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F. Contesi

@contesi.bsky.social

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Philosopher at U. of Cagliari, Fulbright & MSCA alumnus, launched https://ub.edu/biap/bp/, https://tinyurl.com/wjjnkvyj & https://tinyurl.com/aesth-l https://contesi.info

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F. Contesi @contesi.bsky.social · Apr 28

New interview with yours truly on #linguisticjustice & letting 100 flowers blossom: www.contralytic.co.uk/conversation...

Conversations with Contralytic

A digital series of conversations between the editorial of Contralytic Journal and international academic philosophers on the present past and future of philosophy.

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F. Contesi @contesi.bsky.social · 5h

Looking for Nobel Prize ideas, Oslo? youtube.com/shorts/WI0Bb...

Edward Snowden: The Hidden Cost of Clicking 'OK'

YouTube video by NEAR Protocol

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F. Contesi @contesi.bsky.social · 2d

Dissatisfaction keeps brewing: "there have never been so many professional philosophers as there are today, yet philosophy has never been so irrelevant. [...] As a result, philosophy deals with artifactual puzzles of no abiding significance" link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Client Challenge

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F. Contesi @contesi.bsky.social · 4d

Next meeting of the ARS network:

21 October 2025, 17:15–19:00

Paolo Babbiotti (University of Turin), “Richard Wollheim (1923–2003): Bringing Aesthetics, Ethics, and Psychoanalysis Together”

Cagliari & #onlineaccessible (contact me for the access link)

sites.unica.it/ars/events

Events – ARS

21 October 2025, 17:15–19:00

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F. Contesi @contesi.bsky.social · 10d

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Firma la petizione

Francesca Albanese Presidente della Repubblica: competenza, indipendenza, umanità

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F. Contesi @contesi.bsky.social · 10d

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Nasip, il primo ristorante kirghiso d’Europa è a Cagliari - Gambero Rosso

La storia di Munara Sydykova, pioniera della cucina delle steppe in Italia: dai laghman fumanti ai manty speziati, piatti che raccontano un popolo nomade e una comunità che in Sardegna ha trovato casa

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F. Contesi @contesi.bsky.social · 11d

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Debating Race With Charlie Kirk—Briahna Joy Gray

YouTube video by Katie Halper

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F. Contesi @contesi.bsky.social · 12d

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Germany’s Merz vows to build Europe’s strongest army

“Our friends and partners also expect this from us, and what’s more, they are actually demanding it,” said the new chancellor.

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F. Contesi @contesi.bsky.social · 12d

Today’s event is cancelled for reasons of force majeure

F. Contesi @contesi.bsky.social · 14d

All are welcome in Cagliari and online! This is the first event organized within the new ARS network: sites.unica.it/ars/ #onlineaccessible

Promotional poster for a seminar titled "Emoji Pragmatics" by Francisco Yus at the University of Cagliari on October 3, 2025, featuring emojis and expressive faces.

F. Contesi @contesi.bsky.social · 14d

All are welcome in Cagliari and online! This is the first event organized within the new ARS network: sites.unica.it/ars/ #onlineaccessible

F. Contesi @contesi.bsky.social · 16d

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Glenn Greenwald Reacts to His FINAL MSNBC Appearance and Why He Thinks it Got Him Banned

YouTube video by After Party with Emily Jashinsky

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F. Contesi @contesi.bsky.social · 16d

"Britain emanates darkness and absurdity: every day a new humiliation ritual. Another thing that no one wants, no one requests, and actively said they didn’t want, actually." ninapower.substack.com/p/a-greek-so...

A Greek Sojourn

Where the Gods Reside

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F. Contesi @contesi.bsky.social · 19d

Done now :)

F. Contesi @contesi.bsky.social · 19d

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"This is about you guys. This is about our viewers and listeners."

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F. Contesi @contesi.bsky.social · 22d

I was sold the idea that academic philosophers were adults with a love of ideas but it actually is more like high school, where you've got to be popular with mates. I was not good at that back in high school, so I should have probably chosen a different path afterwards

F. Contesi @contesi.bsky.social · 22d

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Corbyn & Sultana Hint at Unity After Legal Row

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F. Contesi @contesi.bsky.social · 25d

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Anna Falchi gela lo studio de La volta buona: «Il catcalling non è una molestia, a me non dà fastidio e nel subconscio non dispiace a nessuno»

Falchi, ospite de La volta buona, parlando degli apprezzamenti volgari rivolti in strada alle donne ha anche dichiarato: «È una cosa da maschi, poi non ci lamentiamo dicendo che non esistono più i mas...

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F. Contesi @contesi.bsky.social · 28d

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GDP per capita, Italy catches up with France Closing the gap with Berlin

Macroeconomics. Post-Covid growth effects in updated EU data 1.1% above Eurozone average, but still far below 2000 levels

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F. Contesi @contesi.bsky.social · Sep 14

“Nonostante sia ormai una figura di riferimento internazionale […] riesce ad essere affabile, simpatico e alla mano. Qualità che, del resto, caratterizzano solo le persone davvero centrate, risolte e profondamente competenti” www.econopoly.ilsole24ore.com/2025/03/17/s...

Blog | Innovare senza Silicon Valley: le lezioni di Salvatore Sanfilippo

Salvatore Sanfilippo è il pioniere padre di Redis, software usato da Amazon, Facebook, Instagram. Si è raccontato in una lunga intervista

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F. Contesi @contesi.bsky.social · Sep 10

Please don't hesitate to advertise on Aesth-L! :) liste.unige.it/wws/info/aes...

Aesthetics & Learning Lab (ALL) @allab-iwm.bsky.social · Sep 4

Join our team! We're hiring a Team Assistant to support the ALLab. Responsibilities include administrative tasks, calendar management & more. German (and English) language skills are essential. Check it out and pass on the news: www.iwm-tuebingen.de/de/karriere/...

IWM Tübingen

Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien Tübingen

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Gemma Schino @gemmaschino.bsky.social · Sep 10

Join Aesth-L and share news of art/aesthetics research world: news about conferences, job opportunities, publication drops or whether you are looking for participants for your empirical studies—It's free!

F. Contesi @contesi.bsky.social · May 14