Dr Skye Cleary
Author Existentialism & Romantic Love (2015) & coeditor How to Live a Good Life (2020)
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092 – The Humanism of Albert Camus, feat. Jamie Lombardi | Life After God | Life After God
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Dr Skye Cleary Albert Camus, humanism, & the dire state of the world with on 44h
New Narratives in the History of Philosophy
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New Narratives in the History of Philosophy is a SSHRC funded effort supporting an array of people and projects bringing new texts, new authors, new questions and new storylines into the history of philosophy
Dr Skye Cleary Excited to be a collaborator in the Extending New Narratives in the History of Philosophy project led by , retrieving philosophical works of women & individuals from marginalized groups & sustaining their presence in the history of philosophy 45h
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Champion Of Gender Equality, Dies At 87
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Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, died from complications from cancer. Her death will set in motion what promises to be a tumultuous political battle over who will succeed her.
You Talking To Me?
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Solve the mystery and then use a smartphone or GPS device to navigate to the solution coordinates. Look for a small hidden container. When you find it, write your name and date in the logbook. If you take something from the container, leave...
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Dr Skye Cleary "You Talking To Me?" First in the #philosophycaching series is about Taxi Driver, Bertrand Russell & Soren Kierkegaard! Starting easy but more challenges coming soon in collaboration with 🧩 4d
Want to think for yourself? Start with an agonising state of doubt, says Kierkegaard | Aeon Videos
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Why Søren Kierkegaard saw doubt – though disorienting and horrifying – as the cornerstone of a sound philosophical practice
Dr Skye Cleary How to philosophize like Kierkegaard: start with horrifying self-doubt 5d
The forgotten women in philosophy: time to set the record straight
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Unthinkable: The Philosopher Queens originated from ‘a disheartening trip to the local bookshop’
Dr Skye Cleary The forgotten women in philosophy 5d
The Philosopher Queens | Book Launch | The Philosopher
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Join us to celebrate the official publication of The Philosopher Queens with Lisa Whiting and Rebecca Buxton, hosted by Angie Hobbs, Professor of the Public Understanding of Philosophy at the University of Sheffield.
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Dr Skye Cleary The Philosopher Queens Book Launch today 7pm UK time 5d
Americans and Their Myths
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EVERYTHING has been said about the United States.
Dr Skye Cleary "Perhaps nowhere else will you find such a discrepancy between people and myth, between life and the representation of life" - Jean-Paul Sartre, 1947 5d
The Importance of Clarity in Philosophy: <br>a short interview with Nigel Warburton
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This interview was adapted from the Introduction to the Spring 2014 issue of Think: Philosophy for Everyone. Nigel Warburton is a freelance philosopher. He is one of the world’s foremost popularizers of philosophy, and has a particular gift for...
Dr Skye Cleary The importance of clarity in philosophy 6d
Scientific American Endorses Joe Biden
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We’ve never backed a presidential candidate in our 175-year history—until now
A Civil War Political Movement Reawakens — Complete With Capes
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In 1860, the Wide Awakes mobilized against slavery and for Abraham Lincoln. A new collective is tapping into their spirit today.
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Dr Skye Cleary Protesting through joy ht 7d
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Dr Skye Cleary “I will indeed use the ancient road — but if I find another route that is more direct and has fewer ups and downs, I will stake out that one. Those who advanced these doctrines before us are not our masters but our guides” -  7d
A philosophy for life (not just the armchair). — The Philosopher Queens
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Ellie Robson  The history of philosophy is a history of men talking to men, about other men. The ambitious minds of Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hobbes, Locke, Kant and Hume (to name just a few!) have dominated and dictated our definition of...
Dr Skye Cleary "When we complete a session of undisturbed thought in the armchair, we must put our feet back on the ground and walk around the other rooms in the house. We must bring our findings to the real world, to see if they fit" 7d
The Wise Man on the Mountain
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A philosophy webcomic about the inevitable anguish of living a brief life in an absurd world. Also Jokes
Why Are Men Still Explaining Things to Women?
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Mansplaining illuminates a much deeper problem than the bore of patronizing monologues. “Entitled” author Kate Manne unpacks the phenomenon.
Dr Skye Cleary "Even though a woman is perfectly entitled to intervene, it’s perceived by men who feel entitled to a smooth exchange as socially abrupt, rude and even a form of violence. Because it disrupts the status quo" 7d
To be creative, Chinese philosophy teaches us to abandon ‘originality’ | Psyche Ideas
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Whether grieving a death or connecting to colleagues, creativity enables an artful life, according to Chinese philosophy
Dr Skye Cleary According to the Zhuangzi, creativity is integration: "Instead of aiming at something new, it aims at something that combines well with the situation of which it’s a part" 11d
Love the Fig
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Although many people dismiss it as a geriatric delicacy, it is a biological and evolutionary wonder.
Dr Skye Cleary An ode to figs: Figs aren't just a geriatric delicacy or the sticky stuff inside bad cookies - they're enclosed flowers that bloom modestly inward with a core of tiny blossoms, unlike the flamboyant showoffs on other plants 11d
Call for Proposals: Activism and Philosophy - The American Philosophical Association
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Dr Skye Cleary "Activism and Philosophy" call for proposals for 2021 virtual meeting. Deadline 9/26 #APACentral21 12d
Philosophy Book Club (Brooklyn, NY)
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Kierkegaard on Being Happy Again After You’ve Lost Everything
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Risk is central to any meaningful life, according to Kierkegaard. If we want our lives to have significance, we must commit to projects that might fail or beliefs that might be false. But what happ…
Dr Skye Cleary On Kierkegaard & decisive love: Kierkegaardian faith is to believe even the absurd is possible 14d