Anneli Jefferson
Philosopher
- 'The fate of Ophelia' really hasn't got anything to do with Ophelia, does it?
- On my way to Liverpool to talk about blame. Very excited, never been to Liverpool before, despite living in UK so long. No time for a trip to Anfield, though.
- Reposted by Anneli JeffersonNow out in Synthese! 😊 "Reframing the free will debate: the universe is not deterministic", with Henry Potter and George Ellis rdcu.be/e2hIh
- Research leave started Monday. Older son: Are you on research leave now? Me: Yes Him: And, have you started writing your book? Guess I won't have to worry about accountability.... #academicsky
- Rereading Cummins' Functional Analysis - Oldie but Goldie #philsky www.jstor.org/stable/2024640
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- We've made it through January but all we've got to show for it is February.
- I don't really like baklava. Sweet, sticky but not really my thing.
- I'm working on a paper and I think I'm out of my depth here. Argh.
- Spite first, knowledge second
- It's very embarrassing, but even though I've sung music by both of them, I still struggle to keep my Händel and my Haydn apart. Maybe I should just remember Händel has the bigger wig.
- January impressions
- I think one of the reasons nobody has ever asked me to review a book for NDPR is that I'm simply not mean enough...
- Hard to call who is showing worse taste in their choice of cuddle partner here.
- Reposted by Anneli JeffersonThe 100th Joint Session Call for Papers is closing soon. Get your abstracts in by Sunday! DEADLINE: 1 February 2026. www.aristoteliansociety.org.uk/the-joint-se...
- Reposted by Anneli JeffersonWith this brief editorial, I present our special issue on Dennett's Powerful Ideas, due out very soon in @journalphp.bsky.social. I'm very pleased with the quality and variety of contributions we received! doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy
- I'm officially done thinking for the week.
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- I'm the closing section of a paper I'm writing and getting a bit preachy.
- He was pushed before he jumped 😊 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
- Don't often agree with Badenoch, but she's on the money here: 'Speaking minutes before he took to the stage, Badenoch said it was a "good day" for the Conservatives and Jenrick was "now Nigel Farage's problem".' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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- Am I the only one who feels there's a certain irony here?
- Reposted by Anneli JeffersonCome along on Monday for the first Proceedings of 2026! We've got Lewis Ross from LSE 'Are Philosophers Absurd? Progress, Testimony & Dividing Labour' 📍Woburn Suite, Senate House ⏰ 18.15 19 January 🔗https://www.aristoteliansociety.org.uk/the-proceedings/the-2025-26-programme/lewis-ross/
- I don't think I have ever been to Nottingham University on a non-rainy day.
- William James was my first philosophical crush. #philsky
- William James was born OTD in 1842. As important as “pragmatism” to understanding James is “meliorism,” the idea that improving the world is possible, but not assured. We have to fight for it. “We receive in short the block of marble, but we carve the statue ourselves.” #philsky
- Reposted by Anneli JeffersonIn Birmingham? Interested in human-robot relations? Join us for a film screening and philosophical discussion this March! www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/ex-ma... #philsky #philosophymatters #philosophyforeveryone
- Got a lot of Starbucks lovers and they tell me I'm insane....
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- It's not even 9 o'clock and I'm already on the lemsip. #January
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- This is all so wrong. I am finding this very upsetting. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
- I'm team Rachel in this particular bust up #traitors
