mpigliucci.bsky.social
@mpigliucci.bsky.social
Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York, author of How to Be a Stoic. https://figsinwintertime.substack.com, https://massimopigliucci.net
"Reflective men and women around the world, with significantly different assumptions and concerns, consistently arrive at pessimistic conclusions on human life."
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Weltschmerz and the World | Issue 169 | Philosophy Now
Ian James Kidd takes a realistic and global view of the history of pessimism.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:28 PM
"Reflective men and women around the world, with significantly different assumptions and concerns, consistently arrive at pessimistic conclusions on human life."
philosophynow.org/issues/169/W...
philosophynow.org/issues/169/W...
Between social media and AI I have come to think the tech industry is currently the worst enemy of education. Oh, and of democracy, judging by the way tech billionaires pay homage to either the idea or the practice of fascism.
February 4, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Between social media and AI I have come to think the tech industry is currently the worst enemy of education. Oh, and of democracy, judging by the way tech billionaires pay homage to either the idea or the practice of fascism.
Good morning! First post of this experiment here at BlueSky... 🤞
From today's Figs in Winter: lots of people make claims about atheism, but what are the epistemological foundations of denying the existence of gods? figsinwintertime.substack.com/p/atheism-10...
From today's Figs in Winter: lots of people make claims about atheism, but what are the epistemological foundations of denying the existence of gods? figsinwintertime.substack.com/p/atheism-10...
Atheism 101: I–Basic epistemology
The debate about the existence of god hinges on definitions and theories of truth
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February 3, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Good morning! First post of this experiment here at BlueSky... 🤞
From today's Figs in Winter: lots of people make claims about atheism, but what are the epistemological foundations of denying the existence of gods? figsinwintertime.substack.com/p/atheism-10...
From today's Figs in Winter: lots of people make claims about atheism, but what are the epistemological foundations of denying the existence of gods? figsinwintertime.substack.com/p/atheism-10...