Aidan McGlynn
@aidanmcglynn.bsky.social
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Glaswegian philosopher based at the University of Edinburgh, mostly working on issues in epistemology and feminist philosophy. Co-editor of Hypatia, research associate at ACEPS, University of Johannesburg. He/him. https://sites.google.com/site/aidanmcglynn
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I'm getting Ganymede vibes - there's a sequence in The Expanse novels/tv show where this goes very wrong
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Yeah, it's a terrible pitch
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Sunset, The Port of Rouen (Steamboats), 1898 #danishart #pissarro
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Johnny Cash is so cool he even seemed kinda cool when being played by Joaquin Phoenix
bendwalsh.bsky.social
wtaf are you talking about
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Social scientists are wrong. Next?
princetonupress.bsky.social
In The Diversity of Morals, Steven Lukes explains how to make sense of the divergence between philosophers’ quest for a single morality and social scientists’ assumption that there are multiple moralities.

Out now (4 Nov UK pub). Explore a free sample: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
The Diversity of Morals by Steven Lukes. How to make sense of the divergence between philosophers’ quest for a single morality and social scientists’ assumption that there are multiple moralities.
aidanmcglynn.bsky.social
But what if I need to get depressed about Jeff Buckley now?
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Did you ever manage to see the Jeff Buckley film? I haven't seen any sign of any showings in the UK yet, sadly.
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The 5 year anniversary of the Guardian publishing this 🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍏
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Call for papers: Ian Hacking and the Philosophy of Psychiatry. Deadline: 1st February 2026. Guest editors: Şerife Tekin and Jonathan Y. Tsou. Submit your work! think.taylorandfranc... #philsky #philpsy #philsci
Ian Hacking and the Philosophy of Psychiatry
Submit work that examines how Hacking’s historical and pragmatic approach to philosophy has reshaped inquiries into psychiatry.
think.taylorandfrancis.com
aidanmcglynn.bsky.social
We did this whole dance during the early days of Trump 1.0 - surely at this point no-one actually believes he has a better plan, it can only be purely 'Trump's inauguration crowd was bigger than Obama's'-style loyalty to say otherwise
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Today I discovered a great set of BPA resources for early-career philosophers on publishing, grants/fellowships, and job apps, with loads of sample materials like cover letters, research statements, etc.

Do share with those who might find these useful!

bpa.ac.uk/resources-fo...

#philjobs #philsky
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Absolutely lovely ambient/deep house track from Nick Newman's 2022 album 'Wonder of You'
Nick Newman - Inspired
YouTube video by Manual Music
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If you can say "Pittsburgh" you're halfway there
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Big Injustice in Little Epistemic
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I'm not sure if the small 'epistemic' big 'injustice' is meant to signal anything, but I kinda like it
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Same guy?
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A mean-looking seagull just landed on the sill outside and it’s now just watching me through the window
A seagull giving me a death-stare through a dirty window
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Those are highly compatible with my one
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I kinda miss getting kicked in the face by toddlers. Now they're just gigantic, but still hungry and grumpy all of the time.