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I teach philosophy at Purdue. My opinions are my own and don't represent my employer

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3/3 Michelangelo's grocery list. Because even great artists have to eat! Especially on their birthday, and his is today.

06.03.2026 14:13 πŸ‘ 67 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4
A picture of PEW poll on global attitude survey, saying the % who rate the morality and ethics of people in their country as good vs bad, where the US has the worst rankings and Canada the best

A picture of PEW poll on global attitude survey, saying the % who rate the morality and ethics of people in their country as good vs bad, where the US has the worst rankings and Canada the best

Americans: we live in a fallen stateβ€”embroiled by sin, cheating, lying, and evil. You cannot trust anyone, not even those who claim to know you best

Canadians: I love my neighbors and my friends!

05.03.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 5948 πŸ” 1555 πŸ’¬ 285 πŸ“Œ 533
Molly Lambert
@mollylambert
I respect the moon's unwillingness to be photographed on a phone
12:31 PM β€’ 12/12/19 β€’ Twitter Web App
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Molly Lambert @mollylambert I respect the moon's unwillingness to be photographed on a phone 12:31 PM β€’ 12/12/19 β€’ Twitter Web App 59.5K Retweets 294K Likes

Lance St. Laurent @LanceStLaurent
When you see this blatant anti-moon propaganda, consider the source
The Sun
@TheSun β€’ Jan 18, 2019
'Super blood wolf moon' may trigger end of the world this weekend
thesun.co.uk/news/8223896/s.
8:32 PM β€’ Jan 20, 2019 β€’ Twitter for iPhone
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Lance St. Laurent @LanceStLaurent When you see this blatant anti-moon propaganda, consider the source The Sun @TheSun β€’ Jan 18, 2019 'Super blood wolf moon' may trigger end of the world this weekend thesun.co.uk/news/8223896/s. 8:32 PM β€’ Jan 20, 2019 β€’ Twitter for iPhone 49.9K Retweets 493 Quote Tweets 238.7K Likes

Paul Ford v @ftrain
When the moon hits your knees And you mispronounce trees
Sycamore
5:14 AM β€’ 2/27/18 β€’ Twitter for Android
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Paul Ford v @ftrain When the moon hits your knees And you mispronounce trees Sycamore 5:14 AM β€’ 2/27/18 β€’ Twitter for Android 13.6K Retweets 37.3K Likes

dustin Couch
@Dustinkcouch
nasa employee: oh hey u guys are back early
astronaut: moon's haunted
nasa employee: what?
astronaut: *loading a pistol and getting back on the rocket-ship* moon's haunted
10:18 PM - 29 Oct 2018

dustin Couch @Dustinkcouch nasa employee: oh hey u guys are back early astronaut: moon's haunted nasa employee: what? astronaut: *loading a pistol and getting back on the rocket-ship* moon's haunted 10:18 PM - 29 Oct 2018

please enjoy these classic Moon Tweetsβ„’

12.02.2026 08:40 πŸ‘ 2776 πŸ” 674 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 51

You might think that 'homo sapiens' means 'wise human being,' but, really, it's a human being with taste

27.02.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You might think that 'homo sapiens' means 'wise human being,' but, really, it's a human being with taste

27.02.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A submersible illuminates a green seabed with a visually small green beer bottle resting on it

A submersible illuminates a green seabed with a visually small green beer bottle resting on it

A beer bottle at the bottom of the Mariana Trench preview.redd.it/a-beer-bottl...

24.02.2026 00:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Isn't it pretty to think so?

21.02.2026 02:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Franz, Duke of Bavaria, your time has come

19.02.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My thinking has been warped by working on Locke who was perhaps involved in a plot to kill Charles II

17.02.2026 03:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I guess I thought he was unpopular for taking bribes from the French and converting to Catholicism on his deathbed, but maybe he wasn't.

17.02.2026 03:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's weird that they tried Charles again, isn't it?

17.02.2026 02:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Scholarship

16.02.2026 23:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
An information poster about studying philosophy at university of Bristol with an image of a skeleton skewering a peasant as illustration

An information poster about studying philosophy at university of Bristol with an image of a skeleton skewering a peasant as illustration

I sometimes worry our advertising material isn’t as welcoming as it might be

16.02.2026 08:58 πŸ‘ 210 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 4
The infamous family tree of Scottish Christian denominations.

The infamous family tree of Scottish Christian denominations.

Friends fear he's had to look up something on this diagram again.

15.02.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 3

Think of yourself as Sarah Connor, training to kill the thing

15.02.2026 01:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Spy vs. Spy started in 1961, so Boomers should get it, too. I don't know about the young folk

15.02.2026 01:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I was behind George C. Scott at the DMV

14.02.2026 19:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin

12.02.2026 16:31 πŸ‘ 10354 πŸ” 3079 πŸ’¬ 162 πŸ“Œ 419

Two things can be true. That's the first one. You're gonna want to choose the second wisely. Actually, hold up. Now up to thr... aww dammit.

11.02.2026 23:43 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lion

Albrecht DΓΌrer (Albertina, Vienna)

11.02.2026 17:53 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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The authentic sounds of musical instruments used in ancient times 🎢 #saturdayvibe

πŸ“Ή BilimtΓΌel

07.02.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 799 πŸ” 291 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 22

Still impressive

06.02.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

An example of how impacts of interventions can differ at individual and population levels, and are conditional on other events. Given a car hits you, the helmet helps. But mandating helmets could lower the # of bikes on the road & thus might increase the chance of getting hit in the first place.

05.02.2026 14:54 πŸ‘ 133 πŸ” 54 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 4

Bayesians are like listen up FUCKERS, we SOLVED epistemology. And it turns out you can believe WHATEVER YOU WANT provided it’s not LITERALLY INCONSISTENT and you CHOSE THE RIGHT OPINIONS before LOOKING AT THE EVIDENCE AT ALL

04.02.2026 01:49 πŸ‘ 177 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 7

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFfB...

04.02.2026 05:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
two different john lockes and one rousseau are totally babe-ified here

two different john lockes and one rousseau are totally babe-ified here

people keep telling me that llm hallucinations are decreasing, but I'm slightly concerned about a few of the women philosophers represented here

03.02.2026 23:15 πŸ‘ 114 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 17
Map identifying the approximate regions where various Indigenous groups lived in North America in 1776.

Map identifying the approximate regions where various Indigenous groups lived in North America in 1776.

The Utah Historical Society just produced a new, excellent map of "The Peoples of North America in 1776." Great resource for anyone teaching, writing, presenting about Native peoples as part of their 250th work. america250.utah.gov/power-of-pla...

03.02.2026 13:48 πŸ‘ 1298 πŸ” 503 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 46

I suppose it's tedious for me to argue about whether or not something is weird, but it's worth noting that PoincarΓ© would've found it weird. Here's him talking about Hilbert's program, from 1913. Wonder what he would've thought of today's "logic piano" !

02.02.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

No, that was a was a first year seminar on history of philosophy taught by Keith Donnellan. The undergraduate class on Stuart England (taught by Paul Seaver, I think) turned out to be more useful that I had any right to expect.

31.01.2026 17:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

why’s it called β€˜trepanation’ and not β€˜skullduggery’ ha ha words, amirite

30.01.2026 13:49 πŸ‘ 212 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0