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W. Ezekiel Goggin

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“The love of what does not exist is stronger than death.” Writer, professor, black hole inhabitant. Idealism, Romanticism, Mysticism, Race. PhD, 2019. https://tinyurl.com/MysticismAndMaterialism

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W. Ezekiel Goggin @w-ezekielgoggin.bsky.social · Nov 19

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Daniel James @schlawinerkreis.bsky.social · Nov 19

Zeke Goggin examines the role of racial imagery in Hegel's Philosophy of Religion. Beginning with very early texts that employ the colonially charged notion of "fetishism", he contextualizes and traces Hegel's use of this notion in subsequent texts. 16/ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Race and Colonialism in Hegel's Philosophy of Religion | Hegel Bulletin | Cambridge Core

Race and Colonialism in Hegel's Philosophy of Religion - Volume 45 Issue 2

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W. Ezekiel Goggin @w-ezekielgoggin.bsky.social · 1h

Idk, seems impractical

Adrian Currie @adrian-currie.bsky.social · 14h

If you’re interested in practicing the philosophy of science in practice why not come along to an online workshop “the philosophy of science in practice - in practice”? #philsci

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 4h

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 5h

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 6h

A lot going on here, but a religion note: DHS Assistant Sec. Tricia McLaughlin refers to Rev. Black as a "pastor" here — using quotation marks.

It's a notable slight against a faith leader's status, as Black is, in fact, an ordained minister of a church operating within the Presbytery of Chicago.

This footage is from almost a month ago. What this clipped video doesn’t show is that these agitators were blocking an ICE vehicle from leaving the federal facility—impeding operations.

Over and over again, law enforcement ordered these agitators to move off of federal property so the vehicle could move. Law enforcement verbally warned these agitators that they would use force if they did not move and stop impeding operations. They did not comply.

Shortly after, rioters began throwing rocks, bottles and launching fireworks at the law enforcement officers on the roof.

At the time of this incident, this facility held criminal illegal aliens including gang members, drug traffickers, and other violent criminals. Obstructing law enforcement puts officers, detainees and the public at risk. If you are obstructing law enforcement you can expect to be met with force.

And, as an aside, this is the same “pastor” who flipped
@Sec_Noem
and our team the bird when we were there last week.

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W. Ezekiel Goggin @w-ezekielgoggin.bsky.social · 7h

Thesis / Antithesis / Synthesis

W. Ezekiel Goggin @w-ezekielgoggin.bsky.social · 11h

I got retweeted by Pere Ubu’s twitter acct once, that was pretty neat

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 22h

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Daniel James @schlawinerkreis.bsky.social · 14h

1/ I'm excited to share that Franz Knappik’s and my Cambridge Element on Hegel and Colonialism is finally out – open access below! We trace how Hegel defends European colonial rule, including transatlantic slavery, and how that defence runs through his entire philosophical system.

Thread below ⬇️

Hegel and Colonialism

Cambridge Core - Classical Philosophy - Hegel and Colonialism

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 15h

Pope Leo tells US bishops to address Trump's immigration crackdown

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 1d

FOLKS look at this new share button on the @lpm.org site...

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W. Ezekiel Goggin @w-ezekielgoggin.bsky.social · 3d

A lot of dunking going on, but this sort of framing is an egregious failure and its propagation from people with a soapbox is a *problem*

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W. Ezekiel Goggin @w-ezekielgoggin.bsky.social · 3d

The replies really hammer it home: bro simply does not understand the difference between ideological fascism and the institutions of a totalitarian state.

Surely someone who writes at _The Atlantic_ should be able to make this (real and important) distinction?

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 3d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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W. Ezekiel Goggin @w-ezekielgoggin.bsky.social · 3d

People *pay* for these takes?

Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 4d

If we were living under fascism, none of you would be here daring to post things. You'd be erasing your social media accounts and keeping your head down; you'd know that peacocking your faux-bravery on a network would expose you to being disappeared.
You have no idea what "fascism" really means.

shane @mouthfulofcavities.bsky.social · 4d

the regime is zip tying toddlers and ripping them away from their mothers unclothed... calling it fascism upsets this neo-con.

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W. Ezekiel Goggin @w-ezekielgoggin.bsky.social · 4d

Half my feed is posts about Marcionism… wth happened while I was offline?

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Karen O’Donnell @karenod.bsky.social · 4d

The #SST26 call for papers is live! Deadline 14th Dec. Theme: “Theology: A Discipline of Failure”
Bursary applications also open

www.theologysociety.org.uk/information/...

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W. Ezekiel Goggin @w-ezekielgoggin.bsky.social · 6d

a man wearing a striped shirt and tie is laying down with his eyes closed

ALT: a man wearing a striped shirt and tie is laying down with his eyes closed

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W. Ezekiel Goggin @w-ezekielgoggin.bsky.social · 6d

RIP, Jane 🕯️

Thanks for dropping some Vedantic science on us when you weren’t too busy revealing the secrets of Chimpanzees.

Andromeda @ulveheksa.bsky.social · 7d

"The Old Wisdom"

~Jane Goodall

THE OLD WISDOM ( By Jane Goodall)
When the night wind makes the pine trees creak And the pale clouds glide across the dark sky, Go out my child, go out and seek Your soul: The Eternal I.
For all the grasses rustling at your feet And every flaming star that glitters high
Above you, close up and meet In you: The Eternal I.
Yes, my child, go out into the world; walk slow And silent, comprehending all, and by and by Your soul, the Universe, will know
Itself: the Eternal I.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 7d

Tradcaths re-inventing sola scriptura from scratch is always amusing.

No true bill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 7d

Alleged tradcath completely unaware of the catholic church’s position on capital punishment

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W. Ezekiel Goggin @w-ezekielgoggin.bsky.social · 7d

Gotta stand on business

Jonathan Fine @jonathanbfine.bsky.social · 7d

leaving a gap in the literature is real loser behavior and something i would just never do

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W. Ezekiel Goggin @w-ezekielgoggin.bsky.social · 8d

Preprint of my review of Owen Ware’s _Return of the Gods: Mythology in Romantic Philosophy and Literature_ in @symphilosophie.bsky.social

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W. Ezekiel Goggin @w-ezekielgoggin.bsky.social · 7d

Bring back “zounds.”

What an excellent minced oath. Just an absolute all-timer.

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 7d

A memorial event for Helen de Cruz, featuring talks, remembrances, and musical performances, is taking place later this month.

Memorial Event for Helen De Cruz - Daily Nous

This past June, Helen De Cruz, professor of philosophy at Saint Louis University, died at the age of 46. Remembered not merely as a professor, but as a source of assistance, advice, and kindness for o...

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Symphilosophie @symphilosophie.bsky.social · 8d

Preprints of four new book reviews have just been published on our website!! symphilosophie.com/preprints-20...

4). Laurent Guyot, Philosophies de la création artistique (Presses Universitaires de Vincennes, 2022).

Recension de Francis Haselden

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Symphilosophie @symphilosophie.bsky.social · 8d

Preprints of four new book reviews have just been published on our website!! symphilosophie.com/preprints-20...

2). Manfred Frank, Die Struktur der Subjektivität: Eine Auseinandersetzung mit Dieter Henrich (Klostermann, 2024).

Rezension von Bo Tang

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tweety fish @sifu.tweety.fish · 9d

I'm given to understand the US will be applying a 250% tariff on continental philosophy

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