Kranti Saran
@krantisaran.bsky.social
Philosopher of Mind. Perception, attention, consciousness, and whatever else interests me.
All posts are personal and reposts =/= endorsements.
www.krantisaran.net
All posts are personal and reposts =/= endorsements.
www.krantisaran.net
Nobody throws shade like Nabokov:
October 14, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Nobody throws shade like Nabokov:
A unique, searing voice, and exceptionally good:
August 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
A unique, searing voice, and exceptionally good:
Easily the best novel(s) I’ve read all year:
August 9, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Easily the best novel(s) I’ve read all year:
Pratap telling it like it is. This truly is the land of Maya.
February 1, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Pratap telling it like it is. This truly is the land of Maya.
Last swim in the ocean for the year.
December 20, 2024 at 5:40 AM
Last swim in the ocean for the year.
The highest quality backlit screen I’ve ever seen at any conference at the Saxena Auditorium at IIT-Bombay. @somakrc.bsky.social we should get one of these!
December 15, 2024 at 4:30 AM
The highest quality backlit screen I’ve ever seen at any conference at the Saxena Auditorium at IIT-Bombay. @somakrc.bsky.social we should get one of these!
IIT-Bombay has pretty sunsets and… unusual signage.
December 12, 2024 at 5:02 PM
IIT-Bombay has pretty sunsets and… unusual signage.
From Saul Bellow, "The University as Villain":
November 27, 2024 at 3:05 PM
From Saul Bellow, "The University as Villain":
What a little coterie of criminals:
November 21, 2024 at 10:20 AM
What a little coterie of criminals:
What the Government of India doesn’t want you to know:
February 13, 2024 at 9:52 AM
What the Government of India doesn’t want you to know:
After days of nonstop rain, finally some sun. Now for @keithwilson.net on Travis…
January 12, 2024 at 4:09 AM
After days of nonstop rain, finally some sun. Now for @keithwilson.net on Travis…
First talk of 2024 done and dusted!
January 6, 2024 at 4:51 PM
First talk of 2024 done and dusted!
What's up with car crashes and causes?
December 30, 2023 at 6:53 AM
What's up with car crashes and causes?
The title says it all:
December 22, 2023 at 5:35 PM
The title says it all:
Anybody read Block's latest book? My students and I couldn't figure out the argument in this paragraph (p. 311) -- the last line in particular. Any help would be great!
December 5, 2023 at 3:15 PM
Anybody read Block's latest book? My students and I couldn't figure out the argument in this paragraph (p. 311) -- the last line in particular. Any help would be great!
Sad to leave Dharamsala, but sadder still to see the scale of construction and consequent ecological destruction since my last visit in 1998. The only picture I took that captures something of what it was like.
October 31, 2023 at 6:55 AM
Sad to leave Dharamsala, but sadder still to see the scale of construction and consequent ecological destruction since my last visit in 1998. The only picture I took that captures something of what it was like.
Looming pragmatic contradiction:
October 31, 2023 at 4:20 AM
Looming pragmatic contradiction:
Finally in my hands, a first edition of Thomas Mann’s “Order of the Day” (1942)… warnings that went unheeded.
October 20, 2023 at 4:59 PM
Finally in my hands, a first edition of Thomas Mann’s “Order of the Day” (1942)… warnings that went unheeded.
I'm doing an independent study with two undergrads on Ned Block's latest book. Each week one of us constructs and presents an argument map of each chapter. Incredibly efficient way to isolate and discuss key claims while keeping an eye on the dialectic. Total joy to work with such talented students.
October 18, 2023 at 3:54 PM
I'm doing an independent study with two undergrads on Ned Block's latest book. Each week one of us constructs and presents an argument map of each chapter. Incredibly efficient way to isolate and discuss key claims while keeping an eye on the dialectic. Total joy to work with such talented students.