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Richard King

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Prof. of Global Philosophy (SOAS). Areas: Indian/Buddhist philosophy; Advaita, Mahayana; decoloniality. Like you, stranded in the dystopian ruins of neoliberal capitalism trying to outrun civilisational collapse. Socialist. Eco-worrier. Whovian .. more

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Richard King @richardking1.bsky.social · Nov 16

Are you interested in philosophy as a global rather than a narrowly western-based discussion? Consider joining us and studying in the heart of London with the groundbreaking new MA in Global Philosophy at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).

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Study MA Global Philosophy at SOAS University of London

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · Nov 16

Elon Musk’s AI turns on him, labels him ‘one of the most significant spreaders of misinformation on X’

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Elon Musk's AI turns on him, labels him 'one of the most significant spreaders of misinformation on X'

His posts, it added, “can have real-world consequences."

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Richard King @richardking1.bsky.social · Nov 14

Arrived here as a refugee from the Musk hellscape. Welcome everyone. Let’s try to make a better, more civil world.

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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · Nov 12

The most recent 365-day temperature anomaly was 1.62°C, as of Nov. 10, 2024.

Everything is fine.

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Tom Kimmerer, PhD @tomkimmerer.bsky.social · Sep 29

This is an utterly brilliant analysis of the source of our communal dread. As much as we scientists have pounded on this for decades, leave it to a novelist to help us understand what is really happening. 🌏🧪

Our leaders are collaborators with fossil fuel colonialists. This is the source of our communal dread | Tim Winton

The lassitude that distinguishes our moment is born of sorrow and buried rage. We act like colonial subjects because, in effect, that’s what we are

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ᴅᴇᴅ ʙᴏᴏᴢʏɴꜱᴋɪ @shrugdealer.bsky.social · Jul 30

In the Developing Field of Climate Psychology, ‘Eco-Anxiety’ Is a Rational Response
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In the Developing Field of Climate Psychology, ‘Eco-Anxiety’ Is a Rational Response - Inside Climate News

Some therapists have found that cognitive behavioral therapy, designed to help patients see that they are “catastrophizing,” isn’t enough because the potential impacts of climate change are truly catastrophic.

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