@jtdean
Philosophy PhD and Publisher at Hackett Publishing; previously Harvard UP, Routledge, Wiley-Blackwell. I am the drummer for Anachronist (https://anachronist.band/), family man, and friend of Canada 🍁 Profile painting by my wife.
A nice Big Think article with Sven Nyholm, including a few of the themes from his new Hackett book, The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Introduction (out March 23) bigthink.com/philosophy/t...
WTF. Their Tagline:
"Stop stressing. Start acing.
Einstein does the busywork so you don't have to."
*You* aren't acing anything. And the “busywork”? You mean the coursework. It just does the coursework.
This book, by the great Sven Nyholm, is out next month, but you can see the TOC and Intro here right now!: hackettpublishing.com/the-ethics-o...
Great for those just starting out with the ethics of AI, and for early-level courses that include the subject. #AI
Regret
Woot!
"This is a priority for him because these past thinkers “can still adversely impact how we view the political landscape today.” In light of this admission, one is naturally very interested to hear his answer to Leo Strauss's famous question, "What is political philosophy?"
"Farrelly (Queen's Univ., Canada) explains that when canvassing the concerns of the thinkers of the past, he pays special attention “to their cognitive blind spots, problematic assumptions (e.g., prejudice) and glaring omissions in their theorizing about the problems of their time.”
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Hackett table at Eastern APA
Come by today between 8:30 and 4:30. Say hello, browse some books, and enter to win the new Aristotle, Complete Works! #hackett #apaeastern
Volumes of Aristotle, Complete Works
Hackett table at Eastern APA
Come by today between 8:30 and 4:30. Say hello, browse some books, and enter to win the new Aristotle, Complete Works! #hackett #apaeastern
Picture of Aristotle, Complete Works, 2 vols
Come by the Hackett table today 10:30 to 6:50 to browse our books and enter to win a set of Aristotle, Complete Works #apaeastern
Coming soon: my new book *The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Introduction*. More info - including three very generous blurbs from @davidgunkel.bsky.social, @briandavidearp.bsky.social, & Crystal L'Hote, PhD - here: hackettpublishing.com/new-forthcom...
#aiethics #philosophy
Two pictures of gold sparkle drum set I played
Had a lot of fun playing with the band last night at Deep Cuts in Boston (ok, Medford), opening for J Robbins Band playing Burning Airlines material. Thanks to friends who came out to see the show! This is the beautiful kit I played, borrowed from Pete, the J Robbins drummer.
What's involved with Hackett's new 2 volume set of Aristotle's Complete Works, you ask? www.thenationalherald.com/this-century...
A nice piece about one of my authors and their Hackett social media ethics book www.alma.edu/news/alma-co...
I agree with the general sentiment, but please bear in mind employee-owned companies like Hackett and Norton, who aren't university presses, but offer high quality books at very reasonable prices! (Disclosure: I am the Publisher at Hackett).
Also wondering if there's a German word for when you see something that could go wrong if you don't address the issue, you don't address the issue, and then in short order exactly what you'd feared happens. Like breaking electronics by leaving plugged in with clear danger of tripping over the cord.
One of the conference attendees is not like the others
Here again today until 4:00. Come on by! @hackettpub.bsky.social
Image of Hackett Publishing table with copies of our new Introduction to Medical Ethics on display
Come by the Hackett table in the networking area, exhibit hall A, all day today and tomorrow. Ask me about our new medical ethics text, get a free exam copy if teaching a relevant course, or order a print or ebook copy for yourself! @hackettpub.bsky.social
We might say the sound of a baby's laugh is beautiful, but not that it's gorgeous, but some cases seem to work: singers with gorgeous voices, instruments that sound gorgeous, etc.
Jesus, I dare not even begin. That said, I did score tickets to the 2026 tour... 🙂
Also seems false in my experience attending various philosophy conferences. Maybe my judgment is off because it's *definitely* less homogenous than it used to be, and I'm mainly noticing that difference.
🙂"This is an excellent introduction to applied epistemology. By engaging with vivid, real-world cases, Barnes grapples with pressing questions posed by expertise, disagreement, propaganda, artificial intelligence, and more. Highly recommended." —Hrishikesh Joshi hackettpublishing.com/applied-epis...
Amazon is currently out of stock, but you can get An Introduction to the Ethics of Social Media direct from Hackett! Interesting, accessible, relevant to and for your students... includes free online discussion cases, lecture slides, and a reading schedule! hackettpublishing.com/an-introduct...
The reviewer, Jason Miller, says a lot more too, both suggestive and laudatory! See the Journal of Aesthetic Education, Vol. 59, No. 3, Fall 2025.
Review: "Carroll deftly guides his readers through the writings of Plato, Aristotle, Hutcheson, Hume, Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Tolstoy, all the way to Clive Bell, making a powerful case along the way for the enduring legacy of each in the philosophy of art." hackettpublishing.com/classics-in-...
An image from Amazon showing that The Hackett Introduction to Medical Ethics is the number one new release in the field.
We’re number one! Number one new release in medical ethics, that is (ok, it doesn’t mean much and won’t last, but we’ll take it while we can get it!).
Billionaire Daniel Lubetzky recommends reading classical Greek philosophy to get an edge in the AI era. Who am I to disagree? Better order your Plato and Aristotle while you can! Hackett has your back. www.msn.com/en-us/news/t...