@drmichaelrush

Philosopher, University of Birmingham https://xitter.cf/t.co/47V0bYVFmW https://xitter.cf/t.co/OwyWbuAqrB https://xitter.cf/t.co/YvEq4hqy5Y @michaelverse

 Glossop, Derbyshire
Joined June 2012
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Why not buy several? 🙂 politybooks.com/bookdetail/?…
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Our #PhilosophyMatters webinar on Wednesday features Helen Beebee & @drmichaelrush, whose book Philosophy: Why It Matters has been translated in several foreign languages, including Spanish and Japanese. Join us for free by registering here: tinyurl.com/36vthk62 #BPF2025
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Trending in #Art: ooir.org/index.php?field=Vis… 1) Design History & Digital Materials (@JoDesignHistory) 2) Visibility of Early Hearing Aids 3) Memories, Stories & Design Histories 4) Ancient DNA of Maronite patriarchs of Qanubin 5) Unbiased Awarding of Art Prizes (@BJAtweets)
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Yesterday, on #IWD2023 the @BJAtweets published my paper on implicit bias in the artworld. I’d have shared it then but it was co-authored with a man (@drmichaelrush) and they get all the other days. Anyway, here it is, open access! academic.oup.com/bjaesthetic…

Unbiased Awarding of Art Prizes? It’s Hard to Judge

Abstract. We have higher-order evidence that aesthetic judgements in the context of awarding art prizes may be affected by implicit bias, to the detriment

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The Women in Philosophy group at @unibirmingham is going to celebrate with you all on #WorldPhilosophyDay2022, Thursday 17th November. Watch this space! @PTRBirmingham @IMH_UoB #WomenInPhilosophy unesco.org/en/days/philosoph…
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Really excited to see my first publication on confabulation out 😍 This is an application of my ideas about the role confabulation can play in guiding our behaviour, as applied to confabulating about our political choices and behaviours 🤓✨ bit.ly/3ET0wLu – at Birmingham, England

Self-Regulation and Political Confabulation | Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements | Cambridge...

Self-Regulation and Political Confabulation - Volume 92

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Great paper! I talk about it in this piece on bugs and features. julianbaggini.com/bugs-and-f….

Bugs and features

Why many weaknesses are flip sides of strengths and more in the latest Microphilosophy newsletter

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Kathleen Murphy-Hollies@kmurphyhollies19 Oct 2022
Really excited to see my first publication on confabulation out 😍 This is an application of my ideas about the role confabulation can play in guiding our behaviour, as applied to confabulating about our political choices and behaviours 🤓✨ bit.ly/3ET0wLu

Self-Regulation and Political Confabulation | Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements | Cambridge...

Self-Regulation and Political Confabulation - Volume 92

cambridge.org
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@drmichaelrush and I discuss the issue of judging cross-genre and cross-media prizes in the arts in our paper ‘Unbiased Awarding of Art Prizes? It’s Hard to Judge’, forthcoming in @BJAtweets.
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Registration has now closed for the workshop next week, but (due to popular demand!) we are going hybrid! If you would like to join the workshop via Zoom, email @Ema_SB (contact details here: emasullivan-bissett.com) by lunchtime on Tuesday 14th June.
Deluded by Experience@del_by_ex6 Jun 2022
Final call! Registration for our second project workshop taking place on 15th and 16th June @PTRBirmingham closes today. Register here: shop.bham.ac.uk/conferences-…
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FraMEPhys@FraMEPhys24 May 2022
Is there fundamental explanatory direction to the world? Or is dependence in physics always in the eye of the beholder? Some fantastic speakers will discuss these questions at our conference on Causal Perspectivalism, June 13-14. Registration open: framephys.org/causal-perspec…
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Registration is now open for our second Project workshop, this time on the theme of Delusional Experience. To register go here: shop.bham.ac.uk/conferences-…
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Registration is now open for the first Birmingham Women in Philosophy Mentoring and Networking Workshop which will take place in @PTRBirmingham on 7th June. Registration is free and open to all: eventbrite.co.uk/e/birmingha…

Birmingham Women in Philosophy Mentoring and Networking Workshop

Birmingham Women in Philosophy Mentoring and Networking workshop, at the University of Birmingham

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Easter Break publication news: my article 'Brutalist Fundamentalism: Radical and Moderate' has been accepted for publication in Synthese. Pic for attention. #philosophy #metaphysics #metaphysicsofscience #academia #grounding #fundamentality
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Henry Taylor@htaylorphil8 Apr 2022
How does consciousness interact with cognition? Can you be conscious of something without cognitively accessing it? My new paper in Mind and Language talks about this with relation to natural kinds. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Consciousness as a natural kind and the methodological puzzle of consciousness

A new research programme conceives of consciousness as a natural kind. One proposed virtue of this approach is that it can help resolve the methodological puzzle of consciousness, which involves...

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I am very happy that my paper on #fundamentality and #grounding laws is now available open access on ϕ Studies! Yet another contribution to a niche degenerate research programme or wee metaphysical progress? Read it and make your call! #philosophy link.springer.com/article/10…

Fundamentality and minimalist grounding laws

Philosophical Studies - What grounds facts of ground? Some metaphysicians invoke fundamental grounding laws to answer this question. These are general principles that link grounded facts to their...

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It’s #IWD2022! A good day to announce an event I’m organising with @kmurphyhollies and @philophyser: the first Birmingham Women in Philosophy Mentoring and Networking workshop will be held on Tuesday 7th June, at @PTRBirmingham @unibirmingham.
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We're pleased to share the third project output: @Ema_SB's paper 'Debunking Doxastic Transparency' is out now in @EujapP. eujap.uniri.hr/debunking-dox…
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My paper 'Fundamentality and Minimalist Grounding Laws' has been accepted for publication in Philosophical Studies! *in Mike Breen's voice*: Bang! 💯🥳#fundamentality #grounding #philosophy #metaphysics
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What a fabulous hire for @PTRBirmingham! Congratulations Kathleen!
Kathleen Murphy-Hollies@kmurphyhollies31 Jan 2022
Today I am chuffed and excited to start as a Teaching Fellow at the @unibirmingham for 6 months! 🥳📚✨
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Very excited to announce the call for abstracts for the Philosophy of Anxiety conference, 2022, is now open! Open to continental, analytic, or disorder-specific research. Registration link available in the coming months. Please RT! ☺️
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How could the Big Bang arise from nothing? Professor of Philosophy Alastair Wilson @modalizing shares his thoughts as part of @ConversationUK new series, Life’s Big Questions theconversation.com/how-coul…
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