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Philosophy - Frank Garrett Online Study Group/Seminars Since January 2021 I have been conducting a monthly online study group. The theme changes every year. If you are interested in studying philosophy with me and an international gro...

My philosophy study group starts back up in a few weeks. The 2026 topic is 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 bc…

And I've scheduled the first 2 seminar modules over 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 π—π—²π˜„π—Άπ˜€π—΅ π—§π—΅π—Όπ˜‚π—΄π—΅π˜: Ethics and Poetics.

You can find descriptions & schedules here: frankgarrett.online/philosophy/. Feel free to dm for more info.

12.02.2026 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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01.02.2026 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New Study Group + Seminars Since no one is rushing to offer me a teaching position. Or: let me be your Alexandre Kojève.

Announcement for the philosophy study group and a series of seminars over Modern Jewish Philosophy.

28.01.2026 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vexing Gender - Our 2026 study group will read key texts by philosophers who work with and on the gender/sex problematic: Butler, Cixous, and Irigaray.

If you'd like to explore gender with me this year then register for the philosophy study group I organize: frankgarrett.online/philosophy/g.... It starts March 14.

26.01.2026 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

It’s important that people:

1. Don’t let them bury their lies about Renee. Make them own that forever.

2. Focus on the administration’s lies about Alex, even if they aren’t being said by Vance and Trump.

25.01.2026 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2775    πŸ” 269    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 1

β€œ26% of young Germans cannot name a single Nazi camp or ghetto”

25.01.2026 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Literary Burdens - Instead of the monumental "Who Am I," Lu refracts identity to show how we are as much the small hopes we have for our children as the faded memories we have of a distant home. Or the rumors we try to ...

β€œInstead of the monumental β€˜Who Am I,’ Lu refracts identity to show how we are as much the small hopes we have for our children as the faded memories we have of a distant home. Or the rumors we try to outrun.” Easily one of the most pleasurable reads in quite a while.

23.01.2026 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Helpful advice! How then would we heat the water or brew the coffee? Year-round cold brew I suppose.

23.01.2026 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wishing you a very happy birthday and many returns of the day.

19.01.2026 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today is the anniversary of Jan Palach’s death.

www.3ammagazine.com/3am/augury-o...

19.01.2026 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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S: Well that wasn’t terrible.
F: But it was terrible adjacent.

Us watching Episode 1 of Heated Rivalry.

15.01.2026 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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All is bartered, betrayed and bereaved / The black wing of death quivered near / All is torn by a terrible grieving / So how can this radiance appear?

(Sunrise from my front step.)

13.01.2026 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds delicious, and the color is very festive. We had Old Fashioneds.

01.01.2026 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A beauty and in a fine glass. What’s the cocktail?

01.01.2026 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜†

29.12.2025 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Agree completely. This is on our regular Christmas rotation. Oh, the cocktails!

27.12.2025 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Waxing of the nose, ears, and brows definitely needs to become a normalized part of men’s grooming. Why don’t barber shops offer this?

25.12.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

To be clear, his husband’s name is Steve.

25.12.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A fog came up during my Christmas run, so I stopped to snap a photo. #priorities

25.12.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Organizing new Modern Jewish Thought seminars in 2026:

*Ethics
w readings by Buber, Levinas, and Derrida

*Poetics
w readings by Jabès, Celan, and Derrida

*History
w readings by Rosenzweig, Shestov, and Horkheimer/Adorno

Schedule & fee information tba.

19.12.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I too enjoyed it. Thank you.

21.12.2025 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

In 2026 I'm teaching an informal, online 6-week course on Modern Jewish Thought. The first topic is Philosophy as Ethics/Ethics as Philosophy. We'll read Buber's I & Thou, Levinas' Existence & Existents, and Derrida's Of Hospitality. Schedule & fee information tba.

18.12.2025 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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