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Mark Fisher

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Asst Prof at Georgetown // Ancient Greek Political Thought // History of Democratic Theory // Humanistic Perspectives on AI

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Mark Fisher, also known under his blogging alias k-punk, was an English writer, music critic, political and cultural theorist, philosopher, and teacher based in the Department of Visual Cultures at Goldsmiths, University of London. He initially achieved acclaim for his blogging as k-punk in the early 2000s, and was known for his writing on radical politics, music, and popular culture. .. more

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Mark Fisher @markfisher.bsky.social · Sep 4

Happy pub day for "The Autocratic Interpretation of Athens: Rethinking Regime Theory in Thucydides' 'Archaeology'," which appears in Polis 42,3 @dgb-ancientstudies.bsky.social

You can find a preprint on my academia page or access the article here: doi.org/10.1163/20512996-12340479

This is a screen grab of the first page of the article, which includes the abstract and keywords.

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Yale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · Sep 4

New issue of Polis Vol. 42, No. 3 (2025) brill.com/view/journal... @dgb-philosophy.bsky.social @markfisher.bsky.social @dgb-ancientstudies.bsky.social

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Rebecca Kingston @rkingston.bsky.social · May 23

Congrats to Stefan Eich @stefeich.bsky.social‬ on winning the 2024 David and Elaine Spitz Prize from the International Conference for the Study of Political Thought (CSPT)!
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The Currency of Politics

Money in the history of political thought, from ancient Greece to the Great Inflation of the 1970s

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Mark Fisher @markfisher.bsky.social · Mar 25

What would we need to know to conclude that AGI was inevitable?

We argue that the answer has more to do with the philosophy of social science than the tech itself.

Grateful to have this piece included in the inaugural batch of Oxford Intersections: AI in Society.

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The title page for "Making AI Inevitable: Historical Perspective and the Problems of Predicting Long-Term Technological Change," by Mark Fisher and John Severini.

The abstract for the article, which is too long to transcribe, unfortunately.

Mark Fisher @markfisher.bsky.social · Mar 15

Annual reminder that the quote is, in fact, "Kai su, teknon?"

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Mark Fisher @markfisher.bsky.social · Jan 26

I’ve had some great meals at Seychelles in Kerameikos. The neighborhood is a bit gritty, but the food is excellent, and the patio seating is very charming if you can get a res.

Mark Fisher @markfisher.bsky.social · Jan 25

This is very good

What if the Attention Crisis Is All a Distraction?

From the pianoforte to the smartphone, each wave of tech has sparked fears of brain rot. But the problem isn’t our ability to focus—it’s what we’re focussing on.

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Susie Dent @susiedent.com · Jan 20

Word of the day is ‘catch-fart’ (17th century: an obsequious individual who will always follow the political wind.

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Mark Fisher @markfisher.bsky.social · Jan 19

aka Caleb Williams easily had the best finish of any NFC North QB

Mark Fisher @markfisher.bsky.social · Jan 16

This is outside my wheelhouse, but I remember a senior Cambridge School figure commenting that the best part about the book was its bibliography

Mark Fisher @markfisher.bsky.social · Jan 16

We’re two weeks in, and I’m ready to cast my vote for genuflection as the word of the year

Mark Fisher @markfisher.bsky.social · Jan 15

Cleon Peterson is an extraordinary artist who updates classical forms to comment on contemporary political violence. His house and studio were destroyed in the fires, and he's selling a special set of prints to help his family of five (plus dog!) stay afloat. Please consider buying if you can.

CLEON PETERSON | STORE

Cleon Peterson is an LA based artist whose chaotic and violent paintings show clashing figures symbolizing a struggle between power and ...

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Mark Fisher @markfisher.bsky.social · Jan 14

The closing paragraph from Geuss’ essay on Rawls, “Neither History nor Praxis,” has always been a favorite

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Mark Fisher @markfisher.bsky.social · Jan 14

Impossible. Bears fans feel nothing until time is expiring in the 4th quarter.

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Mark Fisher @markfisher.bsky.social · Jan 14

TIL that a UT undergrad started a nationwide campaign and got the 27th Amendment passed *out of sheer spite* when his prof refused to raise his poli sci paper grade.

I'm going to start linking to this story whenever a student asks for a grade change. This is the new standard.

Mark Fisher @markfisher.bsky.social · Jan 13

More like this, please

Eagles receiver A.J. Brown was reading a book on the sidelines of team's playoff win

Brown checked out an inspirational title and flipped through the pages of “Inner Excellence” by Jim Murphy.

www.nbcnews.com

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Mark Fisher @markfisher.bsky.social · Jan 1

This feels a bit on the nose as far as portents go, but here’s to 2025.