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Martin Kusch

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I am a philosopher in Vienna (working on: epistemology; philosophy of the social sciences; and "linguistic despair"). I also dabble in music (singing) and photography. Photo ©Alex Bachmayer

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · May 23

Forgive the self-promotion, please! -- Just noticed that the recording of our "Dies Facultatis" is online. Elisabeth Nemeth's (kind!) "laudatio" is at 1:43. My valedictory lecture starts at 1:54. #Vienna #philosophy

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Dies Facultatis 2025

16.00 Uhr - Verleihung Dissertationspreise/Lehrpreise 16.30 Uhr – Antrittsvorlesung Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Veronika Wöhrer Steile Wege und Stolpersteine Bildungsinstitutionen…

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 3h

Classical Vienna. -- Passageway in the first district. #Vienna #photography #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 9h

My classical music favourites CXXXII. --

Elgar's first symphony. NDR Radiophilharmonie conducted by Andrew Manze.

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#music #classicalmusic

Edward Elgar: Sinfonie Nr. 1 As-Dur mit Andrew Manze | NDR Radiophilharmonie

YouTube video by ARD Klassik

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 9h

Classical Vienna. -- Stalin in Vienna. #Vienna #photography #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 1d

Occasions in Vienna. -- Great book title ... must get. #Vienna #photography #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria

Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 1d

My classical music favourites CXXXI. --

Debussy's "Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune." Performed by the hr-Sinfonieorchester, conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9iD...

#music #classicalmusic

Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Andrés Orozco-Estrada

YouTube video by hr-Sinfonieorchester – Frankfurt Radio Symphony

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 1d

Classical Vienna. -- Stephansdom, detail. #Vienna #photography #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 2d

Classical Vienna. -- Liechtensteinpark, detail. #Vienna #photography #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria

Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 2d

My classical music favourites CXXX. --

Haydn's Oboe Concerto in C Major. Performed by François Leleux and the WDR Sinfonieorchester.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE24...

#music #classicalmusic

Haydn - Oboenkonzert C-Dur Hob VIIg:C1 | François Leleux | WDR Sinfonieorchester

YouTube video by ARD Klassik

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 2d

Classical Vienna. -- Liechtensteinpark, detail. #Vienna #photography #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria

Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 3d

First Musikverein concert of the New season: the Tonkünstler play Strauss, "Ein Heldenleben."

Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 3d

Classical Vienna. -- Early-modern wall-painting on Baeckerstrasse in the 1st district. #Vienna #photography #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 3d

My classical music favourites CXXIX. --

Mozart's Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622. Arngunnar Árnadóttir is the soloist. Cornelius Meister conducts the Iceland Symphony Orchestra.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT_6...

#music #classicalmusic

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 3d

Occasions in Vienna. -- Outside the box. #Vienna #photography #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria

Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 4d

Modern Vienna. -- Mathematics Faculty Building, detail. #Vienna #photography #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria

Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 4d

My classical music favourites CXXVIII. --

Hannah Kendall, "He stretches out the north over the void and hangs the earth on nothing." Musikkollegium Winterthur conducted by Roberto González-Monjas.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmE8...

#music #classicalmusic

Hannah Kendall: He stretches out the north over the void and hangs the earth on nothing

YouTube video by Claves Records

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 4d

Beyond Vienna. -- Bratislava, central square. #Vienna #photography #photographyOnBlueSky #Slovakia

Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 5d

Beyond Vienna. -- Bad Ischl: the Emperor's Lodge. (And Sarah taking a picture of me taking a picture of her.) #Vienna #photography #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria

Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 5d

My classical music favourites CXXVII. --

Benjamin Britten, "Simple Symphony." Britten conducting the English Chamber Orchestra.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFeR...

#music #classicalmusic

Britten: Simple Symphony

YouTube video by Scherzo Music

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 5d

Beyond Vienna. -- Wolfgangsee, detail. #Vienna #photography #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria

Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 6d

Enough!!!

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How Israeli actions caused famine in Gaza, visualized | CNN

Israel’s war in Gaza led to more than half a million Palestinians being stuck in a cycle of ‘starvation, destitution and death,’ a UN-backed initiative said. Five charts explain how.

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 6d

Beyond Vienna. -- Bratislava Opera House. #Vienna #photography #photographyOnBlueSky #Slovakia

Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 6d

My classical music favourites CXXVI. --

Benjamin Britten, "Four Sea Interludes." Ariane Matiakh conducts the WDR Sinfonieorchester.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4gZ...

#music #classicalmusic

Britten - Four Sea Interludes | Ariane Matiakh | WDR Sinfonieorchester

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 6d

Beyond Vienna. -- Bratislava: Jugendstil door. I love the birds left and right. #Vienna #photography #photographyOnBlueSky #Slovakia

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks for this!

Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 7d

I see what you mean. Though many German academic books would be so much better if they had a 188-page limit.