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Philosophy professor, critic, book review editor, recovering violist. Interested in aesthetic disobedience, democracy. Some opera, bit of Melville, more dogs than strictly necessary.
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At least he makes use of the holes he chewed in that quilt, I guess.

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respectfully I would argue you do not

submitted 6 days ago • 4 comments

Not an actor, but the lead singer of Ratt would make a pretty good Locke.

submitted 6 days ago • 2 comments

a short thread of Nicolas Cage resembling various philosophers 1. Spinoza

submitted 65 days ago • 90 comments

"Want to go out to eat? Pizza or something?" "It's valentine's day." "Heart-shaped pizza then?" "No. It will be a bad night to go out. Takeout." "Heart-shaped pizza, though." "Obviously."

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Forget utilitarianism and deontology. Shootitarianism is the ethics of today.

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

My @aeon.co article on Mary Midgley ‘So many unmarried men’ is out now - aeon.co/essays/for-m... #philsk #philosophy

submitted 11 days ago • 7 comments

personally I think Kendrick should have looked directly into the camera and changed the lyrics of "Not Like Us" into a political treatise explaining his exact position on both separation of powers and the immortal science of dialectical materialism. missed opportunity tbh

submitted 11 days ago • 116 comments

Trump's actions have created a constitutional crisis, people who know what "constitutional crisis" means say.

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Job!

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Any of my mutuals involved with teaching philosophy in prison?

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

just saying: it's possible that "I'm gonna dramatically constrict my state capacity while plotting dramatic imperial expansion, and expanding my set of internal enemies while alienating most of my foreign allies" is the beginning of a world-historical masterstroke. but also possible that it isn't

submitted 16 days ago • 110 comments

NOT NOW, MELVILLE. READ THE ROOM.

submitted 17 days ago • 54 comments

Are you interested in the entangled history of humanities and science? Then join us at the Vossius Center of the University of Amsterdam. Applications for fellowships in 2026 are now open. Deadline: 1 June 2025 vossius.uva.nl/shared/subsi...

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

For grad students in the history of #philosophy: I'm organizing a virtual reading group on #slavery in early modern philosophy. We'll meet once a week on Zoom for an hour to discuss about 20 pages of primary source material. Grad students only. Email [email protected] for info. #philsky #academicsky

submitted 18 days ago • 2 comments

seeing takes about the aid institutions and their role in imperialism. correct. If someone said "investor-owned hospitals exploit the vulnerable to benefit shareholders" I'd nod. If their followup was "and that's why I'm turning off your mom's dialysis machine" I'd...have some followup questions

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Look, if the television personality who appointed them thinks those are the best television personalities to do so, who are we to argue

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I'm confident that the two television personalities in charge of Transportation and Defense will get to the bottom of this.

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I see some suggestions, in the reporting regarding the OMB impoundment order, that a mere delay in spending appropriated funds is legal. But that's not really true. The delay OMB has ordered specifically contradicts the Impoundment Control Act. A thread.

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The Inspectors General refuse to leave until the action is taken legally, which they do not believe it was, and neither do senators like Chuck Grassley. This is what not backing down looks like. static.politico.com/b3/3e/5baf92...

submitted 27 days ago • 312 comments

The first three letters of "hot dog" and "Dog Day Afternoon" spell out "hot dog". The remaining letters spell out "Dog Day Afternoon".

submitted 28 days ago • 25 comments

The "he's not gonna listen to her" reactions are missing many points. Lots of other people are also hearing it. Lots of people can see him hearing it, then weigh what she's said with what he'll do. Lots of people can see her refusal to surrender these ancient teachings to the latest face of empire

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These accessories are what they call a “rich text.” Brava, Justice!

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If you need a distraction today-- check out my new piece for Aeon! I say there's no universal definition of fiction b/c how "fiction" is understood depends on a culture's metaphysics. Philosophy of fiction has been taking Greek metaphysics for granted. I say we branch out. aeon.co/essays/befor...

submitted 33 days ago • 8 comments

A 90s Trump administration would definitely have issued presidential beanie babies.

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Say what you will of the incoming president, but at least the TikToks will run on time.

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👇👇👇👇👇👇

submitted 34 days ago • 3 comments

"Last name?" "Neufeld. N E U F E L D" "I don't see anything here for you." "Huh. You sent me a text" "[goes in back] Nothing here... [comes back] So that's N E W F I E L D?" "No. N E U F E L D." "That's the problem. That's not the usual spelling of Newfield." "I'll let my ancestors know."

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

To celebrate, once again, Erik Satie’s postcards to the critic known as “Fuckface” —

submitted 37 days ago • 6 comments