A new report on dietary findings in a select area of Pompeii likely inhabited by enslaved people came out in Scavi di Pompei. Many newspapers are now running w/a headline about Roman slaves “eating better” than free Romans. pompeiisites.org/e-journal-de... Let’s discuss why this is problematic

Philosophy has methods that produce disciplinary knowledge. So when scientists or even other humanists ask philosophical questions they should consult experts.

Coming up tomorrow on #HoPWaG: we meet Pierre Gassendi, who rivaled Descartes as an early French protagonist of the "new science."

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PSA: me not commenting on something does not mean I am "complicit." First of all, you need to log off and touch grass. Secondly we are total strangers so call your therapist. Thirdly there are 1,000 things happening every day and I am busy. Finally what exactly do you want me to do about it?

Today‘s new episode: French skepticism around the time of Descartes, with a focus on Mothe le Vayer: historyofphilosophy.net/french-skept... #philsky #philosophy #podcast #skepticism

Today on #HoPWaG we're joined by Gideon Manning to hear about medicine in Descartes and amongst the Cartesians! A fascinating discussion of method, dualism, the circulatory system, and much more. www.historyofphilosophy.net/cartesian-me... #philsky #descartes #philosophy #podcast

Worried about employability? Study Philosophy! According to the New York Federal Reserve Bank, Philosophy graduates have very low unemployment rates. SOURCE: www.newyorkfed.org/research/col...

Here is a corrected version of it. It should have any and all typos taken care of - but feel free to point out any! I want this to be squared away before I make any prints! Thanks, #JewSky for your enthusiasm!

Download Yonatan Adler's important new book while it is free for a limited time! Between Yahwism and Judaism: Judean Cult and Culture during the Early Hellenistic Period (332–175 BCE) www.cambridge.org/core/element...

Today's new episode: Cartesian Science! From comets to blood transfusions, embryology, and the debate over the pineal gland: Descartes’ impact on science, especially medicine. www.historyofphilosophy.net/cartesian-sc... #hopwag #philsky #descartes #historyofscience #podcasts

Plato’s Maternal Cause: Dancing to the Cosmic Rhythm of Birth, Growth, and Death When - October 16th Time - 5:15-6:30 PM Location - Virtue Room, the Maples, University of Maine

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

Breaking News: Sarah Mullally will become the next archbishop of Canterbury, the first woman to lead the Church of England.

Sarah Mullally is named as first female archbishop of Canterbury

We’re going live at 7PM ET on YouTube & Instagram to discuss the Trump admin’s offer to give preferential treatment to colleges & universities that pledge an oath of loyalty to Trump’s ideological agenda. Pure corruption & a violation of core principles of US higher education & democracy.

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

International Merleau-Ponty Circle University of Maine September 25-27th #philsky #philosophy www.merleauponty.org/conference/

There’s a lot of advice floating around online for graduate students, but it may be hard to find, and hard for newbies to judge whether it’s any good. Here's one philosophy prof's curated list of helpful resources.

Do any academic folks out there have any thoughts about departments/programs competing with each other for students within a university?

I wrote about the Columbia University settlement with the federal government, and how it makes my job teaching college Jewish Studies harder. forward.com/opinion/7663...

petition not to call 6-hour meetings “retreats.” after an hour, it’s a hostage situation.

Smart! Raven loves winning Tic Tac Toe.

New episode for you today, on Descartes on the passions! www.historyofphilosophy.net/descartes-pa... #podcast #descartes #philsky #emotions

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Facing budget cuts and dwindling enrollment, Brandeis said it would place its Yiddish program “on hiatus” after next year — a move that would effectively eliminate the role of Ellen Kellman, the university’s sole Yiddish professor for nearly three decades.

This is very good. www.404media.co/the-medias-p...

The New York Times coverage of Zohran Mamdani is getting desperate. mamdanitimes.com

I declare a ceasefire between all and all. The state of nature is over. #philosophy

Among many other things this is a proliferation nightmare. The lesson learned will be never negotiate with the United States.

Five things to remember about war:

They’re going to try to make you feel insane for opposing this war. They’ll ignore protests and downplay any opposition. They’ll try to strongarm you into submission. They did it with Iraq and they’ll do it again. And then a few years later they’ll pretend they were with you all along.

i just find this so bizarre. searching through texts and doing the reading for myself is how i actually think through ideas! trying to put together a sentence is how i figure out what i actually want to say!

Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife. While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE. This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.

OVERHEARD IN A PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT "I don't mean to speak ill of the dead... but that's kind of what this whole class is about"

Headline/chyron if this were happening in a foreign country: "Far right president calls for arrest of opposition party provincial governor, raising further questions about democracy & the rule of law" Headline/chyron when this happens in 🇺🇸: "Trump Takes Questions As He Returns To The White House"

Are you a scholar of religion with a passion for public scholarship? Want to share your work with an enthusiastic, global audience hungry for deeper learning? We’re inviting scholars to give lectures in a live Zoom series hosted by Religion for Breakfast. More here! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Yes, greed and racism are our greatest sins. But both arise out of something more basic. Fear. We are a nation of the perpetually terrified.

Breaking news: The Trump administration revoked Harvard’s ability to enroll foreign students, saying it allowed anti-American agitators. Existing foreign students must transfer or risk losing their legal status, DHS said.

Peter will join us at the PLATO conference on Saturday morning's plenary panel “Embracing Difficult Conversations: The Intersection of Philosophy and Civics Education" Register on our website. See you there! Blog post: www.plato-philosophy.org/advocacy-and... #philsky #edusky #civic #engagement

"This project of re-envisaging, looking at past ideas, and developing new ones to deal with our difficult situation will take the work of many people."

Without philosophy Einstein said he would have "contributed nothing" Why Einstein credited philosophy for his scientific revolution | By Massimo Pigliucci iai.tv/articles/wit... #Einstein #physics #philosophy #philsky

Israeli military officials have privately concluded that Palestinians in Gaza face widespread starvation unless aid deliveries are restored within weeks, according to three Israeli defense officials familiar with conditions in the enclave. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/w...

Like so many of the trends of the 1880’s-1920’s, eugenics is on the rise. Scientists have a moral obligation to speak up.