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Rory
@rorygilliland.bsky.social
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Temporal philosopher at the University of Edinburgh, with interest in intersubjectivity, phenomenology, and time travel. Working on my thesis. Views attributable to Diogenes’ chicken.
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Went to Rome for a mid-semester getaway…
November 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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I love my home, I love my people, and I love that somehow I get to read and think and write about time travel as a vocation.
West from 40 George Square, a golden sunset against buildings in Bruntsfield. Sunset and 40 George Square.
October 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Details of the gorgeous painting we have of Norman Kemp Smith in the Cross-Coursier Library—this fella’s watchful gaze accompanied me through one degree, and it’s about to do it again.
June 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Made friends with a crow.
Close up photo of a crow. Full body of a crow sitting on a log—he is majestic and looks to have arcane knowledge.
May 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Not to sound millennial, but hey, did the thing.
Printed dissertation atop laptop. Titled “A Tremendous Whole: Ameliorating Continental Theories of Intersubjective Recognition Through Mutual Virtuous Action,” stamped with the University of Edinburgh crest.
May 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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A varied work environment today…
View from St James Quarter towards Bonnington, lots of buildings and some green space. A laptop with pdf and Pages document open, a work in progress, on a table with a double espresso and a small fake-plant.
April 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM