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Lewis R. Gordon @lewgord.bsky.social · 2d

#CriticalThinking. Although ignoring the 2000 years of critical thinking in Africa (e.g., in Kemet--see, e.g., the Sekhti-nefer-medu ["The Eloquent Peasant"] ) that preceded the Greeks , the basic insight of this PhiloNautica post is on point.

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How We Ended Up Raising the Stupidest Generation

YouTube video by PhiloNautica

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Lewis R. Gordon @lewgord.bsky.social · 3d

#BadBunnySuperBowl
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Why Bad Bunny’s selection as the Super Bowl halftime headliner is sparking MAGA fury

The Puerto Rican recording artist opposed Trump in 2024 and is avoiding U.S. mainland tour dates to avoid exposing his fans to ICE raids.

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Lewis R. Gordon @lewgord.bsky.social · 7d

An unfortunately still relevant essay: "The Problem With Affirmative Action" truthout.org/articles/the...

The Problem With Affirmative Action

(Photo: _Davo_) Henry Louis Gates Jr., the famed African-American literary scholar and director of the Du Bois Institute at Harvard University, recently reflected the following in an interview on…

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Lewis R. Gordon @lewgord.bsky.social · 11d

#AssataShakur

Lewis R. Gordon @lewgord.bsky.social · 16d

Sri Aurobindo, among other philosophers, argued this more than a century ago, Still, it's great to see the science coming to this realization. #HumanEvolutionaryTransition
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Humans Are In The Middle Of "A Great Evolutionary Transition", New Paper Claims

From above, we all look like ants.

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Lewis R. Gordon @lewgord.bsky.social · 17d

Great presentation of the remarkable story of #ThomasPeters
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn1z...

The Founding Father They Don't Teach You About

YouTube video by PBS Origins

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Lewis R. Gordon @lewgord.bsky.social · 20d

A voice of reason regarding ignorance, lunacy, and malfeasance.
On #RFKJr
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Christopher Hitchens Annihilates RFK Jr.

YouTube video by Christopher Hitchens Resurrected

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Lewis R. Gordon @lewgord.bsky.social · 21d

#The_Film_Bros_of_Greenwich_Village: Pilot
Congratulations, Bros!
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The Film Bros of Greenwich Village: Pilot

YouTube video by The Film Bros of Greenwich Village

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Lewis R. Gordon @lewgord.bsky.social · 21d

And Part II
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The Weaponization of Charlie Kirk's Death - (ft. Christopher Hitchens)

YouTube video by Christopher Hitchens Resurrected

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Lewis R. Gordon @lewgord.bsky.social · 21d

Speaks for itself.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR-p...

The DISGRACE of making Charlie Kirk a SAINT - (ft. Christopher Hitchens)

YouTube video by Christopher Hitchens Resurrected

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Lewis R. Gordon @lewgord.bsky.social · 21d

Worth listening. Addresses the cognitive and affective dangers--from delusional folly to tragedy from its sycophantry--of #ChatGPT and some of the legal implications unfolding.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxQV...

Trapped in a ChatGPT Spiral

YouTube video by New York Times Podcasts

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Lewis R. Gordon @lewgord.bsky.social · Sep 5

#BadFaithAndAntiblackRacism's 30th Anniversary Edition scheduled for publication next month. Foreword by Mabogo P. More. Afterwords by Jacqueline M. Martinez and Paget Henry.
www.bloomsbury.com/us/bad-faith...

Bad Faith and Antiblack Racism

In this contemporary classic, Lewis Gordon presents his iconic, detailed existential phenomenological investigation of antiblack racism as a form of Sartrean ba…

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Gwendolyn @profdolske.bsky.social · Aug 28

Good Is In The Details 2025 audience favorites so far…

What is your favorite Philosophy topic?

#philsky (Thank you @lewgord.bsky.social)

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Lewis R. Gordon @lewgord.bsky.social · Sep 5

30th Anniversary Edition scheduled for publication next month. Foreword by Mabogo P. More. Afterwords by Jacqueline M. Martinez and Paget Henry.
www.bloomsbury.com/us/bad-faith...

Bad Faith and Antiblack Racism

In this contemporary classic, Lewis Gordon presents his iconic, detailed existential phenomenological investigation of antiblack racism as a form of Sartrean ba…

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Lewis R. Gordon @lewgord.bsky.social · Aug 11

On now on NPR's ON POINT
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Next episode

The latest show topics from On Point, updated daily.

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Lewis R. Gordon @lewgord.bsky.social · Aug 5

On #rust. Yikes! Pay attention to canned drinks....
www.ctpublic.org/show/the-col...

Combating corrosion: The war on rust

Rust is all around us. It’s in our cars, our homes, our infrastructure … our art, even. This hour, a long look at rust and corrosion.

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Lewis R. Gordon @lewgord.bsky.social · Aug 4

LR Gordon, "From Crises of European Man to Humanity’s Crises, from Large-Scale Narcissism to Realities of Living on a Smaller Planet "
Just click the blue link.
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From Crises of European Man to Humanity’s Crises, from Large-Scale Narcissism to Realities of Living on a Smaller Planet | Journal of World Philosophies

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Lewis R. Gordon @lewgord.bsky.social · Aug 4

Seriously cool album cover
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Lewis R. Gordon @lewgord.bsky.social · Aug 4

Recent issue of JOURNAL OF WORLD PHILOSOPHIES features articles on African phenomenologies of existence and crises
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Journal of World Philosophies

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Lewis R. Gordon @lewgord.bsky.social · Jul 27

Amid Rising Fascism, the Left Looks for Action. It Should Also Ask Questions. truthout.org/articles/ami...

Amid Rising Fascism, the Left Looks for Action. It Should Also Ask Questions.

There’s no cookie-cutter solution to confronting fascism; action must be grounded in analysis, says Robin D. G. Kelley.

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Lewis R. Gordon @lewgord.bsky.social · Jul 26

As a Medical Student in Gaza, I Studied Malnutrition. Now It’s All Around Me. truthout.org/articles/as-...

As a Medical Student in Gaza, I Studied Malnutrition. Now It’s All Around Me.

Before the genocide, malnutrition was a rare diagnosis. Now more than 2 million Gazans are forced to survive on nothing.

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Lewis R. Gordon @lewgord.bsky.social · Jul 20

Frantz Maguerite Victor #Fanon was born on 20 July 2025. Today is the 100th anniversary of his birth. His aliases included IIbrahim (father of many or a nation) and Omar (flourishing or long-life). He died at age 36. His ideas live on.