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Distinguished Professor Emerita of Philosophy, Rutgers University; Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science. Now living in south Texas

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Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed

28.02.2026 19:15 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is wonderful... congratulations, Danielle, to you and to OSU!

20.02.2026 04:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My condolences. He was a great guy and a wonderful philosopher.

08.02.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | The Globalization of Canadian Rage

"We're all Canadian now"
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...

06.02.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"The president dropped his demand for a $200 million payment from Harvard, lowering the bar for a potential deal." The New York Times calling extortion a "deal."

03.02.2026 03:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

it may be an attempt to save face after all the cancellations

02.02.2026 03:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
ICE is full of COWARDS. They are all absolute, pathetic, untrained COWARDS. DEFUND AND PROSECUTE.
ICE is full of COWARDS. They are all absolute, pathetic, untrained COWARDS. DEFUND AND PROSECUTE. YouTube video by Seth Moulton

holy crap youtube.com/shorts/hyqtA...

24.01.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 4274 πŸ” 1492 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 362

long overdue

21.01.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Canada's PM Mark Carney at Davos: β€œThe middle powers must act together because if you are not at the table, we’re are on the menu."

21.01.2026 01:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Frankie Egan: Brains Blog precis ofΒ Deflating Mental RepresentationΒ  β€” The Brains Blog Brains Blog precis ofΒ Deflating Mental RepresentationΒ  In the book IΒ propose what I call aΒ deflationaryΒ account of mental representation,Β characterized by three claims:Β  (1…

The Brains Blog is hosting a symposium on my book Deflating Mental Representation this week. Comments by Mazviita Chirimuuta, Caitlin Mace & Adina Roskies, and Oron Shagrir.
philosophyofbrains.com/2026/01/12/f...

12.01.2026 13:24 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Kenneth Aizawa, "Compositional Abduction and Scientific Interpretation: A Granular Approach" (Cambridge UP, 2025) - New Books Network

newbooksnetwork.com/compositiona...

11.01.2026 05:44 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

looking forward to seeing you in Berlin in late February

08.01.2026 02:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

a great line-up... wish I could be there

08.01.2026 02:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hope it's not necessary for me to clarify that I'm talking about your talk being clear.

07.01.2026 21:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow! I would hope that people would have enough courage to say that aloud from the floor.

07.01.2026 21:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I got this too. I love the idea that the ideas they got from my work "are our gift to you."

07.01.2026 18:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Democracy will be imposed, whether they like it or not.

07.01.2026 18:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So... if the head of a country is acting illegally, other countries can go in and physically remove him and try him for his crimes in their own country? Tell me more...

03.01.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Amazing story. Thank you... can't wait to read!

18.12.2025 00:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cell… respect!

17.12.2025 12:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

excellent new book by Ken Aizawa

bsky.app/profile/kena...

08.12.2025 22:05 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A stack of hard copies of Compositional Abduction and Scientific Interpretation.

A stack of hard copies of Compositional Abduction and Scientific Interpretation.

It is out in hard copy!

#philsci #hps

08.12.2025 18:52 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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Frances Egan: Some Physical Systems (Literally) Compute β€” The Brains Blog Some Physical Systems (Literally) ComputeFrances EganΒ  Rutgers UniversityΒ  In his ambitious new book, Michael Kirchhoff argues that computational models cannot beΒ literally true&nbsp…

my comments on Michael Kirchhoff's book *The Idealized Mind*, on the Brains Blog
philosophyofbrains.com/2025/12/03/s...

03.12.2025 18:58 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Belief and its linguistic representation, com Frances Egan (Rutgers University)
Belief and its linguistic representation, com Frances Egan (Rutgers University) YouTube video by Sociedade Brasileira de Filosofia AnalΓ­tica - SBFA

I'm talking about belief tomorrow
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ka4...

01.12.2025 18:08 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Compositional Abduction and Scientific Interpretation Cambridge Core - Philosophy of Science - Compositional Abduction and Scientific Interpretation

www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...

#hps #philsci

26.11.2025 14:19 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

accuracy-first epiceries

21.11.2025 21:37 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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some unexpected visitors this morning

20.11.2025 15:49 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Compositional Abduction and Scientific Interpretation Cambridge Core - Philosophy of Science - Compositional Abduction and Scientific Interpretation

Ken Aizawa's excellent new book is now available, open access:
www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...

20.11.2025 14:15 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Call for Papers: Book Symposium on "Deflating Mental Representation" by Frances Egan | Philosophy and the Mind Sciences Philosophy and the Mind Sciences (PhiMiSci) focuses on the interface between philosophy of mind, psychology, and cognitive neuroscience. PhiMiSci is a peer-reviewed, not-for-profit open-access journal...

The online journal Philosophy and the Mind Sciences is doing a symposium on my book, Deflating Mental Representation, based on my Jean Nicod lectures. See the Call for Papers here:
philosophymindscience.org/index.php/ph...
and a prΓ©cis of the book here:
philpapers.org/rec/EGAPOD

10.11.2025 14:25 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I would love to read this, but I'm not finding it at the link ("page not found")

02.11.2025 15:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0