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Logic & Ontology Uni of St Andrews https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/philosophy/people/fb96 Uni of Amsterdam https://www.illc.uva.nl/People/person/4354/Prof-dr-Franz-Berto Editor of The Philosophical Quarterly https://academic.oup.com/pq
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'The Logic of Dynamical Systems Is Relevant' is out! (Or, How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Relevant Logic Again.) Download here, Open Access of course: academic.oup.com/mind/advance... @levinhornischer.bsky.social @standrewsphil.bsky.social

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Philosophers: spread the word! Starting May 27, Arché celebrates its founder in a three-day Crispin Wright conference. Like anyone who knows what Crispin has meant for this place, I am so happy that this is happening. Programme here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/arche/event/... @standrewsphil.bsky.social

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Coming up on 10 June: the finals of The Ethics Cup, an ethics debating tournament hosted by our department that emphasises substance over style and tries to inculcate important civic virtues like intellectual humility, civility and tolerance. ethicscup.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk #philosophymatters

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Get your ticket! Our own Ben Sachs-Cobbe has put together an exciting event for the 2025 Edinburgh Science Festival, covering the ethical pros and cons of asymptomatic testing for Alzheimer’s biomarkers. www.edinburghscience.co.uk/event/alzhei... #philosophymatters

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Metaphysicians: spread the word! The Philosophical Quarterly is celebrating the philosopher philosophers love: 'Themes from David Lewis's Metaphysics' will be our next Special Issue, Guest Editor Jonathan Tallant, call for papers here: academic.oup.com/pq/pages/cal...

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Metaphysicians: spread the word! The Philosophical Quarterly is celebrating the philosopher philosophers love: 'Themes from David Lewis's Metaphysics' will be our next Special Issue, Guest Editor Jonathan Tallant, call for papers here: academic.oup.com/pq/pages/cal...

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Philosophers: spread the word!! Full-time research postdoc, 3 year job in St Andrews-Arché within the Leverhulme-funded WIKI project: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/... Apply by clicking the link above, *check* the Further Particulars attachment there for details. Deadline: May 2.

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The second 2025 issue of The Philosophical Quarterly is out! academic.oup.com/pq/issue/75/2 @standrewsphil.bsky.social

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St Andrews Philosophy is on Bluesky! @standrewsphil.bsky.social Follow us to know what happens in the place with (as legend has it) the highest density of philosophers in the world. :-)

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Philosophers: spread the word, apply, come to St Andrews, have research fun with us! philjobs.org/job/show/28814

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Look at the Arché Metaphysical Indeterminacy Conference! June 17-18, 2025. Info here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/arche/event/...

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Justin Khoo reviews 'Topics' - NDPR: ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/topi...

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Philosophers: spread the word! We'll have a special issue of The Philosophical Quarterly on *The Philosophy of Uncertainty*. Guest Editor Richard Pettigrew @wiglet1981.bsky.social -- who also came up with The cool cover pic. Call for papers here: academic.oup.com/pq/pages/spe...

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Forthcoming in Mind: 'The Logic of Dynamical Systems Is Relevant' - with @levinhornischer.bsky.social Our only excuse to come up with yet another interpretation for the Routley-Meyer semantics, is that we finally nailed it! (Not that I'm partial). 🙂 Preprint here: philpapers.org/rec/HORTLO-15

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Spread the word! Another postdoc job in St Andrews-Arché, in the @leverhulme.bsky.social-funded WIKI project! Apply from here: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/... Looking for a specialist of logic and/or the psychology of reasoning, ideally with expertise in hypothetical thought.

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Y'all know Mary the Colour Scientist, right? That's because in 1982 The Philosophical Quarterly published 'Epiphenomenal Qualia', featuring Frank Jackson's legendary thought experiment. We've put together an Open Access VI of PQ, celebrating Frank Jackson's work: academic.oup.com/pq/pages/mar...

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Leverhulme-funded WIKI project on the logic of counterfactual thought begins today, will last 4 years: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/arche/projec... We've hired Soroush Rafiee Rad as first postdoc www.rafieerad.org/index.html , while Ale Rossi will help with my teaching and share research fun with us.

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Metaphysicians, spread the word! Aaron is looking for a postdoc within his biggish Unity project. Apply, come to Arché, have research fun with us! Details and info on how to apply here: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

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Merry Xmas!

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It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like -- the 1st 2025 issue of The Philosophical Quarterly is out already: academic.oup.com/pq/issue/75/1

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Cool, so now I have yet another place where I can post my philosophical nonsense

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