Duncan Bell

Very pleased to find these in the post this morning. Now available as a physical object!

RIP William Connolly

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Thanks, Ulas!

Very pleased to find these in the post this morning. Now available as a physical object!

Duncan Bell, "John Stuart Mill on Federation, Civilization and Empire," History of Political Thought (2024)

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Utopia Abstract. Ideal societies, better worlds, more just and peaceful ways of living: these have long been the stuff of human beings’ social dreaming. In this c

NEW BOOK!

I'm very happy to say that my new book, Utopia, co-written with Douglas Mao, has been published on-line

academic.oup.com/book/62279

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On Joe (Heath) on Jack (Rawls) and the profession. For non-regular readers let me offer a preliminary statement so you understand the spirit of what follows.

On Joe (Heath) on Jack (Rawls) and the profession.
open.substack.com/pub/digressi...
Responding to @josephheat.bsky.social [HT @dailynous.com ]

Epstein and the moral rot of US public intellectuals The disgraced sex offender was able to gather a group of scientists and thinkers around him who shared his anti-woke, anti-women and Silicon Valley techno-fascist views. But it doesn’t end with Epstei...

There hasn't been much media coverage outside the science media of the Epstein scientists. So I wrote about them here for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social. As many in science know, John Brockman was central in linking Epstein to scientific "public intellectuals".
www.thenewworld.co.uk/philip-ball-...

NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!

In the third part of our series David and Paul Sagar explore what the German writer and sociologist Max Weber can teach us about the pitfalls of political life and political philosophy. Why is doing politics so hard?

Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com

An enjoyable day at the Emirates

An enjoyable day at the Emirates

The curious rise of Morgan McSweeney How a behind-the-scenes fixer captured the Labour party, only to become a symbol of Keir Starmer’s failing government

The perfect moment to re-up Stuart McGurk's piece for @prospectmagazine.co.uk about the rise of the man who dominated the Labour party only to become a symbol of Starmer's failing government

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/lab...

Biggest W in the history of historians tbh

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NEW ARTICLE:

Duncan Bell & Apolline Taillandier, "Cosmos-Politanism: Transhumanist Visions of Global Order from the First World War to the Digital Age," Perspectives on Politics (2024) @blazefutures.bsky.social

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Utopia Abstract. Ideal societies, better worlds, more just and peaceful ways of living: these have long been the stuff of human beings’ social dreaming. In this c

NEW BOOK!

I'm very happy to say that my new book, Utopia, co-written with Douglas Mao, has been published on-line

academic.oup.com/book/62279

Technofascism: AI, Big Tech, and the new authoritarianism - AI & SOCIETY The rapid development of digital technologies, including AI, is having a significant impact on the social, economic, and political life. Yet, while presented as milestones in innovation and progress, ...

Mark Coeckelbergh, "Technofascism: AI, Big Tech, and the New Authoritarianism," AI & Society (2026)

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a man with red hair and a beard is standing in the woods Alt: a man with red hair and a beard is standing in the woods nodding

Arsenal fans watching Spurs this afternoon