Yuri Cath
@ywcath.bsky.social
Philosopher at La Trobe Uni (views mine) in Naarm/Melbourne. Thinking about practical knowledge, knowledge of experience, and other stuff I lack. Originally from NZ. He/him
https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/ycath
https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/ycath
Stoked to see that the ARC Discovery Project on which I am lead CI got funded!! 🎉My awesome co-CIs are Richard Skarbez (LTU), Mary Walker (LTU), Margot Strohminger (ACU), and Tim Bayne (Monash). We have exciting plans incl international collaborations, a conference, a post-doc, and a public event.
October 28, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Stoked to see that the ARC Discovery Project on which I am lead CI got funded!! 🎉My awesome co-CIs are Richard Skarbez (LTU), Mary Walker (LTU), Margot Strohminger (ACU), and Tim Bayne (Monash). We have exciting plans incl international collaborations, a conference, a post-doc, and a public event.
The Descartes contestant won!
October 8, 2025 at 7:59 AM
The Descartes contestant won!
Some striking heads and patterns from the NGV's wonderful Kimono exhibition. (Thanks to that weird game they play here for giving us a public holiday today.)
September 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Some striking heads and patterns from the NGV's wonderful Kimono exhibition. (Thanks to that weird game they play here for giving us a public holiday today.)
Catching the river ferry is a fun way to travel to the opening of the AAP @aaphilosophy.bsky.social
July 6, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Catching the river ferry is a fun way to travel to the opening of the AAP @aaphilosophy.bsky.social
Got a nice delivery today! My chapter tries to show how ideas from Hawley on the social role of the concept of KH and work I've done on 'downstream knowledge' can give a unifying explanation of various apparent disanalogies between KH and KT wrt to e.g. testimony and epistemic injustice.
May 19, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Got a nice delivery today! My chapter tries to show how ideas from Hawley on the social role of the concept of KH and work I've done on 'downstream knowledge' can give a unifying explanation of various apparent disanalogies between KH and KT wrt to e.g. testimony and epistemic injustice.
It was a beautiful day to visit La Trobe's Nangak Tamboree Wildlife Sanctuary on the lands of the Wurundjeri people. And we saw one of the new emus! It even gave my teenage son an inquisitive (and non-painful) nip.
May 11, 2025 at 6:41 AM
It was a beautiful day to visit La Trobe's Nangak Tamboree Wildlife Sanctuary on the lands of the Wurundjeri people. And we saw one of the new emus! It even gave my teenage son an inquisitive (and non-painful) nip.
With higher ed falling apart I suggest we academics all turn to product placement to pay the bills. Here is my recent attempt to showcase my wares to Tip Top Ice Cream and/or Tourism New Zealand.
March 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM
With higher ed falling apart I suggest we academics all turn to product placement to pay the bills. Here is my recent attempt to showcase my wares to Tip Top Ice Cream and/or Tourism New Zealand.
Was a lovely morning in our local park.
March 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Was a lovely morning in our local park.
Loving this holographic Pollock post card.
March 2, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Loving this holographic Pollock post card.
In a nice coincidence the author copies of my book arrived today. (If anyone is interested in reviewing it let me know and I can post you a copy.)
February 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
In a nice coincidence the author copies of my book arrived today. (If anyone is interested in reviewing it let me know and I can post you a copy.)
Not what I was expecting to find when I googling for things on access consciousness. Someone needs to set up a rival phenomenal consciousness company because while I've got no idea what an "experience bar" is I'm pretty sure it would be better if it included some phenomenal consciousness #philsky
January 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Not what I was expecting to find when I googling for things on access consciousness. Someone needs to set up a rival phenomenal consciousness company because while I've got no idea what an "experience bar" is I'm pretty sure it would be better if it included some phenomenal consciousness #philsky
Sketching a sprawling pot plant seemed like a decent way to while away some time on the first afternoon of the new year. Wishing you all a happy 2025 with lots of new growth and life.
January 1, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Sketching a sprawling pot plant seemed like a decent way to while away some time on the first afternoon of the new year. Wishing you all a happy 2025 with lots of new growth and life.
Happy New Year!! Fireworks photo is 100% authentically live from Sydney harbour and not from my living room tv screen in Melbourne.
December 31, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Happy New Year!! Fireworks photo is 100% authentically live from Sydney harbour and not from my living room tv screen in Melbourne.
Here's to all my fellow philosophers getting yet another philosophy themed present this Xmas. Together we can get through this. #philsky
December 24, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Here's to all my fellow philosophers getting yet another philosophy themed present this Xmas. Together we can get through this. #philsky
Meri Kirihimete! (One of my kids put a hat on their no face present and its giving me a lot of Xmas cheer)
December 24, 2024 at 8:51 PM
Meri Kirihimete! (One of my kids put a hat on their no face present and its giving me a lot of Xmas cheer)
My favourite part of the publication process: perusing proofs with proper pagination.
December 17, 2024 at 12:52 AM
My favourite part of the publication process: perusing proofs with proper pagination.
Most years a Tawny Frogmouth pair nest in the little park outside our apt building. And after the chicks fledge they always move into a group of trees right outside our balcony. Such a privilege to see them grow up. This is a little video of the chicks checking me out this morning.
December 14, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Most years a Tawny Frogmouth pair nest in the little park outside our apt building. And after the chicks fledge they always move into a group of trees right outside our balcony. Such a privilege to see them grow up. This is a little video of the chicks checking me out this morning.
Thanks photoshop. So good to be able to remove those distracting old people 😀
December 12, 2024 at 3:11 AM
Thanks photoshop. So good to be able to remove those distracting old people 😀
These are the opening examples from my book 'Knowing What It Is Like' and not one of them is coffee @birchlse.bsky.social! :) (but I admit it was hard to leave it out)
December 8, 2024 at 10:13 AM
These are the opening examples from my book 'Knowing What It Is Like' and not one of them is coffee @birchlse.bsky.social! :) (but I admit it was hard to leave it out)
Going to use my new publication window as an excuse to repost this thing I made in 2019. My portrait of the great David Lewis in vegemite (and a fair bit of ink, as vegemite turns out to be a lousy medium) on toast. Context below of how this connects with my book... #philsky
December 6, 2024 at 7:50 AM
Going to use my new publication window as an excuse to repost this thing I made in 2019. My portrait of the great David Lewis in vegemite (and a fair bit of ink, as vegemite turns out to be a lousy medium) on toast. Context below of how this connects with my book... #philsky
This is how he represented his strategy (Xs are checks, dots are possible locations of the truth). I think it works. If the truth starts in D then the 'game' could potentially last the longest (no more than 7 mornings)
November 23, 2024 at 11:30 PM
This is how he represented his strategy (Xs are checks, dots are possible locations of the truth). I think it works. If the truth starts in D then the 'game' could potentially last the longest (no more than 7 mornings)
Post a picture you took to bring some zen to the timeline. (I may be taking this task too literally)
November 17, 2024 at 4:04 AM
Post a picture you took to bring some zen to the timeline. (I may be taking this task too literally)
This is my fav footnote from my own work. (The Lewis ref is to his "What Experience Teaches" paper where he talks about not knowing what it is like to eat vegemite bc he has not eaten vegemite and his cute aside about never doing that bc he doesn't want to ruin a good example.)
November 12, 2024 at 11:36 AM
This is my fav footnote from my own work. (The Lewis ref is to his "What Experience Teaches" paper where he talks about not knowing what it is like to eat vegemite bc he has not eaten vegemite and his cute aside about never doing that bc he doesn't want to ruin a good example.)
The beautiful Church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Descartes' final resting place.
November 11, 2024 at 12:46 AM
The beautiful Church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Descartes' final resting place.