Josh May

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...

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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:

17.06.2025 21:38 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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! 🙏

23.05.2025 13:21 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Why we should think of neurodiversity like we do personality | Psyche Ideas It’s a mistake to frame autistic and ADHD traits as either deficits or mere differences. There’s another way to see them

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

10.04.2025 14:23 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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

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

24.02.2025 16:06 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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.

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