Philosophika
@philosophika.bsky.social
(She/Her) 🇨🇴🇬🇧 I'm a philosopher (BA & MA), freelance editor, and aspiring novelist in my early 30s.
After a brief hiatus, I'm relaunching my editing profile on BlueSky! Check out @noumenonedits.bsky.social 🦉💜
After a brief hiatus, I'm relaunching my editing profile on BlueSky! Check out @noumenonedits.bsky.social 🦉💜
Pics from tonight's walk! 💚 #photography #nature
December 8, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Pics from tonight's walk! 💚 #photography #nature
¡Feliz Día de las Velitas! 🍬✨️🕯🇨🇴
December 8, 2025 at 12:46 AM
¡Feliz Día de las Velitas! 🍬✨️🕯🇨🇴
A butterfly from today's walk!
December 4, 2025 at 2:02 AM
A butterfly from today's walk!
The most important "Holiday" in my WIP is the antagonist's birthday. 🎪🥂✨ At the start of the story, the antagonist hosts a "Gatsby" level party. It's here that the protagonist falls in love with the antagonist's world. It's extravagant, luxurious, and liberating. ⭐ #FantasyIndiesDecember
December 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The most important "Holiday" in my WIP is the antagonist's birthday. 🎪🥂✨ At the start of the story, the antagonist hosts a "Gatsby" level party. It's here that the protagonist falls in love with the antagonist's world. It's extravagant, luxurious, and liberating. ⭐ #FantasyIndiesDecember
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
December 2, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
1. Hi! I'm Philosophika (she/her), philosopher, editor, and aspiring author! My WIP follows an elderly alchemist and his cunning apprentice on their quest to discover the philosopher's stone–the key to eternal life–before death claims him. A surreal, adult fantasy set in NYC. #FantasyIndiesDecember
December 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
1. Hi! I'm Philosophika (she/her), philosopher, editor, and aspiring author! My WIP follows an elderly alchemist and his cunning apprentice on their quest to discover the philosopher's stone–the key to eternal life–before death claims him. A surreal, adult fantasy set in NYC. #FantasyIndiesDecember
Funny you should ask! My sister and I were just talking about how I *almost* convinced her reading was cool with the #WarriorCats series by #ErinHunter back when we were kids 😂 We had a lot of fun that summer 💚
November 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Funny you should ask! My sister and I were just talking about how I *almost* convinced her reading was cool with the #WarriorCats series by #ErinHunter back when we were kids 😂 We had a lot of fun that summer 💚
@charliedeltawrites.bsky.social's recent q about characters & colour got me thinking! I chose my reply impulsively, but I was right: purple for Nimue, red for Bo. Not complementary but analogous colours; not across, opposite, but next to, harmonious; striking alone, magnetic together. It fits!
November 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
@charliedeltawrites.bsky.social's recent q about characters & colour got me thinking! I chose my reply impulsively, but I was right: purple for Nimue, red for Bo. Not complementary but analogous colours; not across, opposite, but next to, harmonious; striking alone, magnetic together. It fits!
Loafers (either in suede like the ones in the pic below or in velvet), b/c they're comfortable (he's 95), but still fancy! On the rare occasion he can't wear red shoes, he wears black shoes with red soles! (Again, usually loafers, and probably made of velvet.) It's his signature look! ✨
November 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Loafers (either in suede like the ones in the pic below or in velvet), b/c they're comfortable (he's 95), but still fancy! On the rare occasion he can't wear red shoes, he wears black shoes with red soles! (Again, usually loafers, and probably made of velvet.) It's his signature look! ✨
These are my projected last 4 books of the year:
1. #KillingTheDead by #JohnBlair
2. #TheStrengthoftheFew by #JamesIslington
3. #TheMaster by #ColmTóibín (who I love 💜)
4. #OntheCalculationofVolumeI by #SolvejBalle
#Bookvember #BookSky
1. #KillingTheDead by #JohnBlair
2. #TheStrengthoftheFew by #JamesIslington
3. #TheMaster by #ColmTóibín (who I love 💜)
4. #OntheCalculationofVolumeI by #SolvejBalle
#Bookvember #BookSky
November 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
These are my projected last 4 books of the year:
1. #KillingTheDead by #JohnBlair
2. #TheStrengthoftheFew by #JamesIslington
3. #TheMaster by #ColmTóibín (who I love 💜)
4. #OntheCalculationofVolumeI by #SolvejBalle
#Bookvember #BookSky
1. #KillingTheDead by #JohnBlair
2. #TheStrengthoftheFew by #JamesIslington
3. #TheMaster by #ColmTóibín (who I love 💜)
4. #OntheCalculationofVolumeI by #SolvejBalle
#Bookvember #BookSky
November 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Behold, the perfect casting pick for the antagonist would be ✨Anthony Hopkins.✨ He's got the expressions, the tone, the sneer! I'm not quite sure how I'd cast any of the other characters, but I'm dead sure about Anthony (especially as he appears in "The Father.") #Novmemeber
November 27, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Behold, the perfect casting pick for the antagonist would be ✨Anthony Hopkins.✨ He's got the expressions, the tone, the sneer! I'm not quite sure how I'd cast any of the other characters, but I'm dead sure about Anthony (especially as he appears in "The Father.") #Novmemeber
I'm going to be a cliche and say #OneHundredYearsofSolitude or #CienAñosdeSoledad by #GabrielGaríaMárquez! What is the town of Macondo, if not Colombia 🇨🇴 in its most fantastical guise? 🦜🌴🥭💜 #Bookvember #BookSky
November 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I'm going to be a cliche and say #OneHundredYearsofSolitude or #CienAñosdeSoledad by #GabrielGaríaMárquez! What is the town of Macondo, if not Colombia 🇨🇴 in its most fantastical guise? 🦜🌴🥭💜 #Bookvember #BookSky
I don't usually read #romance, but I absolutely loved #NormalPeople by #SallyRooney! Her minimalist writing style is a breath of fresh air, the dialogue in the book is out-of-this world, and the main characters (Connell and Marianne) are extremely well-developed. #Bookvember #BookSky
November 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I don't usually read #romance, but I absolutely loved #NormalPeople by #SallyRooney! Her minimalist writing style is a breath of fresh air, the dialogue in the book is out-of-this world, and the main characters (Connell and Marianne) are extremely well-developed. #Bookvember #BookSky
Nimue is an underdog and a risk-taker. She's used to fighting at a disadvantage, and she isn't afraid of failure. If you knock her down, there's nothing anyone can do to stop her from getting back up (besides killing her). #WritingCommunity
November 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Nimue is an underdog and a risk-taker. She's used to fighting at a disadvantage, and she isn't afraid of failure. If you knock her down, there's nothing anyone can do to stop her from getting back up (besides killing her). #WritingCommunity
BONUS! Fiction inspired by Plato's Republic: #Piranesi by #SusannaClarke (It's the story of someone stuck in a modified version of Plato's World of Ideas!) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
November 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
BONUS! Fiction inspired by Plato's Republic: #Piranesi by #SusannaClarke (It's the story of someone stuck in a modified version of Plato's World of Ideas!) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
#TheRepublic by #Plato 😂 I said what I said! No, I'm jking. Obvs this is an important text, but I do think it was taught to me by my profs in a way that obscured some of what it is: at least in part, a book advertising ancient eugenics and promoting an authoritarian form of government.🧵 #Bookvember
November 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
#TheRepublic by #Plato 😂 I said what I said! No, I'm jking. Obvs this is an important text, but I do think it was taught to me by my profs in a way that obscured some of what it is: at least in part, a book advertising ancient eugenics and promoting an authoritarian form of government.🧵 #Bookvember
November 18, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I present #Comedy,Seriously:APhilosophicalStudy by my former professor #DmitriNikulin. In it, he asserts that comedy and philosophical argument share the same structure and goals. In particular, he draws a connection between comedy and justice. WELL, I think he's ✨RIGHT✨! #Bookvember #BookSky
November 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I present #Comedy,Seriously:APhilosophicalStudy by my former professor #DmitriNikulin. In it, he asserts that comedy and philosophical argument share the same structure and goals. In particular, he draws a connection between comedy and justice. WELL, I think he's ✨RIGHT✨! #Bookvember #BookSky
Here's one of my ✨FAVOURITE✨ nonfiction books of all time #CunningIntelligenceinGreekCultureandSociety by #MarcelDetienne and #Jean-PierreVernant! It explores "cunning" intelligence (🐙 Metis, my beloved ❤️) in Ancient Greek culture by examining its role in Greek Mythology! #Bookvember #Booksky
November 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Here's one of my ✨FAVOURITE✨ nonfiction books of all time #CunningIntelligenceinGreekCultureandSociety by #MarcelDetienne and #Jean-PierreVernant! It explores "cunning" intelligence (🐙 Metis, my beloved ❤️) in Ancient Greek culture by examining its role in Greek Mythology! #Bookvember #Booksky
#HazbinHotel has got me reading #ParadiseLost by #JohnMilton for the hundredth time 🍎✨😂 I need more Lucifer content. #BookSky
November 14, 2025 at 11:49 PM
#HazbinHotel has got me reading #ParadiseLost by #JohnMilton for the hundredth time 🍎✨😂 I need more Lucifer content. #BookSky
#WhiteOleander by #JanetFitch is a coming-of-age story about Astrid, the daughter of a murderess, as she navigates life in dif. foster homes. When I read this (20?), I was broke & living w/ a fancy grandmother who resented me (the daughter of the ⚫🐑). I *immediately* felt seen.🧵→ (1/3) #Bookvember
November 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
#WhiteOleander by #JanetFitch is a coming-of-age story about Astrid, the daughter of a murderess, as she navigates life in dif. foster homes. When I read this (20?), I was broke & living w/ a fancy grandmother who resented me (the daughter of the ⚫🐑). I *immediately* felt seen.🧵→ (1/3) #Bookvember
Connecting with her anger reminds her of who she is and what she wants. Rage may trip the antagonist up (ruining good relationships & ultimately working against his best interest), but it ✨empowers✨ the protagonist. Rile her up, and she becomes her best self.
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Connecting with her anger reminds her of who she is and what she wants. Rage may trip the antagonist up (ruining good relationships & ultimately working against his best interest), but it ✨empowers✨ the protagonist. Rile her up, and she becomes her best self.
Nobel prize-winning #HumanActs by #HanKang portrays a defining moment in Korean history—the pro-democracy Gwangju Uprising of May 1980—through and around the fictional story of Dong-ho, a young boy killed in the government-sanctioned massacre that ensued. A difficult, eye-opening book! #Bookvember
November 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Nobel prize-winning #HumanActs by #HanKang portrays a defining moment in Korean history—the pro-democracy Gwangju Uprising of May 1980—through and around the fictional story of Dong-ho, a young boy killed in the government-sanctioned massacre that ensued. A difficult, eye-opening book! #Bookvember
#PedroPáramo is a literary masterpiece by a pioneer of the #magicalrealism genre, Mexican novelist #JuanRulfo. The book is dark, disturbing, and definitely not for the faint-hearted, but also absolutely fucking brilliant and profoundly moving! One of my all-time faves ✨ #Bookvember #BookSky
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
#PedroPáramo is a literary masterpiece by a pioneer of the #magicalrealism genre, Mexican novelist #JuanRulfo. The book is dark, disturbing, and definitely not for the faint-hearted, but also absolutely fucking brilliant and profoundly moving! One of my all-time faves ✨ #Bookvember #BookSky