Erik Haines

Am I Building an Exoskeleton for My Mind? Yes, I Am. A Response to Zak Stein on AI & Recovery Advocacy

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After taking a mini month-in-half hiatus from #TheYoungIdealist Series I have returned with a fantastic new episode. I was honored to have an in-depth discussion with Dr. Sean McGrath on his forthcoming book on Carl Jung titled: The Soul of Nature: On the Unconscious & Related (1/4)

Allegations against Cardinal Ouellet stunned church workers, defamation trial hears Ouellet is suing a woman for $100,000, alleging she defamed him when she claimed that he sexually assaulted her by touching her inappropriately.

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More witnesses to testify in case of woman being sued by Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet - Montreal | Globalnews.ca More witnesses will testify Friday in the civil trial of a woman being sued for defamation by Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet.

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Pope Leo receives Governor General of Canada - Vatican News Pope Leo XIV receives the Governor General of Canada, Mary Jeannie May Simon, in the Vatican.

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YouTube video by CBC News How Iran is strangling the world's oil supply | About That

Helpful breakdown

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Very excited to read this when it comes out

The Mission in the Digital Environment The Mission in the Digital Environment

Looking forward to reading through this.
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Synod Office releases first two Final Reports of the Study Groups - Vatican News The General Secretariat of the Synod publishes the first two Final Reports of the Study Groups established by Pope Francis following the First Session ...

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On March 23rd @benburgis.bsky.social and I will be presenting on our forthcoming G.A Cohen volume at York University in Toronto. We'll be joined by Dr. Christine Sypnowich and Dr. Lesley Jacobs.

For Jason Haines On Loss, Recovery, & Why I Write with AI

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Thousands of Alberta seniors to lose income supplement as province faces rising provincial deficit | CBC News Alberta is making cuts to seniors' benefits and tax credits for caregivers as it faces a $9.4-billion budget deficit.

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Fury Road - Claremont Review of Books Fury Road

This has to be one of the most weaksauce responses to any book Ive read; the rhetorical equivalent of the "I swear im not crying" meme. @lkatfield.bsky.social

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Iran and the 'state of exception' It seems that we have entered a period of endless war. The undeclared American war "Epic Fury" (the name of the attack on Iran) and Israel's new murderous

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On March 24th I'll be giving a talk at my old progam at York in Toronto discussing post-PhD life. Will include some tough advice to grads.

5 questions about the plans for the historic Carleton Tavern | CBC News The 130-year-old building that houses the Carleton Tavern, one of Ottawa's longest oldest bars, could be demolished in the next few years — and that's drawn concern from some residents.

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Artist uses frozen Alberta lake as his canvas Turns out Alberta’s blue lakes freeze into a canvas unlike any other this New York artist has ever seen or worked with.

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Through & Beyond the Threshold My Review of Matthew D. Segall's Work & the Future of Integral Political Praxis

My latest essay exchange with @footnotes2plato.substack.com which is partially inspired by @mattpolprof.bsky.social work on postmodern conservatism & the life/work of Michael Brooks.
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‘Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity’ by Paul Kingsnorth,’The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else’s Game’ by C Thi Nguyen reviewed by Guy Lancaster Paul Kingsnorth describes his book, Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity, as a ‘final attempt’, after a lifetime of writing and approaching the subject in a piecemeal fashion, to try to ou...

Amen! I can't stand Kingsnorth...
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Can the Real Wilber Please Stand Up? A Short Journey Through Wilberland

My latest essay exchange with @footnotes2plato.substack.com - I would be curious to hear @mattpolprof.bsky.social or @benburgis.bsky.social thoughts on these essays at some point. www.erikhaines.org/p/can-the-re...

Very excited to have gotten the proofs for our little essay collection "What is Liberal Socialism?" for @repeaterbooks.bsky.social. Includes contributions by me, @liberalcurrents.com editor @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com and Florian Maiwald

Congrats @aaronrosspowell.com. Looking forward to many productive agreements and disagreements over the years.

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On God, Absolute Freedom, & the Post-Metaphysical Turn Revisiting My Dialogue with Matt Segall On Michael Brooks & CIIS

Here is my latest post following @footnotes2plato.substack.com dialogue with Graham Harman & my past podcast conversation with him on Michael brooks, CIIS, & the Left. Might be of interest to @nieaufgehenderrest.bsky.social & @mattpolprof.bsky.social followers.
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Marx the Good - Historical Materialism A review of Bruno Leipold’s Citizen Marx: Republicanism and the Formation of Karl Marx’s Social and Political Thought and Vanessa Will’s Marx’s Ethical Vision

My review of "Citizen Marx" by @brunoleipold.com and "Marx's Ethical Vision" by @vcwills.bsky.social is out. Good books both. With @histmat.bsky.social

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A reminder that our research seminar meets today at 15.00 - we will be discussing the doctrine of creatio ex nihilo and its relevance to ecotheology with the amazing Professor Jan-Olav Henriksen. DM me if you can make it.

New edition. Want a copy? I’ll send one to the person currently in an undergrad or grad program who gets the most likes for a reply here that says why studying religion matters. Let’s give it a week or so. Go!

Jonathan Haidt says Zuckerberg trial could finally hold Big Tech accountable for the harm done to young users | CBC Radio For years, Jonathan Haidt has warned that handing smartphones and social media to kids have caused tremendous harm. Now, he says we could be at a turning point, as Mark Zuckerberg appears before a jur...

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