Jimmy Lenman (吉明）

I do remember an erstwhile Sheffield colleague from southern parts saying, “These people in the North are SO funny! You know what - they THANK BUS DRiVERS! SO funny! You’re from the North, Jimmy - do YOU thank bus drivers? Haha!”

Me too.

I think they are pretty clear-sighted about how fucked up what they are doing is. But they are also clear-sighted about how much money it will make them in the meantime and that is way more important to them.

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I seem to remember there was some good news from there once but I forget what it was.

"Both Lenman’s and Bramble’s contributions to the book are excellent: thought-provoking, innovative and engaging. In light of these virtues, I highly recommend the book!

Very nice review by Olle Blomberg.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Freedom of speech is not the same as freedom from consequences. That is absolutely true. Something else that is true is that if that is your favourite saying about freedom of speech, it's a very safe bet that freedom of speech is not a thing you really give a toss about.

Only be sure always to call it please, RESEARCH!

Or they are, or were, young people themselves going to university oreven just considering it. Or they are employers taking a view of university qualifications. Or just citizens of a political culture where universities play a massive role. Yes, we can be sure millions of people have such attitudes.

I love Finland.

I'll be talking about what moral aspiration can and cannot be in Helsinki today.

blogs.helsinki.fi/mpp-seminar/

I think your friend Okay gives excellent advice.

www.jstor.org/stable/24354...

I wrote a philosophy of AI paper in 2001 before it was trendy. Not sure if I’m an expert. But my soul is still safe in my possession.

Philosophy will be less wonderful without you.

What would your five be?

I begin to wonder if it is altogether fanciful to wonder if some US institutions may do what CEU did and simply relocate.

No. It’s a thing.

Books by Lenman are like the proverbial number 52 bus. You wait for ever and ever, then two come along at once.

Really enjoyed the Fifth Groningen Metaethics Workshop. Grateful to Bart Streumer and Daan Evers for organising it and doing me the great honour of inviting me to speak

It’s not so hard to make philosophy go away. Stalin and Mao managed it just fine.

A Canterbury Tale
Nashville
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Rashomon
The Maltese Falcon

First dates do matter I guess if only because people who go on one or more dates have more chance of eventual success than people who on zero dates.

Finland exists? Oh come on? How gullible do you think I am?

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That book is insanely good.

Very jealous.

微雨夜行

漠漠秋云起
稍稍夜寒生
但觉衣裳湿
无点亦无声

白居易

Night Stroll in a Fine Rain

Still autumn night, high cloud.
It is a little cold now.
My clothes are getting wet.
The falling rain makes no sound.

Bai Juyi

凉州詞

葡萄美酒夜光杯，
欲飲琵琶馬上催。
醉臥沙場君莫笑，
古來征戰幾人回？

王翰

A Song of Liangzhou

The wine cups sparkle in the night. Bring more!
The luteplayer sits on horseback urging us on.
Don’t mock us lying on the sandy ground drunk.
How many soldiers ever make it home?

Wang Han

Stay well!