply can be found here […]
We are looking for a 1-year postdoc to work on Philosophy of AI here in lovely Umeå.
Deadline for applications is May 26th.
More information about the fellowship and how to apply can be found here […]
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April 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Call for postdoc applications!
We are looking for a 1-year postdoc to work on Philosophy of AI here in lovely Umeå.
Deadline for applications is May 26th.
More information about the fellowship and how to apply can be found here […]
We are looking for a 1-year postdoc to work on Philosophy of AI here in lovely Umeå.
Deadline for applications is May 26th.
More information about the fellowship and how to apply can be found here […]
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The Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience (CSPE) has now been in existence for twenty years! We are going to hold a celebratory 20th Anniversary Conference on 4 – 6th June 2025 in Glasgow. We would love for you to join us.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
April 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience (CSPE) has now been in existence for twenty years! We are going to hold a celebratory 20th Anniversary Conference on 4 – 6th June 2025 in Glasgow. We would love for you to join us.
Inducing experience as of supersaturated teal otherwise than by the usual afterimage technique—and confirming it with color matching tasks? Pretty freakin nifty
Only Five People Have Seen This New Impossible Color
Researchers discover a new color outside the range of human color vision, but you have to laser your retinas to see it
www.scientificamerican.com
April 19, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Inducing experience as of supersaturated teal otherwise than by the usual afterimage technique—and confirming it with color matching tasks? Pretty freakin nifty
Qualia were never what made life worth living. It's always been about...color!
—And they're objective
New paper out with Philosophy of Science. Enjoy: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
—And they're objective
New paper out with Philosophy of Science. Enjoy: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The attractions of “object colors” | Philosophy of Science | Cambridge Core
The attractions of “object colors”
www.cambridge.org
March 21, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Qualia were never what made life worth living. It's always been about...color!
—And they're objective
New paper out with Philosophy of Science. Enjoy: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
—And they're objective
New paper out with Philosophy of Science. Enjoy: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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I am building up a metaphysics of science starter pack! Please let me know if you want to be added or of anyone I should add 💫 #SMS
go.bsky.app/MQSP9oQ
go.bsky.app/MQSP9oQ
January 28, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I am building up a metaphysics of science starter pack! Please let me know if you want to be added or of anyone I should add 💫 #SMS
go.bsky.app/MQSP9oQ
go.bsky.app/MQSP9oQ
New paper by the incredibly talented Arieh Schwartz: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
Are episodic memory and episodic simulation different in kind?
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www.tandfonline.com
January 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
New paper by the incredibly talented Arieh Schwartz: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
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As an AJOB Associate Editor I get to do cool things and one was suggesting a special issue on psychedelics after attending the Hopkins-Oxford workshop on psychedelics. Give it a read. It's open access for 60 days! I also have an editorial in the issue.
www.tandfonline.com/toc/uajb20/2...
www.tandfonline.com/toc/uajb20/2...
January 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
As an AJOB Associate Editor I get to do cool things and one was suggesting a special issue on psychedelics after attending the Hopkins-Oxford workshop on psychedelics. Give it a read. It's open access for 60 days! I also have an editorial in the issue.
www.tandfonline.com/toc/uajb20/2...
www.tandfonline.com/toc/uajb20/2...
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Friday 20th December, 2pm!
@ldanon.bsky.social and @susanamonso.com will give a talk about their fresh paper.
PhilEvents (in English): philevents.org/event/show/1...
@ldanon.bsky.social and @susanamonso.com will give a talk about their fresh paper.
PhilEvents (in English): philevents.org/event/show/1...
December 9, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Friday 20th December, 2pm!
@ldanon.bsky.social and @susanamonso.com will give a talk about their fresh paper.
PhilEvents (in English): philevents.org/event/show/1...
@ldanon.bsky.social and @susanamonso.com will give a talk about their fresh paper.
PhilEvents (in English): philevents.org/event/show/1...
If you're in Istanbul and don't know about Barry's Friday speaker series at Boğaziçi, get in the know
Boğaziçi University Philosophy Colloquium. Friday 13th December, 17:00. Branden Fitelson ‘Epistemic Utility’ hesperusisbosphorus.wordpress.com/2024/12/07/b... via
@hespeisbosphor
@hespeisbosphor
Boğaziçi University Philosophy Colloquium. Friday 13th December, 17:00. Branden Fitelson ‘Epistemic Utility’
Boğaziçi University, Department of Philosophy Colloquium. Friday, 13th December, 17:00 Branden Fitelson (Distinguished Professor, Department of Philosophy, Northeastern University, USA) ‘Epistemic…
hesperusisbosphorus.wordpress.com
December 7, 2024 at 11:13 PM
If you're in Istanbul and don't know about Barry's Friday speaker series at Boğaziçi, get in the know
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Lots of folks think Dennett's theory of consciousness is confusing, even contradictory.
Here, I defend an interpretation of Dennett's views that makes sense of some of his most puzzling claims, just out in @journalphp.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Here, I defend an interpretation of Dennett's views that makes sense of some of his most puzzling claims, just out in @journalphp.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Consciousness interpreted: an interpretation of Dennett’s view of consciousness
Dennett’s work has had a profound impact on philosophical and scientific understanding of consciousness. However, interpreting Dennett’s work on consciousness is notoriously challenging. Some have ...
www.tandfonline.com
December 2, 2024 at 8:40 AM
Lots of folks think Dennett's theory of consciousness is confusing, even contradictory.
Here, I defend an interpretation of Dennett's views that makes sense of some of his most puzzling claims, just out in @journalphp.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Here, I defend an interpretation of Dennett's views that makes sense of some of his most puzzling claims, just out in @journalphp.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Athamos Stradis just this got this wild paper out there. His summary in the comments: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Global and Local Imperialism in Statistical Mechanics - Erkenntnis
Statistical mechanics applied on a universal scale (the Mentaculus) attaches probabilities to all possible events in the universe, far outstripping its local thermodynamic evidence base. This ‘imperia...
link.springer.com
November 27, 2024 at 8:19 PM
Athamos Stradis just this got this wild paper out there. His summary in the comments: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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I have put together a starter pack of philosophers working on or with biological functions go.bsky.app/KW2mXWe
Please let me know if I missed anyone. ☺️
#philpsy, #philsci, #philosophy, #philsky
Please let me know if I missed anyone. ☺️
#philpsy, #philsci, #philosophy, #philsky
November 24, 2024 at 3:52 PM
I have put together a starter pack of philosophers working on or with biological functions go.bsky.app/KW2mXWe
Please let me know if I missed anyone. ☺️
#philpsy, #philsci, #philosophy, #philsky
Please let me know if I missed anyone. ☺️
#philpsy, #philsci, #philosophy, #philsky
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Couldn’t find the original thread from the other place, but I've tried to put together here what I can remember about my advice on publishing—specifically, in philosophy journals—based on working on four journals, for (gulp) well over a decade now.
November 16, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Couldn’t find the original thread from the other place, but I've tried to put together here what I can remember about my advice on publishing—specifically, in philosophy journals—based on working on four journals, for (gulp) well over a decade now.
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New publication in the Australasian Journal of Philosophy: „What are Causal Bases of Dispositions?“ with María Ferreira Ruiz.
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/CEW4S...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/CEW4S...
November 15, 2024 at 7:51 AM
New publication in the Australasian Journal of Philosophy: „What are Causal Bases of Dispositions?“ with María Ferreira Ruiz.
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/CEW4S...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/CEW4S...