I teach philosophy, mostly ancient Greek philosophy, at Washington University in St. Louis. I’m here for the zeitgeist.
Eric Brown
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Even with federal grants largely restored, scientists say the Trump administration is still preventing those funds from reaching them. The consequences, they say, are already becoming clear.
Even with federal grants largely restored, scientists say the Trump administration is still preventing those funds from reaching them. The consequences, they say, are already becoming clear.
New piece defending the applied turn in analytic philosophy. I say what the applied turn is, how it differs from the social turn, and why it isn't just left progressivism cloaked in the language of analytic philosophy.
open.substack.com/pub/rbnmcken...
In the US, it was the technological creation of the modern cotton gin that accelerated the Transatlantic slave trade — from 700k enslaved Black Americans in 1790 to 3.2 million in 1850.
It upsets AI enthusiasts when I point to this history as offering a lesson for technology today.
The administration plans to use claims that "China interfered in the 2020 election as a basis to declare a national emergency that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.”
The premise, it almost goes without saying, is a total lie. trib.al/8OP0up3
Ya'll. I am shook. In a good way.
Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Holy See's own role in legitimizing Slavery
the anti-trans bathroom ban is very bad—it's also a sign uk democracy is failing
my latest with @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-end-of-t...
Joe Dator
Pope Leo XIV has made a historic apology for the role the Holy See itself played in legitimizing slavery.
"American League jubilation. Delirious Detroit fans were up in arms over their record setting #Tigers." ~ Mel Allen (This Week In Baseball - May 1984) #TWIB #MLB #Baseball #History #1980s #SaturdayMorning
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Fintan Mallory
Twin 2: "it must be nice to be a philosopher, because it sounds like 'velociraptor'"
