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  1. Consider The #Turkey: philosopher’s new book might put you off your festive bird – and that’s exactly what he would want - Australian #philosopher #PeterSinger has been a champion of animal rights for more than 50 years. His basic philosophical position has remained the same: the suffering of animals is just as important as the suffering of human beings. theconversation.com/consider-t #sentient #vegetarian #animalwelfare #animalrights #ethics

  2. I'm reading moral philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre ('a short history of ethics' & 'after virtue').

    I'm beginning to grasp why there are many references to him in #CriticalRealism.

    He seems to be more of an aristotelian than platonist, so far, but I've got a fair amount to read before I can be sure.

  3. "The late philosopher Morris R. Cohen of CCNY was asked by a student in the metaphysics course - Professor Cohen, 'How do I know that I exist?' The keen old prof replied, 'And who is asking?'" Saul Bellow — — — #SaulBellow #quote #quotes #quip #snarky #story #existence #philosophy #metaphysics #proof #humor #humorous

  4. The political philosophers of the early republic, the authors of the #Constitution, & the #law-school professors of the present day have all mostly assumed that federal judges will strive, in the words of Alexander #Hamilton, to “unite the requisite integrity with the requisite knowledge.”

    #SCOTUS #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #ElectionInterference #illiberalism #criminal #extremism #MAGA #Republicans #neoconservatives #radicalization #bias #corruption #DisbandSCOTUS #FuckSCOTUS #SCOTUSreform

  5. The political philosophers of the early republic, the authors of the #Constitution, & the #law-school professors of the present day have all mostly assumed that federal judges will strive, in the words of Alexander #Hamilton, to “unite the requisite integrity with the requisite knowledge.”

    #SCOTUS #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #ElectionInterference #illiberalism #criminal #extremism #MAGA #Republicans #neoconservatives #radicalization #bias #corruption #DisbandSCOTUS #FuckSCOTUS #SCOTUSreform

  6. The political philosophers of the early republic, the authors of the #Constitution, & the #law-school professors of the present day have all mostly assumed that federal judges will strive, in the words of Alexander #Hamilton, to “unite the requisite integrity with the requisite knowledge.”

    #SCOTUS #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #ElectionInterference #illiberalism #criminal #extremism #MAGA #Republicans #neoconservatives #radicalization #bias #corruption #DisbandSCOTUS #FuckSCOTUS #SCOTUSreform

  7. The political philosophers of the early republic, the authors of the #Constitution, & the #law-school professors of the present day have all mostly assumed that federal judges will strive, in the words of Alexander #Hamilton, to “unite the requisite integrity with the requisite knowledge.”

    #SCOTUS #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #ElectionInterference #illiberalism #criminal #extremism #MAGA #Republicans #neoconservatives #radicalization #bias #corruption #DisbandSCOTUS #FuckSCOTUS #SCOTUSreform

  8. The political philosophers of the early republic, the authors of the #Constitution, & the #law-school professors of the present day have all mostly assumed that federal judges will strive, in the words of Alexander #Hamilton, to “unite the requisite integrity with the requisite knowledge.”

    #SCOTUS #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #ElectionInterference #illiberalism #criminal #extremism #MAGA #Republicans #neoconservatives #radicalization #bias #corruption #DisbandSCOTUS #FuckSCOTUS #SCOTUSreform

  9. Did you know a #philosopher once fought with the #PetShopBoys?

    #Conservative (& #controversial) philosopher Roger Scruton published a book called 'An Intelligent Person's Guide To Modern Culture' in 1998. In it, he alleged that the PSB songs were purely sound-engineered.

    The PSB eventually settled out of court & Scruton, after getting in trouble again by writing pro-smoking essays sponsored by Big #Tabacco, moved to the US when the UK outlawed fox hunting in 2004.

    #philosophy #music #weird

  10. @orci

    #JDVance: cro magnon "philosopher"

    Now I know why they're called #paleoconservative

    "Me #Vance of hill people. Vance know woman. Woman make babies. Old woman take care babies. Angry sky man says law. Thanks listen my TED talk- *snort*"

  11. Ashoka: Portrait of a Philosopher King by Patrick Olivelle, 2024

    An illuminating biography reconstructing the life and legacy of a unique king in world history and the most famous emperor in South Asian history. There are few historical figures more integral to South Asian history than Emperor Ashoka, a third-century BCE king who ruled over a larger area of the Indian subcontinent than anyone else before British colonial rule.

    @bookstodon
    #books
    #biography
    #history
    #India
    #Ashoka

  12. Theoretical Physicist and #Philosopher of #Science Sabine Hossenfelder discusses and critiques ideas of #parallel #universes, and in particular the "Many Worlds Interpretation of #QuantumMechanics". She sees many many problems with The #ManyWorlds.

    🔗 youtu.be/433tAfO4dbA 21 Oct 2023

    #Time #Timelessness #TimeTravel

  13. A passive philosopher discusses the works of another critically. An active philosopher produces #original thinking (a) in the form of isolated sets of propositions on a given problem or, now rare, (b) as a #system, a consistent set of sets of #propositions. #Philosophy #culture #academia

  14. Aspiring inventor and natural philosopher from the North (Köppen Dfb-Dfc boundary).

    Living in a rented house w/ a yard in a midsize city, together with family and housemates. Also have a rural place with an old house, a workshop and a little bit of land.

    Gamedev dropout, sometime designer, shop metrologist, comp-sci student.

    Interested in #DIY, #repair, #permaculture, #agroforestry, #naturalbuilding, #dumpsterdiving, toolmaking, small scale energy, old computer tech, etc.

    #introduction

  15. #Video of #philosopher David Z. Albert responding to Robert Lawrence Kuhn on #QuantumTheory:

    …"for example, #QuantumMechanics tells us that there are certain circumstances in which we know an #electron is either here, or here, but if we ask which location it's actually in, it's like asking, say, for the weight in grams of Catholicism? … It's a #question that fundamentally doesn't make sense"…
    🔗 mastodon.scot/@jimdonegan/1117 Retooted from @jimdonegan.

    #Time #Timelessness #TimeTravelInfo