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Barry Stocker 🇺🇦🇹🇼
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I back Ukraine & Taiwan. British 🇬🇧 philosopher based in Istanbul🇹🇷, working at universities here for many years. Author of the monographs: *Derrida on Deconstruction (Routledge)*, *Kierkegaard on Politics* (Palgrave), Philosophy of the Novel* (Palgra
Images from Iran. Major protests against the government yesterday and today focused on economic problems and a wish for the current regime to end.
December 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Great song from Daft Punk, Instant Crush’ (2013) youtu.be/a5uQMwRMHcs?...
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December 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Philosophical humour!
December 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I was recently assured that I look like Manuel Castells (famous Catalan-Spanish sociologist and Spanish universities minister for a couple of years). I don’t see it myself. Tell me what you think? And should I feel complimented?
December 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
On Friday evening David Egan (Koç University) presented a talk on ‘Justice for Fictional Characters’. The investigation of ethics and literature was followed by a lively discussion with thoughts from students and faculty.
December 21, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Boğaziçi University, Department of Philosophy Colloquium.
Friday, 19th December, 17:00
David Egan
(Koç University)
‘Doing Justice to Fictional Characters’
To enter campus if you don’t have a Boğaziçi ID send your name to barry(dot)stocker(at)bogazici(dot)edu(dot)tr
December 19, 2025 at 4:30 AM
fBoğaziçi University Philosophy Colloquium. Friday 19th December, 17:00. David Egan, 'Doing Justice to Fictional Characters' hesperusisbosphorus.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/b... via @hespeisbosphor
Boğaziçi University Philosophy Colloquium. Friday 19th December, 17:00. David Egan, ‘Doing Justice to Fictional Characters’
Boğaziçi University, Department of Philosophy Colloquium. Friday, 19th December, 17:00 David Egan (Assistant Professor, Koç University, Istanbul) ‘Doing Justice to Fictional Characters’…
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December 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
1/2 On Saturday afternoon, Michael Beaney (Aberdeen University/Humboldt University) gave his talk ´Engaging Chinese Philosophy Analytically’ to the Boğaziçi Philosophy Colloquium’ offering fascinating insights into the analytical philosophy arguments contained within a classic of Daoist philosophy.
December 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Boğaziçi University, Department of Philosophy Colloquium.
Saturday, 13th December, 14:00
Michael Beaney
‘Engaging with Chinese Philosophy Analytically’ JF 507, south campus
To get entry onto Boğaziçi south campus email barry(dot)stocker(at)bogazici.edu.tr
December 12, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Boğaziçi University Philosophy Colloquium. Saturday 13th December, 14:00. Michael Beaney, 'Engaging with Chinese Philosophy Analytically' hesperusisbosphorus.wordpress.com/2025/12/08/b... via @hespeisbosphor
Boğaziçi University Philosophy Colloquium. Saturday 13th December, 14:00. Michael Beaney, ‘Engaging with Chinese Philosophy Analytically’
Boğaziçi University, Department of Philosophy Colloquium. Saturday, 13th December, 14:00 Michael Beaney (Regius Professor, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK) ‘Engaging with Chinese Philoso…
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December 7, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Neil Sinhababu of the National University of Singapore gave his talk ‘Einstein and Nietzsche: Humeans Refuting Kant’ to the Boğaziçi Philosophy Colloquium on Friday. Professor Sinhababu made some very kind comments afterwards about the quality of the questions and discussion.
December 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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The orange felon insults yet another female reporter by calling CNN’s Kaitlan Collins “stupid and nasty” after she inquired about the price of his trashy dictator ballroom after it increased by another $100M.

This is what happens when you normalize a criminal for a decade.
December 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I’m at the back on the left in front of some red object
December 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Boğaziçi University Philosophy Colloquium. Friday 5th December, 17:00. Neil Sinhababu, 'Einstein and Nietzsche: Humeans Refuting Kant' hesperusisbosphorus.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/b... via @hespeisbosphor
Boğaziçi University Philosophy Colloquium. Friday 5th December, 17:00. Neil Sinhababu, ‘Einstein and Nietzsche: Humeans Refuting Kant’
Boğaziçi University, Department of Philosophy Colloquium. Friday, 5th December, 17:00 Neil Sinhababu (Associate Professor, National University of Singapore) ‘Einstein and Nietzsche: Humeans R…
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November 30, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The journal issue hard copy has arrived containing my article ‘Communion and the Culinary in Proust’, Arkhe-Logos: Felsefe Dergisi/Journal of Philosophy* 10(19). Special issue on Philosophy and Gastronomy. Edited by Aysel Demir. Abstract in Turkish and English.
November 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
On Friday Erdal Yılmaz (Marmara University) gave a talk on ‘The possibility of ethical coexistence in cosmopolitan society: Independence Thesis’ to the Boğaziçi Philosophy Colloquium. The argument for an independent principle allowing co-existence was followed by a lively discussion.
November 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Barry Stocker philosophy talk at Marmara University, 3rd December. 12:30. Göztepe Campus. Faculty of Business Administration. GZISLCZ 02. ‘Liberty as Ontology of Ethics in Foucault’
November 28, 2025 at 11:03 AM
oğaziçi Univ. Philosophy Colloquium.
28/11/25, 17:00
Erdal Yılmaz
Marmara Univ.
‘The possibility of ethical coexistence in cosmopolitan society: Independence Thesis’ if you do not have a Boğaziçi ID, you must send your name to barry.stocker(AT)bogazici.edu.tr)
November 27, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Boğaziçi University Philosophy Colloquium. Friday 28th November, 17:00. Erdal Yılmaz, 'The possibility of ethical coexistence in cosmopolitan society: Independence Thesis' hesperusisbosphorus.wordpress.com/2025/11/24/b... via @hespeisbosphor
Boğaziçi University Philosophy Colloquium. Friday 28th November, 17:00. Erdal Yılmaz, ‘The possibility of ethical coexistence in cosmopolitan society: Independence Thesis’
Boğaziçi University, Department of Philosophy Colloquium. Friday, 28th November, 17:00 Erdal Yılmaz (Associate Professor, Marmara University, Istanbul) ‘The possibility of ethical coexistence…
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November 23, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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I think it's possible I may love the commentary on this photograph more than life itself
November 22, 2025 at 7:28 AM
On Friday Florence Ollivry (İbn Haldun University) gave a talk ‘From Mastery to Resonance: Rethinking Environmental Ethics’ to the Boğaziçi Univ Philosophy Colloquium. This was followed by a discussion of spiritual tradition, knowledge of nature, & ethics of the environment.
November 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Boğaziçi University, Philosophy Colloquium.
Friday, 21st November, 17:00
Florence Marie Anne Ollivry
İbn Haldun University
‘From Mastery to Resonance: Rethinking Environmental Ethics’
Send message to barry.stocker(at)bogazici.edu.tr to be on guest list and access campus
November 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Boğaziçi University Philosophy Colloquium. Friday 21st November, 17:00. Florence Marie Anne Ollivry, 'From Mastery to Resonance: Rethinking Environmental Ethics' hesperusisbosphorus.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/b... via @hespeisbosphor
Boğaziçi University Philosophy Colloquium. Friday 21st November, 17:00. Florence Marie Anne Ollivry, ‘From Mastery to Resonance: Rethinking Environmental Ethics’
Boğaziçi University, Department of Philosophy Colloquium. Friday, 21st November, 17:00 Florence Marie Anne Ollivry (Assistant Professor, İbn Haldun University, Istanbul) ‘From Mastery to Reso…
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November 16, 2025 at 10:26 PM