Adam Toon
Director of Egenis, the Centre for the Study of Life Sciences. Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Exeter. Author of Mind as Metaphor (OUP, 2023) and Models as Make-Believe (Palgrave, 2012).
- Reposted by Adam ToonMy Leverhulme Trust project #FunMo: functions at the molecular scale is officially up and running at the Department of Philosophy at Durham University 🧬 @durham-university.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk #philsky #leverhulmetrust (1/2)
- Reposted by Adam ToonToday @alejandrofabregastejeda.com will present work-in-progress from our lab at the workshop on philosophy of biological lineages, organized by @javiersuarez.bsky.social and @albap93.bsky.social. If you're in Oviedo, come around! There will be many great speakers! #philsci #HPBio #evobio
- Reposted by Adam ToonNext week, we welcome @elisj.bsky.social (TU Munich) in our ROTO Lecture Series. He will ask "What is normal?" and talk about shifting baselines in biology. Just register via this link to participate: rotorub.wordpress.com/roto-lecture... 🦓 #HPBio #PhilSci
- Reposted by Adam ToonFour one year positions in Early Modern, Metaphysics, and Practical (I.e., ethics and political philosophy) at UCL: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
- Reposted by Adam ToonThe timing is just perfect. Next week on the 21st of May, Martin Kusch will give his retirement lecture "The Road Ahead" at the Main Ceremonial Hall @univie.ac.at. Details at the bottom of the article. It will also be live-streamed. rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/how-histo... #philsky #philosophy #HPS
- Reposted by Adam ToonPlease join me, @petergs.bsky.social, @jeffsebo.bsky.social, @aliboyle.bsky.social, Marta Halina, Nick Shea and Matt Sims online or in London, 28 May, for Grades of Mind: Agency, Memory, Sentience - a workshop so interesting it doesn't need a relevant image. www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/e...
- Reposted by Adam ToonRegister for this webinar on the harms of negative stereotypes associated with unusual experiences and beliefs. The event is supported by project EPIC and The Royal Institute of Philosophy. Free for everyone, 15 May at noon. www.birmingham.ac.uk... #philsky #epistemicinjustice #MHAW2025
- Reposted by Adam ToonWould you like to teach philosophy of science and technology in Vienna? #philosophy #STS jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Senior-L...
- Reposted by Adam ToonThis morning, we found a special Easter delivery in the North Courtyard! 🦆 Mother duck and her ducklings have now been moved to a safe new home.
- Reposted by Adam ToonI thought I'd just slide away into retirement. But others, especially @shaiagmon.bsky.social to whom I'm incredibly grateful had other ideas. So he's assembled an extraordinary cast of philosophers to make sure I actually do retire. www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/events/publi...
- Reposted by Adam ToonRethinking Metaphysics has now arrived in print (discount code below). The trilogy is complete.
- Reposted by Adam ToonI am utterly besotted with this marvellous John Dean Munroe Harvey painting of 1951’s Festival Of Britain by the South Bank of The Thames in London.
- We're hiring! Lecturer in Philosophy (Artificial Intelligence and Data). Deadline for applications: 17th April 2025 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DML775/l... #philsky #philmind #cogsci #philsci
- Reposted by Adam Toon🌍💡Join us for our first annual multi-stakeholder town hall meeting, "Shaping the Future of Data Ethics"! 📆 March 31, 2025 Keynote speakers: - RDA SecGen Hilary Hanahoe - The Harvard Data Review's Xiao-Li Meng Don't miss out! Find out more and register: ethicaldatainitiative.org/2024/12/20/e...
- Reposted by Adam ToonJust in time for @edinitiative.bsky.social Town Hall on Monday (you can still register to join online! ethicaldatainitiative.org/event/shapin...): a piece explaining EDI & why we need responsible data practices more than ever, now out in Computer 10.0.4.85/MC.2024.3522... #philsci in practice!
- I'm very grateful to Dan Hutto for his generous and insightful Critical Notice of Mind as Metaphor (OUP, 2023), which will appear in Analysis. The final version isn't out yet, but you can read a draft here: www.academia.edu/121901846/Cr... #philsky #philmind #cogsci
- Reposted by Adam ToonBritish Philosophical Association academics warn of threat to world leading status amid growing department and course closures. #PhiloFortnight2025 #PhilosophyMatters www.educatemagazine.com/philosophy-a...
- Reposted by Adam Toon3 year post in Philosophy at Sheffield! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMH928/l...
- Reposted by Adam ToonVolucella inflata next to Green alkanet. From John Curtis, ‘British entomology’, vol. 10 (London, 1833). Lib.4.82.18 @theulspeccoll.bsky.social @theul.bsky.social #Diptera #Hoverflies
- Reposted by Adam Toon5-day Summer Program for students from underrepresented groups who plan to undertake graduate study in logic &/or philosophy of science. Program provides applicants w/ grad seminars on central topics in logic & #philsci, advice on applying to grad programs, etc. UC, Irvine August 11–15th, 2025
- Reposted by Adam ToonThe 'Scaffolding Bad' collection in Topoi (I co-edited with Giovanna Colombetti and John Sutton) is finally complete, with 21 papers and an introduction. link.springer.com/collections/...
- Reposted by Adam Toon#PhilosophyMatters kicks off today, and so please look out for and post philosophy-related goings on.
- Reposted by Adam ToonOur book review editor Kathleen Murphy-Hollies @kmurphyhollies who is co-leading a project on conspiracy theories and storytelling features in this free #PhilosophyMatters webinar TOMORROW kicking off #PhiloFortnight2025 birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/... Register and enjoy!
- Reposted by Adam ToonJob Klaxon: come and join us. We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work on a project on the history of intensive care medicine, directed by @fcondrau.bsky.social in Zurich and me in Manchester. www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
- Reposted by Adam ToonA beautiful Peacock butterfly, from James Barbut, ‘Les genres des insectes de Linné’ (1781). With thanks to @liamsims.bsky.social for cataloguing this for @theulspeccoll.bsky.social today. S391.b.78.13 @theul.bsky.social
- Reposted by Adam Toon📣Postdoc Aarhus University! 2.5 yr post working with @mettehoybye.bsky.social on an ethnographic project investigating the ethical & societal impacts of transitioning from animal to human-based biomedical research models. #STS #MedAnthro #MedicalHumanities au.career.emply.com/ad/postdoc-i...
- Reposted by Adam ToonHello Thursday. Man catching bees in a bag. Book of Hours, 14th century.
- Reposted by Adam ToonIf you are based in #Pembrokeshire, or are near, or if you are on hols in #Pembrokeshire for the #Easter break, come & join superstar @eloisewilliams.bsky.social & me for a FREE #Philosophy & #Storytelling workshop on April 12th forms.office.com/r/63XqBqsHQZ womeninparenthesis.co.uk/philosophy-in-…
- Reposted by Adam ToonA whole fortnight of philosophy from @triphilosophy.bsky.social on talks and webinars on anything from mental health to conspiracy theories by @lisabortolotti.bsky.social among lots of other brilliant speakers. Consider attending or sharing in your schools, offices etc #philsky
- Now published! New paper by Lorena Sganzerla, Dan Hutto and Michael Kirchhoff on extensive enactivism, including mental fictionalism vs. the extended mind thesis and a (rather out of season) Santa Claus(e)! 🎅 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsky #philmind #cogsci
- Just three weeks left to submit your papers! Special issue of Philosophical Psychology on mental fictionalism think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu... @journalphp.bsky.social #philsky #philmind #philsci #cogsci
- Tamás Demeter and I are editing a special issue of Philosophical Psychology on mental fictionalism. Send us your papers! Deadline March 31st 2025 think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu... @journalphp.bsky.social #philsky #philmind #philsci #cogsci
- Reposted by Adam ToonRelaxing between scenes on the set of Our Relations (1936). #laurelandhardy
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- Reposted by Adam ToonJoin the PSA Newsletter! 🌐 Stay in the loop with the latest in philosophy of science! The PSA newsletter delivers monthly updates on events, publications, and opportunities in the field. 📩 Sign up here: mms.philsci.org/memb...
- Reposted by Adam ToonHulme, Manchester, 1991-4, by Sacha Lehrfreund.
- Reposted by Adam ToonSowerby Bridge Mouse Show, St John's Ambulance rooms, West Yorkshire, 1978, by Martin Parr.
- Reposted by Adam ToonPhilosophy Job! Fully funded PhD position in theoretical philosophy, including philosophy of science, in beautiful Gothenburg – what the locals quaintly call the front end of Sweden 🇸🇪 web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103... #philsky #philsci #philjobs
- Reposted by Adam ToonIncredible 18th-century portrait of a Marmalade hoverfly, Episyrphus balteatus, and light creating the impression of a ‘shining green olive thorax’ - so hard to capture with a photograph. Moses Harris, ‘An exposition of English insects’ (London, 1782). S391.b.78.14 @theul.bsky.social #Hoverflies
- Reposted by Adam ToonFun Facts: In later life Stan Laurel listed his home phone number in the telephone directory so fans could get in touch. In Blotto (1930) the number 'Oxford-0614' that Ollie calls to reach Stan was his actual phone number! #laurelandhardy
- Reposted by Adam Toon🔥JOB: Come and work with us! The @ERC_Research MODEL TRANSFER team is expanding again: we look for a 2y postdoc with interest and skills in Digital Humanities, Digital/Computational philosophy of science; deadline: Apr 10. Contact me with any questions and share www.uni-hannover.de/en/jobs/id/7...
- Reposted by Adam ToonGorgeous photos of this amazing ancient English space..
- Reposted by Adam ToonExtremely proud to say they let me back on You're Dead To Me to talk about the Northwest Passage! #histSTM #Polar - tagging in all my #TerrorCamp friends for this one www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
- Reposted by Adam ToonI’m told that the deadline has been extended. New deadline is 17 March. Please share.
- Been up in Bristol today to give a talk on "Minds, metaphors, and (historical) materialism", exploring parallels between mental fictionalism and strands in Marxist thought. Thanks to everyone who came along, and for all the great discussion! #philsky
- Reposted by Adam ToonFor #PhiloFortnight2025 we host a free webinar for teachers, Philosophy in the Classroom (25 March), asking how to promote philosophical discussion via various methods (e.g., community of inquiry) & resources (e.g., videos). Register here: www.birmingham.ac.uk... #PhilosophyMatters #philsky #edusky
- Reposted by Adam ToonLast days to apply for the #postdocs in @assemblinglife.bsky.social at UiO! It is a great project in a fantastic team! 🦋 #philjobs www.hf.uio.no/ifikk/om/org...
- Reposted by Adam ToonKLI Colloquium announcement just dropped! #KLIAustria Everything is still available online & in person! www.kli.ac.at/content/coll...
- Reposted by Adam ToonHello Bluesky! This is the ENSO Seminars finally arriving. We are monthly livestreamed talks and discussions on #enactive, ecological ( #ecopsych ), and generally #embodied #CognitiveScience! This is a new announcement channel for us. Interested? Please follow and boost! www.ensoseminars.com
- Reposted by Adam ToonBook launch! Meaning: A Very Short Introduction by Emma Borg and Sarah Fisher Wednesday, 26 February 2025 18:00-19:00 Cathays, Cardiff Full details ––
- Reposted by Adam ToonCall for Nominations for Officers: International Society for History, Philosophy, & Social Studies of Biology (ISHPSSB) President-elect (2025-27) who then becomes President (2027-29) Council members (2025-29), 3 vacancies Program Co-Chairs (2025-27) for 2027 conference Deadline March 14 #HPS
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- Reposted by Adam ToonF.P. Ramsey’s grave finally has a refurbished headstone! Thank you British Wittgenstein Society for doing all the work and for allowing me to contribute in a more mundane way.
- "We have never been Cartesian" - new Open Access article that defends humanism in response to Latour's "We have never been Modern" by drawing on anti-Cartesian currents in recent philosophy of mind (esp. mental fictionalism). Comments welcome! #philsky #STS link.springer.com/article/10.1...
- Reposted by Adam ToonJust arrived! Official release on March 11... available for purchase or free download at mitpress.mit.edu/978026255160...
- Reposted by Adam ToonHello from Crystal Palace Park. A classic face-off this morning: ‘Plesiosaurus’ macrocephalus vs Gallinula chloropus
- Reposted by Adam ToonPhD funding available!
