Paula Sweeney

Congratulations Alex!

Prince.

Oh. That's what you mean by Charlie Brown Had Hoes! Doh. Not up on the lingo. As you were.

What a band. But wasn't the pre-Patton 'We Care A Lot' a hit?

A wonderful opportunity to work with Kamil on this exciting and important project.

Crying in the Commons: why are women’s workplace tears a source of shame? Rachel Reeves’s distress may help destigmatise an emotional response to pressure or professional frustration

Yes to this article! I can’t believe what a fuss was made about a person showing emotion when under pressure. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Congratulations Kamil!

I think we all need an 'everything is ok' alarm just now.

Me too! I know I’m just up the road but I’m travelling those days. Would love to attend for some of it (even just Crispin) if possible.

Personal avatars and Dementia: New paper in Philosophy and Technology that seeks to build on the research of those working on the ethics of ghostbots/ deathbots/ continuing bond bots and apply it to dementia care.

I approve of this approach. Drinking the champagne turns it into an occasion to celebrate.

Well that makes me like her books even more

Maybe her writing is just not well known in the UK? If you don’t know her work, try Gilead. What a writer.

Why did it take me so long to discover Marilynne Robinson? I have now developed a small obsession.

Persons, Unique Value and Avatars - Minds and Machines An individual human has value partly in virtue of their uniqueness. Personal avatar technology—technology which creates a digital replication of a real person—appears to have the potential to…

📰 Check out our @paulasweeney.bsky.social's latest paper, 'Persons, Unique Value and Avatars', in which she explores whether personal avatars / digital duplicates might undermine the value humans hold by virtue of their uniqueness. Now out in Minds and Machines!

Perfect excuse to watch the Royal Tenenbaums for the twentieth time. ❤️

avataResponsibility 2024: Where no proxy has gone before: avatars & responsibility frameworks – avataResponsibility

“Where no proxy has gone before…”. I will continue my painfully difficult exploration of how avatars will undermine the value of human uniqueness despite being proxies. The inaugural event of Mihaela Constantinescu’s ERC project ❤️ avataresponsibility.ccea.ro/current-edit...

My vote goes to Schiphol

That sucks Aidan. I hope it gets better soon.

Just like football, UK universities need a regulator Professor Julia Black, President of the British Academy, reflects on the situation facing humanities departments at many UK Universities, and what can be done to secure their health and humanities pro...

Universities need a regulator. President of British Academy www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/just-li...

Lol!! I love this. It’s made even better by how confident you are about it. 😂🙌

It’s Not Your Fault That Academic Life is Getting Harder by Glen O’Hara Universities are in trouble, and it’s not just money we’re talking about. They are living through something of a crisis of confidence, even of trust and faith. More and more, I find myself, and my col...

“Professors like me… should be part of the embodied change we seek: turning off our computers and phones, taking all our annual leave, refusing to answer emails out of hours and only scheduling meetings within work hours everyone—including colleagues with caring responsibilities—can make.” #academia

This is so sad. And what exactly is the evidence for the claim that students don’t want to study philosophy?

Early career scholar discusses their research with a relevant senior colleague. Nice format!

Just in time for my lecture on Nyholm’s Chapter 6: responsibility and technology: mind the gap(s).

Three PhD Positions in Philosophy at the University of Vienna - Cluster of Excellence:
philjobs.org/job/show/25742
Three PhD Positions in Philosophy at the University of Vienna - PACE Project:
philjobs.org/job/show/25738
The deadline for applications is March 6, 2024.

Why does writing self-promotional social media posts feel so awkward? Buy my book and find out!

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Friggin awesome youtu.be/cZXnJ4UYh40?...

It’s a screen. The comms team have been informed.

Erm..not sure that this is the message that we want to put across to our students, University of Aberdeen.