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figured i'd do a little thread of philosophy grad school advice, not sure how useful it will be, but as usual i can't resist opining (a lot of this is decidedly *not* what i did, for the record, but it's what i would suggest given what i know now), so here goes:

Help from Fodor mavens? Somewhere Fodor notes that "John loves Mary" does not entail that "Mary loves John", and then jokingly says something about how this makes Shakespeare's plays possible, or something like that. Does anyone remember the exact quote? Big thanks in advance.

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Thanks to everyone who helped, and most of all to Remis, who found it:

Instantly Checkable Predictions | Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom, recording weeks before airtime, prognosticate on the presidential race, analyze J.D. Vance memes, and discuss ways reality can get weird. youtu.be/Ud2WgeDTdNY?fe…

it continues to be wild to me that if the cinnamon tree didn't happen to exist there just *wouldn't be cinnamon flavour* and yet you'd still have the *capacity to taste cinnamon* and there are surely thousands of flavours you could taste that just happen to not exist

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Very interesting article by Kate Manne about getting angry vs. becoming numb. katemanne.substack.com/p/i-have-been-…

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In our latest episode of "Lives Well Lived," Paul Bloom describes his psychological research and how it improves our understanding of what it is to live well. Reflecting on his own life, he refers to the joy he's found in thinking deeply, writing books, and building meaningful

Fascinating and highly readable biography about the strange places to which an extremely, perhaps overly, rigorous commitment to philosophical clarity will lead you

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The Trump-Kamala Debate | Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom discuss the presidential debate—the biggest moments, who won, and whether it will matter. youtu.be/1WTIl1OnrQU?fe…

Excited to announce the keynote speakers for the Judgment & Decision-Making preconference at #SPSP2025! Submit posters here: spsp.wufoo.com/forms/2025-pre… We will also have flash talks! Fellow organizers: Sydney Scott, Sam Hirshman

Just a cv would be fine

Is the Musk-Brazil beef a free speech issue—or an international oligarchy one? Paul Bloom and Robert Wright recently debated the subject. Read a transcript excerpt from their debate here: tinyurl.com/3eum8vkn

The blue clue for Connections today is awful!

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