Philosophy Professor at the University of Arkansas. Interested in belief, strategic irrationality, motivated/incentivized reasoning, signaling, self-deception.
Fayetteville, AR
Joined March 2020
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"When I was a child I pictured our language as settled and passed down by a board of syndics, seated in grave convention along a table in the style of Rembrandt." This is the first sentence in Quine's Foreword to David Lewis's book Convention. Ummm, no way he thought this.
Not a fan of the selective fact-checking or corrections during the debate. Appearance of bias, to say the least. We need to be honest here. It's also counter-productive.
Well...yeah! We also need to change the incentives on the consumer side, so that there's not any benefit to indulging or believing these things.
I'm on a @FitzcarraldoEds kick, and I loved this novella. Such fine writing, and a mesmerizing depiction of a life of culture. On top of that, she provides insightful analyses of how we engage in controlled performative acts to create beautiful little detached worlds of value.
Man, I did this before it was cool!
No films, no music, no sleep: Is 'raw-dogging' long flights heroic or foolish? bbc.in/4duKgye
Woo Pig!
Kaylyn Brown seals the deal for the United States and sets a NEW WORLD RECORD in the mixed 4x400m relay! 🇺🇸 #ParisOlympics
📺 NBC, E! and Peacock
Another great interview of VB, this time on AI. Weird as it might sound, @VitalikButerin is one of my favorite living philosophers.
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Yes, finally an update! Looking forward to it. Time to re-watch seasons 1-3.
A glimpse of the highly anticipated fourth and final season of My Brilliant Friend: The Story of the Lost Child.
Premiering on @hbo in the US on September 9th, with worldwide release dates to be announced soon.
📸 Eduardo Castaldo
Just a reminder that these political hacks are either not-so-knowledgeable or (shock!) not-so-honest. Thanks for the "reality check", Mr. High-Placed Authority. (I called him out then, as well.)
Reality check: @JoeBiden is the nominee of the Democratic Party, nominated by voters in primaries across the country. Unless the @POTUS, himself, decides to quit--which he won't--that issue is settled.
The discussion that is going on now was timely a year ago, when few wanted to have it.
It's largely irrelevant today.
If you read the comments, so many people believe this is true. So disturbing for those of us who teach and reason about the logical consequences that follow from principles, premises, or policies. Sisson was basically offering a reductio ad absurdum, so arguing for the opposite.
Finger on the pulse, per usual!
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2024 NCAA Championships | 400m Final
1) 48.89 Nickisha Pryce [CR, Jamaica record]
2) 49.13 Kaylyn Brown [=US CR, =No. 2 collegian]
3) 49.59 Amber Anning
4) 49.72 Rosey Effiong [PR, No. 8 collegian]
First time 1-2-3-4 sweep in any NCAA event
29 points in event best ever in NCAA