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The Unnatural Side of Nature This essay explores the unstable boundary between nature and culture, showing how science, philosophy, and politics continually reshape what we call 'natural'. It shows how we continually reinterpret ...

Sunday read:
Rafael Holmberg explores how we reinterpret natural phenomena through cultural lenses, and how this distortion shapes our perception of the climate crisis, turning a stark natural threat into a cultural dispute.

#Philosophy #ClimateAction
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What makes it difficult to accept the idea of a half-way house between conscious and non-conscious, rational and non-rational, knowledge and ignorance, instinct and morality?

Join us for a talk with Michael Bavidge!

Mon. Nov. 24 ~ 2pmET/7pmUK
#Philosophy
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Coming up:
"On Philosophy in the Border"
Michael Bavidge with Ian Craib

Borders are spaces of transition; topics of persons, mind, language, and values all have the character of being in-between.

Join us to explore these liminal spaces!
Mon. Nov. 24 ~ 2pm ET / 7pm UK
#Philosophy

"How do we go from something so central to something that not only do we forget but also destroy?"

YouTube video by The Philosopher On Breathing: Jamieson Webster in conversation with Nica Siegel

ICYMI: "On Breathing: Jamieson Webster in conversation with @nicasiegel.bsky.social"

On dependence and independence, mechanical and natural, personal and social freedom, and equity.

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TODAY: Mon. Nov. 17 ~ 2pm ET, 7pmUK
TP&TN: "How to Prevent AI from Making Us Stupid"

Is using AI robbing us of exercising our linguistic capacity, cognitive abilities, the ability to lead our own lives?

Anastasia Berg with Alexis Papazoglou
#Philosophy
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Yes - usually the recording comes out a few days later.

Do you worry that AI is affecting our cognitive capacity as it helps students write essays and even come up with ideas??

Join us for "How to Prevent AI from Making Us Stupid"
with Anastasia Berg & @alexispapazoglou.bsky.social
#Philosophy #philsky #tecn #AI

Mon. Nov. 17 ~ 2pm ET / 7pm UK

On Housecraft In Home Work: Essays on Love & Housekeeping, Helen Hayward questions society’s dismissal of domestic work as trivial. Once determined to avoid her mother’s domestic life, she eventually chose to take ...

Sunday read:

"On Housecraft"
Emma Wilkins reviews "Home Work" by Helen Hayward. Society dismisses domestic work as trivial, but it can be deeply meaningful. Wilkins explores why some jobs are elevated and others overlooked.
#Philosophy

www.thephilosopher1923.org/post/on-hous...

Opinion | Why Even Basic A.I. Use Is So Bad for Students

@alexispapazoglou.bsky.social
#philosophy #technology #AI #artificial_intelligence #Education

Also read Anastasia Berg's recent article, "Why Even Basic AI Use is So Bad for Students":

Hope to see you at Philosophy & the News on Monday!

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Coming up Mon. Nov. 17 ~ 2pm ET / 7pm UK
The Philosopher & the News:
"How to Prevent AI from Making Us Stupid"

Anastasia Berg in conversation with Alexis Papazoglou
on the idea that AI is dumbing us down, with many using it in ways that rob us!

Register:
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Just a few spots left!!

Join Anna Argirò to discuss Hannah Arendt's essay "We Refugees," on the effects of dislocation of fleeing Nazi Germany for the US. Explore relevance to current issues: exile, migration, citizenship...
#philosophy

Wed. Nov. 12
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On Breathing

#philosophy #psychotherapy #breathe #psychoanalysis #ClimateCrisis #environment
@nicasiegel.bsky.social

More on Jamieson Webster's book here:
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On Breathing

TODAY: Mon. Nov. 10 ~ 2pm ET / 7pm UK

"On Breathing"
It's mostly unconscious, but anxiety, climate change, environmental racism, and illness teach us about the privilege that is breathing.

Jamieson Webster in conversation with Nica Siegel

Register FREE:
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The early manuscripts are some of the best work, some of the most hopeful ideas on the nature of humanity.

Marx’s Ethical Vision In this conversation, Vanessa Wills explores the moral heart of Marxism. Challenging the view of Marx as a cold materialist, Wills reveals his deep ethical vision, one that is grounded in freedom, cre...

Your Sunday read:
"Marx's Ethical Vision"

Vanessa Wills explores the moral heart of Marxism to reveal a deep ethical vision gounded in freedom, creativity and collective self-determination. Revolution is an effort to shape a just society.
#Philosophy #Marx
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Just a few days left to sign up for Anna Argirò discussing:

"We Refugees" Hannah Arendt on exile, migration, and citizenship

Join others to think and discuss!!
#Philosophy

Wed. Nov. 12 ~ 1pm ET / 6pm UK
£25.00 general admission; £15.00 for members
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On Breathing

Why do we forget the air that we breathe in common?
What does it mean to breathe when the environment that sustains life now threatens it?
How can life flourish under toxic conditions?
#Philosophy

with Jamison Webster
Mon. Nov. 10 ~ 2pmET / 7pm UK
www.thephilosopher1923.org/events/on-br...

YouTube video by The Philosopher What is AI actually doing for us?

"Fighting the Power"
Short with Dan McQuillan

from AI and the Digital: Resisting AI
#Philosophy #technology #AI
www.youtube.com/shorts/Ra9q1...

Read Honorary Fellow Dr Miranda Anderson’s review of Resistance, a powerful reflection on protest, photography & the persistence of hope, for @philosopher1923.bsky.social. The exhibition curated by Steve McQueen & Clarrie Wallis is on now @nationalgalleries.bsky.social. Read here: edin.ac/3XcPBE5

YouTube video by The Philosopher AI and the Digital: Resisting AI - Dan McQuillan in conversation with Andrés Saenz de Sicilia

ICYMI: "AI and the Digital: Resisting AI"

Dan McQuillan discusses the fascist resonances of AI, (dis)passionate applications, ethics and dangers of AI, methods for political resistance, system contamination, and what's new!

#Philosophy
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On Breathing

#philosophy #philsky #psychotherapy #psychoanalysis #breathe @nicasiegel.bsky.social

Check out Jamieson Webster's book here: books.catapult.co/books/on-bre...

On Breathing

Coming up: Mon. Nov. 10th ~ 2pm ET / 7pm UK

"On Breathing"
Jamieson Webster, in conversation with Nica Siegel, will draw on psychoanalytic theory and reflect on her own experiences to explore breathing and consider our dependence on invisible systems.

www.thephilosopher1923.org/events/on-br...

YouTube video by The Philosopher On the Marginalisation of Women in Philosophy and Science: A. Donald, F. Peacock, J. Park & P. West

ICYMI: "On the Marginalisation of Women in #Philosophy and #Science"

Athene Donald, Francesca Peacock, & Jennifer Park on the importance of recovering women's work, stereotypes, myth of gendered ways of thinking, and who else was overlooked.

#Feminism
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTK8...

Tickets on sale NOW for our workshop with Anna Argirò Nov. 12th:

A visiting scholar at the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities, she developed a critical reworking of Arendt's concept of natality.

#Philosophy
Get your seat for "We Refugees"!
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TODAY: Mon. Nov. 3 ~ 2pm ET / 7pm UK
"Resisting AI"

Dan McQuillan, in conversation with Andrés Saenz de Sicilia, will trace the ways AI resonates with contemporary political and social currents, and invite us to resist AI as we know it.
#Philosophy #Tech

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Was Marx a Philosopher? It is often thought that Marx, despite starting out as a philosopher, sought to break with philosophy in order to carry out his mature work. In this essay, Christoph Schuringa argues that Marx's overa...

"Was Marx a Philosopher"

Christoph Schuringa argues that Marx's overall project is concerned with raising philosophy itself to its highest power to actualize it, seeking to surpass predecessors including Hegel.

#Marx
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Resisting Resignation Miranda Anderson reviews Resistance, the exhibition and book, that explores a century of protest through photography. It captures the power of collective action and the persistence of hope. Moving fro...

Sunday reads:
"Resisting Resignation"

Miranda Anderson's review of "Resistance," the exhibition and book, which captures the power of collective action and the persistence of hope. How art can counter resignation in an age of distraction.
#Philosophy
www.thephilosopher1923.org/post/resisti...

Hannah Arendt and Exile Hannah Arendt’s experiences of exile, from Nazi Germany to the U.S., shaped her reflections on statelessness, belonging, and the limits of the nation-state. In this essay, Anna Argirò explores Arendt'...

Read Anna Argirò's essay "Hannah Arendt and Exile" here: www.thephilosopher1923.org/post/hannah-...

#Philosophy #Arendt #migration #refugee #exile #citizenship #HumanRights
@hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social @arendtedition.bsky.social