David Knowles

In Search of Aristotle Only a few months ago, if you had asked me what I knew about Aristotle, my answer would have been short and sweet: nothing. And even when I began my PhD study into ethical police decision-making, I…

My blog about my recent visit to Athens for #EuroCrim2025
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Enjoyable trip to Athens 🇬🇷 #EuroCrim2025

Had an amazing time watching #Coldplay but I got a bit emosh during Fix You, thinking about the wonderful people who fixed me a few months back. #Parkrun #NHS

20 years on from the event which led me into CT policing. Remembering the victims of 7/7

Fab trip last week to the Uni of Salford for an academic conference. I managed a lovely run around Salford Quays & even saw the Blue Peter garden. What a geek I am.

This is thrilling news for those of us at the University of Portsmouth who study & research policing and collaborate with police forces. Congratulations particularly to @sarahc2612.bsky.social for leading the successful submission

Must’ve missed that, apologies

Hi Andrew, I know that Pompey Pedro dismissed my concerns on that other platform but I wonder whether you could address my worry in your next Musings that Pompey might get a points deduction following the idiotic bottle throwing vs Derby? Thanks, concerned of Portsmouth.

Completed my 200th #Parkrun at Bognor this morning - thanks to these lovely people

In November I had a cardiac arrest at Bognor #Parkrun. I was resuscitated by 4 amazing people who I recently presented with Royal Humane Society awards. Thank you Callum, Jake, Jen & Alice ❤️ & thank you #Parkrun

A 30 minute #Parkrun just 4 months after a cardiac arrest at Bognor Parkrun. Happy with that ❤️

My latest article in @policinginsight.bsky.social is provocative in seeking police decision-making to move beyond ‘the greater good’: policinginsight.com/feature/opin...

Great London, great.

I literally finished the final page 1 minute ago & looked on Bluesky to find Lisa Jewell and your post was the first I found. What a great book - the 4th in a row I’ve read of hers. All great 👍

Vance’s sudden voice raised seemed to be a planned tactic that Trump then jumped on, with both displaying their ignorance of statesmanship, history & virtue.
If Trump needs those minerals Zelensky did the right thing.

What a brilliantly written article and so true - why do Americans accept this level of toxic rhetoric from their leader and when will people stand up to this hateful bully?
1930s ‘Them & Us’ is alive & kicking in the USA in 2025.

I saw a former Blackhawk pilot interviewed on NBC who said that military helicopters have a max flight height of 200 ft to deconflict with commercial flights on the landing path. Human error or deliberate act by the Blackhawk pilot seems apparent. Likelihood of a Trump apology = zero.

In my profession there is an understanding thrust for EBP; Evidence Based Policing.
The world & the US population needs an Evidence Based Presidency so please media hold this moron to account whenever he spouts nonsense especially toxic nonsense.

Introduction to Ethics - YouTube These videos are the lecture portion of an introductory-level philosophy course: Introduction to Ethics. The videos can be watched an any order, but they wer...

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Thank you, yes I agree Liz Yardley has some good YouTube content. So too does Jeff Kaplan especially on Bentham, Kant & Aristotle. I seem to have developed a whole new vocabulary 😂

I keep reading about ontology & epistemology yet it feels like I am looking at one of those 3D magic eye pictures that I just cannot see. Can somebody make sense of these words for me?! 🧐

And yet so many remain on that toxic platform supporting a neo-Nazi - it is more important to question why they’ve stayed. Is it allegiance to his ideology or ignorance?

Can someone explain to me how Trump’s supporters particularly those with Jewish heritage can live with his close alliance to the neo-Nazi Musk? Is it simply a preference for power over ideology?

My latest blog: Thinking, Reading, Writing & Canoeing
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Prone to hallucinations & Daydreams

Professional heavy Drinker

YouTube video by Jeffrey Kaplan Utilitarianism

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This guy Kaplan is excellent at explaining philosophical concepts

I think we did different modules but that doesn’t justify my lack of Bentham knowledge - however I’m catching up via a medium he would’ve appreciated - YouTube 😂

Not surprised - he seems to have had a very wide appetite of interests and I’m not even going to cite his 1785 essay.

I am currently reading a lot of articles about research ethics as I prepare my ethics application about my own research (about ethics in policing) and I’ve discovered Jeremy Bentham. What a dude that guy was. The fact you can still see him at UCL shows that he felt the same about himself!