Philosopher and moral psychology experimenter @ the Uehiro Oxford Institute. Also bread-baker, plant-lover, cat mom. #philosophy #xphi #moralpsychology
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When a hurricane hurts someone, that's just bad luck. But when a person hurts someone, they're doing wrong. They are a moral agent. But how do we decide this? What exactly is moral agency? Thrilled that my paper with @jensemler is out in Cognition doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.…
Of course, many of these judgments might be deeply misguided. People are often misinformed about the minds and abilities of other people, and indeed other species. Our work sheds light on how these perceptions come together so that some, but not others, are seen as moral agents.
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I'm taking on mentees for the @pivotal_org Fellowship, together with Caspar Kaiser.
We're looking for people to work on inter-AI morality: how do AI systems view and treat each other?
15 weeks in London, £15k to £18k stipend.
Apply by 1 Nov: pivotal-research.org/mentors…
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There has been a huge amount of experimental philosophy research on the concept of KNOWLEDGE
This research finds that the ordinary concept doesn’t work in anything like the way philosophers said it does
A thread with some examples:
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Quick update on the X-Phi blog: To stay up to date on what’s hot in the world of experimental philosophy, you can now get our posts by email! xphi.net/newsletter/ #experimentalphilosophy #xphi #philosophy
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There hasn’t been enough discussion in philosophy of this wonderful research by April Bailey (@ahbailey04)
She provides a mountain of evidence for the claim that people see MEN as the prototype of the category of human beings
researchgate.net/profile/Apr…
Hiring! If you’re a philosopher working in ethics/ x-phi/ empirically informed moral philosophy / moral psychology / applied ethics, consider applying for a 2.5 year research postdoc with me in my lab at Oxford. Deadline noon 16th Oct. Details here 👉 philjobs.org/job/show/32101
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Philosopher @_NatHansen_ has created a website that uses AI to take people through a Socratic dialogue about a philosophical thought experiment
I just gave it a try. In my opinion, it really does help users think through these questions
ux-phi.com/experiments
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What happens with claims about "manifesting" and "staying positive" in contexts of oppression?
TLDR: self-help discourse (given its core principles) blames victims and causes epistemic and affective injustice.
w/ Sally Latham & @Agrowoh
summarized in this blog post ⬇️
How helpful is self-help? On Imperfect Cognitions this week, Carme Isern-Mas discusses the potential harms of everyday self-help discourse in contexts of systemic oppression.
imperfectcognitions.blogspot…
#newresearch #selfhelp #oppression
ALT Author - Carme Isern-Mas
Ever wondered which journals have published the most x-phi over the last 25 years? Wonder no more! @rodrigodiazxphi and Max Bauer have scraped a bunch of PhilPapers data to find out the answer. See link 👇for our full blogpost xphi.net/2026/06/12/what-jou…
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There’s something new and exciting on the X-Phi Blog: »Where Should I Publish My X-Phi? A New Resource« by @Jo_DC xphi.net/2026/04/22/where-sh… #xphi #philosophy
Introducing - Where should I publish my x-phi? A new community resource for experimental philosophers, integrating info and metrics for choosing x-phi friendly journals. We'd love more community input and feedback. Check it out! xphi.net/2026/04/22/where-sh…
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People's philosophical intuitions often clash. Is this due to conflicts between underlying beliefs? Three studies validate a new belief inventory and show laypeople collectively and individually hold conflicting beliefs about vision: link.springer.com/article/10…
