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A Profession-Wide Invitation

I hereby extend a profession-wide invitation to contribute to a new blog I have created that aims to be “by and for” early-career philosophers (including philosophers of mind and cognitive science!):...

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A New Theory of Free Will

Just a quick note that I recently published an article in The Philosophical Forum , “A New Theory of Free Will“, that may be of interest to readers (a free PDF of the penultimate draft is available...

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CFP: First Annual Philosophers’ Cocoon Philosophy Conference

I am pleased to announce this call-for-papers for the first annual Philosophers’ Cocoon Philosophy Conference (PCPC), which will be held at the University of Tampa from Friday October 18th-Sunday...

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Final CFP: First Annual Philosophers’ Cocoon Philosophy Conference

Just a reminder that the deadline for submitting papers to present at the first annual Philosophers’ Cocoon Philosophy Conference (to be held at the University of Tampa from Friday October 18th-Sunday...

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New Blog: Underappreciated Philosophy?

I’d like to invite everyone to check out this new blog I’ve started: Underappreciated Philosophy?. It’s something of an experiment. I have no idea if it will actually fly. But, or so it seems to me,...

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CFP: Second Annual Philosophers’ Cocoon Philosophy Conference

Note: new deadline! (March 15th) I am pleased to announce this call-for-papers for the Second Annual Philosophers’ Cocoon Philosophy Conference (PCPC), which I have tentatively scheduled to occur at...

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CFP: 3rd Annual Philosophers’ Cocoon Philosophy Conference

I am pleased to announce this call-for-papers for the 3rd Annual Philosophers’ Cocoon Philosophy Conference (PCPC), which will be held at University of Tampa on Saturday November 14th and Sunday...

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Final CFP: 3rd Annual Philosophers’ Cocoon Philosophy Conference

This is just a quick reminder that the August 1st submission deadline for the 3rd Annual Philosophers’ Cocoon Philosophy Conference (November 7th-8th at the University of Tampa) is fast approaching!...

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Experiment Month Studies Now Live

The Yale Experiment Month studies have now gone live here.  For those of you who are unfamiliar, Experiment Month is an APA-sponsored initiative designed to give a selected number of applicants the...

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Final CFP: 4th Annual Philosophers’ Cocoon Philosophy Conference

This is a final call-for-papers for the 4th Annual Philosophers’ Cocoon Philosophy Conference (PCPC), which is provisionally scheduled to be held at University of Tampa from Saturday October 8th to...

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Morality, the Problem of Possible Future Selves, and Christmas Parables

In my 2016 book, Rightness as Fairness: A Moral and Political Theory, I argue that morality is a solution to a problem of diachronic rationality called ‘the problem of possible future selves.’ To...

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CFP: First Annual Philosophers’ Cocoon Philosophy Conference

I am pleased to announce this call-for-papers for the first annual Philosophers’ Cocoon Philosophy Conference (PCPC), which will be held at the University of Tampa from Friday October 18th-Sunday...

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Final CFP: First Annual Philosophers’ Cocoon Philosophy Conference

Just a reminder that the deadline for submitting papers to present at the first annual Philosophers’ Cocoon Philosophy Conference (to be held at the University of Tampa from Friday October 18th-Sunday...

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New Blog: Underappreciated Philosophy?

I’d like to invite everyone to check out this new blog I’ve started: Underappreciated Philosophy?. It’s something of an experiment. I have no idea if it will actually fly. But, or so it seems to me,...

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CFP: Second Annual Philosophers’ Cocoon Philosophy Conference

Note: new deadline! (March 15th) I am pleased to announce this call-for-papers for the Second Annual Philosophers’ Cocoon Philosophy Conference (PCPC), which I have tentatively scheduled to occur at...

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CFP: 3rd Annual Philosophers’ Cocoon Philosophy Conference

I am pleased to announce this call-for-papers for the 3rd Annual Philosophers’ Cocoon Philosophy Conference (PCPC), which will be held at University of Tampa on Saturday November 14th and Sunday...

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Final CFP: 3rd Annual Philosophers’ Cocoon Philosophy Conference

This is just a quick reminder that the August 1st submission deadline for the 3rd Annual Philosophers’ Cocoon Philosophy Conference (November 7th-8th at the University of Tampa) is fast approaching!...

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Final CFP: 4th Annual Philosophers’ Cocoon Philosophy Conference

This is a final call-for-papers for the 4th Annual Philosophers’ Cocoon Philosophy Conference (PCPC), which is provisionally scheduled to be held at University of Tampa from Saturday October 8th to...

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Morality, the Problem of Possible Future Selves, and Christmas Parables

In my 2016 book, Rightness as Fairness: A Moral and Political Theory, I argue that morality is a solution to a problem of diachronic rationality called ‘the problem of possible future selves.’ To...

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Neurofunctional Prudence & Morality

I am excited to report that my new book, Neurofunctional Prudence and Morality: A Philosophical Theory, is now available from Routledge ($70 hardback, $12.50+ ebook). Anyone interested can preview the...

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