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Professor of #Philosophy, University of Montana. Models, ecology/conservation, science and values. Strong interest in animal issues and philosophy of law. Working on a book on scientific understanding. PSA DEI Caucus Senior Co-Chair. www.soaziglebihan.org
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Last week, UC Merced Philosophy hosted Monte Johnson (UC San Diego) for a fascinating talk on his work recovering a lost dialogue by Aristotle on the value of philosophy youtu.be/2egHBMUKHMQ #philsky #academicsky

During #PhiloFortnight2025 we'll host a free webinar on the philosophy of conspiracy theories. Register here: www.birmingham.ac.uk... Featuring Alaina Schempp whose research focuses on cognition, emotions, and timing in moving images #PhilosophyMatters #philsky

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Philosophy in the Wild 2025 July 25-27, Sideling Hill Creek State Park, MD, USA Submit 500-word anonymized abstracts on environmental philosophy to: [email protected] Deadline: March 16 #philsci msidzinska.wixsite.com/philwild2025

Call for Nominations for Officers: International Society for History, Philosophy, & Social Studies of Biology (ISHPSSB) President-elect (2025-27) who then becomes President (2027-29) Council members (2025-29), 3 vacancies Program Co-Chairs (2025-27) for 2027 conference Deadline March 14 #HPS

All PSA members are welcome to join the first PSA conversation of the subdivision meeting dedicated to postdocs! 📅 24 February (Tomorrow) ⏰ 10:00–11:00 CST 💻 Online (via Zoom) To get email updates and the Zoom link, please reach out to Alan Love at [email protected].

Happy Bday W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963) b #OTD! 💝 He attended Harvard, helped invent field of #Sociology, #data viz, #philsci, cofounded NAACP, prolfic author, fought injustice, inequality, & prejudice through public debates, speeches, editorials, & essays duboiscenter.library.umass.edu/about-du-bois/

‼️Now Accepting Applications‼️ The Centre for Ethics at the University of Toronto is accepting applications for one Postdoctoral Fellowship for the 2025-2026 academic year. 📅 Application Deadline: April 30, 2025 🔗 More Info & How to Apply: ethics.utoronto.ca/contact/post-doctoral-fellowships/

Beautiful hike this morning #dogsofbluesky

Looking into what defines a "protest" (question prompted by @joshmilburn.bsky.social's question about @pablocastello.bsky.social 's talk), I found out that Tesla had a lot of quirks, including an obsessive love for pigeons and hate for pearls. Scroll down below the protest article!

Looking for specific examples of federal scientists who serve the public? www.sciencenews.org/article/fire...

I will be chairing a session on Animal Ethics and Politics this morning and I encourage you all to attend! #philsky #animals #conservation Most of us have heard of animal ethics, but what about animal politics?

Later today, I'm going to be presenting at my first @apaphilosophy.bsky.social conference. I'm on an an invited panel ('Animal Ethics and Politics') alongside Pablo Castello and Angela Martin. (@soaziglebihan.bsky.social is chairing.) If you're part of the conference, come along!

#APACentral2025 Now chairing the session on Political Philosophy and Philosophy of Law #philsky

New year, new vibe? 👀 We're excited to reveal Philosophy in Review's revamped look with a fresh visual style. Explore it here: buff.ly/4iaKE7r. Let's reintroduce ourselves to our new friends on Bluesky 🧵 #PhilSky #AcademicSky

The APA Central Division all-online meeting is happening now! Check out the program, consider attending the public sessions, or organize a watch party! www.apaonline.org/mpage/2025ce...

The 2025 APA Central Division Meeting will include 5 sessions that are free and open to the public—no registration needed! Visit https://www.apaonline.org/event/2025central for more information. #APACentral25

Join us on Saturday, February 22, 5–7 p.m. CST, for a special online event, “Thinking Together: Philosophy and Civic Life,” featuring Kluge Prize winner Kwame Anthony Appiah. Free and open to the public. Learn more:

We are delighted to announce that the 2025 doctoral scholarship competition is now open! Deadline: 28 March. www.thebsps.org/funding/doct...

'careful, insightful, and agenda-setting' The Editors are delighted to announce the winner of the 2024 BJPS Popper Prize https://www.thebsps.org/auxhyp/bjps-popper-prize-2024/ #philsci #philsky

Excellent analysis of the flaws of the rationalization of the NSF cuts and the ways in which they also don't really care about these flaws.

"When polls ask respondents whether they support either (a) putting migrants living in the U.S. without authorization on a path to legal status or (b) deporting them, people consistently favor legalization by a substantial margin."

I was very pleased to learn of this writeup in The California Aggie about my author event at the Avid Reader Bookstore (_The Land Is Our Community: Aldo Leopold’s Environmental Ethic for the New Millennium_, @uchicagopress.bsky.social). issuu.com/theaggie/doc... press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

Really? I guess the guys couldn't wait to get rid of this. www.space.com/the-universe... #womeninscience #science #histsci #philsci

🔵 For our first post on Bluesky, we are delighted to announce that the call for applications for our 2025/2026 Fellowship Scheme is now open: 👥 15 spots are available! ⏳Deadline: Monday 31 March 2025 Find out how to apply 👇 philsci.eu/fellowships/...

Good indicator of where the “get rid of DEI” thing leads

JD Vance has expressed a “deep hostility to the entire academic enterprise, not just the so-called woke parts,” writes @michellegoldberg.bsky.social. "He wasn’t talking about making more room for right-wing ideas in universities or even dreaming of taking them over. He wanted to destroy it all."

I'm telling you....science never ceases to amaze me!! Which is why we need to push back against what is happening to it in this country! 🪰

Happy International Celebration of Women in Science Day! Listen to our episode on 12th century abbess Hildegard von Bingen, who is best known for the Gregorian chants she composed. But she also wrote many works in botany, medicine, physiology, and cosmology. #WiseWomen #WomenInScience #PhilSky

It's International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Listen to our @nehgov.bsky.social funded episode on Hypatia of Alexandria, a scientist, mathematician, and philosopher from Ancient Egypt. #WomenInScience #WiseWomen #PhilSky

17 states are suing HHS and asking that Section 504 be held unconstitutional. If you live in one of these states, and if you care about accommodations in schools, hospitals, etc., for people with disabilities, please call your Attorney General. dredf.org/protect-504/

RIP Tom Robbins, one of my all-time favorite writers. This photo was taken in 1967 while he was working on his first novel, "Another Roadside Attraction", in what appears to be a cardboard office in South Bend, WA. #TomRobbins #authors #booksky #WritingCommunity #fiction #Literature

Mary Midgley and @philosophellie.bsky.social in Aeon! aeon.co/essays/for-m... @aeon.co #philosophy #philsky

ABA Statement: #ruleoflaw "There is much that Americans disagree on, but all of us expect our government to follow the rule of law, protect due process and treat individuals in a way that we would treat others in our homes and workplaces." www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

Philosophy matters. In this case, some philosophy is doing severe harm.

New paper alert!! - in its final amended version... The Possibilities in Propensities, in Knuuttila et al., Eds., Modeling the Possible, Routledge, 2025. www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-... #philsci #histsci #sts #hps

The deadline is approaching! Don't forget to submit your abstract!

I haven't posted much at all since DT took office. It feels silly to post about academic stuff when our democracy is under attack. It has also been difficult for me to handle how much or how little to post about the current situation in our country.