Shea Stevens
@holistic-p.bsky.social
Interested in: transcending the objective/subjective dichotomy; Gestalt-related philosophy; phenomenology, Merleau-Ponty especially.
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Shea Stevens
@holistic-p.bsky.social
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Form Theories: From Aristotle to Merleau-Ponty: Stevens, Shea: 9798339485599: Amazon.com: Books
Form Theories: From Aristotle to Merleau-Ponty [Stevens, Shea] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Form Theories: From Aristotle to Merleau-Ponty
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I’m excited to share my new book is available on Amazon! An exploration of form theories from Aristotle to Merleau-Ponty. It touches on hylomorphism, emergentism, Goethe’s morphology, gestalt thinkers, and phenomenology. Just $10 USD for a paperback copy! #philsky #philosophy
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Cuckmere Haven, December 2021
December 1, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Cuckmere Haven, December 2021
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Extending the evolutionary synthesis isn’t enough
Rasmus Haukedal's new book calls for a truly dialectical biology: from autopoiesis to sympoiesis, from efficient causes to enablement, and an innovative take on plasticity, canalisation & habit.
dialecticalsystems.eu/publications...
Rasmus Haukedal's new book calls for a truly dialectical biology: from autopoiesis to sympoiesis, from efficient causes to enablement, and an innovative take on plasticity, canalisation & habit.
dialecticalsystems.eu/publications...
December 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Extending the evolutionary synthesis isn’t enough
Rasmus Haukedal's new book calls for a truly dialectical biology: from autopoiesis to sympoiesis, from efficient causes to enablement, and an innovative take on plasticity, canalisation & habit.
dialecticalsystems.eu/publications...
Rasmus Haukedal's new book calls for a truly dialectical biology: from autopoiesis to sympoiesis, from efficient causes to enablement, and an innovative take on plasticity, canalisation & habit.
dialecticalsystems.eu/publications...
Here is my long-labored post on the philosophical lineage of dialectics. A daunting task, and it’s a little unwieldy trying to contain it in a blog post, but here it is. I’ll probably revise and expand it later. Indebted to Andy Blunden for his notes on Hegel. #philsky #hegel #merleau-ponty #engels
Dialectics in Merleau-Ponty and Previous Thinkers — Ontology and Sense
By Shea Stevens Last edited Nov 29, 2025 This post originated with my curiosity about the lineage of the term dialectic in order for me to better understand Merleau-Ponty’s usage of the term. I soon...
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November 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Here is my long-labored post on the philosophical lineage of dialectics. A daunting task, and it’s a little unwieldy trying to contain it in a blog post, but here it is. I’ll probably revise and expand it later. Indebted to Andy Blunden for his notes on Hegel. #philsky #hegel #merleau-ponty #engels
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A big thanks to @cshambaugh.bsky.social who took us on a deep dive into the history of dialectical biology yesterday! Thank you also to everyone who joined the talk and discussion!
November 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
A big thanks to @cshambaugh.bsky.social who took us on a deep dive into the history of dialectical biology yesterday! Thank you also to everyone who joined the talk and discussion!
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Few things worse to see on your TV than Cowboys fans experiencing an ounce of joy
November 24, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Few things worse to see on your TV than Cowboys fans experiencing an ounce of joy
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This Eagles vs Cowboys game has been wild.
November 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
This Eagles vs Cowboys game has been wild.
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CDC website edited to say that there are only four elements: earth, air, fire, and water, and that atomic theory is not evidence-based.
CDC website edited to say that maggots spontaneously generate from spoiled meat, and all studies demonstrating this fact have been ignored by science authorities.
CDC website edited to say that the Sun revolves around the Earth, and the heliocentric model of the universe is not evidence-based.
November 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
CDC website edited to say that there are only four elements: earth, air, fire, and water, and that atomic theory is not evidence-based.
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So excited to share the UK cover of my forthcoming book THE TRAVELLER ... which is about a quite remarkable human being. George Forster, a man who tried to find what connects us rather than what sets us apart - he saw unity behind our diversity, not discord and division.
November 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
So excited to share the UK cover of my forthcoming book THE TRAVELLER ... which is about a quite remarkable human being. George Forster, a man who tried to find what connects us rather than what sets us apart - he saw unity behind our diversity, not discord and division.
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I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
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BREAKING: The Senate just passed the Epstein bill by unanimous consent.
The bill will automatically pass once it's delivered to the Senate and will then advance to Trump's desk for him to sign — possibly as early as this evening.
The bill will automatically pass once it's delivered to the Senate and will then advance to Trump's desk for him to sign — possibly as early as this evening.
November 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
BREAKING: The Senate just passed the Epstein bill by unanimous consent.
The bill will automatically pass once it's delivered to the Senate and will then advance to Trump's desk for him to sign — possibly as early as this evening.
The bill will automatically pass once it's delivered to the Senate and will then advance to Trump's desk for him to sign — possibly as early as this evening.
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Teaching on the meaning of life again, and it dawns on me (I'm a slow learner) that the way in which the question of life's meaning can be asked in a cosmic register (can any human life have meaning?) or in a quotidian register (why are some human lives more meaningful than others?) recurs. 1/
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Teaching on the meaning of life again, and it dawns on me (I'm a slow learner) that the way in which the question of life's meaning can be asked in a cosmic register (can any human life have meaning?) or in a quotidian register (why are some human lives more meaningful than others?) recurs. 1/
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My 19 month old son is super into sealife and oceans and can now identify and name anglerfish and angelfish, which is pretty impressive given he's still taking a random punt on whether any particular woman in the room is Mama
November 18, 2025 at 10:47 AM
My 19 month old son is super into sealife and oceans and can now identify and name anglerfish and angelfish, which is pretty impressive given he's still taking a random punt on whether any particular woman in the room is Mama
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Hilary Pecis (American, b. 1979). Botanical Gardens (2019, acrylic on canvas).
November 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Hilary Pecis (American, b. 1979). Botanical Gardens (2019, acrylic on canvas).
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New Yearbook for #Phenomenology & Phenomenological Philosophy. Vol 23
Eds Burt C. Hopkins, Daniele De Santis – Phenomenology & the Frankfurt School, & book discussion (Trizio, Philosophy’s Nature: Husserl’s Phenomenology, Natural Science, and Metaphysics)
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Eds Burt C. Hopkins, Daniele De Santis – Phenomenology & the Frankfurt School, & book discussion (Trizio, Philosophy’s Nature: Husserl’s Phenomenology, Natural Science, and Metaphysics)
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/11/18/n...
November 18, 2025 at 11:33 AM
New Yearbook for #Phenomenology & Phenomenological Philosophy. Vol 23
Eds Burt C. Hopkins, Daniele De Santis – Phenomenology & the Frankfurt School, & book discussion (Trizio, Philosophy’s Nature: Husserl’s Phenomenology, Natural Science, and Metaphysics)
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/11/18/n...
Eds Burt C. Hopkins, Daniele De Santis – Phenomenology & the Frankfurt School, & book discussion (Trizio, Philosophy’s Nature: Husserl’s Phenomenology, Natural Science, and Metaphysics)
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/11/18/n...
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So much in the world would be so different if men could just be normal about women.
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
So much in the world would be so different if men could just be normal about women.
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Pope Leo absolutely cooking
November 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Pope Leo absolutely cooking
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Next Monday, we welcome @cshambaugh.bsky.social from the University of Oregon in our ROTO Lecture Series who will talk about dialectical biology. Just register via the link and join the talk and discussion at 4pm (CET): rotorub.wordpress.com/roto-lecture...
#HPBio #PhilSci #HistSci
#HPBio #PhilSci #HistSci
November 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Next Monday, we welcome @cshambaugh.bsky.social from the University of Oregon in our ROTO Lecture Series who will talk about dialectical biology. Just register via the link and join the talk and discussion at 4pm (CET): rotorub.wordpress.com/roto-lecture...
#HPBio #PhilSci #HistSci
#HPBio #PhilSci #HistSci
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Somewhere along the line, a healthy distrust of politicians was transformed into pathological loyalty to a politician
November 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Somewhere along the line, a healthy distrust of politicians was transformed into pathological loyalty to a politician
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Somewhere along the line, a healthy distrust of government was transformed into a pathological demand that more power be handed over to a small number of politicians
November 17, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Somewhere along the line, a healthy distrust of government was transformed into a pathological demand that more power be handed over to a small number of politicians
After watching Nuremberg I bought this excellent book. I highly recommend. “Aftermath” by Harald Jahner. Utterly depressing to read, for someone who wants to believe in human goodness. But important in so many ways.
November 16, 2025 at 3:07 AM
After watching Nuremberg I bought this excellent book. I highly recommend. “Aftermath” by Harald Jahner. Utterly depressing to read, for someone who wants to believe in human goodness. But important in so many ways.
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Saw the new Nuremberg movie last night. I think it’s just what this moment needs: an unmistakably direct and political story that reminds Americans that Nazism is bad, demagoguery is bad, racism is bad, and that crimes against humanity must not only be stopped but also punished.
November 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Saw the new Nuremberg movie last night. I think it’s just what this moment needs: an unmistakably direct and political story that reminds Americans that Nazism is bad, demagoguery is bad, racism is bad, and that crimes against humanity must not only be stopped but also punished.
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Do you ever contemplate the forms?
November 15, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Do you ever contemplate the forms?
New on my blog: I posted a paper I wrote earlier this year, “Merleau-Ponty’s Ontology of Sense and Non-Sense.” I’m pretty proud of it and plan to include it in a future edition of my book. It talks a little about Hegel; that’s an area I’m still planning on diving into further on a future blog post.
Merleau-Ponty’s Ontology of Sense and Non-Sense — Ontology and Sense
By Shea Stevens [An abstract of this paper was submitted to Chiasmi in 2025 but the abstract was not accepted for a full peer review nor was the author given feedback. The author chose to publish t...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
New on my blog: I posted a paper I wrote earlier this year, “Merleau-Ponty’s Ontology of Sense and Non-Sense.” I’m pretty proud of it and plan to include it in a future edition of my book. It talks a little about Hegel; that’s an area I’m still planning on diving into further on a future blog post.
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No opinion about this specific claim, but I do think we need more humanities in our lives and hearts and minds. And more arts. More history, more literature, more painting, more moral philosophy, more poetry. More thinking about and cherishing what makes human life special.
I don’t know about you but I sincerely believe that Zohran Mamdani’s BA Major in Africana Studies enabled him to understand our current conjuncture & its demands of justice. Humanities shape minds & in his case for the better.
I know white tech bros disagree as they continue to collapse our worlds.
I know white tech bros disagree as they continue to collapse our worlds.
November 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
No opinion about this specific claim, but I do think we need more humanities in our lives and hearts and minds. And more arts. More history, more literature, more painting, more moral philosophy, more poetry. More thinking about and cherishing what makes human life special.