Joe Slater
@drjoeslater
Lecturer in moral/political philosophy at @uofglasgow.bsky.social. Likes drinking tea and board games. Does research on myriad topics, including philosophy of sport, AI, and normative ethics. [He/him]
Hey @glasgowcc.bsky.social . My tap water now looks like this. Not particularly appetising!
Don't get much love around Glasgow in this outfit, with the exception of this little guy. #ComeOnEngland
I put this in my calendar when the initial draw was made. After today's utterly exhausting spectacle, very glad it turned out right.
Didn't expect to have to start double-screening quite yet, but the rain gods have insisted. ##WorldCupCompletionism
According to @altmetric.com metrics, 'ChatGPT is Bullshit' (link.springer.com/article/10.1...) is now the second-highest attention-receiving Philosophy article. With Alan Turing in fourth, one *may* suspect this tells us more about the rankings than actual impact. #PhilSky #PhilTech #Bullshit
It's subtle, but there's a slight error in the BBC Sport profile of Ivan Toney...
And our final response of the day from Ida Miczke. #BoycottsAndBeyond #PhilSport
In our final talk of the day, Ben Colburn is telling us about vicarious responsibility. #BoycottsAndBeyond #PhilSport
Penultimate talk: Brian McElwee asks "Is it Morally Okay to Watch the World Cup?" #BoycottsAndBeyond ##PhilSport
Now we've got Matilda Carter responding. #BoycottsAndBeyond #PhilSport
First post-lunch talk: Nicola Mulkeen telling us when sporting boycotts might be the wrong response. #BoycottsAndBeyond ##PhilSport
Now we've got James Humphries talking about the purpose of fan boycotts. #BoycottsAndBeyond #PhilSport
And now Kyle Fruh on the misuse of sporting esteem. #BoycottsAndBeyond #PhilSport
My workshop has now kicked off. @alfredarcher.bsky.social kicking us off thinking about sporting prizes and reputation. #BoycottsAndBeyond
Possible noteworthy feature: is this the first academic philosophy paper to include Phoebe Bridgers in the acknowledgements? #PhilSky #PhoebeBridgers
Was doing some cleaning, but my mop broke. If that's not a sign that I should stop, I don't know what is.
With my wall-chart arriving, the World Cup season is officially upon us! #WorldCup
Football tonight. Come on United! (Quietly, as I'm in the Everton stands.)
The health app on my phone has a more optimistic evaluation of my days than I do.
My first (and possibly most fun) publication of 2026 came through my letterbox today: a chapter in Back to the Future and Philosophy! #FilmPhilosophy #PhilSky
The UK govt's position is *clear*. We respect international law (except when our rich friends don't want us to). #Hypocrisy #Appeasement
Philosophy PG graduations at Glasgow today, so all gowned up once again. #SmurfGown