Glaswegian philosopher based at the University of Edinburgh, mostly working on issues in epistemology and feminist philosophy. Co-editor of Hypatia, research associate at ACEPS, University of Johannesburg. He/him. https://sites.google.com/site/aidanmcglynn
The statement from the Department of Education at the end of this piece is just pathetic
Ben AnsellGlad someone senior from the sector is pushing back. Labour MPs need to understand the serious real anger from graduates and the people who produce them. And the dangerous financial situation they have allowed to fester, or indeed worsened, in one of Britain’s leading sectors.
Okay, maybe just one more handbook, as a treat
Camille PissarroSetting Sun and Fog, Eragny https://botfrens.com/collections/49/contents/16465
As expected, it is just a *beautiful* volume
Aidan McGlynnI'm finally listening to 'The Marriage Question', as a couple of you on here have recommended, and it's prompted me to impulse buy Elliot's translation of Spinoza. I haven't the slightest clue what I'm going to do with said book, but it's arriving today and should at least look pretty.
As the piece notes, much of this applies to Edinburgh
Rebecca Sear“As teaching staff face job loss, their bosses have netted pay rises and bought advice from a “vampiric” management consultancy” democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-bri...
We all know what's playing on the boombox
York - On The BeachYouTube video by Euphoriafeelings6youtu.beGreat art on BlueskyOn the Beach, 1873 #edouardmanet #manet
"Standpoint epistemology" is also pretty high up the list, at least since the period when twitter got hold of it
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwòthere are a lot of philosophical concepts that get egregiously misused out of the seminar room (and in the seminar room, to be fair). but in terms of sheer pernicious misuse "social construct" has gotta be top 5 somewhere and it's not number 5
Took a photo - I’ve just seen photos of the Cairngorms where huge patches of land look similarly damaged
Aidan McGlynnI’ve just seen the damage done to the Crags by the recent fire - it’s absolutely horrendous
I didn't give this a proper listen last month - I'm not sure why not, since I'm generally a fan of Mike Kohl's music - but I've recently fixed that and discovered that I love it
Mike Kohl - MesmerizedYouTube video by Manual Musicyoutu.be