Jonathan Ichikawa
@jichikawa
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Jonathan Ichikawa. Currently UBC Philosophy department head. (Personal account!!) I write about knowledge, language, ethics, consent, and related topics. he/him
Vancouver, Canada
Joined July 2008
I am finally trying out https://t.co/B9zNY6eorH, come talk to me over there if you like!
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my book is available via OUP https://t.co/WaU3qFbiBc
It's no use moping. As philosophers, we must roll up our sleeves and advance the cause of justice in the only way we know: defining more concepts of the form "Epistemic [Noun]"
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I ran the math—if every Trump voter had voted for Clinton instead, she would have won the electoral college 538–0. So blame the Trump voters
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well fun was probably overdetermined bc I’m here with @jichikawa and @emilytilton_ !!!! ☺️☺️☺️
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Around this time of year, I get a lot of emails from prospective MA and PhD students, telling me a bit about their research, and asking if I am taking new students, or if I am interested in taking them on as a student. Here are a few very general responses to such questions:
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I am so proud of Dr. Emily Tilton!!
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"Sexual Agency and Sexual Wrongs," co-authored by Melissa Rees @yournerdyfriend and myself, has just been published (open-access) in Philosophers' Imprint https://t.co/0ppFOK3eyG
journals.publishing.umich.edu
On a version of consent theory that tempts many, predatory sexual relations involving significant power imbalances (e.g. between professors and students, adults and teenagers, or employers and...
I'm excited to be able to share that my paper with Melissa Rees @yournerdyfriend has been accepted for publication in Philosophers' Imprint! The penultimate version of "Sexual Agency and Sexual Wrongs: A Dilemma for Consent Theory" is online here: https://t.co/aEJCqyD1Em
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I wrote a message in celebration of the @UBCPhilosophy students graduating today
philosophy.ubc.ca
Today we are celebrating a new class of UBC Philosophy Alumni. This afternoon’s commencement ceremony recognizes seventy-seven new UBC Philosophy BAs, including fifty-two Philosophy majors, twelve...
Congratulations to the UBC Philosophy Class of 2024! Each undergraduate and graduate student has worked tremendously hard and has accomplished so much. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
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Thanks to @larsweisbrod for this nice conversation about my new book, which was published (in German) in Die Zeit this week
"Die Überbetonung von Skepsis trägt zu einem greifbaren politischen Problem bei: Wir handeln zu langsam und zu konservativ, weil sich viele Menschen nicht zu einer klaren Meinung in Sachfragen durchringen können", sagt der Philosoph Jonathan Ichikawa.
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"Die Überbetonung von Skepsis trägt zu einem greifbaren politischen Problem bei: Wir handeln zu langsam und zu konservativ, weil sich viele Menschen nicht zu einer klaren Meinung in Sachfragen durchringen können", sagt der Philosoph Jonathan Ichikawa.
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Ich habe mich mit @jichikawa unterhalten über seinen Begriff „epistemic courage“. Es geht um die Pandemie und den Klimawandel und die Frage, ob wir weniger skeptisch sein und stattdessen mutiger glauben sollten
"Die Überbetonung von Skepsis trägt zu einem greifbaren politischen Problem bei: Wir handeln zu langsam und zu konservativ, weil sich viele Menschen nicht zu einer klaren Meinung in Sachfragen durchringen können", sagt der Philosoph Jonathan Ichikawa.
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Im Zweifel auch gegen den Zweifel? Im @zeitonline-Interview mit @larsweisbrod warnt der Philosoph @jichikawa vor den Auswirkungen "epistemischer Feigheit", vor allem im Zusammenhang mit drängenden Themen wie der Klimakrise. #Wissverständnis https://t.co/49MxRatuKz
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UBC Philosophy Professor Jonathan Ichikawa plans to hire an undergraduate research assistant this summer for a research project on consent and feminist sexual ethics. Eligibility is limited to UBC Faculty of Arts undergrads. For more info. or to apply: https://t.co/7NEM3nANEj
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oh hey, if anyone wants to read the Introduction to my new book, Epistemic Courage, it's online here:
philpapers.org
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Happy New Year! We've just released a *video* on of "Defensiveness and Identity," a new paper by @audreyseokhean and @jichikawa. Video: https://t.co/h67sw4cgRj Article (open access): https://t.co/ZYb0sFUOuh We hope to do more videos for authors in the future!
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Just in case, do I know anyone in the Bay Area interested in catching up tomorrow (Friday)? I procrastinated in making plans for a family trip and am being impossibly last-minute! DM me if you wanna say hi
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interrupting my time away from twitter to express my admiration and pride for @emilytilton_, who is defending her outstanding @UBCPhilosophy PhD thesis on feminist epistemology right now. It's been a great privilege to work with Emily during her time here
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Tomorrow at noon Eastern, 9am Pacific, @yournerdyfriend and I will be presenting some of our work on consent and agency at an online seminar with the Society for the Philosophy of Sex and Love. Feel free to join us if you like! https://t.co/2POsPWeQqw
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I'm part of a team raising money for the Canadian Cancer Society in honour of my friend Sam at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon this month. If you would like to contribute, here is the link: https://t.co/LjYnr2jtrD
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