New article by @kate_manne!
Ordinary Cruelty: Explaining Misogyny without Dehumanization
She argues misogynistic cruelty stems from moral vilification, entitlement, and devaluation rather than dehumanization.
https://t.co/JJXdCpVXEq
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If God is Existence, the Universe is God, has now been published in Journal of the American Philosophical Association!
You can view the article here:
https://t.co/ENuR6H29qu
🧠Is there a 4th doxastic attitude beyond belief, disbelief, and suspension?
Luis Rosa argues we don't suspend judgment on some questions (e.g., Does fictional Alice like porridge?). We reject them entirely.
https://t.co/UxlVBVWmUa
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Is enemyship just inverted friendship? Or is it a sui generis category.
Check out "Enemies" by Rebecca Roman Hanrahan & Walter Ott.
They explore conceptual, taxonomical, and normative questions about having enemies.
Open Access: https://t.co/IhyoFJpoU5
New Issue!!
Journal of the American Philosophical Association
Articles on enemies, loneliness, self-deception, the whether philosophy makes us better thinkers.
Full issue here:
https://t.co/qYq7YpKA0V
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New article: "No Easy Compatibilism".
By Taylor W. Cyr & Parker Gilley.
They argue recent compatibilist approaches still require giving up the fixity of the past or laws, just like traditional views.
Read it here: https://t.co/5Lv9kVKMeE
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Does Studying Philosophy Make People Better Thinkers?
Join us TOMORROW to discuss the topic.
August 27 at 6 pm Eastern.
Register here: https://t.co/bN1rlfK7a6
Join us for an APA Live event:
The Benefits of Studying Philosophy
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
6 p.m Eastern / 3 p.m. Pacific
Register here: https://t.co/C6jG7RMKNk
There is a large literature on friendship, but next to nothing about enemyship. This article examines enemyship and asks two questions:
1. Is there anything intrinsically good about having an enemy?
2. Would a good person ever have enemies?
https://t.co/IhyoFJpoU5
🧠 New article:
A Functional Analysis of Self-Deception https://t.co/qZ1I9jNLIj
Intentional self-deception is paradoxical. Accidental self-deception seems implausible. This paper says self-deception occurs when your behavior misleads you, whether or not you meant it to.
📢 New article out: Welfare Subjects and Autopoiesis
https://t.co/dYPNxT1V8q
Are only sentient beings welfare subjects? This piece argues that autopoiesis—self-sustaining, adaptive organization—is the real key.
#Philosophy#Ethics#Mind
Join us for an APA Live event:
The Benefits of Studying Philosophy
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
6 p.m Eastern / 3 p.m. Pacific
Register here: https://t.co/C6jG7RMKNk
You might also be interested in the recent article by the same authors, "Does Studying Philosophy Make People Better Thinkers?", published in the Journal of the APA.
https://t.co/OHvxpgzK7t
By @daft_bookworm and @M_Prinzing
Check out this new issue, just published!
With articles on...
• Can Chatbots Preserve Our Relationships with the Dead?
• Avoiding Moral Commitment
• Metaphysical Rationalism
• Aesthetic Cognitivism
• Empathy through Listening
• Philosophy and Therapy
& more!
🚨 Just published: "Loneliness and Ressentiment" by Kaitlyn Creasy
How loneliness can fuel ressentiment depending on socialization & social position. @apaphilosophy@CambUP_PHILNYUK
📖 Open access: https://t.co/9YeHdBUHzJ