Dave O’Hara
@davoh.bsky.social
Professor of Philosophy, Religion, Classics, and Environmental Studies. I study fish and forests, and the cultural ideas that connect them. Current home: South Dakota. Former homes: NY, VT, NM, PA, España. Canon for Creation Care, Episcopal Diocese of SD.
If I were a lot younger and not already, you know, a tenured professor, I’d be all over this. Maybe there’s some young entomologist out there who will find this as appealing as I do?
Looking for a PhD opportunity? I'm hoping to recruit someone to my group at Durham University to work on a project combining fieldwork and labwork to study speciation in rubyspot damselflies: iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
Get in touch if you want to chat!
Get in touch if you want to chat!
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
If I were a lot younger and not already, you know, a tenured professor, I’d be all over this. Maybe there’s some young entomologist out there who will find this as appealing as I do?
A long post about why we cut humanities disciplines like languages, and why we need them for our shared interests.
The Humanities, The Common Good, and Immediate Needs: https://davoh.org/2025/11/10/the-humanities-the-common-good.html
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A long post about why we cut humanities disciplines like languages, and why we need them for our shared interests.
The Humanities, The Common Good, and Immediate Needs: https://davoh.org/2025/11/10/the-humanities-the-common-good.html
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The Humanities, The Common Good, and Immediate Needs: https://davoh.org/2025/11/10/the-humanities-the-common-good.html
Snowflakes: https://davoh.org/2025/11/09/snowflakes.html
November 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Snowflakes: https://davoh.org/2025/11/09/snowflakes.html
Serviceberries in my garden, yesterday and today. Today my garden got its first blanket of snow.
November 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Serviceberries in my garden, yesterday and today. Today my garden got its first blanket of snow.
Teaching outdoors: https://davoh.org/2025/11/07/teaching-outdoors.html
November 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Teaching outdoors: https://davoh.org/2025/11/07/teaching-outdoors.html
This is the scene outside my office window. That’s one of the rare bronze reproductions of Michelangelo’s Moses, and it’s just hanging out on the lawn by my building.
Moses watches the chapel renovation: https://davoh.org/2025/11/06/moses-watches-the-chapel-renovation.html
November 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
This is the scene outside my office window. That’s one of the rare bronze reproductions of Michelangelo’s Moses, and it’s just hanging out on the lawn by my building.
Moses watches the chapel renovation: https://davoh.org/2025/11/06/moses-watches-the-chapel-renovation.html
November 6, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Moses watches the chapel renovation: https://davoh.org/2025/11/06/moses-watches-the-chapel-renovation.html
The Rent Is Too High: https://davoh.org/2025/11/06/the-rent-is-too-high.html
November 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The Rent Is Too High: https://davoh.org/2025/11/06/the-rent-is-too-high.html
A link to my (unfortunately paywalled) article on Medium about religion and robots. Also for my students!
November 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
A link to my (unfortunately paywalled) article on Medium about religion and robots. Also for my students!
A link to my article on what I saw at NeurIPS last year. Putting it here to make it easier for my students to find it!
November 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
A link to my article on what I saw at NeurIPS last year. Putting it here to make it easier for my students to find it!
Today’s sketch, made while listening to a lecture. Decided to try drawing my own hands, my pen, and my sketchbook. Practice, practice, practice.
November 4, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Today’s sketch, made while listening to a lecture. Decided to try drawing my own hands, my pen, and my sketchbook. Practice, practice, practice.
If you've been waiting for a chance to buy my book about brook trout in the Appalachians, now is a fine time.
All Wipf and Stock titles are 50% off through November 30.
Here's my book: wipfandstock.com/978162564727...
Use code CONFSHIP at checkout.
If you select Media Mail, shipping is free.
All Wipf and Stock titles are 50% off through November 30.
Here's my book: wipfandstock.com/978162564727...
Use code CONFSHIP at checkout.
If you select Media Mail, shipping is free.
Downstream- Wipf and Stock Publishers
Downstream: Reflections on Brook Trout, Fly Fishing, and the Waters of Appalachia is a mosaic combining nature writing, fly-fishing narrative, memoir, and ph...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
If you've been waiting for a chance to buy my book about brook trout in the Appalachians, now is a fine time.
All Wipf and Stock titles are 50% off through November 30.
Here's my book: wipfandstock.com/978162564727...
Use code CONFSHIP at checkout.
If you select Media Mail, shipping is free.
All Wipf and Stock titles are 50% off through November 30.
Here's my book: wipfandstock.com/978162564727...
Use code CONFSHIP at checkout.
If you select Media Mail, shipping is free.
Thinking of adding the Diamond Sutra and Hui Neng to my classical Asian philosophies class next spring.
November 3, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Thinking of adding the Diamond Sutra and Hui Neng to my classical Asian philosophies class next spring.
Reposted by Dave O’Hara
These are now being generated from eBird checklists.
I need to sort out a bunch of things but they're fun for testing.
Colors of birds extracted from Wikipedia descriptions.
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I need to sort out a bunch of things but they're fun for testing.
Colors of birds extracted from Wikipedia descriptions.
🪶
November 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
These are now being generated from eBird checklists.
I need to sort out a bunch of things but they're fun for testing.
Colors of birds extracted from Wikipedia descriptions.
🪶
I need to sort out a bunch of things but they're fun for testing.
Colors of birds extracted from Wikipedia descriptions.
🪶
My wife recognizes the subject so I feel pretty good about this portrait.
November 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
My wife recognizes the subject so I feel pretty good about this portrait.
A page of single-line sketches: https://davoh.org/2025/11/01/a-page-of-singleline-sketches.html
November 1, 2025 at 1:19 PM
A page of single-line sketches: https://davoh.org/2025/11/01/a-page-of-singleline-sketches.html
That sounds like an interesting book!
I want to point out this 50% off sale that Wipf and Stock Publishers is having.
Next week my book: How do you Baptize a Whale? An Encouragement to Compassion is coming out and YOU can use the code on the site to buy copies as Christmas presents for all your friends!
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Next week my book: How do you Baptize a Whale? An Encouragement to Compassion is coming out and YOU can use the code on the site to buy copies as Christmas presents for all your friends!
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October 31, 2025 at 10:54 PM
That sounds like an interesting book!
Today’s shelfie. These are books I used in teaching today.
Your challenge is to guess what I teach.
Your challenge is to guess what I teach.
October 31, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Today’s shelfie. These are books I used in teaching today.
Your challenge is to guess what I teach.
Your challenge is to guess what I teach.
I recently saw a typo, where someone had described me as Director of EnvironMETAL Studies at my uni, and I have to admit it appealed to my inner teenager.
October 31, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I recently saw a typo, where someone had described me as Director of EnvironMETAL Studies at my uni, and I have to admit it appealed to my inner teenager.
Shelfie.
These are books that I’ve brought to class this week or have pulled off the office shelves for discussions with students. Quite a few others have already been reshelved.
These are books that I’ve brought to class this week or have pulled off the office shelves for discussions with students. Quite a few others have already been reshelved.
October 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Shelfie.
These are books that I’ve brought to class this week or have pulled off the office shelves for discussions with students. Quite a few others have already been reshelved.
These are books that I’ve brought to class this week or have pulled off the office shelves for discussions with students. Quite a few others have already been reshelved.
Myths as Containers of Insight: https://davoh.org/2025/10/27/myths-as-containers-of-insight.html
October 28, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Myths as Containers of Insight: https://davoh.org/2025/10/27/myths-as-containers-of-insight.html
The longer I’ve taught philosophy the more strongly I believe that it is a mistake to teach it outside of historical and cultural context.
October 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The longer I’ve taught philosophy the more strongly I believe that it is a mistake to teach it outside of historical and cultural context.
Litany of Joys: https://davoh.org/2025/10/24/litany-of-joys.html
October 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Litany of Joys: https://davoh.org/2025/10/24/litany-of-joys.html
One of the highlights of my week: singing a lullaby to my grandson in harmony with my son.
October 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
One of the highlights of my week: singing a lullaby to my grandson in harmony with my son.