Mark William Westmoreland

Both volumes are now available for pre-order! If you're in North America, you should get the first volume in December, early enough to incorporate some texts into your Spring semester classes. The second should be available about a month later. global.oup.com/academic/pro... #philsky #slavery

I and a wonderful team set up a 2+2 program between a community college and a 4yr. The articulation agreement should support our efforts to increase philosophy majors/minors. DM if you’re interested in how this might work at your institution. #PhilSky

Congrats!

Paperback day for Liberalism as a Way of Life, @princetonupress.bsky.social

I’ve been moved and amazed by the book’s reception—thank you to everyone who’s read, taught, or shared it.

If you’re so inclined, give it one more repost for the road.

Bergson and Affect Bergson and Affect

Dear friends, I'm very happy to share the link to my upcoming book on Bergson and Affect published with @edinburghup.bsky.social !

Those interested in #Bergson, #affect, #virtuality, #embodiment, or even #philosophy in general might find it interesting.

Forthcoming March or so next year!

When Philosophy Stopped the Traffic in New York City | Los Angeles Review of Books Alexandre Lefebvre explores Emily Herring’s “Herald of a Restless World: How Henri Bergson Brought Philosophy to the People.”

A lovely review of my biography of Henri Bergson in the
@lareviewofbooks.bsky.social by @lefebvrealex.bsky.social

lareviewofbooks.org/article/when...

Bergson and Intuitive Knowledge Alan Shepherd examines Bergson’s view of intuition as a key to metaphysical knowledge. Unlike Kant, Bergson believes we can directly access reality through our experience of time, or “duration.” Intui...

"Bergson and Intuitive Knowledge" by Alan Shepherd (Keywords: Intuition, Time, Truth, Memory, Metaphysics) www.thephilosopher1923.org/post/bergson... #Bergson #intuitive #knowledge #philosophy #philsky

Check out this episode of @philosophybites.bsky.social in which I discuss the life and philosophy of Henri Bergson with Nigel Warburton philosophybites.com/podcast/emil...

If you’re near the Jersey Shore this fall, check out the next series of The Free School: “The Faces of Faiths: A Journey through World Religions.” The series is free. Seats are limited and registration is required.

occfoundation.org/event/the-fr...

#PhilSky #Religion #JerseyShore

Instead of ethics across the curriculum, character across the curriculum seems to be lacking. College president asked me to think about how to expand character education on campus. Anyone had success doing such at a community college? #PhilSky

I can always count on a daily post from you to make me laugh!

Job Opportunities | Ocean County College Jobs

My college near the Jersey Shore is looking for a philosophy adjunct. #PhilSky

www.schooljobs.com/careers/ocea...

Anyone know of fully-funded research grants/visiting opportunities at unis that are encouraging to community college faculty and are short term—think 6-8 weeks over the summer. PhD here with a 5/5/2 (36 credits) teaching load. #PhilSky

The Academy to the Street: Where Can We Find Philosophy? We discuss the definition of philosophy, its professional practice and our daily opportunities for finding it outside the academy.

This is a professional piece I wrote for The Philosopher's Shirt, in which I discuss one of my (and the company's) basic beliefs: Philosophy is for everyone. Feel free to look. They are also having a Buy 4 shirts, pay for 3 sale! #philsky
the-philosophers-shirt.com/blogs/philos...

Photograph of Frantz Fanon

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Happy *100th* birthday, Frantz Fanon!
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To celebrate, here is Rethinking Existentialism Chapter 8 –– Black Skin, White Masks –– free to download for one week only ::
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Opinion | This Is Who’s Really Driving the Decline in Interest in Liberal Arts Education

This Is Who’s Really Driving the Decline in Interest in Liberal Arts Education www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/o...

We are grateful to the @apaphilosophy.bsky.social for sharing our pages on their "Teaching Resources" page!

www.apaonline.org/page/teachin...

Writing an encyclopedia entry for Henri Bergson and staying within word limit proves to be a memorable matter that requires a good amount of intellectual effort, time, free will, and mind-energy. The creative evolution of the task has brought laughter. I’m glad it has more than two sources. #PhilSky

It appears that my work on #HenriBergson has now qualified me to write about otorhonolaryngology—SMH.

“… publishing your research in our journals on immune system or otorhonolaryngology related fields. Your work will contribute to important discussions within the medical sciences….”

#PhilSky

We’re hoping to add Soc and Pol Phil as well. I’ve pitched various professional/applied ethics courses to the admin but they haven’t seemed interested.

Cool. What three classes?

Anyone had success making a philosophy 2+2 program between a community college and a 4-year? #PhilSky. This might help save some 4-year programs that on the chopping block.

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A philosopher standing in front of a painting by Frank Bowling titled Night Journey.

Been in the US northeast for almost 18 years and I’m finally at The Met in NYC. Here’s me standing in front of Frank Bowling’s “Night Journey,” which is the cover of my co-edited book on Henri Bergson: Beyond Bergson: Examining Race and Colonialism. #PhilSky

I did a teach-in in the student center titled “Misology: How to Avoid Avoiding Dialogue.” We explored Plato’s Phaedo. It was packed! During Q&A, a student asked “where are the booze? Let’s talk liquor.” The crowd cheered. They were there for mixology. I don’t know who was more disappointed. #PhilSky

Continuing the random analogies…. Socrates tells Meno that we don’t know what we don’t know. I’ve known the we spend taxes on a lot of good stuff. I had no idea just how productive my tax dollars have been. The amount of medical and environmental research now lost will put us in the cave basement.

Don’t count the losses. They make one look bad. If we don’t count the losses, then they don’t exist. Maybe this is some kind of quasi-Berkeley-style experiment. To be is to be perceived. #PhilSky

Baseball is known to be “America’s Pastime.” This season, we will learn the real meaning of “unforced error.”

Scene from The Big Lebowski, at least it’s an ethos.

“At least it’s an ethos.”