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Toph3r @chaosopher.bsky.social · 4d

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John Gray: Why I'm not a postliberal | UK Politics | The New Statesman

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Toph3r @chaosopher.bsky.social · 10d

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Secrets of a Stoic revealed as long-lost Vesuvius scroll decoded

Researchers have uncovered the mysteries a papyrus scroll carbonised by Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago, revealing lost details of Zeno, the founder of Stoicism

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Toph3r @chaosopher.bsky.social · 23d

Last week I had at least three discussions with students who INSISTED they are “reading” when they clearly aren’t. They missed the entire main and explicit point of the readings. www.newyorker.com/culture/open... #college #performativestudents #education

Should College Get Harder?

A.I. is coming for knowledge work, and yet college seems to be getting easier. Does something need to change?

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Toph3r @chaosopher.bsky.social · 24d

It might be more than workplace values. Perhaps educational values as well. www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

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Toph3r @chaosopher.bsky.social · 24d

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2026 Best U.S. Colleges - WSJ / College Pulse Rankings

Read The Wall Street Journal’s list of top U.S. colleges…

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Toph3r @chaosopher.bsky.social · 24d

Dems should shut down the government until unredacted Epstein files are made public.

Toph3r @chaosopher.bsky.social · Sep 23

I’m going to make a bold prediction that this other prediction turns out to be false www.forbes.com/sites/danidi... it won’t result in critical, self-reflection

‘RaptureTok’—Why TikTok Predicts The End Of The World On Tuesday

Faithful TikTokers are confidently predicting that the end of the world will arrive on Tuesday, but why? Here’s the belief behind RaptureTok, explained.

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Toph3r @chaosopher.bsky.social · Aug 28

I'm considering responding to student emails only during my designated office hours, as that's the time I'm to set aside for being available to them. I don't get paid enough for all these emails from digital natives who all of a sudden can't work on an online platform.

Toph3r @chaosopher.bsky.social · Aug 7

Bronze Age Bad Nietzsche Interpretation

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Toph3r @chaosopher.bsky.social · Aug 2

Dark utility #utilitarianism #effectivealtruism #philosophy #ethics #moralphilosophy #philosophicalethics #morality #shorttermerism #moraltheory #changemymind #3ethicaltheory

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Toph3r @chaosopher.bsky.social · Jul 16

I feel like there’s high probability a conspiracy theory is the best explanation of Trump’s wish for everyone to move on from Epstein

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Toph3r @chaosopher.bsky.social · Jul 16

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From the DailyShow community on Reddit: What reason could Trump possibly have to bury the Epstein files? The simplest explanation is often the correct one

Explore this post and more from the DailyShow community

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NPR @npr.org · Jul 6

76% of Americans think that democracy is under a serious threat, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. And their faith in political leadership in the White House and Congress is low.

Poll: Most feel democracy is threatened and political violence is a major problem

76% of Americans think that democracy is under a serious threat, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. And their faith in political leadership in the White House and Congress is low.

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Toph3r @chaosopher.bsky.social · Jul 5

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‘You know it when you see it’: experts size up scientists’ attempt to define cool

Sought-after status moves in mysterious ways that elude rules and norms, say the initiated

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · Jul 3

"He’s hearing we can denaturalize people. He sees a political opponent who’s saying things he doesn’t like. He absolutely will use this new task force that the Justice Department has created to go after people."

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Transcript: Trump’s Threats to Jail Foes Just Got Darker and Scarier

With Trump now tacitly threatening to strip his enemies of citizenship in addition to jailing them, an immigration expert explains what it would look like if Trump acts on that threat—and why it threatens us all.

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Toph3r @chaosopher.bsky.social · Jul 2

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Toph3r @chaosopher.bsky.social · Jun 26

If you had a time machine would you kill baby Heidegger?

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Experimental Philosophy @xphilosopher.bsky.social · Jun 26

New studies on the ordinary concept of disease (from Varga, Latham & @edouardmachery.bsky.social)

The surprising result: People are more inclined to think that what you have counts as “disease” if you are a morally bad person

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MSNBC @msnbc.com · Jun 12

BREAKING: Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., speaks out after being forcibly removed and cuffed from DHS Sec. Noem's press conference.

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Toph3r @chaosopher.bsky.social · May 30

I propose putting an asterisk by all online classes listed on college transcripts.

Toph3r @chaosopher.bsky.social · May 29

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Toph3r @chaosopher.bsky.social · May 29

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What Makes a University Education Worthwhile? | Office of the President - Archived Amy Gutmann

Keynote Address by Amy Gutmann Spencer Foundation Conference - Achieving the Aims of Higher Education: Problems of Morality and Justice - October 5, 2011 "A mind is a precious thing to waste," wrote B...

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Toph3r @chaosopher.bsky.social · May 29

I've been reduced to a proctor, an academic cop. The cheating appears to be widespread in all my online classes and many in-person classes. So much so, you have to wonder whether a college degree will have ANY social capital beyond a participation trophy in the next few years.

Toph3r @chaosopher.bsky.social · May 20

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Opinion | College Students Ride the AI Cheating Wave — The Wall Street Journal

Is using chatbots to help with class work dishonest?

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