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Announcing: On Philosophy, Autumn 2026!! All events are free and online, Mondays at 2pm ET / 7pm UK (except Oct. 26th is 3pm ET) featuring Hari Ramesh, Manon Garcia, Gala Rexer, Henrike Kohpeiß, Rafeef Ziadah, Travis Holloway, Michaele Ferguson, and so many more! Join us! #Philosophy #PhilEvents

ICYMI: "Resisting Erasure: Palestine, Neutrality, and the Politics of Silence" ~ Rafeef Ziadah with Sara Marzagora On erasure, neutrality, isolation, Oslo and statehood, sovereignty, race, knowledge, politics, normalization, oil, refugees, and justice. #Philosophy www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TV6...

TODAY! ~ Mon. Oct. 26 3pm ET / 7pm UK Join us to hear Rafeef Ziadah in conversation with Sara Marzagora on "Resisting Erasure: Palestine, Neutrality, and the Politics of Silence," and how Palestinian writers have written and spoken against erasure #Philosophy www.tickettailor.com/events/theph...

Your Sunday read: "Hannah Arendt and Exile" Anna Argirò explores Arendt's urgent call to rethink human rights, citizenship, and politics beyond borders, inviting us to imagine a political community grounded in shared humanity. #Philosophy thephilosopher1923.substack.com/p/your-sunda...

ICYMI: “The Philosopher & the News: Can We Imagine the End?” Rafael Holmberg and Alexis Papazoglou explore the limits to our ability to imagine the end, how we fetishizing the apocalypse, and what Romero's The Living Dead has to do with Kant's Critique. #Philosophy www.youtube.com/watch?v=euO_...

This Wednesday, Oct. 28th, 12pm ET /4pm UK, Andrés Saenz de Sicilia will lead a seminar on "AI Does Not Work" as part of the Centre for Philosophy and Critical Thought's: "Yet Another Machine for Producing Gods." @asaenzdesicilia.bsky.social #Philosophy #AI #Technology tinyurl.com/godproducing...

TODAY! Mon. Oct. 19 ~ 2pm ET / 7pm UK "The Philosopher & The News: Can We Imagine the End?" Rafael Holmberg in conversation with Alexis Papazoglou What do we imagine when we picture the world's end? Are we always just imagining a different world? #Philosophy www.tickettailor.com/events/theph...

I am very happy to have contributed the essay "Diversifying the Canon to Recover Humanity’s Past: The Case of Pre-colonial Andean Philosophy" to this issue of The Philosopher. 1/3

Your Sunday read: "Thinkers Into Hinkers? Do AI Companies Want Philosophy, or Just Its Compliance?" ~ H. Mustafa Akyol How institutional pressures can lead us to implement established frameworks instead of questioning their legitimacy. #Philosophy thephilosopher1923.substack.com/p/your-sunda...

Talk about the end of the world is everywhere, but is it possible to imagine it? Are we trying to transcend the limits of our language and thought when we try to imagine nonexistence? Join us Mon Oct 19~ 2pm ET / 7pm UK FREE or by donation www.thephilosopher1923.org/events/the-p... #Philosophy

🎉 AUTUMN ISSUE LAUNCH! 🥳 Essays on ectogestation, diversifying the philosophical canon, art vs craft, assembling reminders, resisting ideas, Yorabu virtue, human-level AI, re-envisioning Kant, and so much more! Only £12.99 ($17.23 usd) #Philosophy www.thephilosopher1923.org/product-page...

ICYMI: "On Bourgeois Coldness" Henrike Kohpeiß with Fred Moten On cold, warmth, & memory; self-anesthetics; shelter & climate; violence & whiteness; Odysseus & interiority; family & homecoming; group dynamics of coldness; love & coldness #Philosophy #BlackStudies www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXof...

The CPCT Seminar Series is starting today, Oct. 14th, at 11am ET / 4pm UK "Yet Another Machine for Producing Gods." Today's seminar subtopic is "AI Does Not Work" with Julia Ng See tinyurl.com/godproducing... for information and suggested readings:

Today: Tues. Oct. 13 ~ 1pm ET / 6pm UK "Ask the Philosopher" Ask members of our Editorial Team any questions about philosophy!! Submit your questions here: tinyurl.com/msb35c6u and register for the event here (FREE or by donation): www.tickettailor.com/events/theph... #Philosophy

TODAY: Mon. Oct. 12 "On Bourgeois Coldness" Henrike Kohpeiß with Fred Moten * event at 2pm ET / 7pm UK - Free or by donation * post-event conversation at 3:15pm ET / 8:15pm UK - Free for supporters, £10.00 general public #Philosophy #BlackStudies thephilosopher1923.substack.com/p/this-week-...

Your Sunday read: "Philosophy Born of Struggle" Vincent Lloyd what it means to do philosophy when everything is in decline. He looks at the disposition of the elderly for clues, then oppressed groups. #Philosophy #BlackPhilosophy #ClimateChange thephilosopher1923.substack.com/p/your-sunda...

ICYMI: "Reproductive Injustice and Settler Colonialism" Gala Rexer with Andréa Becker On the personal and political; sperm smuggling; reproduction as resistance; hysterectomy politics, racialized medicine, healthcare colonialism, and tender violence. #Philosophy youtu.be/MSo4G_AWadQ?...

Next week! An amazing book.

AND... There's an after-event Q&A with Henrike Kohpeiß and Fred Moten following the livestream!! Mon. Oct. 12 ~ 3:15pm ET / 8:15pm UK Free for subscribers, and just £10.00 ($13.23 usd) for the general public. Register separately for the post-event here: www.tickettailor.com/events/theph...

Bourgeois coldness is like air conditioning: It stabilizes the climate until it feels natural, but outside the world is burning. It argues for the centrality of Blackness in examining capitalism's violence. Find out more on Mon. Oct. 12 ~ 2pm ET / 7pm UK www.thephilosopher1923.org/events/on-bo...

Coming up: Tues. Oct. 13 ~ 1pm ET / 6pm UK "Ask the Philosopher" Ask us anything ... about philosophy! Join panelists Michael Bavidge and Johanna Fisher, chaired by Noemi Magnani. NEW: submit questions in this google form: tinyurl.com/msb35c6u Register: www.tickettailor.com/events/theph...

TODAY! Mon. Oct. 5 ~ 2pm ET/ 7pm UK "Reproductive Injustice and Settler Colonialism" Gala Rexer with Andréa Becker What are the politics of reproductive rights across settler-colonial states and in racist healthcare systems? #Philosophy #Reproduction www.thephilosopher1923.org/events/repro...

Your Sunday read: "When 'Humanity Does Not Rise in Protest', What Can Philosophy Do?" Meena Dhanda urges us to embrace the urgency of weaponizing the power of critical thinking. We need philosophy to rouse a sense of justice insistently. #Philosophy thephilosopher1923.substack.com/p/your-sunda...

ICYMI: "On Living with Men" Manon Garcia in conversation with Lori Marso On the Pelicot Trial, control, constraint, desire, patriarchy, sex, punishment, political contexts and solutions. Please like & subscribe on YouTube, and leave a comment! #Philosophy www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZREv...

What does it mean for Palestinian women to seek fertility treatment in medical institutions within a settler-colonial state? How did fertility treatment become a key investment for the Israeli state? Join us on Monday, Oct. 5 ~ 2pm ET / 7pm UK #Philosophy www.tickettailor.com/events/theph...

Happy October! Check out what's coming at The Philosopher: Reproductive Injustice and Settler Colonialism On Bourgeois Coldness The Philosopher and the News Resisting Erasure: Palestine, Neutrality, and the Politics of Science All FREE, on Mondays at 2pm ET/ 7pm UK (except 3pm ET on Oct 26)

TODAY! Mon Sep 28 ~ 2pm ET / 7pm UK "On Living with Men" Manon Garcia & Lori Morso start from the Pelicot trial to explore the political and philosophical questions raised by men's violence against women. How does patriarchy shape love? #Philosophy thephilosopher1923.substack.com/p/this-week-...

Your Sunday Read: "On Cancelling and Repair" Mary Peterson explores the abolitionist feminist position with respect to sexual misconduct on college campuses, and the conditions required for restorative measures to work. #Philosophy #Feminism thephilosopher1923.substack.com/p/your-sunda...

ICYMI - "The Philosopher & the News: Are We Living in End Times?" Émile P. Torres with Alexis Papazoglou On the moral imperative for extinction, AI and utilitarianism, post-humanism, and what to do. #Philosophy #AI Please like, subscribe and comment on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbXU...

ICYMI: "Harnessing the State" Hari Ramesh in conversation with Neil Roberts How can citizens in nominally democratic countries use the state to address the persistence of social oppression? Is radical democracy the solution? Please like, subscribe, and comment! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctdM...

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How does patriarchy shape love, desire, and daily life? How can relationships be transformed within inequalities that structure them? Since the Pelicot trial, how can women trust men in their lives? Join us Mon. Sept. 28 ~ 2pm ET / 7pm UK #Philosophy #Feminism www.tickettailor.com/events/theph...