Daniel Moseley

"Since the first messenger who told Tigranes that Lucullus was coming had his head cut off for his pains, no one else would tell him anything, and so he sat in ignorance while the fires of war were blazing around him, giving ear only to those who flattered him."

-- Plutarch, ≈ 100 A.D.

Next January I'm attending my first APA meeting in over a decade. I'm presenting a paper on "William James, Mysticism and Theosophy". I've been immersed in James's writings during the past year, and this is my first paper about his work. #philsky

The Nature and Purpose of Public Dissections in Early Modern London Abstract. Modern scholarship on the early modern European anatomy theater has long argued that public dissections were theatrical, carnivalesque affairs ch

I don't talk about it much but part of my work in the history of medicine focuses on medical and scientific imaging. For this work, familiarity with the history of anatomy is critical (if you aren't sure why, I recommend Foucault, The Birth of the Clinic).

This looks so interesting!

#HistSTM

I have been working on a global health ethics project for three years that may be coming to fruition sometime in the next couple of months. There remains some uncertainty about it now, but if things work out, I'll have a major announcement to make by the end of September. #medsky #philsky #bioethics

#philosophy #philsky #neuroethics

Honored to be part of this symposium! Your book is an important contribution to the field, Josh. Thank you for the opportunity to respond to it and to be in the company of this wonderful cast of contributors!

Congratulations!

4/ I hope a third political party will emerge that will capture the moderates in the Democratic and Republican parties that I think still make up the majority of Americans, and restore the notion that cruelty is a vice.

3/ the increase in funding for ICE to increase deportations (and expand Trump’s secret police force) all exemplify a rapid turn away from the vestiges of liberalism remaining in the US and towards totalitarianism.

2/ The GOP are not just cruel and ignorant people, they are misologists prone to excessive sentimentality. The horror and absurdity of the Alligator Alcatraz concentration camp; the massive funding taken away from an already inadequate social safety net;

1/ Cruelty is one of the worst vices in societies that value freedom and equality (a point from Judith Shklar). The disregard for the poor, sick, and vulnerable and the hatred of compassion that dominates the culture of MAGA is a “re-evaluation of values” that regards cruelty as the highest virtue.

Opinion | Trump’s Deportation Program Is About Control. Even if You Are a U.S. Citizen.

“You cannot control outsiders (immigrants or would-be immigrants) without controlling insiders (citizens). The more vigorously you try to control immigration, the more you end up limiting the freedom of your citizens and violating equality and the rule of law.”

DOJ announces a record-breaking takedown of health care fraud schemes The Justice Department announced charges in what officials describe as the largest health care fraud bust in DOJ history.

The Justice Department announced charges in what officials describe as the largest health care fraud bust in DOJ history.

#Medsky #Philsky #Techethics #VeteranWellbeing #Neurorights #Humanenhancement #Neurorights #Biosecurity #Ethicaltech

The Unfinished War: Ethical Challenges in Enhanced Warfighter Reintegration and Long-Term Care As military institutions explore the use of enhancement technologies to improve combat readiness and operational effectiveness, critical ethical and policy questions emerge about the long-term cons...

just out: our new paper The Unfinished War looks at the ethical fallout of enhancing soldiers with neuro or genetic tech

what happens after the mission? how do you reintegrate when your mind or body has been altered?

#bioethics #militaryethics #neuroethics #veterans #enhancement #TheUnfinishedWar

Take note.

The US Constitution, specifically Article I, Section 8, Clause 11, grants Congress the sole power to declare war. The President cannot unilaterally initiate a war; only Congress can formally declare it.

Such sad news

2025: we must go to war to eliminate the weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East

2001: we must go to war to eliminate the weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East

Just another war to try to drum up political support at home for a radical conservative agenda .

The “Overdiagnosis” Confusion “Overdiagnosis” is a blunt verdict offering blunt solutions

The “Overdiagnosis” Confusion

“Overdiagnosis” is a blunt verdict offering blunt solutions

www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/the-overdi...

My earlier estimate of a few hundred at the Greenville NC #NoKings rally was way too low. Go Greenville! www.foxcarolina.com/2025/06/14/t...

A few hundred people were out peacefully protesting #NoKings in Greenville, NC

People are being arrested for wearing a medical mask in Savannah, Georgia #NoKings

A sign at a protest reads “you lost” next to a Confederate flag, “you lost” next to a Nazi flag, and “you’re next” next to a MAGA hat.

Let’s not mince words on exactly what the MAGA movement is.

North Carolina says #NoKings

abc11.com/amp/post/no-...

If you're not convinced that Donald Trump is undermining our democracy, watch the video of what happened today to Senator Alex Padilla.

Durbin to Bhattacharya: "I can't understand it. I disagree w/ this admin on so many things. But this is the one that really gets to me personally. To think this nation would walk away from medical research. For God's sake...cancer, your budget requests a 38% cut to the National Cancer Institute"

I thought that the Republicans were all about states’ rights. Why aren’t they outraged by federal troops in CA suppressing the first-amendment rights of Californians when their governor says CA does not need any assistance? They are paving the way to a police-state

I expect that DT will intelligence agencies or the justice department to investigate Musk soon