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David Owen

@artsofdenial.bsky.social

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Dyslexic diabetic. Eclectic philosopher and political theorist. Art and cricket lover. Artisan kimchi maker. Recovering poet. Fortunate man. Interested in all things human (and some non-human). Apparently now meant to add FBA to all social media profiles.

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David Owen @artsofdenial.bsky.social · 7h

Right time-frame?

David Owen @artsofdenial.bsky.social · 16h

Coleridge?

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David Owen @artsofdenial.bsky.social · 1d

My day was spent with Ian McEwan's new novel What We Can Know. McEwan has written novels that I adore (The Child in Time) and novels I intensely dislike (Atonement). About halfway through the new book I thought it might be his best work, by the end not sure but it is very good. More thought needed.

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Keith Wooo-schmann Wilson 👻 @keithwilson.eu · 2d

Meanwhile in #Ireland… ☘️ #philosophy #PhilPerception

Fintan Mallory @fintanmallory.com · Sep 9

I think all the candidates for the Irish presidency should be asked if they side with Plato or Aristotle here

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David Owen @artsofdenial.bsky.social · 2d

@liorerez.bsky.social see above

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David Owen @artsofdenial.bsky.social · 2d

intriguing!

Lior Erez @liorerez.bsky.social · 3d

My new article, 'Citizenship Renunciation without Emigration', is now available (open access) in APSR
@apsrjournal.bsky.social

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doi.org/10.1017/S000...

Citizenship Renunciation without Emigration | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

Citizenship Renunciation without Emigration

doi.org

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David Owen @artsofdenial.bsky.social · 2d

iandunt.substack.com/p/the-empty-...

The empty horror of Robert Jenrick

We deserve a better class of villain. Or at least a more memorable one.

iandunt.substack.com

David Owen @artsofdenial.bsky.social · 4d

aje.io/ubiuet

Genocide label crucial in addressing atrocities in Gaza: Legal scholars

Experts argue Israel's actions in Gaza amount to genocide, surpassing isolated violations of war laws.

aje.io

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David Owen @artsofdenial.bsky.social · 6d

Asylum hotel provider makes £180m profit despite claims of inedible food and rationed loo paper - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Asylum hotel provider makes £180m profit despite claims of inedible food and rationed loo paper

Asylum seekers and charities tell BBC of

www.bbc.co.uk

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 6d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Bradley Hillier-Smith @bradleyhsmith.bsky.social · 7d

'The Ethics of State Responses to Refugees offers a novel, thoughtful, and persuasive ethical analysis
of how states should respond to refugees.'

From a recent review of my book in Ethics and International Affairs!

You can read the full review here:

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

#PhilSky

The Ethics of State Responses to Refugees, by Bradley Hillier-Smith (New York: Routledge, 2025), 286 pp., cloth $170, eBook $48.44. | Ethics & International Affairs | Cambridge Core

The Ethics of State Responses to Refugees, by Bradley Hillier-Smith (New York: Routledge, 2025), 286 pp., cloth 48.44. - Volume 39 Issue 2

www.cambridge.org

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Mollie Gerver @mgerver.bsky.social · 8d

The article states “The Conservatives say they would task officials with removing 750,000 illegal immigrants.” This is inaccurate: the plan would include migrants *legally* in the country, because it is legal for refugees to enter to claim asylum without first getting a visa.

David Owen @artsofdenial.bsky.social · 8d

In a desperate attempt to boost their poll standing, Tories propose to abandon the rule of law
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Conservatives pledge to remove 750,000 migrants under borders plan

The party unveils new policies on illegal migration as its annual conference begins in Manchester.

www.bbc.com

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TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 8d

Only yesterday, the Guardian had this interesting piece on research into 80+ elections across decades & 12 countries that showed: anti-immigrant rhetoric never serves traditional parties. It only serves the far-right. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Our research makes it clear: by capitulating to the right, Labour is driving voters to Reform UK | Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte

Mimicking Farage on immigration is senseless. Labour voters feel betrayed; anti-immigration voters see through the ruse, say academics Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte

www.theguardian.com

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David Owen @artsofdenial.bsky.social · 7d

Ha!

David Owen @artsofdenial.bsky.social · 7d

Nice, thanks.

David Owen @artsofdenial.bsky.social · 7d

An opening for a critical/democratic theory person at the University of Malta
www.um.edu.mt/hrmd/recruit...

#philsky
#philosophy

Resident Academic Full Time Post in Philosophy - L-Università ta' Malta

Resident Academic Full Time Post in Philosophy

www.um.edu.mt

David Owen @artsofdenial.bsky.social · 8d

I didn't know it was out yet.

David Owen @artsofdenial.bsky.social · 8d

In a desperate attempt to boost their poll standing, Tories propose to abandon the rule of law
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Conservatives pledge to remove 750,000 migrants under borders plan

The party unveils new policies on illegal migration as its annual conference begins in Manchester.

www.bbc.com

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David Owen @artsofdenial.bsky.social · 10d

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Deaths, disappearances and forced recruitment: refugees recount horrors of relentless war in Sudan

Refugees who left Darfur and Khartoum for South Sudan say they feared being targeted by both sides in conflict

www.theguardian.com

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David Owen @artsofdenial.bsky.social · 15d

Brilliant essay
www.bostonreview.net/forum/the-re...

The Responsibility of Intellectuals in the Age of Fascism and Genocide - Boston Review

Speaking the truth and exposing lies is not enough.

www.bostonreview.net

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David Owen @artsofdenial.bsky.social · 16d

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Gianni Infantino’s Faustian pacts face biggest test as prospect of Israel ban moves closer

Sport should not be used to normalise abnormal conduct and it’s no longer possible to dispute the idea that Israel shouldn’t currently be participating

www.theguardian.com

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Rebecca Taylor FRSA @rebeccataylor.bsky.social · 25d

Book 130: ‘Stand out of our Light: Freedom and Resistance in the Attention Economy’ by James Williams

#booksky #bookchallenge #philsky #techsky

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Anita Leirfall @anitaleirfall.bsky.social · 25d

David Hume vs literature

Hume distrusted literature and worked to discredit character sketches as legitimate forms of philosophy | by Katie Ebner-Landy aeon.co/essays/how-d... #Hume #literature #philosophy #philsky

How David Hume split literature from philosophy | Aeon Essays

Hume distrusted literature and worked to discredit character sketches as legitimate forms of philosophy

aeon.co

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