Yuri Cath
Philosopher at La Trobe Uni (views mine) in Naarm/Melbourne. Thinking about practical knowledge, knowledge of experience, and other stuff I lack. Originally from NZ. He/him
scholars.latrobe.edu.au/ycath
- On the one hand, this toothache is awful and it is keeping me up all night. On the other hand, it is quite interesting (and slightly pain distracting) to introspect it whilst thinking about transparency and representationalism, and illusionism etc. Who says philosophy is useless?
- Reposted by Yuri CathHe wasn't a domestic terrorist. A domestic terrorist was the Oklahoma City bomber. This was a VA nurse looking out for his neighbors.
- Reposted by Yuri CathHow to help Minnesota (and yourself): a clear, straightforward guide of steps you can take naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/h...
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- Reposted by Yuri CathIt's taken a few years, but I've finally framed and hung the painting I did of Mary Midgley shortly after her death. Now, she can stare over my shoulder when I'm in an online meeting or seminar, judging people who start on any bullshit.
- Reposted by Yuri CathEver wonder what it’s like to be inside the mischievous mind of a crafty corvid like a raven or a crow? Philosophers Drs Dr Heather Browning (Veit) and Dr. Walter Veit have pondered this question of consciousness too. Get inside their mind in this piece for The Conversation UK 🔗 rdg.ac/3SRoEnk
- Reposted by Yuri CathDon’t forget to leave water out for animals and to blame fossil fuel companies. #heatwave #bushfires #Exxon #Shell #BP #SaudiAramco #Woodside #Santos
- Just realised I went back to work half a week too early today. 🤦♂️ (Not sure how I managed it, but somehow I got confused about the end date of the rec leave I asked for.) Oh well, at least I can return to watching the cricket now...
- Had a great time looking around the Auckland Art Gallery today. I worked here for a couple of years as a gallery assistant post art school and pre studying philosophy. A lot of the artworks here feel like old friends as I spent so many hours staring at them back then.
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- My book *Knowing What It Is Like* is 1 year old today! 🎂A couple of highlights from its first year out in the world: #philsky
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- Mark Schroeder has joined BlueSky #philsky
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- Reposted by Yuri CathThis week at The Junkyard: A post by Raquel Krempel junkyardofthemind.com/blog/2025/11...
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- Reposted by Yuri CathLoved this paper by @kristinandrews.bsky.social and Noam Miller. A very convincing argument for the function of consciousness.
- Reposted by Yuri CathIt’s publication day! Spread the word. The perfect Christmas gift for the pessimist in your life.
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- Reposted by Yuri Cath🚨New publication🚨: my paper 'What motivates mental fictionalism?' is part of a Philosophical Psychology symposium on Mind As Metaphor by @adamtoonphilos.bsky.social. Available at www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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- I'm happy to report that I've been promoted to Associate Professor! A big thanks to my referees for their time in reviewing my work, to many different colleagues at La Trobe for their support, and to the many great mentors in philosophy I've had over the years.
- Reposted by Yuri CathThe long-running ideological war on libraries, education, and government workers is not separate from AI boosterism. It is the same ideological war on human knowledge and expertise. In some cases AI is being used to directly supercharge this effort: www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
- Reposted by Yuri CathAcademics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
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- I wanted a Cartesian ghost costume this Halloween, but I couldn't find one anywhere.
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- Stoked to see that the ARC Discovery Project on which I am lead CI got funded!! 🎉My awesome co-CIs are Richard Skarbez (LTU), Mary Walker (LTU), Margot Strohminger (ACU), and Tim Bayne (Monash). We have exciting plans incl international collaborations, a conference, a post-doc, and a public event.
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- A haunted house for academics consisting of nothing but darkness and a cruel sounding voice repeating every beltting reviewer 2 comment you ever received on a paper.
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- Looking forward to giving this talk later this week for the philosophers at the Uni of Melbourne on virtual reality and 'what it is like' knowledge. philpeople.org/news/item/ev...
- Reposted by Yuri CathI wrote something about analytic Philospphy, and Christoph Schuringa’s book for the Ideas Letter @stefanschubert.bsky.social @lbenardo.bsky.social www.theideasletter.org/essay/bloodl...
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- Finally the Tawny has won!! Such an awesome bird. We've been lucky to have Tawnys in the little park outside our apt building for years now (sometimes getting to watch two parents and two chicks right from our balcony). www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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- And the Oscar goes to...the theory of definite descriptions! variety.com/2025/film/ne...
- Looking forward to giving this talk at Monash tomorrow. There's an online option for anyone interested in attending remotely. philevents.org/event/show/1...
- Switched channels and found that Descartes is on Hard Quiz! 😯 #philsky
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- It's that one day of the year when I watch an AFL game and try to make sense of what is going on.
- Some striking heads and patterns from the NGV's wonderful Kimono exhibition. (Thanks to that weird game they play here for giving us a public holiday today.)
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- On a whim I decided to go into my Uni's *physical* library just to browse the philosophy shelves with no plan, and to grab a few titles that caught my eye. It was like stepping back in time in a very good way.
