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Grumpy. Associate Professor of Political Philosophy. Animal rights, ethics of activism, political philosophy. Homepage: https://stevecooke.org/

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Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · Dec 5

I've built myself a website, which includes a list of journals for animal rights philosophers to submit to (organised by publisher), a couple of syllabi, my essay writing guide for political philosophy students, & articles that philosophers say have changed their minds: stevecooke.org

Steve Cooke – Adventures in Philosophy

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 2h

As for this - in other words the government would rather we offshore our operations instead of generating jobs and exports in a high productivity sector in the UK. I despair...

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Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 1h

Who looks around themselves, considers the likes of Trump, Putin, Farage, the AFD, disinformation, conspiracies, societal division, distrust etc. and concludes: ‘what this world needs right now is fewer people studying the arts, humanities, & social sciences’?

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Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 1h

More politicians who don’t value education unless it makes them rich. Why do we have to endure this recycled ‘rip-off degrees’ narrative every single year? It’s as lazy as it is wrongheaded, but this time it comes with an added dash authoritarian paternalism. inews.co.uk/news/politic...

He continued: "I have long thought that in some cases, university actually degrades young people. It gives them too much freedom at a time when they don't know what to do with it, blunts the work ethic and gets them into bad habits."

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 2h

Constant, morale-sapping, self-doubting rejection throughout their careers is one thing that all but the luckiest/most talented academics, no matter how supposedly senior they are, share with each other! I rather liked this advice about staying positive regardless - I just wish I could follow it!

‘Stay true to yourself – and fly closer to the sun’: what I’ve learned from 50 years of rejection

As a writer, I have been rejected thousands of times, and it initially led to shock, denial and anger. Then I accepted it. Here’s what you can gain from doing so too

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 2h

Worth reading. And a sharing link for 3 non-subscribers: on.ft.com/3IYbvaK

The Royal Society should be protecting science, not Musk

The esteemed club risks becoming a bystander as reason and rationality come under attack

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Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 13h

That can happen when you convince yourself that the only way to preserve your precious manly essence is to eat nothing but beef and salt.

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Tuva Skjelbred Nodeland @tuva-s-nodeland.bsky.social · 14h

I can heartily recommend Laura's brilliant new article - innovative, creative and hopeful!

Laura C Forster @lauracforster.bsky.social · 4d

I've got a new article out @historyworkshop.org.uk. It argues for history as a form of intergenerational friendship.
History, like friendship, can be a politically powerful way of talking and thinking across time, and can connect past, present, and future struggle ✊
academic.oup.com/hwj/advance-...

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Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 15h

Leicester is where I live now, and you are correct. This is one the most diverse, multicultural cities on the planet. Sadly, it has suffered from some problems recently (since Brexit), but every one of those has begun with people from outside of it deliberately stoking tensions.

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Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 16h

The repulsive racists who forced that family out are the real people Jenrick is trying to appeal to.

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Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 16h

I’m too busy berating myself for my own to notice yours.

Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 16h

Robert Jenrick can take his bullshit racist concerns about ‘integration’ and shove them. And so can everyone else pitching in to defend him & pretend it’s a legitimate concern coming from a good place. Is it hell.

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Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 16h

Eventually, the family was forced out by the level of racism. They needed a policy escort while leaving. Locals came out of their houses to stand on the street & cheer as they left. It was one of the most disgusting things I’ve ever seen. Just in case you were wondering about integration in the UK.

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Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 16h

A decade ago, I lived on a rough estate in Salford. One of the houses on the street behind mine was given to a black family by the council. They then suffered weeks of vandalism, abuse, & threats.

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Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 17h

Tell be about it - not something I need when I’m about to lose three-five weeks of pay. The moment I started needing varifocals my optician bills became ugly.

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Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 18h

Compulsory redundancies. I expect we’ll move on to pay in the new year.

Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 18h

I’m sorry, but I just don’t think some thieves nicking diesel from a military base needs to spark a national panic. This sort of thing has been going on for decades.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Thieves break into Larkhill Camp by cutting wire fence

Concerns are being raised over military security following a break-in at Larkhill Garrison.

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Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 18h

Ordinarily, I would be procrastinating. Unfortunately, I can‘t really get on with properly procrastinating until I’m no longer on strike.

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Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 18h

I now have three writing deadlines in November as well as several lectures to write.

a woman is laying in the grass with the words workin moms written on the bottom

ALT: a woman is laying in the grass with the words workin moms written on the bottom

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Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 18h

These reactionaries are basically a worse version of the climate-denying farmers’ party (the Farmer-Citizen Movement/BBB) that joined that racist coalition in the Netherlands.

Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 18h

As soon as you study this field, you see these weird conspiracies popping up all the time: global elites are conspiring to force us to eat insects & cultured meat. It’s deeply odd & disturbing.

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Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 18h

“Using the mantra of NetZero, government policy is to eliminate livestock & for people to eat lab meat, protein powder, plant-based meat substitutes & insects.” Study after study has shown the same right-wing responses to lab grown-meat. It’s part of a neophobic/disgust-based right-wing psychology.

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Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 18h

So much of the language in there is emblematic of the reactionary right. Just one example is the response to lab-grown meat.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 1d

This was published the day after the Heaton Park terrorist attack. I find its grim combination of antisemitism, conspiracy fictions and agrarian populism deeply worrying, as this is how it all kicked off a century ago. 🧵
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Zionist Money Rules • Farms Not Factories

The purpose of our newsletter is to give you important information that is censored in the mainstream media. “The way... Read More

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Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 19h

Spoiler: it won’t. Still, I do almost admire the ability of Oxford to pull in cash on the back of whatever the latest tech-fad rich people are excited about.

Blavatnik School of Government @blavatnikschool.bsky.social · 1d

The Oxford Institute of Technology and Justice will harness the power of technology and AI to scale access to justice worldwide. 🌎

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Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 20h

A surprising number of people on the picket line are using the strike as an opportunity to get dental work done (I am one of them). I think we all put off lots of basic care during the teaching term. Next up, eye test.

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