On episode 246, we welcome @davidbatherwoods.bsky.social to discuss the life and philosophy of Schopenhauer, how his father’s suicide shaped him, suffering as the source of compassion, happiness as the negation of pain, and why he believed life is worth living. Full ep: youtu.be/7l9Nk3-mUzw

My latest paper has reached 1000 views 🎉 Find out why Schopenhauer’s argument for the worst of all possible worlds isn’t as bad as everyone says👇

HOW HAVE I NOT WATCHED THIS SHOW BEFORE

boosting this one again because I'm not seeing enough Bertrand Russell hate on the TL

First review of my new short biography of Wittgenstein, in the New York Times: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/b...

Upcoming Philosophy in the Bookshop dates with @philosophybites.bsky.social (and guest chaired by Mette Hoeg and @philosofemme.bsky.social ) Featuring @davidbatherwoods.bsky.social Clare Carlisle @manongarcia.bsky.social and @anthonygottlieb.bsky.social Book now @blackwells.bsky.social

On the latest Little Atoms podcast, @joannapocock.bsky.social on her wonderful new book Greyhound. Out now from @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here: shows.acast.com/b5fe8d16-751...

#NewIssue of the Journal of Applied Philosophy #philsky #philosophy Read it here👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14685930...

Just got around to listening to this episode of Mindscape and it reminded me that this podcast always delivers! Such an interesting range of guest who have insights on big intellectual topics from unexpected angles.

My wife has spent the last 2-3 months in hospital. She loves giving gifts and so of course she has set herself the task of creating bags of Halloween treats for the nurses and health care assistants working today. (I was in charge of distribution.)

Congratulations @birchlse.bsky.social on winning the 2025 Royal Institute of Philosophy Nayef Al-Rodhan Book Prize! 👏

Thanks very much to The Royal Institute of Philosophy for awarding me the Nayef Al-Rodhan Book Prize 2025. Thanks as well to the ERC who funded it, Peter Momtchiloff who commissioned it for OUP, all my LSE team members past and present, and everyone who made the book possible!

It’s here! My first physical copy of my book, out next month. @uchicagopress.bsky.social have a lovely traditional of sending the first copy straight from their offices in branded wrapping paper.

open.substack.com/pub/katemann... will definitely be getting this: thanks to Kate Manne for bringing it my attention. Such a sad bizarre awful case.

It lives! You can now preorder my philosophical biography of Schopenhauer. Out in November.

It’s here! My first physical copy of my book, out next month. @uchicagopress.bsky.social have a lovely traditional of sending the first copy straight from their offices in branded wrapping paper.

There's still time to book for our Annual Debate, which takes place in London this Thursday. Don't miss out! 📢📅 Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/annual-sym... #philosophy #debate #symposium

AOS: philosophy of conspiracy theory AOC: kierkegaard is a fucking awesome job ad. hell yeah

Come and work with us! Our Ethics of Doubt project is advertising a two year research fellowship, details: jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... @ethics-of-doubt.bsky.social

Strong agreement with Pascal in this week’s Vote on a Quote

The beloved BBC Radio 4 programme In Our Time has been awarded the 2025 British Academy President’s Medal! Professor Susan J Smith, President of the British Academy, praised the programme for bringing rigorous yet accessible discussion of complex ideas to millions of listeners: buff.ly/1bn63FD

We are awarding our President's Medal to 'In Our Time' as it has done so much to showcase humanities & social sciences. We'd decided this before the news of Melvyn Bragg stepping down, but glad we got our timing right & had a chance to celebrate with him! www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/renowne...

I am excited to share with you all another episode of #TheYoungIdealist Series featuring @dalianassar.bsky.social who navigates the viewers through her exciting philosophical work & discussing important issues like Knowledge, Aesthetics, Ethics, Nature & Ecology. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPur...

Zoe Williams interviews feminist philosopher @manongarcia.bsky.social - the English translation of her book about the Pelicot trial was published last week

Happening Friday: APA member Shelly Kagan of Yale University to give the fall 2025 Norton Lecture at @udelaware.bsky.social. events.udel.edu/event/death-...

I have finally added my chapter on Taylor Swift and the Philosophy of Easter Eggs, which appears in "Taylor Swift and Philosophy" as part of The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series, to PhilPapers. The 13th seemed the perfect date to do so ✨ philpapers.org/rec/KUIEOT

Hi Bluesky, The English translation of my book on the Pelicot trial is coming out in a month! You know (or maybe you don't) how it is: preorders are crucial for the life of a book, so don't hesitate to preorder right now. a.co/d/a0qeZeh I hope the fantastic blurbs will convince you if you're not:

On Translating Proust and the Art of Not Reading Ahead lithub.com/on-translati...

From the philosophy common room

1/ I'm excited to share that Franz Knappik’s and my Cambridge Element on Hegel and Colonialism is finally out – open access below! We trace how Hegel defends European colonial rule, including transatlantic slavery, and how that defence runs through his entire philosophical system. Thread below ⬇️

LMU Munich invites applications for a W2 Professorship in Philosophy Education, starting in October 2026. We are looking for candidates with an outstanding research record in philosophy and a strong profile in philosophy education. Deadline: 15 November 2025: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/b...

Coming up in the spring... www.literaturecambridge.co.uk/murdoch-poems

New book in draft: AI and Consciousness [link in thread] This book is a skeptical overview of the literature on AI and consciousness. Anyone who emails me comments on the entire manuscript will be thanked in print and receive an appreciatively signed hard copy.

Excited to be appearing at a Philosophy in the Bookshop event at Blackwell’s flagship store in Oxford. Please repost and register now! @blackwells.bsky.social @nigelwarburton.bsky.social @philoswarwick.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philosophy...

“Schopenhauer offers no easy remedies to a disease with no final cure, for the living at least, but Bather Woods successfully shows us if your eyes can adjust to his dark vision of the world, there is much to see” @andyowen.bsky.social

Episodes two weeks in a row?! That should tell you how much great stuff there is. I was so happy to get to talk to @andrewhartman.bsky.social about KARL MARX IN AMERICA (@uchicagopress.bsky.social) and how he keeps going in the writing "grind." Listen here: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...

This is how I want to be awarded the Nobel Prize.

We have a recent (open access 🔑) publication from a member of our research group: a new paper on the structure of Kant’s argument in the first section of the Groundwork. Pauline Kleingeld, ‘Kant’s Analytic Method and the Argument of Groundwork I’, in Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society.

“Schopenhauer offers no easy remedies to a disease with no final cure, for the living at least, but Bather Woods successfully shows us if your eyes can adjust to his dark vision of the world, there is much to see” @andyowen.bsky.social

Death in a Shallow Pond by @davidedmonds100.bsky.social is a fascinating account of Peter Singer’s controversial “drowning child” thought experiment—and how it changed the way people think about charitable giving. Out now. Learn more and explore a free sample: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

📣JOB ALERT📣 Lecturer or Associate Professor in Philosophy at University of Leeds. AOS: Social Philosophy + at least one of: Metaphysics, Epistemology, or Philosophy of Language, Logic, Mind, or Action. Details at jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx.... Closing date 5 Nov 2025. #philosophy 1/2

Another astonishing sign of incredible incompetence from the UK Conservatives. They can’t even get right the name of the country they want to represent. (Image via LBC political editor Natasha Clark)

The Philosophy Bites podcast started in 2007 (and is fast approaching 50 million unique episode downloads). Which philosophy podcasts were around before us? www.philosophybites.com

Call for Papers is extended to December 15! And we have an online presentation option for those who cannot attend in-person!

"There is a widespread view that failing to put yourself in the shoes of another person—failing to empathise—leads to dehumanisation, and dehumanisation is at the heart of cruelty and evil." fivebooks.com/best-books/c...

Due to popular demand we've increased the seats available at @davidedmonds100.bsky.social 's book launch for 'Death in a shallow pond'. Please register for the free event here: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/event/book-l... 🗓 Tuesday 7 October 📍 Oxford Martin School ⏰ 6:00pm – followed by a drinks reception

Geertje Bol on canon construction and history of women philosophers! www.the-tls.com/philosophy/c...

Goethe: A Life in Ideas by @matthewgbell.bsky.social gets a sharp, illuminating review from Ritchie Robertson in @litreview.bsky.social! “Deeply learned, crisply written.” Read it here: literaryreview.co.uk/darkness-light-2

The British Society of Aesthetics seeks to appoint a paid, part-time Editor for its website, newsletter, and social media. Applicants will be expected to be UK-based postgraduates working in aesthetics. The deadline for applications is 22 October 2025.

*Officially* out today: Susan Stebbing: Analysis, Common Sense, and Public Philosophy. I’m grateful to my co-editor, Annalisa Coliva, and all our excellent contributors! Link in bio. (Find the volume’s introduction on my website 😈.)