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Michael Morris

@michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social

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Philosopher (emeritus prof) of language, art, and metaphysics, plus Plato and Wittgenstein. Also interested in music, visual art, photography, and walking (when fit).

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Michael Morris @michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social · Nov 7

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Ciaran Martin @ciaranm.bsky.social · Nov 7

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Vern McCandlish @malanalysis.bsky.social · Nov 7

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Michael Morris @michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social · 1h

Firle Beacon, October 2020

Michael Morris @michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social · 1d

Seaford Head, October 2016

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 2d

If you want to win over younger voters, telling them they can't go to university is probably not going to help.

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Michael Morris @michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social · 2d

Smoke behind Rodmell, October 2015

Michael Morris @michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social · 3d

Wilmington Hill from by Bo-Peep chalk pit, two days ago

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Michael Morris @michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social · 3d

It doesn't seem to be stated explicitly, but I think the key thing is this: which type a verb is doesn't seem to depend on its surface form (the spelling or pronunciation of the present, e.g.).

Michael Morris @michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social · 3d

A quick scout around suggests that there are basically two types of verb: those that change the vowel in the past tense (like 'grow'), and those which add 't' or 'ed' at the end (like 'glow'). I think the first is older, and there's a tendency to shift from the first to the second.

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Michael Morris @michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social · 3d

I'm afraid it's not specific to UCL, despite the presence of Bentham's body there. We had the same system at Sussex quite a few years ago. You're just lucky you were able to hold out so long.

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Michael Morris @michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social · 3d

Philosophy job at Leeds

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Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Lecturer/Associate Professor in Philosophy

Are you an experienced academic in Philosophy with the ambition to carry out world-leading research and deliver an exceptional student experience in a research-intensive Russell Group University? Woul...

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Michael Morris @michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social · 4d

Electricity substation, Ripe, October 2021

Reposted by Mel Bartley, Colin Murray, Michael Morris

Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 4d

This detailed demolition of @gullyfoyleuk.bsky.social's "75 Brexit Benefits" by @alanbeattie.bsky.social deserves wider circulation.

Intellectual garbage disposal is a valuable public service!

Alan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social · 4d

OK, let's take this seriously. I had an odd half an hour and via Apple Books had a quick look at the three claims I knew most about - two re the post-Brexit bilateral preferential trade agreements replicated from the EU versions and one about cheaper bananas. All are wrong or wildly implausible. 1/n

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Michael Morris @michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social · 4d

Lol!

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Michael Morris @michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social · 4d

Ah, a place name? (And a contemporary philosopher?)

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Michael Morris @michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social · 4d

The Sarsen Stone, Flagstaff Point, September 2018

Michael Morris @michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social · 4d

Not really by my reckoning, though he did write a life of Hobbes!

Michael Morris @michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social · 5d

I thought Aubrey.

Michael Morris @michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social · 5d

BW, I imagine.

Michael Morris @michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social · 5d

17th Century, I think.

Michael Morris @michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social · 6d

Bo-Peep chalk pit, October 2020

Reposted by Michael Morris, Colm O’Cinneíde, Christina Pagel

Holger Hestermeyer @hhesterm.bsky.social · 6d

I would add one thing: we are bombarded with two claims: 1) the UK can leave the ECHR without lowering human rights protection and 2) the ECHR significantly limits what the government can do and hence the UK has to leave it.
These cannot both be true. /1

Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 6d

There are lots of reasons not to leave ECHR. But apart from anything else, it just doesn't solve the problem the Tories/Reform think it does.

E.g. the Supreme Court judgment re Rwanda being unsafe explicitly said it was not based on ECHR.

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Michael Morris @michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social · 7d

Seaford Head from Newhaven, October 2024

Reposted by Steven French, Michael Morris

M. Beatrice Fazi @mbfazi.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you to The Royal Institute of Philosophy (@triphilosophy.bsky.social) and the department of Philosophy @sussex.ac.uk for the invitation to speak at this exciting event next week 🎙️💡🤖

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Michael Morris @michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social · 8d

Glynde Reach, the Ouse, and the sea, from Mount Caburn, October 2019

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 8d

A memorial event for Helen de Cruz, featuring talks, remembrances, and musical performances, is taking place later this month.

Memorial Event for Helen De Cruz - Daily Nous

This past June, Helen De Cruz, professor of philosophy at Saint Louis University, died at the age of 46. Remembered not merely as a professor, but as a source of assistance, advice, and kindness for o...

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Michael Morris @michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social · 9d

Piddinghoe Pond, yesterday

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Miranda Green @greenmirandahere.bsky.social · 9d

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Michael Morris @michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social · 10d

Near Belle Tout, September 2018

Michael Morris @michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social · 11d

Birling Gap, September 2022

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Michael Morris @michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social · 12d

Mount Caburn from Beddingham Hill, September 2015

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Michael Morris @michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social · 12d

Though I'm not really sure what kind of necessity is involved in Socratic claims!

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