Cleo & her human
@thinkingtogether.bsky.social
West Country walking thinking about the big & small questions. Added angst, existential horror, & squirrels
PhD: Phil of Medicine: breath, anxiety. Phenomenologist. ARFID research.
Philosophy outreach -Truth & Friction: Public Philosophy Initiative.
PhD: Phil of Medicine: breath, anxiety. Phenomenologist. ARFID research.
Philosophy outreach -Truth & Friction: Public Philosophy Initiative.
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Self-centered, validation-seeking, prideful – few of us would want to be described this way. But, the 18th-century philosopher Bernard Mandeville argued, these are the traits that allow our society to function. As debates about narcissism abound, Mandeville is a thinker worth revisiting
The hidden role of pride and shame in the human hive | Aeon Essays
For Mandeville, humankind has a bottomless need to be liked: it is this perennial craving that forms the foundation of society
buff.ly
December 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Self-centered, validation-seeking, prideful – few of us would want to be described this way. But, the 18th-century philosopher Bernard Mandeville argued, these are the traits that allow our society to function. As debates about narcissism abound, Mandeville is a thinker worth revisiting
Counterpoint to the doom/division. Noticing multiple interactions with people casually & professionally that are hopeful, fun, & engaging. Lengthy over brief & functional.
Anecdotal but wonder if proliferation of tech/isolation is pushing people to seek out positive encounters & connections more.
Anecdotal but wonder if proliferation of tech/isolation is pushing people to seek out positive encounters & connections more.
December 19, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Counterpoint to the doom/division. Noticing multiple interactions with people casually & professionally that are hopeful, fun, & engaging. Lengthy over brief & functional.
Anecdotal but wonder if proliferation of tech/isolation is pushing people to seek out positive encounters & connections more.
Anecdotal but wonder if proliferation of tech/isolation is pushing people to seek out positive encounters & connections more.
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3rd PhenoLab Summer School in Umbria - call for papers
'Phenomenology and Medicine. Exploring the Lived Experience of Illness and Care' - June 8-12, 2026.
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/12/19/3...
#Phenomenology #Philosophy
'Phenomenology and Medicine. Exploring the Lived Experience of Illness and Care' - June 8-12, 2026.
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/12/19/3...
#Phenomenology #Philosophy
December 19, 2025 at 9:18 AM
3rd PhenoLab Summer School in Umbria - call for papers
'Phenomenology and Medicine. Exploring the Lived Experience of Illness and Care' - June 8-12, 2026.
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/12/19/3...
#Phenomenology #Philosophy
'Phenomenology and Medicine. Exploring the Lived Experience of Illness and Care' - June 8-12, 2026.
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/12/19/3...
#Phenomenology #Philosophy
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Join us for the launch of 'Women, Relationships and Criminal Justice', a powerful collection that brings together research, lived experience and frontline practice to explore the #Gendered realities of women #Criminalised by the state.
📍Jan 21, 12:00 PM
https://ow.ly/5FUa50XyxRl
📍Jan 21, 12:00 PM
https://ow.ly/5FUa50XyxRl
Women, Relationships and Criminal Justice - Book Launch
Join us for an online celebration to launch 'Women, Relationships and Criminal Justice: The Personal and Professional'
ow.ly
December 16, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Join us for the launch of 'Women, Relationships and Criminal Justice', a powerful collection that brings together research, lived experience and frontline practice to explore the #Gendered realities of women #Criminalised by the state.
📍Jan 21, 12:00 PM
https://ow.ly/5FUa50XyxRl
📍Jan 21, 12:00 PM
https://ow.ly/5FUa50XyxRl
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
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"It is unlikely that Heidegger could have imagined this deathless Silicon Valley, where Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos have invested in anti-aging science, and where (relatedly and perhaps not as paradoxically as it might seem) individual human beings are increasingly considered replaceable."
A denial of death, post-truth, and "foul is fair" all speak to a refusal to acknowledge boundaries. For Trump and Putin, there is no boundary between real and unreal, good and evil, life and death. In the absence of any boundary, nothing means anything, and we face a nihilist abyss.
In a Post-Truth World: The Fate of Birth, Death, and Other Boundaries
If there is no boundary between real and unreal, good and evil, life and death, then nothing means anything, and we face a nihilist abyss.
www.iwm.at
December 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
"It is unlikely that Heidegger could have imagined this deathless Silicon Valley, where Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos have invested in anti-aging science, and where (relatedly and perhaps not as paradoxically as it might seem) individual human beings are increasingly considered replaceable."
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‘Heidegger 50 years on – Is There Still a God That Can Save Us?’
Announcing the 4th of our keynote speakers - BSP 2026 conference
University of Sussex, Brighton UK | 21 – 23 May
Anthony Stadlen, Senior Daseinsanalyst, existential psychoanalyst
CfP open now
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/12/02/k...
Announcing the 4th of our keynote speakers - BSP 2026 conference
University of Sussex, Brighton UK | 21 – 23 May
Anthony Stadlen, Senior Daseinsanalyst, existential psychoanalyst
CfP open now
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/12/02/k...
December 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
‘Heidegger 50 years on – Is There Still a God That Can Save Us?’
Announcing the 4th of our keynote speakers - BSP 2026 conference
University of Sussex, Brighton UK | 21 – 23 May
Anthony Stadlen, Senior Daseinsanalyst, existential psychoanalyst
CfP open now
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/12/02/k...
Announcing the 4th of our keynote speakers - BSP 2026 conference
University of Sussex, Brighton UK | 21 – 23 May
Anthony Stadlen, Senior Daseinsanalyst, existential psychoanalyst
CfP open now
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/12/02/k...
Busted out this bad boy. I’ve had this copy for 18 years. almost every line has been highlighted over that time! Feels like coming home.
December 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Busted out this bad boy. I’ve had this copy for 18 years. almost every line has been highlighted over that time! Feels like coming home.
Lovely walk around Clevedon with Cleo. Feeling wintery now!
December 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Lovely walk around Clevedon with Cleo. Feeling wintery now!
New breed of fish spotted down Somerset Moors today. Happy place #avalonmarshes #somerset
December 13, 2025 at 11:04 AM
New breed of fish spotted down Somerset Moors today. Happy place #avalonmarshes #somerset
Recently having conversations with many different people where topics such as climate change denial, anti-intellectualism, ‘the Nazi’s were actually socialists’ are being mainstreamed. Then heard of Robin Ince departing the ‘Infinite Monkey Cage’.
Hammers home the Voltaire quote haunting me:
Hammers home the Voltaire quote haunting me:
December 13, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Recently having conversations with many different people where topics such as climate change denial, anti-intellectualism, ‘the Nazi’s were actually socialists’ are being mainstreamed. Then heard of Robin Ince departing the ‘Infinite Monkey Cage’.
Hammers home the Voltaire quote haunting me:
Hammers home the Voltaire quote haunting me:
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So much for "boosting growth".
All this vandalism will do is leave us with devastated ecosystems, fewer green spaces, worse quality of life, while neither solving the housing crisis (because the problem IS NOT AND NEVER WAS "bats and newts") nor creating "growth".
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
All this vandalism will do is leave us with devastated ecosystems, fewer green spaces, worse quality of life, while neither solving the housing crisis (because the problem IS NOT AND NEVER WAS "bats and newts") nor creating "growth".
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
New planning bill could jeopardise UK’s trade deal with EU, ambassador warns
Exclusive: Proposed legislation removes EU-derived nature protections as government hopes to boost economic growth
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
So much for "boosting growth".
All this vandalism will do is leave us with devastated ecosystems, fewer green spaces, worse quality of life, while neither solving the housing crisis (because the problem IS NOT AND NEVER WAS "bats and newts") nor creating "growth".
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
All this vandalism will do is leave us with devastated ecosystems, fewer green spaces, worse quality of life, while neither solving the housing crisis (because the problem IS NOT AND NEVER WAS "bats and newts") nor creating "growth".
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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New Book: Heidegger's Being and Time - A Cambridge Critical Guide
Edited by Aaron James Wendland, King’s College London, & Tobias Keiling, University of Warwick
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/11/09/n...
#philosophy #phenomenology #Heidegger
Edited by Aaron James Wendland, King’s College London, & Tobias Keiling, University of Warwick
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/11/09/n...
#philosophy #phenomenology #Heidegger
November 9, 2025 at 8:36 AM
New Book: Heidegger's Being and Time - A Cambridge Critical Guide
Edited by Aaron James Wendland, King’s College London, & Tobias Keiling, University of Warwick
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/11/09/n...
#philosophy #phenomenology #Heidegger
Edited by Aaron James Wendland, King’s College London, & Tobias Keiling, University of Warwick
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/11/09/n...
#philosophy #phenomenology #Heidegger
I’m so glad that more awareness is being spread of ARFID.
I just hope this translates to more understanding and treatment options. As a researcher with this condition since infancy, UK options under the NHS & charities & private healthcare is severely lacking...
I just hope this translates to more understanding and treatment options. As a researcher with this condition since infancy, UK options under the NHS & charities & private healthcare is severely lacking...
Clinicians are noticing a steady climb in diagnoses of ARFID, a type of eating disorder that presents as a food avoidance so persistent and pervasive it can cause severe malnutrition in kids and adults. More @sciam.bsky.social: www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...
ARFID Is More Than Picky Eating—And the Condition Is on the Rise
Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, or ARFID, can cause malnutrition and weight loss in children and adults even when body image is not a factor
www.scientificamerican.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I’m so glad that more awareness is being spread of ARFID.
I just hope this translates to more understanding and treatment options. As a researcher with this condition since infancy, UK options under the NHS & charities & private healthcare is severely lacking...
I just hope this translates to more understanding and treatment options. As a researcher with this condition since infancy, UK options under the NHS & charities & private healthcare is severely lacking...
Oh wow, this just gets better and better for this breakthrough British talent. The man himself commenting on the music video. #jimlegxacy #06wayneRooney #waynerooney
Back to normal philosophy and nature postings, but I’m so happy for the kids!
Back to normal philosophy and nature postings, but I’m so happy for the kids!
November 7, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Oh wow, this just gets better and better for this breakthrough British talent. The man himself commenting on the music video. #jimlegxacy #06wayneRooney #waynerooney
Back to normal philosophy and nature postings, but I’m so happy for the kids!
Back to normal philosophy and nature postings, but I’m so happy for the kids!
Two fabulous things for Friday. 1. Lovely Charmaine’s ‘Dexter in the Newsagents‘ superb album ‘Time Flies’ is released www.albumoftheyear.org/album/151942...
2. Jim Legxacy’s music video for 06 Wayne Rooney is out, and it’s is SPECTACULAR. youtu.be/RhjZgIk9oCs?...
Real British talent
2. Jim Legxacy’s music video for 06 Wayne Rooney is out, and it’s is SPECTACULAR. youtu.be/RhjZgIk9oCs?...
Real British talent
dexter in the newsagent - Time Flies
Music Reviews: Time Flies by dexter in the newsagent released in 2025.
www.albumoftheyear.org
November 7, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Two fabulous things for Friday. 1. Lovely Charmaine’s ‘Dexter in the Newsagents‘ superb album ‘Time Flies’ is released www.albumoftheyear.org/album/151942...
2. Jim Legxacy’s music video for 06 Wayne Rooney is out, and it’s is SPECTACULAR. youtu.be/RhjZgIk9oCs?...
Real British talent
2. Jim Legxacy’s music video for 06 Wayne Rooney is out, and it’s is SPECTACULAR. youtu.be/RhjZgIk9oCs?...
Real British talent
Ask myself this several times a day. Leave it up to the phenomenologists to call it out head on! Looks excellent.
What the hell is going on?
Urgent Symposium convened by the Faculty of Arts and Social Science, Maastricht University, sponsored by the #BSP for the #JBSP
6-7 November 2025
Braun - de Warren - Crome - Keane - Russo - Sharon - Shanley - Tava
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/11/02/w...
Urgent Symposium convened by the Faculty of Arts and Social Science, Maastricht University, sponsored by the #BSP for the #JBSP
6-7 November 2025
Braun - de Warren - Crome - Keane - Russo - Sharon - Shanley - Tava
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/11/02/w...
November 2, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Ask myself this several times a day. Leave it up to the phenomenologists to call it out head on! Looks excellent.
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Red Squirrels always looking like they're about to politely interrupt
October 14, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Red Squirrels always looking like they're about to politely interrupt
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The Government has tabled 67 last-minute amendments to the Planning & Infrastructure Bill.‼️
Rushed through with little scrutiny, it’s a shambolic way to reform the planning system.
It creates confusion, sidelines science and leaves nature dangerously exposed.
(1/3)
Rushed through with little scrutiny, it’s a shambolic way to reform the planning system.
It creates confusion, sidelines science and leaves nature dangerously exposed.
(1/3)
October 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The Government has tabled 67 last-minute amendments to the Planning & Infrastructure Bill.‼️
Rushed through with little scrutiny, it’s a shambolic way to reform the planning system.
It creates confusion, sidelines science and leaves nature dangerously exposed.
(1/3)
Rushed through with little scrutiny, it’s a shambolic way to reform the planning system.
It creates confusion, sidelines science and leaves nature dangerously exposed.
(1/3)
Today I learned about the immortal jellyfish, and it’s truly astonishing. When stressed they can revert to an earlier stage, a cellular magnificence.
www.icm.csic.es/en/news/immo....
www.icm.csic.es/en/news/immo....
The immortal jellyfish: a tiny creature with infinite power | Institut de Ciències del Mar
There are beings capable of defying all the laws of nature. Real creatures that, despite their scientifically proven existence, seem to belong more to the world of myth or fantasy. One of them is Turr...
www.icm.csic.es
October 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Today I learned about the immortal jellyfish, and it’s truly astonishing. When stressed they can revert to an earlier stage, a cellular magnificence.
www.icm.csic.es/en/news/immo....
www.icm.csic.es/en/news/immo....
Avalon Marshes, Shapwick end. Glorious place to call home, Cleo spoilt for walkies
October 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Avalon Marshes, Shapwick end. Glorious place to call home, Cleo spoilt for walkies
Excited for Dexter in the Newsagents latest release, plus the write up in Dork! Also announces Blood Orange selecting her as a support act personally picked by him!
Great song by great British talent.
Beats arranging and produced by my boy, proud of them.
readdork.com/news/dexter-...
Great song by great British talent.
Beats arranging and produced by my boy, proud of them.
readdork.com/news/dexter-...
Dexter In The Newsagent has dropped her new single 'i told ya' - Dork
She recently performed at a pop-up event during Paris's Fête de la Musique.
readdork.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Excited for Dexter in the Newsagents latest release, plus the write up in Dork! Also announces Blood Orange selecting her as a support act personally picked by him!
Great song by great British talent.
Beats arranging and produced by my boy, proud of them.
readdork.com/news/dexter-...
Great song by great British talent.
Beats arranging and produced by my boy, proud of them.
readdork.com/news/dexter-...
Lovely article, very timely. Such an incredible battle to get help: innovative and caring initiatives like these can be life-changing.
Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay, so we’re sharing this Essay from the Aeon archive which explores how peer support can help with the mental health care crisis
How peer support can help with the mental health care crisis | Aeon Essays
Training individuals to support one another through difficult times is a profound step forward in our mental health crisis
buff.ly
October 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Lovely article, very timely. Such an incredible battle to get help: innovative and caring initiatives like these can be life-changing.
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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
Do share with those who might find these useful!
bpa.ac.uk/resources-fo...
#philjobs #philsky
October 9, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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
Do share with those who might find these useful!
bpa.ac.uk/resources-fo...
#philjobs #philsky