Jessica Masterson

Pull-ups are such hard work. And gaining even a couple of kilos can make them so much harder!

Good luck with it!

CFA: Offence Workshop

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What the Evidence Says about whether Studying Philosophy Makes People Better Thinkers It says: “we need more evidence.” In “Does Studying Philosophy Make People Better Thinkers?“, Michael Prinzing (Baylor) and Michael Vazquez (UNC) survey the existing evidence on the connection...

Are people intellectually virtuous because they study philosophy, or do they study philosophy because they’re intellectually virtuous?

Big day yesterday.

#Graduation
#PhD

All these ‘gentle reminders’ and ‘kind requests’. Can’t we just be honest and call them the ‘cruel demands’ they really are?

I think one of the worst quirks of online spaces is the idea that if someone doesn't post about something, they don't care about it. It encourages performative posting often makes things worse.

I care a lot. I just don't want to add another poorly-informed voice. I'm reading & thinking.

Yeah, I feel the same way.

How long should a covering letter be when applying to an entry level lecturer position (with research and teaching responsibilities)? I’ve written about 1,500 words and I’m beginning to think that’s too long.

On behalf of my co-editor, Ami Harbin, I am so happy to share the new issue of APA Studies on Feminism and Philosophy! It celebrates the 20 year anniversary and the publication of the second edition of Susan Brison's remarkable book Aftermath: Violence and the Remaking of a Self. #philsky

This is how I use these terms. Empathising is closer to the emotions.

What's the difference between "immoral" and "ethically impermissible?"

This entire conversation started because Leng was accused of being “anti-trans”. Do you think that was a balanced starting point? I’ve been accused of all sorts of nonsense throughout this interaction yet I’ve consistently been civil.

I’m happy to engage with whoever, but the same sentiment isn’t returned. Having an opinion on a particular issue doesn’t mean you have a “lack of balance”. I’m done with this conversation. I’m here to read posts about philosophy, not engage in ridiculous social media spats.

Some thoughts on ‘team philosophy’ In my academic job, I’ve just started a new 5-year project called ‘Visions for the future’. In the first year of the project, I’ll tackle some methodological questions, incl…

Nice piece by @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social on "team philosophy" as a collaborative endeavour in analogy to "team science". We've been trying to practice something similar in our GEOS project and while there are challenges everywhere, it actually made me love writing philosophy again. So worth it.

I couldn’t speak for her, but I haven’t seen any evidence to the contrary.

I've been invited to write my first peer-review 🤓 Any recommendations from experienced colleagues? Advice is much appreciated!
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Bizarre.

An ideology is just a system of ideas. An agenda is aimed at a particular goal. I’m not making any argument about aims.

I don’t know why someone’s agreement with Leng on any particular topic would make you consider them unworthy to discuss this issue with, but that’s your business.

I am in no way an “anti-trans activist” nor do I have any hatred towards trans people.

I’m not trying to “sea lion” anyone, nor do I agree with the blanket statement that “trans women harm cis women”. Plenty of trans women (most I’m sure) do not harm anyone. At least, not any more than anyone else.

“Promoting anti-trans bigotry”. It’s clear that you’re not interested in having a balanced discussion about this, so that’s fine.

Plenty more that we could say, but there’s really no point.

Leng is a philosopher who has plenty of experience with people trying to silence her. So I suppose personal
experience has given her a certain perspective/insight on the importance of free speech.

I am not “trans exclusionary” and I wouldn’t really describe myself as a radical feminist either.

I think Leng is against some aspects of trans ideology, but “anti-trans” seems to imply more than that.

There was a promising sense that this platform was X’s more mature, restrained counterpart, but already I’m not so sure.

I don’t think there’s really any need for name-calling. It’s fine that you disagree with me. We’re both allowed to express our opinions.

I've never been able to independently verify, but my dad tells a story about a newspaper getting its readers to send in the most egregious examples of unnecessary apostrophes they could find in the wild, and the winner was a sign in the window of a bakery that read "Delicious gateaux's"

Mary Leng is not “anti-trans”. You may disagree with her on issues around single-sex spaces etc, but that doesn’t make her anti-trans.