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Constantine Sandis

@csandis.bsky.social

Director, @lexacademic.bsky.social. Fellow, Royal Society of Arts. Visiting Professor of Philosophy, University of Hertfordshire (he/him ) 🌱. Writing a book on How to Understand Others for @yalebooks.bsky.social. www.lexacademic.com

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Followed by an album of instrumentals

07.12.2025 07:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

He’s easily got at least one more album in him. But he also likes to record originals and covers for random soundtracks etc. So who knows? Perhaps it will be a 4-vol sequel to the Christmas album…

06.12.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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New arrival!

17.08.2025 11:59 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is wonderful to see Lex Academic collaborating with the great philosophers of my alma mater.

We have been really enjoying supporting the Uehiro Oxford Institute in improving its editorial efficiency and look forward to seeing their forthcoming works in print.

05.12.2025 10:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Call for Papers: Wittgenstein and Ancient Philosophy 29.6. – 1.7.2026 Ludwig Wittgenstein’s relation to the history of ancient philosophy constitutes a riddle. Wittgenstein was certainly not a scholarly oriented philosopher, who would have commented at large on classica...

Call for Papers: Wittgenstein and Ancient Philosophy
Athens, Greece 29 June – 1 July 2026

finninstitute.gr/en/kalenteri...

Hope to see some of you there!

@brittwittsoc.bsky.social

02.12.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mamet: "Spielberg asked Tom to write the screenplay for Jaws, and Tom said he couldn’t as he was writing a play for the BBC. Spielberg said, 'I'm offering you a fortune to collaborate with me on a Hollywood blockbuster, and you turn me down to write a play for BBC TV?"

"No," Tom said, "BBC Radio."

01.12.2025 08:11 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Americans are β€˜adopting’ turkeys in unusual Thanksgiving tradition Farm Sanctuary is believed to be the first to launch this type of turkey adoption program, kicking it off in 1986

This is the only thanksgiving I want to see

www.independent.co.uk/life-style/t...

26.11.2025 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks for a great evening Barnes Philosophy Club!

26.11.2025 10:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Some @lexacademic.bsky.social news

25.11.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tonight! One night only!

25.11.2025 09:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Barnes Philosophy Club 2025 | How to Understand Others (Without Mindreading) - Constantine Sandis - Talk in Barnes, London - VisitRichmond How to Understand Others (Without Mindreading) What are the obstacles to understanding one another and how can we best overcome them? In this talk,…

London friends, I'll be speaking about my @yalebooks.bsky.social book in progress on How to Understand Others at the Barnes Philosophy Club (OSO Arts Centre) on Tuesday 25th November @ 19.30. All welcome!

www.visitrichmond.co.uk/events/barne...

22.11.2025 09:02 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I resent LLMs for many reasons, but forcing me to act like a cop to keep fake garbage out of publication is high on the list. I want to read people’s work in a spirit of generosity and curiosity again (β€˜I wonder what cool ideas might be in here?’) instead of β€˜I got you now, you lying little shit’

22.11.2025 12:35 β€” πŸ‘ 81    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Barnes Philosophy Club 2025 | How to Understand Others (Without Mindreading) - Constantine Sandis - Talk in Barnes, London - VisitRichmond How to Understand Others (Without Mindreading) What are the obstacles to understanding one another and how can we best overcome them? In this talk,…

London friends, I'll be speaking about my @yalebooks.bsky.social book in progress on How to Understand Others at the Barnes Philosophy Club (OSO Arts Centre) on Tuesday 25th November @ 19.30. All welcome!

www.visitrichmond.co.uk/events/barne...

22.11.2025 09:02 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Hats off to the person who just spent a 3 1/2 hour Teams meeting like this

21.11.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In honour of Plantinga’s 93rd

m.youtube.com/watch?v=4nDO...

15.11.2025 23:59 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

The authentic and sensitive representation of #neurodivergence in the media is a moral imperative. Our latest @lexacademic.bsky.social blog underscores why recruiting authenticity readers with lived experience of neurodivergence is essential.

#sensitivityreading #authenticityreading #ADHD

13.11.2025 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wikipedia feels likes the EncyclopΓ¦dia Britannica when compared with β€˜AI Overview’

13.11.2025 08:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why does hardly anyone in academic philosophy care about reading? No, this is not about the decline of the occident, just a note about a curiosity in academic philosophy. Philosophy is a discipline in which reading is a key competence, not least in that philosoph…

Why does hardly anyone in academic philosophy care about reading? | By Martin Lenz (@goingloopy.bsky.social)

While there are numerous guides on writing philosophy or on reconstructing arguments, there is next to nothing on reading handlingideas.blog/2025/11/01/w... #reading #PhilosophySky #philsky

10.11.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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AI chatbots are sycophants β€” researchers say it’s harming science Nature asked researchers who use artificial intelligence how its propensity for people-pleasing affects their work β€” and what they are doing to mitigate it.

AI chatbots are sycophants β€” researchers say it’s harming science

Nature asked researchers who use artificial intelligence how its propensity for people-pleasing affects their work β€” and what they are doing to mitigate it. www.nature.com/articles/d41... #AI #science #philosophysky #philsky

02.11.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Bruce Springsteen Movie Is Totally Inaccurate With Regard To His Feelings About Mustard The pretty bad but fun-to-watch new biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere is in theaters now, and it mostly seems pretty factually faithful to Springsteen’s experience recording the album Nebras...

Deliver Me from Mustard

www.stereogum.com/2328144/the-...

31.10.2025 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Edge of Sentience: Risk and Precaution in Humans, Other Animals, and AI (oxunipress.bsky.social) byΒ Jonathan Birch birchlse.bsky.socialΒ has been selected as this year’sΒ Nayef Al-RodhanΒ International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy.

Learn more: royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/winner-...

31.10.2025 10:58 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ“£ I am hiring a postdoc! aial.ie/hiring/postd...

applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome

pls share with your networks

30.10.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 147    πŸ” 162    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 9

What emoji symbol should we use for the Andrew formerly known as Prince?

30.10.2025 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The winner of the 2025 Royal Institute of Philosophy Nayef Al-Rodhan Book Prize is @jonathanbirch.bsky.social for his book, The Edge of Sentience. Congratulations! And bravo for the vision speech about how philosophy is changing

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A wonderful @triphilosophy.bsky.social evening. Congratulations to the finalists!

royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/shortli...

Special congratulations to @birchlse.bsky.social for winning the 2025 Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy for his book The Edge of Sentience.

30.10.2025 09:06 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The @royalinstarch.bsky.social Nayef Al-Rodhan Book Prize ceremony. Shortlist, Adam Lovet, Jules Holroyd, Jonathan Birch, Manuel Almago, Peter Godfrey-Smith (in absentia) interviewed by Edward Harcourt, and the evening introduced by Lucy O’Brien and our judging panel chair @csandis.bsky.social

29.10.2025 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reviewing an LLM-written paper (guest post) - Daily Nous A philosopher noticed something off about the paper he was refereeing for a journal. In the following guest post, Jakob Ohlhorst (RWTH Aachen University) shares his experience and raises some question...

Has this happened to you yet?

28.10.2025 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Barnes Philosophy Club - OSO Arts Centre - The Chiswick Calendar Events Barnes Philosophy Club 2025 will discuss: How to Understand Others (Without Mindreading) with Constantine Sandis. What are the obstacles to understanding one another and how can we best overcome them?...

I shall be giving a talk on my current work-in-progress for the Barnes Philosophy Club at the OSO Arts Centre, 25th November at 19.30.

Tickets are Β£5 (optional donation to the club) or free for those unable to pay.

chiswickcalendar.co.uk/event/barnes...

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MA Philosophy - Durham University

Looking to do a Philosophy MA next year? We've got a dead good programme here at Durham!
www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

27.10.2025 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

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