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James Connelly
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Emeritus Prof. Writing Collingwood bio / philosophy, environment, electoral systems / Notts County. [email protected] / https://hull.academia.edu/JamesConnelly / rail campaigner https://www.minstersrail.com

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James Connelly @jamescon.bsky.social · 3h
F.H. Bradley in 1922: "My impression is that it will not suffice to teach what seems true. If the truth is not needed the reader will not work for it, nor painfully learn it. And he hardly will need it where he stands possessed of what seems an easy solution." Principles of Logic, x. He has a point.

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Centre for Philosophical Studies of History @cpshoulu.bsky.social · 11h
A final, friendly reminder: Tomorrow (24.09, 14/15h, Central-European/Finnish time), Luke O’Sullivan will give the talk "Naturalism, History, and the Philosophy of the Science" in our joint research seminar PHO2. See here for the abstract and Zoom link: www.oulu.fi/en/events/na....

All welcome!
Naturalism, History, and the Philosophy of the Science
Naturalism, History, and the Philosophy of the Science
www.oulu.fi

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Emma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 1d
Worrying scenes in the Channel today, for all interested in asylum policy and maritime tactics.

A small boat from Normandy spent more than 30 hours at sea. Those on board now on their 2nd rescue vessel as Border Force forced to play cat and mouse with far-right activists who have their own boat.

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 1d
Video of the fascist Danny Tommo slashing a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) boat rescuing migrants at sea

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James Connelly @jamescon.bsky.social · 1d
"Welcome to the new world of super intelligence" says Trump, its front man. Irony is such a weak word to use in the contemporary world.

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Richard Delevan @richard.wickedproblems.earth · 1d
“While the great recession of 2008 resulted in global GDP reducing by around $2tn, the 1997–98 super El Niño resulted in losses of $5.7tn.” That El Niño has already been surpassed by the current one. - @profbillmcguire.bsky.social via @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak
‘Godzilla-level’ phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis and will have a huge impact on communities across the world
www.theguardian.com