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Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · 1d

Zoe Williams interviews feminist philosopher @manongarcia.bsky.social - the English translation of her book about the Pelicot trial was published last week

‘These men think they’ve done nothing wrong’: the philosopher who tried to understand Gisèle Pelicot’s rapists

When 50 men went on trial in France, accused of raping a woman who had been drugged by her husband, Manon Garcia was in the courtroom – and in the prosecutors’ closing arguments. How does she make sen...

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American Philosophical Association @apaphilosophy.bsky.social · 1d

Happening Friday: APA member Shelly Kagan of Yale University to give the fall 2025 Norton Lecture at @udelaware.bsky.social. events.udel.edu/event/death-...

Shelly Kagan, "Death and the Meaning of Life." Fall 2025 David Norton Memorial Lecture, Friday, October 17, 4 p.m., Gore Hall, Room 103. Free & open to the public. Reception to follow.

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Eline Kuipers @elinekuipers.bsky.social · 1d

I have finally added my chapter on Taylor Swift and the Philosophy of Easter Eggs, which appears in "Taylor Swift and Philosophy" as part of The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series, to PhilPapers. The 13th seemed the perfect date to do so ✨ philpapers.org/rec/KUIEOT

Eline Kuipers, Eyes Open: Taylor Swift and the Philosophy of Easter Eggs - PhilPapers

Taylor Swift is (among other things) famous for her ingenious way of hiding announcements and references, and is known to hide these Easter eggs in almost everything she does and creates. ...

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David Bather Woods @davidbatherwoods.bsky.social · 1d

Which is today

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Manon Garcia @manongarcia.bsky.social · Sep 8

Hi Bluesky,
The English translation of my book on the Pelicot trial is coming out in a month! You know (or maybe you don't) how it is: preorders are crucial for the life of a book, so don't hesitate to preorder right now.
a.co/d/a0qeZeh
I hope the fantastic blurbs will convince you if you're not:

Living With Men: Reflections on the Pelicot Trial

Living With Men: Reflections on the Pelicot Trial [Garcia, Manon, Kronic, Maya B.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Living With Men: Reflections on the Pelicot Trial

www.amazon.com

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Nachtdufter @nachtdufter.bsky.social · 4d

On Translating Proust and the Art of Not Reading Ahead

lithub.com/on-translati...

On Translating Proust and the Art of Not Reading Ahead

Le devoir et la tâche d’un écrivain sont ceux d’un traducteur. –Marcel Proust, Le Temps retrouvé * The duty and the task of a writer are those of a translator. –The Past Recaptured, tra…

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David Bather Woods @davidbatherwoods.bsky.social · 3d

From the philosophy common room

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Daniel James @schlawinerkreis.bsky.social · 6d

1/ I'm excited to share that Franz Knappik’s and my Cambridge Element on Hegel and Colonialism is finally out – open access below! We trace how Hegel defends European colonial rule, including transatlantic slavery, and how that defence runs through his entire philosophical system.

Thread below ⬇️

Hegel and Colonialism

Cambridge Core - Classical Philosophy - Hegel and Colonialism

www.cambridge.org

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LMU Munich Philosophy Faculty @lmuphilosophy.bsky.social · 12d

LMU Munich invites applications for a W2 Professorship in Philosophy Education, starting in October 2026. We are looking for candidates with an outstanding research record in philosophy and a strong profile in philosophy education.
Deadline: 15 November 2025:
job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/b...

Professorship (W2) of Philosophy Education

job-portal.lmu.de

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Iris Murdoch @irismurdoch.bsky.social · 6d

Coming up in the spring...

www.literaturecambridge.co.uk/murdoch-poems

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Eric Schwitzgebel @eschwitz.bsky.social · 6d

New book in draft: AI and Consciousness [link in thread]
This book is a skeptical overview of the literature on AI and consciousness.
Anyone who emails me comments on the entire manuscript will be thanked in print and receive an appreciatively signed hard copy.

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David Bather Woods @davidbatherwoods.bsky.social · Mar 28

It lives!

You can now preorder my philosophical biography of Schopenhauer.

Out in November.

Arthur Schopenhauer

An engaging biography of one of the most influential Western philosophers and a thought-provoking exploration of how to live with Arthur Schopenhauer’s pessimism. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) almos...

press.uchicago.edu

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David Bather Woods @davidbatherwoods.bsky.social · Aug 14

Excited to be appearing at a Philosophy in the Bookshop event at Blackwell’s flagship store in Oxford.

Please repost and register now!

@blackwells.bsky.social @nigelwarburton.bsky.social
@philoswarwick.bsky.social

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philosophy...

PHILOSOPHY IN THE BOOKSHOP with David Bather Woods

For this months Philosophy in the Bookshop event, David Bather Woods discusses his new biography of Schopenhauer with Nigel Warburton

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David Bather Woods @davidbatherwoods.bsky.social · 7d

“Schopenhauer offers no easy remedies to a disease with no final cure, for the living at least, but Bather Woods successfully shows us if your eyes can adjust to his dark vision of the world, there is much to see” @andyowen.bsky.social

How Schopenhauer can change your miserable life | Andy Owen | The Critic Magazine

Philosopher David Bather Woods notes that there is a popular style of philosophical biography that presents the philosopher’s life as a model for how to live well. He tells us his new book on Arthur…

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David Bather Woods @davidbatherwoods.bsky.social · 6d

Then you’ll really enjoy the book! :)

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Drafting the Past @draftingthepast.bsky.social · 7d

Episodes two weeks in a row?! That should tell you how much great stuff there is. I was so happy to get to talk to @andrewhartman.bsky.social about KARL MARX IN AMERICA (@uchicagopress.bsky.social) and how he keeps going in the writing "grind." Listen here: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...

Podcast episode graphic featuring a smiling man in a blazer and glasses in front of a bookshelf. The text on the right reads "Drafting the Past episode 69: Andrew Hartman."

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Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · 7d

This is how I want to be awarded the Nobel Prize.

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Kant, Kantianism, and Morality @kantingroningen.bsky.social · 14d

We have a recent (open access 🔑) publication from a member of our research group: a new paper on the structure of Kant’s argument in the first section of the Groundwork.

Pauline Kleingeld, ‘Kant’s Analytic Method and the Argument of Groundwork I’, in Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society.

X—Kant’s Analytic Method and the Argument of Groundwork I

Abstract. In the famous first section of the Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals, Kant sets out to identify the principle of morality, but each of the

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David Bather Woods @davidbatherwoods.bsky.social · 7d

“Schopenhauer offers no easy remedies to a disease with no final cure, for the living at least, but Bather Woods successfully shows us if your eyes can adjust to his dark vision of the world, there is much to see” @andyowen.bsky.social

How Schopenhauer can change your miserable life | Andy Owen | The Critic Magazine

Philosopher David Bather Woods notes that there is a popular style of philosophical biography that presents the philosopher’s life as a model for how to live well. He tells us his new book on Arthur…

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 8d

Death in a Shallow Pond by @davidedmonds100.bsky.social is a fascinating account of Peter Singer’s controversial “drowning child” thought experiment—and how it changed the way people think about charitable giving.

Out now. Learn more and explore a free sample: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Death in a Shallow Pond: A Philosopher, a Drowning Child, and Strangers in Need by David Edmonds

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Pekka Väyrynen @vayrynen.bsky.social · 8d

📣JOB ALERT📣
Lecturer or Associate Professor in Philosophy at University of Leeds. AOS: Social Philosophy + at least one of: Metaphysics, Epistemology, or Philosophy of Language, Logic, Mind, or Action. Details at jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx.... Closing date 5 Nov 2025. #philosophy 1/2

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Lecturer/Associate Professor in Philosophy

Are you an experienced academic in Philosophy with the ambition to carry out world-leading research and deliver an exceptional student experience in a research-intensive Russell Group University? Woul...

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 8d

Another astonishing sign of incredible incompetence from the UK Conservatives. They can’t even get right the name of the country they want to represent.
(Image via LBC political editor Natasha Clark)

Promo bar of chocolate saying
"When Labour negotiates,
Britian loses"

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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 8d

The Philosophy Bites podcast started in 2007 (and is fast approaching 50 million unique episode downloads). Which philosophy podcasts were around before us? www.philosophybites.com

Philosophy Bites Podcast

Top philosophers interviewed on bite-sized topics

www.philosophybites.com

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The American Weil Society @weilsociety.bsky.social · 9d

Call for Papers is extended to December 15! And we have an online presentation option for those who cannot attend in-person!

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Five Books - Expert Book Recommendations @fivebooks.com · 9d

"There is a widespread view that failing to put yourself in the shoes of another person—failing to empathise—leads to dehumanisation, and dehumanisation is at the heart of cruelty and evil."
fivebooks.com/best-books/c...

Cruelty and Evil

A common view of evil sees dehumanisation as fundamental. Yale psychologist Paul Bloom argues, however, that the picture may not be so simple. He recommends the best books to understand evil and…

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