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David Bather Woods
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friendly neighbourhood Schopenhauerian • part time Proustian • associate professor @philoswarwick.bsky.social • author @uchicagopress.bsky.social
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David Bather Woods @davidbatherwoods.bsky.social · Mar 28
It lives!

You can now preorder my philosophical biography of Schopenhauer.

Out in November.
Arthur Schopenhauer
An engaging biography of one of the most influential Western philosophers and a thought-provoking exploration of how to live with Arthur Schopenhauer’s pessimism. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) almos...
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David Bather Woods @davidbatherwoods.bsky.social · 8m
Then you’ll really enjoy the book! :)
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Drafting the Past @draftingthepast.bsky.social · 1d
Episodes two weeks in a row?! That should tell you how much great stuff there is. I was so happy to get to talk to @andrewhartman.bsky.social about KARL MARX IN AMERICA (@uchicagopress.bsky.social) and how he keeps going in the writing "grind." Listen here: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
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Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · 1d
This is how I want to be awarded the Nobel Prize.
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Kant, Kantianism, and Morality @kantingroningen.bsky.social · 8d
We have a recent (open access 🔑) publication from a member of our research group: a new paper on the structure of Kant’s argument in the first section of the Groundwork.

Pauline Kleingeld, ‘Kant’s Analytic Method and the Argument of Groundwork I’, in Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society.
X—Kant’s Analytic Method and the Argument of Groundwork I
Abstract. In the famous first section of the Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals, Kant sets out to identify the principle of morality, but each of the
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David Bather Woods @davidbatherwoods.bsky.social · 1d
“Schopenhauer offers no easy remedies to a disease with no final cure, for the living at least, but Bather Woods successfully shows us if your eyes can adjust to his dark vision of the world, there is much to see” @andyowen.bsky.social
How Schopenhauer can change your miserable life | Andy Owen | The Critic Magazine
Philosopher David Bather Woods notes that there is a popular style of philosophical biography that presents the philosopher’s life as a model for how to live well. He tells us his new book on Arthur…
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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 1d
Death in a Shallow Pond by @davidedmonds100.bsky.social is a fascinating account of Peter Singer’s controversial “drowning child” thought experiment—and how it changed the way people think about charitable giving.

Out now. Learn more and explore a free sample: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Death in a Shallow Pond: A Philosopher, a Drowning Child, and Strangers in Need by David Edmonds
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Pekka Väyrynen @vayrynen.bsky.social · 2d
📣JOB ALERT📣
Lecturer or Associate Professor in Philosophy at University of Leeds. AOS: Social Philosophy + at least one of: Metaphysics, Epistemology, or Philosophy of Language, Logic, Mind, or Action. Details at jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx.... Closing date 5 Nov 2025. #philosophy 1/2
Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Lecturer/Associate Professor in Philosophy
Are you an experienced academic in Philosophy with the ambition to carry out world-leading research and deliver an exceptional student experience in a research-intensive Russell Group University? Woul...
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 2d
Another astonishing sign of incredible incompetence from the UK Conservatives. They can’t even get right the name of the country they want to represent.
(Image via LBC political editor Natasha Clark)
Promo bar of chocolate saying "When Labour negotiates, Britian loses"
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 2d
The Philosophy Bites podcast started in 2007 (and is fast approaching 50 million unique episode downloads). Which philosophy podcasts were around before us? www.philosophybites.com
Philosophy Bites Podcast
Top philosophers interviewed on bite-sized topics
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The American Weil Society @weilsociety.bsky.social · 2d
Call for Papers is extended to December 15! And we have an online presentation option for those who cannot attend in-person!
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Five Books - Expert Book Recommendations @fivebooks.com · 3d
"There is a widespread view that failing to put yourself in the shoes of another person—failing to empathise—leads to dehumanisation, and dehumanisation is at the heart of cruelty and evil."
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Cruelty and Evil
A common view of evil sees dehumanisation as fundamental. Yale psychologist Paul Bloom argues, however, that the picture may not be so simple. He recommends the best books to understand evil and…
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Uehiro Oxford Institute @uehiro.ox.ac.uk · 6d
Due to popular demand we've increased the seats available at @davidedmonds100.bsky.social 's book launch for 'Death in a shallow pond'. Please register for the free event here: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/event/book-l...
🗓 Tuesday 7 October
📍 Oxford Martin School
⏰ 6:00pm – followed by a drinks reception
Book Launch: Death in a Shallow Pond
'Death in a Shallow Pond: A Philosopher, a Drowning Child, and Strangers in Need' is published by Princeton University Press
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk
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Mary Jo MacDonald @maryjomacdonald.bsky.social · 5d
Geertje Bol on canon construction and history of women philosophers! www.the-tls.com/philosophy/c...
The erasure of women philosophers
Eileen O’Neill’s foundational article “Disappearing Ink: Early modern women philosophers and their fate in history” (1998) was revelatory for me as a
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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 4d
Goethe: A Life in Ideas by @matthewgbell.bsky.social gets a sharp, illuminating review from Ritchie Robertson in @litreview.bsky.social! “Deeply learned, crisply written.” Read it here: literaryreview.co.uk/darkness-light-2
Ritchie Robertson - Darkness & Light
Ritchie Robertson: Darkness & Light - Goethe: A Life in Ideas by Matthew Bell
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LMU Munich Philosophy Faculty @lmuphilosophy.bsky.social · 6d
LMU Munich invites applications for a W2 Professorship in Philosophy Education, starting in October 2026. We are looking for candidates with an outstanding research record in philosophy and a strong profile in philosophy education.
Deadline: 15 November 2025:
job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/b...
Professorship (W2) of Philosophy Education
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 9d
The British Society of Aesthetics seeks to appoint a paid, part-time Editor for its website, newsletter, and social media. Applicants will be expected to be UK-based postgraduates working in aesthetics.

The deadline for applications is 22 October 2025.
Position Available: BSA Website & Social Media Editor - The British Society of Aesthetics
The British Society of Aesthetics seeks to appoint a paid, part-time Editor for its website, newsletter, and social media. DUTIES OF POST WEBSITEThe Editor will be responsible for editing and maintain...
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Louis Doulas @louisdoulas.bsky.social · 7d
*Officially* out today: Susan Stebbing: Analysis, Common Sense, and Public Philosophy. I’m grateful to my co-editor, Annalisa Coliva, and all our excellent contributors! Link in bio. (Find the volume’s introduction on my website 😈.)
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Emily Herring @emilyherring.bsky.social · 24d
On October 5, I will be talking about my biography of Bergson at Ilkley Literature Festival! There are still some tickets!
www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk/events/15-em...
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Paulina Sliwa @pasliwa.bsky.social · 15d
New paper with @tom-mcclelland.bsky.social! What is it to see someone as an object – to perceptually objectify them? We argue that seeing is not just a metaphor. We see others afford doing things with and to.
doi.org/10.1111/ejop...
Seeing Others as Objects: Perceptual Objectification & Affordances
In discussions of objectification, the use of visual language is ubiquitous. It is striking that the literature often talks about treating and seeing someone as an object in the same breath. Yet acc...
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Paulina Sliwa @pasliwa.bsky.social · 22d
Philosophy job seekers: there is a 6-year postdoc in philosophy of language coming up at the University of Vienna. See advertisement here: philjobs.org/job/show/29670
Assistant Professor ("Universitätsassistent Postdoc"), University of Vienna - PhilJobs:JFP Assistant Professor ("Universitätsassistent Postdoc"), University of Vienna
An international database of jobs for philosophers
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David Bather Woods @davidbatherwoods.bsky.social · 10d
You could really be on to something here! Arendt contrasts banality with stupidity. She stressed that agents like Eichmann, while thoughtless, were not stupid - in their fields of action, they are ruthlessly efficient, catastrophically intelligent. Trump, by contrast, really is atrociously stupid.
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David Bather Woods @davidbatherwoods.bsky.social · 11d
Maybe, or could just be a coincidence… 🤷‍♂️
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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 11d
Just 2 weeks left to submit for 2025 Du Châtelet Prize in Philosophy of Physics
Topic: Physics in the writings of women 1700-1900
Deadline: October 10, 2025, 11:59 PM GMT
<10K words, blinded, unpublished; prize is open to grad students & scholars w/in 5 years of PhD
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An 18thC engraving of Emile Du Chatelet in a traditional dress and choker necklace depicted in an oval frame with a globe and books in background. There is an inscription below her portrait "C'est ainsi que la Verité Pour mieux etablir sa puissance a pris les traits de la beauté, et les graces de l'eloquence." © The Trustees of the British Museum. Shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence.
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David Bather Woods @davidbatherwoods.bsky.social · 11d
Speaking as a David, I’m offended
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David Bather Woods @davidbatherwoods.bsky.social · 11d
“The meaning of a word is its use in the language” - Wittgenstein
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your #3 source for absurdist true crime 🔨 @davidgerard.co.uk · 11d
the kids are all right

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JA Westenberg @Daojoan@mastodon.social My 9 year old and his classmates have started using “that’s AI” to mean “I don’t believe you.” Me: we’re having dinosaur meat for dinner Kiddo: that’s AI
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