Visiting Professor of Philosophy @UVA and E.B. McFarlin Chair in Philosophy @utulsa. Lesser half to @jennfrey. philpeople.org/profiles/chri…
Joined June 2009
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Do you like animals? Do you especially like their parts? Are your favorite parts of animals cuttlebone and nictating membranes? Then you will love my new paper, and the other fantastic essays, in this collection.
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Something like what Ted Chiang says here is right. Rational activity is vital activity. Before you can determine whether something is intelligent you have to establish that it is alive. And the vital activities of terrestrial beings are hierarchically ordered.
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Do people really not see the difference between
(1) you writing a paper and then using AI to do some minimal copy-editing, and
(2) AI writing a paper and then you do some minimal copy-editing
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Why is it bad to use a resource that helps us communicate our ideas more clearly? Should we ban using a copy-editor also?
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Amused by how many are mistaking PAUL Boghossian for PETER Boghossian
Jun 5
NEW: a report from Vanderbilt and WashU just dropped, taking on the "state of scholarship in the humanities and social sciences," a big topic among critics of higher ed.
Read along w/ me 🧵
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My totally original idea is that everyone who tries to pass off AI generated work as their own should be forced to wear a giant ‘A’. It should probably be some shade of red so it really pops
Every academic press and journal needs a clear ban on AI writing.
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I do as well. On big projects I use Latex. But even then I fill in the bib entries by hand. (It helps that I’m in the humanities, so I’m not expected to cite hundreds of papers I haven’t read.)
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I do all my referencing by hand. It's relaxing.
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I avoid this problem by always being right. Highly recommended
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Imagine spending your whole life becoming an academic expert. Then a random guy online tells you that you are wrong about your own field. And he's right. But you can never admit that. Because it would mean admitting that your life was a lie. That is the dilemma of many academics.
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I was prepping for grilling burgers and had to pause Master and Commander to explain index ETFs to my son. I have achieved peak dad.
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I just saw that James Redfield passed away. One of the great joys of being a professor at U Chicago was the faculty meetings for the humanities core. It was amazing to teach the Iliad and be able to talk with him about it every week. He was as kind as he was brilliant. RIP
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Dualism? Korsgaard was right when she told this guy that he didn’t really have what it takes to understand philosophy. 😂
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Christopher Frey retweeted
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I'm grateful to @DouthatNYT for inviting me on his podcast to discuss the fate of the liberal arts and humanities in the age of AI. I hope that all those who follow higher ed and care about the liberal arts will listen.
nytimes.com/video/opinion/10… nytimes.com/video/opinion/10…
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On my next paper, I’m going to cite a couple hundred p-hacked, unreplicable papers I haven’t read. The dozen coauthors I’ve never met and can’t vouch for can add some more. This the very nature of research.
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So is this going to get them under the 3k tuition-paying student threshold to avoid the endowment tax?
UChicago is launching an initiative that will guarantee free tuition for families with incomes below $250,000, starting in fall 2027. The College will provide free housing and meals and waive fees for families with incomes less than $125,000. Learn more: ms.spr.ly/6014vuUPM
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This is right. I was only able to write papers that were 1-9 pages or 11 pages. AI has finally unlocked the 10 page paper for me!
I was told by a 22yr old today that there was no way people were writing 10 page papers without AI.
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lol. I just looked up an old attempt (over 20 years ago) to translate the Odyssey. I went with “the man of tortuous paths.” I will not defend this choice on either linguistic or poetic grounds. 😂
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Knowledge of ancient Greek is necessary to have an informed opinion about translations. But it’s certainly not sufficient to have a judicious or insightful opinion. I’ve seen a lot of “experts” making wild claims and arguments here.
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Aristotle with the early foray into critical race theory
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I have long admired the philosophy department @UVA and am incredibly fortunate to be part of this community and teach their amazing students for the next two years.
I've finally finished up my last week of teaching at UTulsa and I'm thrilled to share that Chris and I are moving to Charlottesville in June where we will both be taking up positions @UVA. Some pics of my last few visits on grounds to celebrate--I can't wait to get back! 🧵(1/5)
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