Aloysius Ventham
@paranoidaquinoid.bsky.social
Dr of Philosophy (metaethics and political philosophy). More interested in Dostoevsky than is healthy. Impossibly caffeinated. Working as a philosopher in Salzburg. Part of the Salzburg Ethics Group.
Goodbye Rome! I've had a blast. I'll especially miss the seagulls who joined me for breakfast on the balcony every morning.
November 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Goodbye Rome! I've had a blast. I'll especially miss the seagulls who joined me for breakfast on the balcony every morning.
Today I was invited to an audience with the Pope. I was so overwhelmed when I saw him I literally cried. I didn't get a pic of me shaking his hand, but here's a pic of him doing an initial pass on his Pope Mobile.
October 31, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Today I was invited to an audience with the Pope. I was so overwhelmed when I saw him I literally cried. I didn't get a pic of me shaking his hand, but here's a pic of him doing an initial pass on his Pope Mobile.
Hello from Saint Peter's
October 31, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Hello from Saint Peter's
Good news, everybody. Im working in vienna again so that means I can grab some elite-tier coffees! Today I'm having a thermal shock processed Colombian coffee, roasted by The Coffee Source. Unglaublich!
October 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Good news, everybody. Im working in vienna again so that means I can grab some elite-tier coffees! Today I'm having a thermal shock processed Colombian coffee, roasted by The Coffee Source. Unglaublich!
Happy Monday, bluesky. Here's the morning view from my balcony.
September 22, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Happy Monday, bluesky. Here's the morning view from my balcony.
Back in Salzburg, cuddling with Fellini, and listening to the most outrageous Herbie Hancock album (it's fantastic). Win.
September 13, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Back in Salzburg, cuddling with Fellini, and listening to the most outrageous Herbie Hancock album (it's fantastic). Win.
Salzburg views continue to be cartoonishly idyllic
August 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Salzburg views continue to be cartoonishly idyllic
Lizard took me to Schwangau for my birthday and I visited two (2!) castles. Here's a pic of the iconic Neuschwanstein
August 23, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Lizard took me to Schwangau for my birthday and I visited two (2!) castles. Here's a pic of the iconic Neuschwanstein
Went on an 80km cycle to Mondsee today and this was the view... Austria is genuinely incredible.
June 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Went on an 80km cycle to Mondsee today and this was the view... Austria is genuinely incredible.
So students do a blurb task for me each week. The blurb will normally contain a quick overview of the argument contained in the paper we're covering (in this case, a paper on UBI by White) and a quick evaluation of the argument. This week, a student sent me this drawing as their blurb. Perfect.
June 12, 2025 at 9:41 AM
So students do a blurb task for me each week. The blurb will normally contain a quick overview of the argument contained in the paper we're covering (in this case, a paper on UBI by White) and a quick evaluation of the argument. This week, a student sent me this drawing as their blurb. Perfect.
Getting the night train back to Vienna from Rome and there's a dog nearby! What a winner of a weekend.
May 26, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Getting the night train back to Vienna from Rome and there's a dog nearby! What a winner of a weekend.
Cycled to Seekirchen today and the sky looked like this pretty much the whole time...
May 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Cycled to Seekirchen today and the sky looked like this pretty much the whole time...
I've been glued to a constant live stream of the Vatican chimney and it turns out this paid off comparatively quickly. Here's me noticing the smoke turn white. Very excited to see what Pope Leo XIV will do!
May 8, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I've been glued to a constant live stream of the Vatican chimney and it turns out this paid off comparatively quickly. Here's me noticing the smoke turn white. Very excited to see what Pope Leo XIV will do!
Turns out Fellini is totally into chimney watch.
May 8, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Turns out Fellini is totally into chimney watch.
Went on a cycle just shy of 40km. The cycle roads in Salzburg are amazingly safe and can take you pretty much everywhere without having to cross a road. Also, within a few minutes of leaving my apartment, the views look like this...
May 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Went on a cycle just shy of 40km. The cycle roads in Salzburg are amazingly safe and can take you pretty much everywhere without having to cross a road. Also, within a few minutes of leaving my apartment, the views look like this...
My knee is finally healed but I'll not be able to run anymore... I obviously still enjoy exercising outside so I thought I'd buy a really cool roadbike. The first thing I did when I got outside the shop was fall off and wreck my ankle. Great.
April 18, 2025 at 10:04 AM
My knee is finally healed but I'll not be able to run anymore... I obviously still enjoy exercising outside so I thought I'd buy a really cool roadbike. The first thing I did when I got outside the shop was fall off and wreck my ankle. Great.
Finally got myself a copy of What Gender Should Be by the awesome @matthewjcull.bsky.social! I saw @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social got a wee mention in the acknowledgements! Very cool! #philsky
February 15, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Finally got myself a copy of What Gender Should Be by the awesome @matthewjcull.bsky.social! I saw @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social got a wee mention in the acknowledgements! Very cool! #philsky
Oh nein... I think I'll pass.
January 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Oh nein... I think I'll pass.
The self-titled album by ØKSE is hecking amazing and everyone should listen to it immediately. Honestly a mind-blowingly brilliant album. #jazzsky
January 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The self-titled album by ØKSE is hecking amazing and everyone should listen to it immediately. Honestly a mind-blowingly brilliant album. #jazzsky
Siri, generate the most heavy-handed metaphor for late-stage capitalism possible. Leave no forest unburned in the process - I want this metaphor to be really unashamed... oh wait... nevermind. (Link to the article here: www.theverge.com/2025/1/1/243...)
January 1, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Siri, generate the most heavy-handed metaphor for late-stage capitalism possible. Leave no forest unburned in the process - I want this metaphor to be really unashamed... oh wait... nevermind. (Link to the article here: www.theverge.com/2025/1/1/243...)
Die Österreicher lieben Perchtenläufe und ich kann verstehen, warum! Die Kostüme sind wirklich fantastisch und gruselig, außerdem machen sie jede Menge Lärm! Die Perchten selbst interagieren wirklich gut mit der Menge. Ich hatte eine tolle Zeit!
December 21, 2024 at 10:52 PM
Die Österreicher lieben Perchtenläufe und ich kann verstehen, warum! Die Kostüme sind wirklich fantastisch und gruselig, außerdem machen sie jede Menge Lärm! Die Perchten selbst interagieren wirklich gut mit der Menge. Ich hatte eine tolle Zeit!