Josh May

Ohh I’d love to hear any thoughts you have about it! Often on this topic I hear that the view I’m propounding is either obvious right or obviously wrong. 🤷‍♂️

Glad you enjoyed! I’m not very experienced in that side of things, so good to know it came off OK. I appreciate that feedback 🙏

New post based on a lecture I gave in memory of Robin Lester, a neuroscientist and beloved member of the UAB community.

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19 pieces of teaching advice Because it's a new semester

The best set of teaching tips I’ve ever seen, which I’ve long tried to follow. This tip certainly deserves to sit in the #1 slot. It’s also the reason I feel absolutely exhausted after a day of teaching three classes!

You Don’t Need an AI Policy — You Need Two (guest post) - Daily Nous What will tell your students about whether and how they may use AI for work you assign? It depends on the students, right? That's the main idea behind today's guest post by Victor Kumar (Boston Univer...

Interesting approach to AI in humanities courses with writing assignments.

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Confessions of a Motivated Reasoner How Bias Shapes Politics, Science, and Everyday Life

The opening post on my Substack, Motivated Reasonings. Come for the self-flagellation, stay for the Matthew McConaughey quotes.

Neuroethics: Agency in the Age of Brain Science Neuroethics is a young discipline with still-blurred boundaries, situated at the crossroads of neurology and philosophy. Yet it has successfully positio...

"broad and carefully executed, offering a wealth of insights" Really thoughtful review of my Neuroethics book in NDPR by Andrea Lavazza. ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/neur...

What a privilege to engage with these commentaries on my Neuroethics book, all in an open access journal. Really grateful for their thoughts and to Carolyn Dicey-Jennings for facilitating it. 🙏

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Why Are Liberal Professors More Conservative On Campus? (guest post) - Daily Nous "Academics pride themselves on critical thinking and intellectual virtues. But intellectual honesty demands that we recognize when we are applying principles selectively." In the following guest post,...

Why do liberal professors value tradition and hate bureaucracy within their own workplaces but not outside them? I suggest an answer:

Joshua May, Neurodiversity with Nuance - PhilPapers The neurodiversity movement grew out of the autism community but is now being applied to many neurological types, from dyslexia to schizophrenia. The resulting neurodiversity paradigm maintains that t...

New article coming out in Neuroethics! I started thinking about neurodiversity while in Rajesh Kana's autism lab. This paper has been years in the making, evolving through redrafting many times. Grateful to the many who provided feedback! 🙏

Are autism, ADHD, and other neurotypes deficits or mere differences? The question rests on a mistake. Or so I argue in this short piece.

Pure gold from the abstract: “Economists do not track currency inflation with mere vibes; they use measurements such as the consumer price index.”

While it’s still February… the best Valentines from UAB Philosophy Instagram ♥️

Joshua May & Victor Kumar, Eating Fewer Animals: A Defense of Reducetarianism - PhilPapers Moral arguments against the consumption of animal products from factory farms are traditionally categorical. The conclusions require people to eliminate from their diets all animal products (veganism)...

Think you should eat fewer animal products but aren't convinced everyone must go vegan? You may like our new article in the Journal of Moral Philosophy (w/@victorkumar.bsky.social). Lot of labor and love poured into his one. Pretty sure it's the first philosophical defense of a #reducetarian view.