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Cover design of my book on Musil (coming out in June/August). Racehorse is Kevin Lande's idea. What do we think? I'm not sure about the color..

06.03.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm hiring again!!
Two Postdocs in Philosophy of Mind (one ot two years), Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp

- to work with me!

Deadline: March 20, 2026

More info on PhilJobs

26.02.2026 09:50 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Aesthetics as Philosophy of Perception is 10 year old!! And what better way to celebrate than to come to Prague in May for the 14th Ernst Mach Workshop on aesthetic attention, where I will be keynoting (with Paloma Atencia Linares). More info: philevents.org/event/show/1...

29.01.2026 13:00 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Aaaand we're back!!

Two Postdocs in Philosophy of Mind (one ot two years), Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp

- to work with me!

Deadline: March 20, 2026

More info on PhilJobs

22.01.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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This is the King of Belgium, presenting me with the 2025 Ernest-John Solvay Prize, somewhat loftily also referred to by the press here as the Flemish Nobel Prize.
Awarded every 5 years, the first winner in 1965 was Ilya Prigogine. The latest in 2020 was Johan Wagemans. Quite a company to be in...

02.12.2025 10:11 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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LAST CALL: Fourteenth Annual Essay Prize at the Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp
Topic: The philosophical implications of aphantasia/hyperphantasia
Length: 3000 words.
Deadline: December 1, 2025.
Prize money: 3,000 Euros.

25.11.2025 09:24 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Giving a talk in the ever so beautiful Lugano at 4.30 today on the translucent mind. It's also on zoom: www.usi.ch/en/feeds/33307

06.11.2025 09:41 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fourteenth Annual Essay Prize at the Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp
Topic: The philosophical implications of aphantasia/hyperphantasia
Length: 3000 words.
Deadline: December 1, 2025.
Prize money: 3,000 Euros.

15.09.2025 08:50 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm still in shock that I won the FWO excellentieprijs, which they insist on calling the 'Flemish Nobelprize'. It's awarded every 5 years and I am apparently the youngest person ever to win it (at the tender age of 50). I am told that the award will be presented by the King of Belgium himself...

08.07.2025 13:09 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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Varieties of aphantasia

My first publication in Trends in Cognitive Sciences: Varieties of aphantasia
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

25.06.2025 09:15 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mind & Language: Vol 40, No 3 Click on the title to browse this issue

Mind & Language just published a symposium on my 2023 Mental Imagery book. With commentaries by Amy Kind, Christian Scholz and Neil Van Leeuwen. Mostly open access.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14680017...

10.06.2025 12:31 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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On my way to Toronto for the CPA. Toronto friends, come say hi!

01.06.2025 13:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In my humble opinion, The Phoenician Scheme is better than any of his films since Grand Budapest Hotel

28.05.2025 21:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Book symposium on my Mental Imagery book in Mind & Language with precis, comments byAmy Kind, Neil Van Leeuwen and Christian Scholz and my response. Much of it open access!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

19.05.2025 10:35 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Brains Blog Dr Andrea Blomkvistandrea.blomkvist@glasgow.ac.ukCentre for the Study of Perceptual ExperienceUniversity of Glasgow One of the most imagination-capturing concepts discussed in Bence Nanay’s recent …

Symposium on my Mental Imagery book on the Brains Blog this week.
Yesterday: my faux-precis.
philosophyofbrains.com/2025/03/31/m...
Today: Blomkvist on aphantasia!
philosophyofbrains.com/2025/04/01/u...

01.04.2025 16:41 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

13th Annual Marc Jeannerod Lecture
Hanna Pickard
27 March, 4pm
Lange Sint-Annestraat 7, Antwerp

26.03.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My 'Aesthetics: A Very Short Introduction' in Japanese. Nice cover!

11.03.2025 13:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This one is wild...

17.02.2025 06:29 πŸ‘ 94 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5
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Understanding why we see things we don’t see A pioneering project aimed to unify the philosophy, psychology and neuroscience of multimodal mental imagery, a concept that could...

Interview about my recently completed ERC project on the European Commission website (in 6 languages):
cordis.europa.eu/article/id/4...

03.02.2025 13:01 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Got 580,000 Euros from the FWO for what I hope to be my next grand project on the Translucent Mind!

16.12.2024 12:14 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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70% OFF Aesthetics: A Very Short Introduction Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy that explores the nature of art, beauty, and taste. It doesn't just consider traditional artistic experiences such as artworks in a museum or an opera perf...

The audiobook of my Aesthetics: A Very Short Introduction is now only 3.90 USD (until Jan 2).
Literally less than a coffee!!
www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

05.12.2024 15:34 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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LAST CALL: Thirteenth Annual Essay Prize at the Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp
Topic: Representational format
Length: 3000 words. Single spaced!
Deadline: December 15, 2024.
Prize money: 3,000 Euros.
More info: bencenanay.com

02.12.2024 09:39 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My 2016 book, Aesthetics as Philosophy of Perception is now also freely downloadable at the Oxford University Press website:
global.oup.com/academic/pro...

27.11.2024 13:05 πŸ‘ 70 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
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My 2013 book, Between Perception and Action is now freely downloadable at the Oxford University Press website:
global.oup.com/academic/pro...

25.11.2024 15:09 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Any fans of Robert Musil here? I have a 66,000 word book manuscript on the philosophy of Robert Musil that I'd love to get comments on. Email me!

19.11.2024 14:53 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Book Symposium: Arcangeli Commentary and Response β€” The Junkyard This week at The Junkyard, we’re hosting a symposium on Bence Nanay’s recent book Mental Imagery (Oxford University Press, 2023) . See here for an introduction from Bence. Commentaries an...

And last but not least: Margherita Arcangeli's commentary on my Mental Imagery book and my response:
junkyardofthemind.com/blog/2024/11...

15.11.2024 14:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Book Symposium: Gregory Commentary and Response β€” The Junkyard This week at The Junkyard, we’re hosting a symposium on Bence Nanay’s recent book Mental Imagery (Oxford University Press, 2023) . See here for an introduction from Bence. Commentaries an...

Next up: Dominic Gregory's commentary on my Mental Imagery book and my response (with an intriguing photo): junkyardofthemind.com/blog/2024/11...

14.11.2024 12:25 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Book Symposium: Munro Commentary and Response β€” The Junkyard This week at The Junkyard, we’re hosting a symposium on Bence Nanay’s recent book Mental Imagery (Oxford University Press, 2023) . See here for an introduction from Bence. Commentaries an...

Today: Daniel Munro's commentary on my Mental Imagery book and my response. Check it out: junkyardofthemind.com/blog/2024/11...

13.11.2024 11:47 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Book Symposium: Introduction from Bence Nanay β€” The Junkyard This week at The Junkyard, we’re hosting a symposium on Bence Nanay’s recent book Mental Imagery: Philosophy, Psychology, Neuroscience (Oxford University Press, 2023) . Today we begin with an intr...

There is a book symposium on my 2023 book Mental Imagery: Philosophy, Psychology, Neuroscience (Oxford University Press) this week, starting with my intro, but there will be three commentaries in the next three days. Check it out, comment, etc...
junkyardofthemind.com/blog/2024/11...

12.11.2024 09:54 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thirteenth Annual Essay Prize at the Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp
Topic: Representational format
Length: 3000 words. Single spaced!
Deadline: December 15, 2024.
Prize money: 3,000 Euros.
More info: bencenanay.com

26.09.2024 07:29 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0