Philosophy Exchange

Connecting PhD students & young academics. We love to share the latest philosophy topics and exciting ideas in person and through our podcast/blog.

[Philosophy Exchange @PhilXchange]

An article co-authored by one of our members, Mason Majszak, has recently been published. You can find the full paper, open access, here!

[Philosophy Exchange @PhilXchange]

An article co-authored by one of our members, Mason Majszak, has recently been published. You can find the full paper, open access, here!

[Robert Talisse @RobertTalisse]

I love it when philosophers mistake inference to their favorite explanation for inference to the best explanation

[Liam Bright @lastpositivist]

Lovely sentiment from Korsgaard, from towards the end of her Dewey lecture (https://t.co/QtDRz4IRuM). One of my ambitions in philosophy is to develop something like an interesting personal style of writing, as arrogant or pretentious a goal as that may be. I would value it.

[Will Beischel, Ph.D. @WillBeischel]

I'm making a reading list for my transition from post doc to assistant prof. Is there anything you've read that really helped you think about teaching, research, and/or mentoring at the faculty level? Top 2 on my list are currently bell hooks' Teaching to Transgress and...

[After Dinner Conversation @AfterDinnerCon]

Some #philosophy organizations to follow growing on twitter. @HIW_KULeuven @ESHGL @filosofia_ull @CrisisCritique @fivebooksphil @remmuf @FiloLab_UGR @biopoliticalph @PhilXchange @BlueLabyrinths @paisnetwork @caribphil @JournalPHP @philosophybreak

[Miércoles-MartínezOrdaz @MMartinezordaz]

My paper "When the Beauty of Images Exemplifies: Considerations About Scientific Images and Understanding” has won the Teorema Essay Prize for Young Scholars 2022!

This paper wouldn't have been possible without the extremely valuable feedback from my beloved @LogicalAnalysis 🫀

[Dr Jodie Russell @jelliedsours]

My paper discussing some worries I have with implementing enactive psychiatry is now out in @JournalPHP. I apply here some insights from feminist philosophy of science and social epistemology to critique enactive accounts of mental disorder: https://t.co/qJhHfXVNoK

[Dr Jodie Russell @jelliedsours]

I talk a little bit here about a paper I’ve been working on for some time heavily inspired by Hacking’s looping effects of human kinds.

Listen in for my one/two hot takes! 🔥

[Philosophy Exchange @PhilXchange]

The way we conceptualize mental disorders shapes the way people perceive themselves and their disorders.

In an interview with @BennettwKnox, @josarisoy1, and @ninasdeboer Edinburgh's @jelliedsours tells us the pros and cons of so-called mind-shaping.

https://t.co/jrt1Pv2rWI

[Philosophy Exchange @PhilXchange]

@josarisoy1, this might interest you!

[Philosophy Exchange @PhilXchange]

If you are still hungry for Phil of Psychiatry content after finishing our last three podcasts - check out this webinar series!

[Anne-Marie Gagné-Julien @AnneMarieGagnJ1]

The Winter program of the Philosophy of Psychiatry Webinar is out! 🥳

First talk of this series by Robyn Bluhm on January 26th (12PM EST) on zoom.

abstract and registration: https://t.co/6RvOnvREkH

[N. Emrah Aydınonat @aydinonat]

Call for papers for a JEM Special Issue: Diversity in Philosophy of Economics and Economic Methodology https://t.co/yJHKB6dfv3

[Dr Jodie Russell @jelliedsours]

Worth listening to hear me try and ask @ninasdeboer mean questions which she replies to with absolute ease and grace (also Nina’s work is just the best)

[Philosophy Exchange @PhilXchange]

New year = new podcast episode on philosophy of psychiatry!!

@BennettwKnox, @josarisoy1 and @jelliedsours interview @ninasdeboer about her work on network models of psychological disorders and their pros and cons with regard to traditional models.

https://t.co/jrt1Pv2rWI

[Philosophy Exchange @PhilXchange]

@FehigeToronto @alicemurphs Very glad you liked it!

[Elisabeth Widmer @ElisabethWidme1]

My website is online! https://t.co/A6k2Q2ETyu

[Philosophy Exchange @PhilXchange]

Philosophy Exchange's Karl Reimer discusses the concept 'horizoning' - explored by Adriana Petryna in her new book "Horizon Work: At the Edge of Knowledge in an Age of Runaway Climate Change" - in his book review @LSEReviewBooks

https://t.co/oKdrQ3qu16

[Philosophy Exchange @PhilXchange]

What role does aesthetics play in science?

With @alicemurphs we started out with aesthetics as a motivation for science, talked about possible epistemic roles aesthetics could fill in science and ended with surprising elements of scientific practice:

https://t.co/jrt1PuKQy8

[Philosophy Exchange @PhilXchange]

One of our founding members, @lore_sarto (PhD-student @LSEPhilosophy) just published his first paper. 🥳 Congratulations!

It is on external validity in thought experiments.
Check it out!
Link to preprint: https://t.co/uDe780Pbmf