Samuel Jonathan
@phileisophos.bsky.social
“… to make the notion of mere existence tolerable.” Philosophy MA Student/Teaching Assistant at the University of Oklahoma
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Today, our fears about death persist, fueled by portrayals of painful transitions into the unknown. But what happens when death does not come, even after the groans and convulsions and obsequies? How should we understand fears not simply of dying, but of the dead themselves? buff.ly/wBtxLTN
June 3, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Today, our fears about death persist, fueled by portrayals of painful transitions into the unknown. But what happens when death does not come, even after the groans and convulsions and obsequies? How should we understand fears not simply of dying, but of the dead themselves? buff.ly/wBtxLTN
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Here’s the journal length version www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Smartphones: Parts of Our Minds? Or Parasites?
Smartphones are often assumed to be obvious examples of cognitive extension. We offer reasons to reject this assessment, arguing that modern smartphones (and the apps installed on them) are not cog...
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June 2, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Here’s the journal length version www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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New piece just out - Who benefits? Are smartphones parasites? theconversation.com/your-smartph...
Your smartphone is a parasite, according to evolution
Many of us are hostage to our phones – and it’s not unlike having head lice.
theconversation.com
June 2, 2025 at 12:56 AM
New piece just out - Who benefits? Are smartphones parasites? theconversation.com/your-smartph...
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Mary Midgley and The Necessity of Philosophy | By
Gregory McElwain (@gsmcelwain.bsky.social) blog.apaonline.org/2025/05/29/m... #Midgley #philosophy #PhilSky
Gregory McElwain (@gsmcelwain.bsky.social) blog.apaonline.org/2025/05/29/m... #Midgley #philosophy #PhilSky
Mary Midgley and The Necessity of Philosophy
Mary Midgley has become an increasingly prominent name in recent years. This could be attributed to her passing in 2018, which, along with the rise in Midgley and “Wartime Quartet” scholarship, has dr...
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June 2, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Mary Midgley and The Necessity of Philosophy | By
Gregory McElwain (@gsmcelwain.bsky.social) blog.apaonline.org/2025/05/29/m... #Midgley #philosophy #PhilSky
Gregory McElwain (@gsmcelwain.bsky.social) blog.apaonline.org/2025/05/29/m... #Midgley #philosophy #PhilSky
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HoPWaG co-author Karyn Lai has a piece out today in the Guardian, about the Daoist text the Zhuangzi! We'll be covering it soon on the podcast.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The ancient Chinese text of the Zhuangzi teaches us to reject entrenched values – and treasure the diversity of humanity | Karyn Lai
The Zhuangzi prompts us to reflect on the shallow attitudes of those who want to draw attention to what some people lack, rather than what they might have
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June 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
HoPWaG co-author Karyn Lai has a piece out today in the Guardian, about the Daoist text the Zhuangzi! We'll be covering it soon on the podcast.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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New episode! We look at the later Mohists' dialectic, and ask whether it counts as "logic" and why they were so interested in argument technique.
www.historyofphilosophy.net/mohist-diale...
#chinesephilosophy #mohism #logic
www.historyofphilosophy.net/mohist-diale...
#chinesephilosophy #mohism #logic
June 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
New episode! We look at the later Mohists' dialectic, and ask whether it counts as "logic" and why they were so interested in argument technique.
www.historyofphilosophy.net/mohist-diale...
#chinesephilosophy #mohism #logic
www.historyofphilosophy.net/mohist-diale...
#chinesephilosophy #mohism #logic
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Looking for all things Susanne Langer? Check out this compilation of BSA articles on her work. academic.oup.com/bjaesthetics...
Susanne K. Langer A Legacy in Aesthetics
Susanne K. Langer (1895-1985) was a prominent American philosopher whose work spanned logic, philosophy of art, and theory of mind. This selection delves into n
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May 31, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Looking for all things Susanne Langer? Check out this compilation of BSA articles on her work. academic.oup.com/bjaesthetics...
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In celebration of PSG playing in the Champions League Final, I think our article does a good job of explaining what sportwashing is and why it's a problem. Free to read.
Full article: Sportswashing: Complicity and Corruption www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Full article: Sportswashing: Complicity and Corruption www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Sportswashing: Complicity and Corruption
When the 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup was awarded to Qatar, it raised a number of moral concerns, perhaps the most prominent of which was Qatar’s woeful record on human rights in the arena of migrant ...
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May 31, 2025 at 7:13 PM
In celebration of PSG playing in the Champions League Final, I think our article does a good job of explaining what sportwashing is and why it's a problem. Free to read.
Full article: Sportswashing: Complicity and Corruption www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Full article: Sportswashing: Complicity and Corruption www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Yippie! Just got the notification that I’ve been awarded a travel grant, so I’m officially going to Basel this September to present my paper on natural beauty and the good life!
Beyond the trip itself, I’m super excited to meet and learn from philosophers whose work in aesthetics has shaped me 🤩
Beyond the trip itself, I’m super excited to meet and learn from philosophers whose work in aesthetics has shaped me 🤩
May 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Yippie! Just got the notification that I’ve been awarded a travel grant, so I’m officially going to Basel this September to present my paper on natural beauty and the good life!
Beyond the trip itself, I’m super excited to meet and learn from philosophers whose work in aesthetics has shaped me 🤩
Beyond the trip itself, I’m super excited to meet and learn from philosophers whose work in aesthetics has shaped me 🤩
“Do the things you love for yourself and your loved ones will find something good you left behind.”
Always admired Helen De Cruz and her work. This particular piece on the meaning of life, written while she's in a hospice now, is so powerful.
Read it here:
Always admired Helen De Cruz and her work. This particular piece on the meaning of life, written while she's in a hospice now, is so powerful.
Read it here:
May 30, 2025 at 7:01 AM
“Do the things you love for yourself and your loved ones will find something good you left behind.”
Always admired Helen De Cruz and her work. This particular piece on the meaning of life, written while she's in a hospice now, is so powerful.
Read it here:
Always admired Helen De Cruz and her work. This particular piece on the meaning of life, written while she's in a hospice now, is so powerful.
Read it here: