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Martin Kusch

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I am a philosopher in Vienna (working on: epistemology; philosophy of the social sciences; and "linguistic despair"). I also dabble in music (singing) and photography. Photo ©Alex Bachmayer

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Martin Kusch is Professor of philosophy at the University of Vienna. Until 2009, Kusch was Professor of Philosophy and Sociology of science at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge University. Prior to Cambridge, Kusch was lecturer in the Science Studies Unit of the University of Edinburgh. .. more

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · May 23

Forgive the self-promotion, please! -- Just noticed that the recording of our "Dies Facultatis" is online. Elisabeth Nemeth's (kind!) "laudatio" is at 1:43. My valedictory lecture starts at 1:54. #Vienna #philosophy

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Dies Facultatis 2025

16.00 Uhr - Verleihung Dissertationspreise/Lehrpreise 16.30 Uhr – Antrittsvorlesung Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Veronika Wöhrer Steile Wege und Stolpersteine Bildungsinstitutionen…

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 7h

Beyond Vienna. -- "Stuhleck" in the Steiermark. #Vienna #photography #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 11h

My classical music favourites CXXXVIII. --

Carl Maria von Weber, "Hier Im Ird'schen Jammertal." Sung by Rudolf Schock.

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#music #classicalmusic

Hier Im Ird'schen Jammertal

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 11h

Beyond Vienna. -- Autumnal countryside in the Steiermark. #Vienna #photography #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 23h

thanks!

Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 1d

Beyond Vienna. -- Coming up this week: photos from "Wittgensteinland", from our Sunday outing. #Vienna #photography #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria #philosophy

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 1d

My classical music favourites CXXXVII. --

Schubert, "Ganymed." Hermann Prey (1969) with Karl Engel.

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#music #classicalmusic

Schubert: Ganymed, D.544 - Hermann Prey, 1969 - Philips 6573 010

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 1d

Occasions in Vienna. -- On my desk this week: King Protea. #Vienna #photography #photographyOnBlueSky #flowers

Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 2d

Excellent!

Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, indeed

Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 2d

Classical Vienna. -- Passage at Windmuehlgasse 20. #Vienna #photography #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 2d

My classical music favourites CXXXVI. --

I am in the (long) process of learning Schubert's "Winterreise". Next up: Song no. 3: "Gefrorene Traenen." Here sung by Thomas Quasthoff.

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#music #classicalmusic

Winterreise, D. 911: No. 3, Gefrorene Tränen

YouTube video by Thomas Quasthoff - Topic

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 2d

Classical Vienna. -- Passage at Windmuehlgasse 20. #Vienna #photography #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria

Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 3d

Classical Vienna. -- Evening sky at Liechtensteinpark. #Vienna #photography #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 3d

My classical music favourites CXXXV. --

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1. Margarita Höhenrieder on the piano, with the Staatskapelle Dresden conducted by Fabio Luisi.

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#music #classicalmusic

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 | Margarita Höhenrieder, Staatskapelle Dresden & Fabio Luisi

YouTube video by DW Classical Music

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 3d

Classical Vienna. -- More beautiful windows on Schoenbrunner Schlossallee. #Vienna #photography #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria

Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 4d

Classical Vienna. -- Window at 22 Schoenbrunner Schlossallee. #Vienna #photography #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 4d

My classical music favourites CXXXIV. --

Béla Bartók's Piano Concerto No 3 in E major. Performed by Andras Schiff and the Halle Orchestra, conducted by Mark Elder.

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#music #classicalmusic

András Schiff - Bartók - Piano Concerto No 3 in E major, Sz 119

YouTube video by Classical Vault 1

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 4d

Classical Vienna. -- Door of 22 Schoenbrunner Schlossallee. #Vienna #photography #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 5d

True!

Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 5d

Krasznahorkai’s novel “The Melancholy of Resistance” consists of just one sentence over more than 300 pages. -- He should have been a (German) philosopher. #philosophy

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 5d

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 5d

Making my way through 2500 pages of sociological writings by Herbert Spencer. 1000 to go ... Is anyone (except me) still reading him? #philosophy #sociology

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 5d

Occasions in Vienna. -- These eyes stare at me while I work. #Vienna #photography #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria

Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 5d

Delighted, too!

Robin McKenna @rbnmckenna.bsky.social · 5d

Very happy to see this out. It's a critical piece with @martinkusch.bsky.social on one of my very favourite philosophers, Hilary Kornblith. Published in a new book, Kornblith and His Critics, edited by Josh DiPaolo and Luis Oliveira.

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Kornblith, Naturalism, Relativism

Three core commitments run through Kornblith's work in epistemology. First, epistemologists should investigate knowledge itself rather than the concept of knowledge. Second, knowledge is a natural ki...

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Robin McKenna @rbnmckenna.bsky.social · 5d

Kornblith, Naturalism, Relativism

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 5d

My classical music favourites CXXXIII. --

Sibelius' "Lemminkäinen-Suite". hr-Sinfonieorchester, conducted by Jukka-Pekka Saraste.

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#music #classicalmusic

Sibelius: Lemminkäinen ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Jukka-Pekka Saraste

YouTube video by hr-Sinfonieorchester – Frankfurt Radio Symphony

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 5d

Classical Vienna. -- Early modern houses supporting one another in the 1st district. #Vienna #photography #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria