gil, a finite mode
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philosophy PhD. historical materialist. free Palestine. trans rights. Chicago based. all takes my own. podcast @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social https://leftofphilosophy.com/ https://gilmorejon.wordpress.com
have we tried sitting the nazis down and explaining the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path
November 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM
have we tried sitting the nazis down and explaining the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path
you know, we as a species have only been writing for like five thousand years
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
you know, we as a species have only been writing for like five thousand years
hello good morning friendly remember that life is for living and you should love and be loved because what else are you gonna do idiot be hateful? shut up open your heart to beauty and softness and find your gentle way we need you come with
November 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
hello good morning friendly remember that life is for living and you should love and be loved because what else are you gonna do idiot be hateful? shut up open your heart to beauty and softness and find your gentle way we need you come with
they won't release the Epstein files because they contain the completed system of German idealism
November 21, 2025 at 12:53 AM
they won't release the Epstein files because they contain the completed system of German idealism
[every AI supporter] the thing you gotta know is it's gonna be really easy to get Pandora back into the box
November 21, 2025 at 12:09 AM
[every AI supporter] the thing you gotta know is it's gonna be really easy to get Pandora back into the box
glad to see that even in these polarized times, top Democrats and Republicans can come together in a beautiful bipartisan celebration of the legacy of one of our most widely reviled mass murdering war criminals
November 20, 2025 at 11:48 PM
glad to see that even in these polarized times, top Democrats and Republicans can come together in a beautiful bipartisan celebration of the legacy of one of our most widely reviled mass murdering war criminals
what is a recent work of art that moved you? I loved Sound of Metal very much. a beautiful meditation on loss and grief, self-sabotage and growth, on anger and love and forgiveness. shit that sucks is ubiquitous and fucking boring. good and interesting things only in the replies and quotes please
I get why it happens but goddamn do I wish anything could hit as hard on the timeline as something that sucks that everyone hates written by or about the worst person you know. I wish something good or interesting was able to get anywhere near the traction some shit that sucks does.
November 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
what is a recent work of art that moved you? I loved Sound of Metal very much. a beautiful meditation on loss and grief, self-sabotage and growth, on anger and love and forgiveness. shit that sucks is ubiquitous and fucking boring. good and interesting things only in the replies and quotes please
will someone please make a 90 minute movie
November 18, 2025 at 5:08 AM
will someone please make a 90 minute movie
the entire analytic v continental discourse on x that's taken up so much oxygen lately was occasioned by a wayward substack post by a 21 year old. about this I have only to say that I didn't understand anything about philosophy till I was in my late 20s and I am still profoundly stupid
November 17, 2025 at 12:38 AM
the entire analytic v continental discourse on x that's taken up so much oxygen lately was occasioned by a wayward substack post by a 21 year old. about this I have only to say that I didn't understand anything about philosophy till I was in my late 20s and I am still profoundly stupid
Leibniz once wrote a book of speculative historical geography called Protogaea where he's like 'why does the Rhineland have so many logs underground? glad you asked' and it rules and is absolute madness and I think contemporary philosophy needs more of that energy
November 15, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Leibniz once wrote a book of speculative historical geography called Protogaea where he's like 'why does the Rhineland have so many logs underground? glad you asked' and it rules and is absolute madness and I think contemporary philosophy needs more of that energy
wow the new Guillermo del Toro Frankenstein is really bad! deeply cowardly filmmaking. abusive fathers with God complexes probably had their own abusive dads, did you ever think of that? it would be tragic, except that it's all good at the end of the day thanks to the healing power of forgiveness :)
November 14, 2025 at 4:20 AM
wow the new Guillermo del Toro Frankenstein is really bad! deeply cowardly filmmaking. abusive fathers with God complexes probably had their own abusive dads, did you ever think of that? it would be tragic, except that it's all good at the end of the day thanks to the healing power of forgiveness :)
gotta say this new round of continental v analytic discourse over on Twitter is mostly just revealing how many people in both camps are embarrassing dips
November 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
gotta say this new round of continental v analytic discourse over on Twitter is mostly just revealing how many people in both camps are embarrassing dips
I am increasingly distressed by the thought that university level teaching no longer can meaningfully advance the cause of humanistic progress. one shows up far too late on the scene for students who have by and large already been violently deskilled and stripped of any hope. it is heartbreaking.
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I am increasingly distressed by the thought that university level teaching no longer can meaningfully advance the cause of humanistic progress. one shows up far too late on the scene for students who have by and large already been violently deskilled and stripped of any hope. it is heartbreaking.
the technology editor at Nature thinks this is fun, when the proper response to using this antihuman tech to disrespectfully simulate the dead is to demand its immediate abolition
Here's a fun column! Carsten Lund Pedersen uses #AI to create a kind of career advisory panel. Panelists include digital simulacra of Einstein, Bohr, Feynman, and on one memorable occasion, Bond author Ian Fleming. Here's how he did it.
@nature.com 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@nature.com 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I have Einstein, Bohr and Feynman in my pocket
Grappling with difficulties in your career? Try asking an AI-powered advisory panel of experts, suggests Carsten Lund Pedersen.
www.nature.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:55 PM
the technology editor at Nature thinks this is fun, when the proper response to using this antihuman tech to disrespectfully simulate the dead is to demand its immediate abolition
do you remember when mass shooting events in schools were shocking aberrations and not regular occurrences
Remember 25 years ago when a photo was taken of a fed pointing a gun at a crying refugee child and the image was so shameful it dominated the news cycle for a year
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
do you remember when mass shooting events in schools were shocking aberrations and not regular occurrences
I love the Democratic Party for the same reason I love Harmony Korine's early filmography. you can tell they're just truly committed unholy perverts and nothing else matters to them
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I love the Democratic Party for the same reason I love Harmony Korine's early filmography. you can tell they're just truly committed unholy perverts and nothing else matters to them
I keep seeing comparisons to 2008 but yall are just not getting the picture. it is the 1920s
November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I keep seeing comparisons to 2008 but yall are just not getting the picture. it is the 1920s
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This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.
November 5, 2025 at 5:39 AM
This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.
proofs for our translation of Zourabichvili's Spinoza, A Physics of Thought have arrived :)
November 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
proofs for our translation of Zourabichvili's Spinoza, A Physics of Thought have arrived :)
I hate AI so much because it is so fundamentally anti-human to think that art can even be functionally imitated by a fucking algorithm. it is a violent declaration of war against the human spirit and the possibility of meaningful expression
November 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I hate AI so much because it is so fundamentally anti-human to think that art can even be functionally imitated by a fucking algorithm. it is a violent declaration of war against the human spirit and the possibility of meaningful expression
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new episode out now! we talk about Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments, which is a sophisticated and nuanced account of approbation, justice, and why you get the ick when someone doesn't appreciate a movie you really like. it's great actually. www.patreon.com/posts/123-ad...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
new episode out now! we talk about Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments, which is a sophisticated and nuanced account of approbation, justice, and why you get the ick when someone doesn't appreciate a movie you really like. it's great actually. www.patreon.com/posts/123-ad...
with SNAP expiring we are about to see about 1/8 of the country starve in what some might describe as a 'market failure'
November 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
with SNAP expiring we are about to see about 1/8 of the country starve in what some might describe as a 'market failure'
I love the Monty Hall Problem because it is a beautiful example of a clearly demonstrable mathematical result that seemingly nobody can explain in a way that makes sense to anyone normal who don't already have math brain
October 31, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I love the Monty Hall Problem because it is a beautiful example of a clearly demonstrable mathematical result that seemingly nobody can explain in a way that makes sense to anyone normal who don't already have math brain
anyone have opinions on the best translation of the Phänomenologie these days? it seems like Pinkard and Inwood both constitute minor improvements over Miller, but I'm not seeing broad consensus on whether one is better than the other. (—this has nothing to do with a class I'm going to teach soon.)
October 31, 2025 at 2:02 AM
anyone have opinions on the best translation of the Phänomenologie these days? it seems like Pinkard and Inwood both constitute minor improvements over Miller, but I'm not seeing broad consensus on whether one is better than the other. (—this has nothing to do with a class I'm going to teach soon.)