David Ellis

Japanese Literature in English - Book Readings YouTube video by Human Arts Studio

watch the recording of me reading from my latest translation, The Traveling Tree by Michio Hoshino, livestreamed March 1st from Human Arts Studio in Tsukuba. Then treat yourself to the smorgasbord of other readings.

youtu.be/cJ3LgHNQdh8?...

#japanese #literature #translation #reading #booksky

My latest translation, The Traveling Tree by Michio Hoshino, has received its first review, in the current issue of Literary Review!

literaryreview.co.uk/into-the-wil...

#japanlit #japanese #literature #essay #collection #nature #writing

Ricardo's Dream by Nat Dyer Book Launch

I'll be talking about economics, imagination, and 'Ricardo's Dream' at Goldsmiths Uni in London on 12 March at 4pm. Come along if you're in town! Cheers

@goldsmithsuol.bsky.social

www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...

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I'm delighted to announce the American release of my latest translation: The Travelling Tree (旅をする木) by Michio Hoshino!!! Published by Gaia (Hachette) in the UK this fall and now in the USA today!

#japaneseliterature #travel #essay #memoir #translation
#USA #release #booksky

Thanks!🙏

I hope you’re prepared for me turning all our philosophical conversations into something alien based! 🛸

📚It’s official! I’ve signed a contract with @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social for my first book, Philosophy on First Contact 🎉

This will explore the philosophical aspects of our first contact with intelligent extraterrestrial life

Can’t wait to start - Stay tuned for more alien philosophy! 🛸

🎉I’m pleased to share that Zoheir Bagheri Noaparast and I are co-editing a new volume, Wittgenstein: On Certainty and Religion, with Palgrave Macmillan.

This collection is one of the first to explore how On Certainty’s themes relate to our understanding and study of religion

Can Atheists Play Along? Wittgensteinian Challenges to Religious Fictionalism All atheists think that the central claims of religion are false, but not all atheists think that religion is useless. Some believe that, despite its falsehood, religious language and rituals are p...

Is religious fictionalism compatible with Wittgenstein’s view of religion?

I answer that question with my co-author, Zoheir Bagheri Noaparast, in our paper that published today (open access) in Studia Theologica.

doi.org/10.1080/0039...

The Case for Taxing Organisations that Displace Workers with AI, David Ellis TThe advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not inherently problematic. Indeed, Generative AI (AI that can creatively generate outputs, like images, poems, and music) and Large Language Models...

Should we tax companies that displace workers through AI?

I give some reasons for doing so in my recent paper: social-epistemology.com/2025/10/13/t...

This paper relates to a recent publication I co-authored with Hefin Gwilym, Dave Beck, Edward Thomas Jones, and Sara Closs-Davies

Here it is! My Japanese fiction writing debut! The first short story I’ve ever written from start to finish in my second language!

My story “フォトボマー” (Photo Bomber), is in this anthology “恐怖とSF”（Fear and Sci-fi), released today by Hayakawa, Japan’s oldest and largest SF publisher.

#Japanese #scifi

Wittgenstein’s Dichotomy and Religious Diversity Some philosophers of religion are attracted to Wittgenstein’s claim of approaching religion in a descriptive and non-revisionary manner because they desire greater plurality and diversity of religi...

New co-authored paper with Zoheir Bagheri Noaparast just published open access at Philosophical Papers.

We argue that Wittgenstein dichotomises religion from science, and that his approach is therefore not conducive to a diverse philosophy of religion.

doi.org/10.1080/0556...

We discuss #AI #Labour #UBI and #welfare

🎧 Grand Finale: Our Podcast on Labour’s First Year and the Future of Social Policy! This is the final installment of mini-series based on our recent article

🎉podcast with me, @drdavebeck.bsky.social & Hefin Gwilym about our recent paper co-authored with Edward Thomas Jones & Sara Closs-Davies 🎧

This collab is with @bangoruniversity.bsky.social @salforduni.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk
@leedstrinity.bsky.social

drdavebeck.substack.com/p/grand-fina...

Had a great time working on this!

Tax the Bots? A Moral Case for AI Accountability & Need for UBI Part 2 of this weeks blog mini-series.

Thanks to Dave Beck for inviting me onto a podcast with him and Hefin Gwilym to discuss our recent publication, A Difficult Start for the UK Labour Government, But Time Is Still on Their Side.

A clip and a blog that I wrote can be found at: drdavebeck.substack.com/p/tax-the-bo...

David Ellis, Wittgenstein and Arguments from Design - PhilPapers Among the most popular arguments for God are those from design, which draw from science to argue that the universe is so finely tuned for life that it implies the existence ...

I've finished, edited & (mostly) settled on what I'll present at this year's BSPR. I discuss why Wittgensteinians think arguments from design don't lead to religious belief & can even be repellent, and suggest how arguments can be changed in light of these criticisms

philpapers.org/rec/ELLWAA-3

Visited Leeds library again this morning to edit the paper I’m presenting at @ox.ac.uk in September at the British Society for the Philosophy of Religion conference. While there, I spotted what appears to be graffiti from 1893!

Wittgenstein, On Certainty and Religion Wittgenstein, On Certainty and Religion  Although Wittgenstein did not write extensively about religion, his scattered comments and lecture notes have had a lasting impact on the philosophy of re...

Reminder - online conference: *Wittgenstein, On Certainty and Religion* starts tomorrow evening (UK time 18:00)!

There’s still time to register your attendance, email d.ellis@leedstrinity.ac.uk for a link).

philevents.org/event/show/1...

#philosophy #Wittgenstein #conference

A Difficult Start for the UK Labour Government, But Time Is Still on Their Side The newly elected Labour Government in the United Kingdom promised change. However, the first 10 months have been disappointing, characterized by misjudged announcements regarding the Winter Fuel All....

Pleased to say that a co-authored paper with Hefin Gwilym, Dave Beck, Ed Jones and Sara Closs-Davies has published with Wiley’s World Affairs.

We review Labour’s first year in office and argue for a tax on companies that displace workers through AI

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Thanks! I finally moved over!

Wittgenstein, On Certainty and Religion Wittgenstein, On Certainty and Religion  Although Wittgenstein did not write extensively about religion, his scattered comments and lecture notes have had a lasting impact on the philosophy of re...

I’m co-hosting an online conference: Wittgenstein, On Certainty and Religion, July 28th and 29th.

For more info, including schedule & book of abstracts: philevents.org/event/show/1...

(to join, email me, d.ellis@leedstrinity.ac.uk for a link)
#conference #philosophy #religion #Wittgenstein

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