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#PhiMiSci has recently launched a new special issue on "Structuralism and the Science of Consciousness". It opens with a new paper by David Rosenthal titled "Objective foundations for the study of mental qualities". Have a look!

The quest to detect consciousness — in all its possible forms Insights from human brains might inform how scientists search for awareness in other animals and AI.

Very cool and informative piece by @marilenharo.bsky.social on emerging methods for testing consciousness on unresponsive people and the importance of persevering on efforts to device methods for testing consciousness in non-human animals.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

#philsky #conciousness

Content listing Welcome to Cambridge Core

Free download available for all books of the Cambridge Elements Philosophy of Biology Series between July 20th-25th. They have amazing stuff. How to Study Animal Minds by @kristinandrews.bsky.social and Slime Mould and Philosophy by @philosobio.bsky.social my top recommendations.

shorturl.at/M5aQx

Transformers

I wrote an entry on Transformers for the Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science (‪@oecs-bot.bsky.social‬). I had to work with a tight word limit, but I hope it's useful as a short introduction for students and researchers who don't work on machine learning:

oecs.mit.edu/pub/ppxhxe2b

Happy to share this updated Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on 'Associationist Theories of Thought' with
@ericman.bsky.social. Among other things, we included a new major section on reinforcement learning. Many thanks to Eric for bringing me on board!

plato.stanford.edu/entries/asso...

Culturally Sustainable Social Robotics (Social and Cultural Studies of Robots and AI) Culturally Sustainable Social Robotics (Social and Cultural Studies of Robots and AI) [Hakli, Raul, Nyholm, Sven, Nørskov, Marco, Nørskov, Sladjana] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Culturally Sustainable Social Robotics (Social and Cultural Studies of Robots and AI)

Coming soon: *Social Robots and Cultural Sustainability*, edited by Raul Hakli, me, Marco Nørskov & Sladjana Nørskov. Featuring chapters by @coeckelbergh.bsky.social, @davidgunkel.bsky.social @annapuzio.bsky.social etc. Planned publication date: Oct 27, 2025 www.amazon.com/Culturally-S... #aiethics

Newly revised: the SEP entry on Modularity of Mind, by me and Philip Robbins. It’s got a whole new section on the role of modularity in debates about the border between perception and cognition! #philsky #philosophy

View up the via Nocera through the Nocera gate of Pompeii with Vesuvius in the background with a flat white cloud crowning its peak.

Even Vesuvius wears a little hat in this hot weather. #Pompeii

Very cool! Congrats! I hope to read it soon.

Flyer of Epistemic Justice in Mental Healthcare with discount code

Epistemic Justice in Mental Healthcare: Free to download, 20% off for the hard copy with the code #epistemicinjustice #philsky #psychiatry #psychology #booksky #newbooks #openaccess @springernature.com

Animal minds and the methodological challenges of comparative cognition Published in Philosophical Psychology (Ahead of Print, 2025)

Marta Halina's (@martahalina.bsky.social) "Animal Minds" (CUP) is a wonderful and informative book. Well worth reading for anyone interested in Comparative Cognition. I recently reviewed it for @journalphp.bsky.social: shorturl.at/K0pyr
It was a joy to do so.

#philsky #cognition

Animal minds and the methodological challenges of comparative cognition Published in Philosophical Psychology (Ahead of Print, 2025)

Marta Halina's (@martahalina.bsky.social) "Animal Minds" (CUP) is a wonderful and informative book. Well worth reading for anyone interested in Comparative Cognition. I recently reviewed it for @journalphp.bsky.social: shorturl.at/K0pyr
It was a joy to do so.

#philsky #cognition

Title slide for presentation on a management strategy for folk terms in AI

At #SPT2025 today, I shared some thoughts on the challenges of using terms from folk psychology in AI, chaired a session on Philosophy of Language, and nailed passing the mic during the Q&A of @shannonvallor.bsky.social's amazing keynote, without tripping. Great time all around!

Admittedly, my sample is small, but I have only received positive comments about Ergo with regards to prestige.

Mazviita Chirimuuta wins the 2025 Lakatos Award! The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is pleased to announce the 2025 Lakatos Award winner Mazviita Chirimuuta, who receives the award for her book “The Brain Abstracted:…

🏆 We are pleased to announce the 2025 Lakatos Award winner Mazviita Chirimuuta, who receives the award for her book “The Brain Abstracted: Simplification in the History and Philosophy of Neuroscience”

Congratulations! 👏

👉More about the award: www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/b...

Ergo could be a nice fit. They receive papers from all areas of philosophy and their submission platform is great. Another option could be the newly created Philosophy of AI journal.

Fantastic report by @ftollon.bsky.social and @shannonvallor.bsky.social , untangling the many faces of 'responsible AI'. Sharp, timely, and definitely worth reading! 👇👇

#philsky #philAI

Great opportunity to do philosophical work on issues related to Blockchain technology! Check out the PhD position below 👇👇

#philsky #philjobs

OECS thematic collections.

If you haven't been looking recently at the Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science (oecs.mit.edu), here's your reminder that we are a free, open access resource for learning about the science of mind.

Today we are launching our new Thematic Collections to organize our growing set of articles!

Great workshop taking place tomorrow at TU/e, with a keynote from Carlos Montemayor - @mainomenous.bsky.social 👇👇

#philsky #philAI

AI, Cognition, and Agency: A Workshop with Carlos Montemayor The Eindhoven Centre for the Philosophy of AI (ECPAI) at Eindhoven University of Technology invites all those interested to attend an in-person workshop exploring emerging questions at the intersectio...

The Eindhoven Center for the Philosophy of AI (ECPAI) at TU/e is hosting an in-person workshop on Tuesday, May 27th, exploring questions at the intersection of AI, cognition, and agency. If you are in Eindhoven or the vicinity, join us!

More details here: philevents.org/event/show/1...

#philsky

Bringing comparative cognition approaches to AI systems

Comment by Konstantinos Voudouris (@kozzyvoudouris.bsky.social), Lucy Cheke (@lucycheke.bsky.social) & Eric Schulz (@ericschulz.bsky.social)

go.nature.com/43djJlv

Digital recording and the hazards of unbounded moralized judgment In today's techno-social environment, it is easy to make, store, and share digital recordings, such as photographs, audio fragments, and video streams…

Fantastic new paper by Bart Kamphorst and my colleague at Eindhoven, Elizabeth O'Neill (@artificialethic.bsky.social), on the disruptiveness of digital recordings for our moral judgements.

Paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#philsky #ethics

Great topic! Best of luck!

Very cool new book on public engagement with science by @apotochnik.bsky.social and @mjacquart.bsky.social. Worth checking out!

Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/element...

#philsky

PhD on Philosophy of Science

Wybo Houkes and I are hiring a PhD student to work on an exciting project in Philosophy of Science 😊
The application deadline is May 18. Please spread the word and consider applying 👇
#AcademicSky
www.tue.nl/en/working-a...

Storia di Roma Podcast · Mattia Stirpe · Un podcast di Mattia Stirpe che racconterà l'incredibile storia di Roma, dalla sua fondazione alla caduta.

This one might serve your purpose of undusting your skills. Topic-wise, I found it very interesting. I hope that you do too, should you pick it up. Best of luck!
open.spotify.com/show/3Lnjkcu...

An already great entry has received a very nice update. Check it out 👇👇

#philsky

PhD on Philosophy of Science

New PhD opportunity embedded in the Philosophy & Ethics Group at TU/e! Great opportunity to do research at the interface of AI, Philosophy of Science, and Epistemology.

More info here: www.tue.nl/en/working-a...

Please share!

#philsky #philjobs #philAI #philsci

📢 Submissions are open for the 8th edition of the History and Philosophy of Computing (HaPoC) Conference on December 17-19, 2025, at RWTH Aachen University (Germany) on behalf of the DHST/DLMPST Commission for the History and Philosophy of Computing (HaPoC).

fasos-research.nl/history-of-p...