T.N. Kayzel
@kaijzel.bsky.social
Political Theory & Intellectual History | Postdoc at Sciences Po Paris, Centre d'études européennes et de politique comparée | Works on the histories of economic growth and economic planning.
In terms of most grievous misspellings of names, I think I found the most funny example. The guy is called Jörn Rüsen. (From Habermas' "the new obscurity")
June 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
In terms of most grievous misspellings of names, I think I found the most funny example. The guy is called Jörn Rüsen. (From Habermas' "the new obscurity")
The fate of Immanuel Kant. From great metaphysician to copywriter of taglines for shoe polish.
June 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The fate of Immanuel Kant. From great metaphysician to copywriter of taglines for shoe polish.
Woke-Aristoteles: the personal is political
April 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Woke-Aristoteles: the personal is political
It was the morning of 7 September 1303, and Pope Boniface VIII had a vague sense that thing might not go completely his way that day.
April 23, 2025 at 11:13 AM
It was the morning of 7 September 1303, and Pope Boniface VIII had a vague sense that thing might not go completely his way that day.
A positive example... but this one is done by Rubens so that's almost cheating.
April 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A positive example... but this one is done by Rubens so that's almost cheating.
Author portraits in the 17th century... not always a success story.
April 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Author portraits in the 17th century... not always a success story.
If the author’s portrait is anything to go by, I have serious doubts about how delightful the "heerlijke konterfeijtsels" (delightful portraits) in this book will actually be.
April 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
If the author’s portrait is anything to go by, I have serious doubts about how delightful the "heerlijke konterfeijtsels" (delightful portraits) in this book will actually be.
Billie, de eerste dag op de set:
April 15, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Billie, de eerste dag op de set:
Question for the economic theologians out there: Is the role of our banking system in pushing "the day of reckoning" into the future rooted in the Christian doctrine of holding back the end times (the kathechon and all that)?
January 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Question for the economic theologians out there: Is the role of our banking system in pushing "the day of reckoning" into the future rooted in the Christian doctrine of holding back the end times (the kathechon and all that)?
France: Let’s democratize the central bank; it’s only logical.
Bagehot (a true Englishman): Nice idea there, old chap, but we Brits simply don’t care about logic.
Bagehot (a true Englishman): Nice idea there, old chap, but we Brits simply don’t care about logic.
January 21, 2025 at 12:43 PM
France: Let’s democratize the central bank; it’s only logical.
Bagehot (a true Englishman): Nice idea there, old chap, but we Brits simply don’t care about logic.
Bagehot (a true Englishman): Nice idea there, old chap, but we Brits simply don’t care about logic.
French was according to J.S. Mill not a great language. Yet the French are so good in speculative bullshit that the intellectual mind cannot help but to feel compelled.
January 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
French was according to J.S. Mill not a great language. Yet the French are so good in speculative bullshit that the intellectual mind cannot help but to feel compelled.
Merry Christmas, my dear Bluesky friends!
December 25, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Merry Christmas, my dear Bluesky friends!
WTF is frutiger aero jamband j-pop? And why am I listening to it?
December 4, 2024 at 9:38 PM
WTF is frutiger aero jamband j-pop? And why am I listening to it?
No way better to spend your rainy Friday afternoon than in a dark corner of an archive.
November 22, 2024 at 12:48 PM
No way better to spend your rainy Friday afternoon than in a dark corner of an archive.
"Anarcho‑Pacifist Egoism" does not describe my ideology but I still want this fancy Stirner flag: www.architectural-review.com/essays/platf...
November 21, 2024 at 5:55 PM
"Anarcho‑Pacifist Egoism" does not describe my ideology but I still want this fancy Stirner flag: www.architectural-review.com/essays/platf...
Poor historians of Medieval architecture, one of the few available sources on the construction of buildings is just a guy doodling around, being very bad at drawing faces
November 21, 2024 at 11:41 AM
Poor historians of Medieval architecture, one of the few available sources on the construction of buildings is just a guy doodling around, being very bad at drawing faces
"I remember feelin' like someone had peeled a layer away from my brain, and my reality was no longer anchored to any point of reference, and I had to fight to keep from being crushed under the weight of an unforgiving new paradigm of ultimate reality. So cool, man. So why am I seeing this again?"
November 18, 2024 at 9:32 PM
"I remember feelin' like someone had peeled a layer away from my brain, and my reality was no longer anchored to any point of reference, and I had to fight to keep from being crushed under the weight of an unforgiving new paradigm of ultimate reality. So cool, man. So why am I seeing this again?"
The Tradle is quite fun today:
February 12, 2024 at 12:35 PM
The Tradle is quite fun today:
Best footnote of 2024 so far...
January 16, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Best footnote of 2024 so far...
Come join us for the New Year's Eve tradition of eating oliebollen, which is according to Wikipedia either an ancient German tradition or cultural appropriation of a Jewish tradition.
December 31, 2023 at 3:55 PM
Come join us for the New Year's Eve tradition of eating oliebollen, which is according to Wikipedia either an ancient German tradition or cultural appropriation of a Jewish tradition.
Toch wel weer fijn om even terug in Amsterdam te zijn.
December 29, 2023 at 7:51 PM
Toch wel weer fijn om even terug in Amsterdam te zijn.
It happens to the best of us.
December 18, 2023 at 1:10 PM
It happens to the best of us.