Simon Kirchin

Loving comment from my loving home: "No, you *are* an international man of mystery. No one's heard of you."

For those uninterested in Eurovision, I will be live blogging my essay marking later on.

Yes, I read your latest on WonkHE about how you started collecting and thought....hmmmmm. Note this is no. 40. There must have been similar series as well!

Treasure found at my folks’ house. @univcollegeoxford.bsky.social Not quite #HigherEducationPostcard

New special issue of Philosophy on Philosophy of Comedy with Julian Baggini, Piers Benn, Emily McTernan, Rebecca Roache, Lucy O’Brien and Julian Dodd. With Alex Farrow, Chelsea Birkby, Graeme A. Forbes, Rosie Wilby and Dave Chawner. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

How to think in the age of AI In a world transformed by tech, philosophy is more vital than ever.

Dave Edmonds on the importance of philosophy and the recent #PhilosophyMatters campaign: www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2025/0...

Today’s garden. Starting to get it into shape since last summer’s move.

Up the Wolves!

See you there!

BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, Maurice Merleau-Ponty Insights into the relationship between the body and the mind, habits, language and thought

In Our Time episode coming up about Merleau-Ponty. #PhilosophyMatters

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Philosophy and Mental Health Philosophy and Mental Health Part of a new series of UoB #PhilosophyMatters webinars on the importance of Philosophy supported by The Royal Institute of Philosophy

Our last #PhilosophyMatters webinar! Tomorrow, 2-4pm UK time. What does epistemic justice look like in mental healthcare? Register for free: www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/... #PhiloFortnight2025

Great day yesterday. Thanks to @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social for hosting us and everyone who came and contributed. #PhilosophyMatters #PhiloFortnight2025

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AP: Hello there! Today on Mind-Meaning Matters..
SD:..MMM..
AP: We hadn’t agreed on that… Anyway, today we’re asking if you have ever been the victim of a category mistake.
SD: Sheila from Lowestoft says that she once got spooked by a ghost in a machine.
AP: Which is not quite what we are after….

Oh. Hope the ‘block’ goes soon. Is your next-door neighbour a playwright?

Dear world, I already have enough emails today so there is no need to send me any more. Thanks, Simon

Happy Birthday!

Cary Grant is what a researcher does after a successful funding interview.

I once went out with a lass who was responsible for the alerts on military firing ranges. Talk about red flags.

I have joined Bluesky simply to say that I think this is fair.

Gosh. Am I now a thing? Clearing the space on that headstone now. “Here lies <dead person’s name goes here> He/she/they was/were the victim of <problem>.”

Yes. You just don’t understand, Keith. He’s, like, a modern day genius or something. He’s like Jonathan Miller crossed with Ted Bovis. Right.

One chapter - at least - devoted wholly to his call-backs.

6 Underground was an awesome song. Still have the CD single and album.

New year, new me, new platform, etc. New writing project, on comedy and free speech.

Biscuit alarm - Gari-bell-di!

Just joined today!

ISIHAC

Thankyouverymuch