Grumpy Philosopher
@stevecooke.org
Grumpy. Associate Professor of Political Philosophy. Animal rights, ethics of activism, political philosophy.
Homepage: https://stevecooke.org/
Homepage: https://stevecooke.org/
‘That was a really stupid question & it doesn’t even deserve an answer’ said Zahwi when asked how he felt about a deranged anti-vaxer helping to write the health policies of the party he’d joined. Presumably, because ‘I have no principles’ doesn’t sound so good. www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/refo...
January 12, 2026 at 4:10 PM
‘That was a really stupid question & it doesn’t even deserve an answer’ said Zahwi when asked how he felt about a deranged anti-vaxer helping to write the health policies of the party he’d joined. Presumably, because ‘I have no principles’ doesn’t sound so good. www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/refo...
It's taken a few years, but I've finally framed and hung the painting I did of Mary Midgley shortly after her death. Now, she can stare over my shoulder when I'm in an online meeting or seminar, judging people who start on any bullshit.
January 10, 2026 at 12:25 PM
It's taken a few years, but I've finally framed and hung the painting I did of Mary Midgley shortly after her death. Now, she can stare over my shoulder when I'm in an online meeting or seminar, judging people who start on any bullshit.
Here’s just some of that Royal Society code of conduct. It looks extremely clear to me that Musk is breaching it in multiple ways. It also seems clear to me that the Royal Society has explicitly set out that it should judge the character & actions o its fellows.
January 9, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Here’s just some of that Royal Society code of conduct. It looks extremely clear to me that Musk is breaching it in multiple ways. It also seems clear to me that the Royal Society has explicitly set out that it should judge the character & actions o its fellows.
Ah, it was later than I'd remembered.
January 8, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Ah, it was later than I'd remembered.
This deeply weird guy hired the grandson of a fascist to run Palantir in the UK because he really admired that fascist.
January 6, 2026 at 3:20 PM
This deeply weird guy hired the grandson of a fascist to run Palantir in the UK because he really admired that fascist.
I know what the Clark quote reminds me of: it reads like a ’nice things are nice‘ riff on Oakeshot‘s contemporaneous essay ‘On Being Conservative‘. Still, preferring gentleness to violence, & forgiveness to vendetta, is almost radical today.
January 3, 2026 at 2:51 PM
I know what the Clark quote reminds me of: it reads like a ’nice things are nice‘ riff on Oakeshot‘s contemporaneous essay ‘On Being Conservative‘. Still, preferring gentleness to violence, & forgiveness to vendetta, is almost radical today.
My 'Mamdani was definitely not talking about people like me.' shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt.
January 2, 2026 at 10:32 PM
My 'Mamdani was definitely not talking about people like me.' shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt.
Ovenden is utterly contemptuous of the idea of government accountability and transparency (I expect because he was forced to resign after messages revealed him making really disgusting sexual remarks about Diane Abbott).
January 2, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Ovenden is utterly contemptuous of the idea of government accountability and transparency (I expect because he was forced to resign after messages revealed him making really disgusting sexual remarks about Diane Abbott).
There’s a company in the UK advertising wills specially designed to keep your inheritance out of the hands of your nasty in-laws! Helping you keep your bloodline pure with a ‘Family First‘ approach so your wealth doesn‘t leave your bloodline. Bloodline planning! Our older generation is unwell.
January 1, 2026 at 10:58 AM
There’s a company in the UK advertising wills specially designed to keep your inheritance out of the hands of your nasty in-laws! Helping you keep your bloodline pure with a ‘Family First‘ approach so your wealth doesn‘t leave your bloodline. Bloodline planning! Our older generation is unwell.
Picture of the staff who operate my account.
December 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Picture of the staff who operate my account.
I, a man in his 50s and serious academic, still cannot help sniggering when I write Great Tits. I am having too much fun with this paper, which will make up for me hating it when it's finished.
December 31, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I, a man in his 50s and serious academic, still cannot help sniggering when I write Great Tits. I am having too much fun with this paper, which will make up for me hating it when it's finished.
I had a couple of my favourites printed on a mug, so I can drink the tears of my haters.
December 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I had a couple of my favourites printed on a mug, so I can drink the tears of my haters.
Oh, this is another scam Indian journal pretending to be part of Elsevier, complete with their branding on what it in all other respect a web design crime. They even have a screenshot of the Elsevier journal by the same name on their website.
December 25, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Oh, this is another scam Indian journal pretending to be part of Elsevier, complete with their branding on what it in all other respect a web design crime. They even have a screenshot of the Elsevier journal by the same name on their website.
Getting into the Christmas spirit with a festive holiday biopsy. Ho ho ho!
December 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Getting into the Christmas spirit with a festive holiday biopsy. Ho ho ho!
This is wild, but also quite interesting given that Musk was ranting about fusion reactors only a few days ago, calling attempts to make them 'super dumb'. You do wonder if that tweet was directed at Trump in particular.
December 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This is wild, but also quite interesting given that Musk was ranting about fusion reactors only a few days ago, calling attempts to make them 'super dumb'. You do wonder if that tweet was directed at Trump in particular.
Popped into Waterstones to but a gift card & caught be cunning marketing trickery. In just the same way that supermarkets place sweets at the checkout to catch the weak-willed impulse buyer, Waterstones are displaying beautiful mythos texts by the card-reader. So underhanded. It is lovely though.
December 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Popped into Waterstones to but a gift card & caught be cunning marketing trickery. In just the same way that supermarkets place sweets at the checkout to catch the weak-willed impulse buyer, Waterstones are displaying beautiful mythos texts by the card-reader. So underhanded. It is lovely though.
He wrote the same delusional article in March.
December 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
He wrote the same delusional article in March.
Slow progress on my latest self-portrait because by the time I'm finished work most days the light is bad & I'm too tired. Winter isn't good for stitching. Still, progress is progress. Largely doing this because I decided my website doesn't have enough pictures of me & I'm bored of pen & ink.
December 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Slow progress on my latest self-portrait because by the time I'm finished work most days the light is bad & I'm too tired. Winter isn't good for stitching. Still, progress is progress. Largely doing this because I decided my website doesn't have enough pictures of me & I'm bored of pen & ink.
I'm puzzled by this, because my understanding was that it has been illegal since 1866 for US coins to carry the image of any living president or former president. So, I don't know why you'd need a new bill. This is like introducing a law to make breaking the law illegal.
December 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I'm puzzled by this, because my understanding was that it has been illegal since 1866 for US coins to carry the image of any living president or former president. So, I don't know why you'd need a new bill. This is like introducing a law to make breaking the law illegal.
Do I want to spend the £2.52 on Prof. Dr. Felix’s 15 handcrafted poems for lovers? I’m not sure I do. Although, the blurb does say that ‘Each poem is a masterpiece’, so maybe I shouldn’t let this opportunity slip by?
December 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Do I want to spend the £2.52 on Prof. Dr. Felix’s 15 handcrafted poems for lovers? I’m not sure I do. Although, the blurb does say that ‘Each poem is a masterpiece’, so maybe I shouldn’t let this opportunity slip by?
Meanwhile, I learn that his research interests are even wider than I’d first realised, and that he has spoken at several international conferences. He’s even been a keynote at one. This is quite some list.
December 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Meanwhile, I learn that his research interests are even wider than I’d first realised, and that he has spoken at several international conferences. He’s even been a keynote at one. This is quite some list.
Prof. Dr. ̶W̶a̶l̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶M̶i̶t̶t̶y̶ Felix lists has a broad range of research interests. He’s an expert in of them. His LinkedIn profile also lists a surprising amount of experience for a 30 year old. You can’t deny his self-promotion skills.
December 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Prof. Dr. ̶W̶a̶l̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶M̶i̶t̶t̶y̶ Felix lists has a broad range of research interests. He’s an expert in of them. His LinkedIn profile also lists a surprising amount of experience for a 30 year old. You can’t deny his self-promotion skills.