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/w...
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Lots of people think philosophy is an "armchair" discipline in which empirical evidence is largely irrelevant. But, humorously, this idea is contradicted by the empirical data. Looking at records from prestigous, generalist philosophy journals, I found something striking.
New experimental jurisprudence paper from Iza Skoczen on the legal concept PERJURY vs. the ordinary concept LYING
This paper introduces a surprising new view about the relationship between legal concepts and ordinary concepts
@izaskoczen.bsky.social
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Such an awesome project, can’t wait to see what comes out of it 🥳🤩
🎉 Pamela Barone and I got our first national PROJECT as co-PIs to research JEALOUSY, combining dev psych, ethics, and x-phi, with an amazing women-led team.
And just 10 years after starting our PhDs together (see pic)! 🥹
w/ Gomila, Fernández, Barbato, @joannad-c.bsky.social & Schaubroeck
The journal "Experimental
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Philosophers + psychologists: Deadline extended to NOV 20th for the Southern Society for Philosophy & Psychology. Just over a week left to submit papers! southernsociety.org/AnnualMeeting/
Don't forget to submit your philosophy and psychology papers to SSPP 2026 in Atlanta! It's going to be a banger.
southernsociety.org/AnnualMeeting/
Join us tomorrow, Tuesday October 7th at 12PM EDT for a talk with former fellow Michael Tomasello!
"Agency and the Organization of Human Experience."
More info and abstract here: ow.ly/usIc50X4wS7
Zoom Link: pitt.zoom.us/j/96906545761
Mikayla Kelley has an important new paper on why human beings even have a concept of intentional action
The key question: What does this concept do in our lives?
Her answer: Since we can't possibly evaluate all actions, it helps us choose which ones to evaluate
philpapers.org/rec/KELTNF-3
About the "everyday dilemmas".
Descriptive statistics about the data.
The descriptions of intuition, deliberation, friends' advice, and wisdom of a crowd.
Results
Thousands of people in a dozen countries thought reflective reasoning was usually the best way to make a decision in ordinary dilemmas.
Runners up were intuition, friends' advice, and the wisdom of a crowd (in that order).
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
#cogSci #epistemology #xPhi
...And we're also hiring an RA/Lab manager! This full-time post would be perfect for candidates with a masters or undergrad in psychology (or related). Great opportunity for excellent students to gain research experience prior to further study. Info here tinyurl.com/3vzdcatr
Attention philosophers, x-philosophers and moral psychologists - I'm hiring! Two, 3-year research fellowships on an interdisciplinary project in the Philosophical Moral Psychology Lab at the Uehiro Institute, Oxford. Pass it on! For more info and to apply: tinyurl.com/mrwwuyaw
Excited to be travelling to NY for SPP this week to present my paper with @mattlindauer.bsky.social and Cesar Palacios-Gonzalez on the moral psychology of respecting the wishes of the dead 🧠♥️🪦📊
Looking forward to SPP this month, where I’ll be giving a talk on research with @joannad-c.bsky.social and César Palacios-González on respect for the wishes of the dead. @socphilpsych.bsky.social #philsky #psysky
Authorship Rates in Four Elite Philosophy Journals (Past Two Years): Women 46 authorships; Men 243 authorships; Nonbinary/unclassified 2 authorships. Percent women: 16%
Over the past two years, only 16% of authors in the most elite philosophy journals have been women. Link to full post with details in comments.
Super excited for our lab @philmoralpsych.bsky.social to be hosting a talk by the brilliant @jimaceverett.bsky.social today on his group's latest work on moral reasoning and AI 👇
Recently, we launched Tinker Tots (tinker-tots.net) — a platform where people can reflect on how they make decisions based on embryo attributes.
Coincidentally, the @nytimes.com published a 3-part series on polygenic embryo screening the same day
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www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Understanding #consent on a deeper level: Joanna Demaree-Cotton, #research fellow at the UOI, explores what all 'yes' can mean in this new paper in collaboration with scholars from #Yale and #UMichigan. Read here: t.co/Iqu2cnMWPh
#PhilosophyMatters #ethics #practicalethics