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Ilir Isufi

@ilirisufi.bsky.social

Philosophy PhD candidate at the University of Cincinnati working on intersections between philosophy of cognitive science & linguistic relativity. From the most beautiful city in Germany (Giessen).

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Can AI Write a Useful Philosophical Literature Review? (guest post) - Daily Nous A pair of philosophers have developed a new research tool that uses AI to provide comprehensive and reliable philosophical literature reviews, and they'd like you to give it a try. Just last week I ch...

See comments: dailynous.com/2026/02/12/c...

14.02.2026 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

New book with more Chomsky-bashing. The website says March 2026, but it is available now.

cup.columbia.edu/book/intertw...

05.02.2026 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

If you think Chomsky gets burned in the Epstein files, wait until you read @tonychemero.bsky.social (2009) on the poverty of stimulus argument.

04.02.2026 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
A map of connections

A map of connections

Latest papers: Annemarie Kalis, August Christensen & Samuel Nikolai Langelaan argue that to understand the aims of folk psychology and to map out similarities and differences between various practices, we need thick descriptions doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

20.01.2026 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Shen-yi Liao & Zoe Brinner, Critical 4E Cognitive Science - PhilPapers According to 4E cognitive science, our cognitive capacities depend on, and have been transformed by, the environments we have made. Most early works of 4E cognitive science tend to focus on ...

Here is an opinionated overview in press at Philosophy Compass.

Critical 4E cognitive science, as we call this emerging research program, adopts the 4E frameworks and concepts but with a critical lens: questioning its hidden assumptions and leveraging its theoretical resources for social criticism.

02.01.2026 11:06 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Angela Potochnik, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Public Engagement w Science
Meet Angela Potochnik, Professor and Head of Philosophy, University of Cincinnati, Director of Center for Public Engagement with Science in our video series to get to know our Philosophy Department! #PhilosophyOfScience, #PublicEngagementWithScience, #ScienceCommunication, #CenterForPublicEngagemen Angela Potochnik, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Public Engagement w Science

Interested in studying philosophy of science and public engagement with science? Check out Angela Potochnik’s interview about her work and philosophy at the University of Cincinnati!

17.12.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Kognitive processer i sociale sammenhænge

We're hosting a PhD school in Odense, 7-9 January 2026 on Cognitive processes in social settings (will be in English!).

Deadline for registration extended to Friday 19 December at noon.

www.conferencemanager.dk/kognitivepro...

16.12.2025 13:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Elmo der duckduckgo enjoyer

04.12.2025 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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2026 Conference Call for Papers: Science and Technology in the Anthropocene April 2 – 3, 2026 A conference about human experience in a world with non-biological intelligent systems and the environmental prob…

Call for abstracts for the first conference of our new Center for Humanities and Technology. Please share!

uchumanitiestech.org/2026-confere...

25.11.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4
Photo of article about Assemblage Theory that refers to Delouse and Guitar

Photo of article about Assemblage Theory that refers to Delouse and Guitar

Delouse and Guitar

20.11.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 8
Tony Chemero, Professor of Philosophy and Psychology, University of Cincinnati
Tony Chemero is a Professor of Philosophy and Psychology at the University of Cincinnati. #4ECognition, #EmbodiedCognition #Enactivism #ExtendedMind #EmbeddedCognition #SituatedCognition #RadicalEnactivism #EcologicalPsychology #dynamicalsystems #cognitivescience #philosophyofmind #PhilosophyOf Tony Chemero, Professor of Philosophy and Psychology, University of Cincinnati

Apply to UC Philosophy's PhD program and check out the next video in our series where professors introduce themselves! Tony Chemero (@tonychemero.bsky.social), Professor of Philosophy and Psychology at the University of Cincinnati.
Full video on YouTube:

20.11.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Science is Changing | Panel Discussion | Philosophy of Science Association/PEWS Event An Interdisciplinary Panel Discussion. Join scholars from institutions across North America as they discuss the ways in which science is changing in their fi...

β€œHow science is changing”
Exciting event available to view via livestream on Thursday 20 November from the University of Cincinnati Center for Public Engagement with Science. Alan Love, director of the MCPS, is a panellist!
@ucpews.bsky.social
#philsci
buff.ly/uMkmXd8

18.11.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Another video in our series: Helen Meskhidze, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Physics @uofcincy
speaking about philosophy of #Physics, #pedagogy, and why you should apply to grad school in Cincinnati!
Link to full video: youtu.be/qvtuYnL33RM?...

13.11.2025 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Philosophy

Hey Luiz, if it's about money, you should still consider it! All philosophy PhD students get a full tuition scholarship and a stipend to cover living expenses www.artsci.uc.edu/humanities/p...

06.11.2025 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Apply to Cincinnati's PhD in philosophy for your last chance to become my colleague! 🀠

05.11.2025 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We’re excited for Melinda Fagan from the University of Utah to give her talk β€œExplanatory particularism in scientific practice”!

πŸ“… Monday 10/27
πŸ• 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
πŸ“ Clifton Court Hall 5280

This event is free and open to the public, we hope to see you there!

24.10.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Christian R. de Weerd & Wanja Wiese, Computation + X: A Constraint-based Approach to Investigating Artificial Consciousness - PhilArchive Can machines ever become conscious? A central debate in this context concerns the question whether consciousness requires biological states. Within this debate, there exists a fundamental dispute betw...

πŸ“’ New preprint (with Christian de Weerd) on AI Consciousness: philarchive.org/rec/DEWCXE #PhilMind

17.10.2025 08:43 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Sarah Stitzlein, Professor of Education and Affiliate Prof. of Philosophy, University of Cincinnati
YouTube video by Cincinnati Philosophy Sarah Stitzlein, Professor of Education and Affiliate Prof. of Philosophy, University of Cincinnati

Another video in our series: Sarah Stitzlein, Professor of Education and Affiliate Professor of Philosophy at UC speaking about political philosophy, philosophy of education, John Dewey, pragmatism, and much more! Link to full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIff...

09.10.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Two people talking in a therapy session

Two people talking in a therapy session

Latest papers: Anna DroΕΌdΕΌowicz and J.P. Grodniewicz illustrate how epistemic injustice can arise in psychotherapeutic encounters, and explain how this can threaten one’s ability to achieve self-understanding through psychotherapy in this open access paper doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

19.09.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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The PSA’s β€œOffice Hour” Returns - Daily Nous The Philosophy of Science Association (PSA) is continuing its excellent expert "office hour" series this semester---a program other academic associations should consider adopting. "The PSA Office Hour aims to facilitate interactions between our graduate student membership and prominent philosophers of science, and in a more controlled, accessible, and carbon-conscious setting than is provided by our

The Philosophy of Science Association makes experts on various topics available for conversation with graduate students anywhere with its "Office Hour" program. Other associations should consider doing this.

16.09.2025 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The β€œOverdiagnosis” Confusion β€œOverdiagnosis” is a blunt verdict offering blunt solutions

The β€œOverdiagnosis” Confusion

β€œOverdiagnosis” is a blunt verdict offering blunt solutions

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

15.06.2025 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 5

Thank you to @ilirisufi.bsky.social for this mindful and generous review of our edited volume, Language as an Ecological Phenomenon! ❀️

07.06.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely thrilled to see @samfellowes.bsky.social review my paper on self-diagnosis! So excited and grateful for the kind feedback. Made my day! www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFAl...

27.05.2025 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This one looks like a crested lark to me!

15.05.2025 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Watch this interview with Muhammad U. Faruque about his work on the intersections of Islamic and Western philosophy, cosmopolitanism, the self, and the environment at the University of Cincinnati. Link to full video: youtu.be/YW1L5euKz3Q
#Self #Philosophy #EasternPhilosophy #Dialogue #Environment

13.05.2025 00:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Best way to avoid distresing news?? Turn off the portal, buckle up with an awesome book, freshly off the press, about what it means to live with mental distress and how to best to respond to it to lead a flourishing life; and learn that these can all be proper objects of scientific inquiry!

25.04.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Interested in the discussion around medical vs. neurodiversity models? Check out PhD Student Ilir Isufi’s (@ilirisufi.bsky.social) brief open peer commentary in AJOB Neuroscience: www.tandfonline.com/... #philsky

24.04.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Trove of Data about Philosophy Departments in the US - Daily Nous How many philosophy departments are there in the United States? How many people do they employ? How many students are there in philosophy courses each year? How many people major or minor in philosoph...

All you ever wanted to know about philosophy departments, but were too busy teaching and doing your own research to ask. A new report provides valuable data about departments of philosophy and 13 other humanities fields...

24.04.2025 11:55 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

🚨 Final Reminder: PSA Around the World 2025! 🌍

Submit your abstract until tomorrow (April 13, 11:59 PM PST)! Open to all PSA members, no matter where you're located or what your topic isβ€”as long as it’s within the philosophy of science!

12.04.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

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