Strait of Hormuz should be the name of a post-punk band. Like Dire Straits but with some Sufi mesmerizing music going on.

Did not realize One Battle After Another was based on a Thomas Pynchon novel. Now it makes more sense

Day 15 of #WomenWhoRethoughtTheWorld: American economist Florence Kelley! Kelley rethought philanthropy’s relationship to capitalism, writing that it is a “vain struggle to patch & alleviate an evil social system, propping up what ought to be torn down & rebuilt.” #herstory #womenshistory

I just realized that all day I have been focused on prospect of truly awful weather and forgotten about the truly horrific world.

Day 10 of #WomenWhoRethoughtTheWorld: German philosopher, feminist, and pacifist Helene Stöcker! Stöcker used #Nietzsche to rethink the value of the values holding women back. She also rethought the value of war; her radical #pacifism forced her to flee the Nazis in 1933. #womenshistory #philsky

Day 9 of #WomenWhoRethoughtTheWorld: US suffragist & activist Mary Church Terrell. Terrell rethought #pacifism to foreground racial justice, arguing that “you may talk about permanent peace till doomsday, but the world will never have it till the darker races are given a square deal.” #herstory

Day 7 of #WomenWhoRethoughtTheWorld: American philosopher and educator Susan E. Blow Blow rethought American education by using Hegel (yes, Hegel) to advocate for American kindergartens. Opposing industrialized schooling, she insisted on play as a crucial to all children’s education. #herstory

Day 8 of #WomenWhoRethoughtTheWorld HAD to be philosopher Clara Zetkin! Zetkin rethought women's role in socialism, insisting on working women's inclusion in feminism. She also originated International Women's Day! #herstory #IWD #womeninphilosophy #IWD2026

Recognizing today is International Women's Day! I am celebrating the momentum of recognition of the women philosophers of the past through @ennhistphil.bsky.social. One small part of work towards a more equal and just society!

Day 5 of #WomenWhoRethoughtTheWorld: philosopher and historian Anna Julia Cooper! Cooper rethought 19th century ideas of progress to define race and foreground women. To quote bell hooks: “one of the first black activists to urge black women to articulate their own experiences.” #blackhistory

Democracy Summer! www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/o...

Read more by Prof. Robinson here! #philsky #womenshistory #womeninhistory doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...

Day 3 of #WomenWhoRethoughtTheWorld: theorist, novelist & reformer Frances Ellen Watkins Harper! In "Our Greatest Want," Harper rethought #Tocqueville's theory of public opinion & the story of Moses to argue for a multiracial, democratic society. H/t Prof. Marcia Robinson! #blackhistory #herstory

David French in the NYT. Short version: It's about the Constitution. Don't be distracted. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/o...

This #WomensHistoryMonth, I'm highlighting 19th and 20th-century women whose work helped rethink the world. First up: Jane Addams! Addams' research with Chicago immigrants shaped a philosophy of #pacifism recognized by a #Nobel #Peace Prize in 1931. #WomenWhoRethoughtTheWorld #philsky #herstory

I need a nap and I think curling should put me to sleep

Bad Bunny has a consulting historian. news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...

It is very cold out. Sunny-ish. Bright. But very cold. In a day or so, it will be back to being just cold, and it will feel like a relief.

Look what arrived today, or at least the ebook did. This is the first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to medieval women’s writing globally,focusing on the thousand-year period between 500-1500. Entries on about 250 women writers plus longer thematic essays. You’re welcome.

This is so powerful. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...

Messages to ICE from students at Liam Conejo Ramos's elementary school. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."

mushroom barley soup! perfect dinner for winter weather.

Anyone want to provide a history lesson on how George Wallace was defeated? He was a force before I was born, and while referenced in my youth as a reminder it was always without much detail, with a sigh of relief, and as if a blip.

Prime Minister Carney’s “Middle Powers” speech is about as substantial as they can get.

worth a read: www.linkedin.com/pulse/americ...

Journal of the History of Philosophy Summer Seminar: ‘Early Modern Debates About Slavery’ Dates: June 14–19, 2026 Location: University of Massachusetts AmherstTopic: “Early Modern Debates About Slavery”Instructor: Julia Jorati (Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst) Course Description:…

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Please apply (or encourage your grad students to apply) to our awesome funded summer program by January 15th!

Super worth reading. www.chronicle.com/article/univ...

For months, Trump’s DHS has wreaked lawless havoc in our neighborhoods. Tear gassing infants, families, and police. Firing their weapons at peaceful citizens. Killing innocent people. It’s brutal, unconstitutional, and out of control. It must stop. Kristi Noem must go. Now.

Should I make a New Year's resolution to have cheese fondue weekly in the winter months? Today's cheese fondue brunch was delicious!

"Yeah, that’s the danger. And, just to be clear, this is catastrophic as a shift away from a world in which we deal with our problems peacefully toward a world in which we deal with our problems using military force." www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

Volume I of the Journal for New Narratives in the History of Philosophy now published! journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/nn... #philsky

The 2026 JHP Summer Seminar: Julia Jorati (UMass Amherst) will lead a week-long seminar on Early Modern Debates About Slavery, June 14–19, 2026. Great opportunity for early-career scholars in early modern philosophy. Apply by Feb. 1, 2026. Info: jhp.wisc.edu/summersemina... #philsky

Tonight’s tapas is a level up. Sitting outside on a patio sipping Catalan white wine. Mushroom croquettes melted in mouth. Now tuna with avocado

In Barcelona having tapas and wine. Kinda mediocre and yet so good. Because I am on vacation!!!

This thread!

It is -18C and I need to get out of bed to walk the dog at some point.

Check out this new open access journal! journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/nn... It has taken a long time to bring into being, but it has some excellent articles, some original new translations, along with interesting discussions of those translations. #philsky

🚨We're hiring! A tenure track position at McGill University in the area of #bioethics and / or philosophy of science, with a special focus on the ethics of medical technologies. Please share widely. #philsky #ethics #philsci philjobs.org/job/show/30402

Season 5 of the ENN Podcast is here! Jacinta Shrimpton speaks with Anna Ezekiel on Karoline von Günderrode: her metaphysics, politics, and ideas on self, friendship & gender. Listen here: www.newnarrativesinphilosophy.net/podcast.html (Also on Podbean, Spotify, iTunes) #WomenPhilosophers #PhilSky

We're hiring! 2 postdoctoral fellowships (2026-2027) @ ENN partner institutions in CA/US/AUS/FR/FIN. Review of applications begins Jan. 2, 2026. Details here: www.newnarrativesinphilosophy.net/2026-27-post... #philsky #philjobs #philpostdoc

The philjobs link is here, FYI: philjobs.org/job/show/29994 #philsky

*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 😈.)