Hoon Lee
@hoonjlee.bsky.social
Philosophy and history of ideas
Accommodation Debate in Germany (Palgrave: 2017)
Lecturer of Philosophy at Purdue University Northwest
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Accommodation Debate in Germany (Palgrave: 2017)
Lecturer of Philosophy at Purdue University Northwest
https://linktr.ee/hoonjlee
medium.com/@hoonjlee
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Hoon Lee
@hoonjlee.bsky.social
· Jan 29
Kierkgaard and Pop Culture has been published! @springernature.com
First day of the semester and my garage door decides not to open. Here's to a good semester!
August 24, 2026 at 3:50 PM
First day of the semester and my garage door decides not to open. Here's to a good semester!
You can support USMNT and denounce Trump/FIFA corruption at the same time.
July 6, 2026 at 9:16 PM
You can support USMNT and denounce Trump/FIFA corruption at the same time.
Harsh red, but with Trump's stink all over this, I'd rather see the USMNT play without Balogun.
July 6, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Harsh red, but with Trump's stink all over this, I'd rather see the USMNT play without Balogun.
Machiavelli was not Machiavellian (at least not in the modern sense of the word).
June 29, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Machiavelli was not Machiavellian (at least not in the modern sense of the word).
Much needed!
From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: South Korea president Lee Jae Myung says he is “utterly baffled” at the national team’s World Cup group-stage exit and called for the country’s sports ministry to investigate.
South Korea president ‘baffled’ by World Cup exit, calls for government investigation
President Lee appeared to criticise the South Korean football association's (KFA) appointment of head coach Hong Myung-bo.
nyti.ms
June 28, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Much needed!
Korea officially has the worst coach this world cup.
June 28, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Korea officially has the worst coach this world cup.
The Boredom of Busyness: Why We Can't Sit Still and What Kierkegaard and Dexter Teaches Us
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The Boredom of Busyness: Why We Can’t Sit Still and What Kierkegaard and Dexter Teaches Us
Kierkegaard and Pop Culture
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May 27, 2026 at 1:50 PM
The Boredom of Busyness: Why We Can't Sit Still and What Kierkegaard and Dexter Teaches Us
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“Businessmen became politicians and were acclaimed as statesmen, while statesmen were taken seriously only if they talked the language of successful businessmen.” -Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
May 15, 2026 at 1:36 PM
“Businessmen became politicians and were acclaimed as statesmen, while statesmen were taken seriously only if they talked the language of successful businessmen.” -Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
Just learned that Hannah Arendt once sent a care package to Karl Jaspers from the US. She included "American" bacon, with cooking instructions. Everybody loves bacon!
April 24, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Just learned that Hannah Arendt once sent a care package to Karl Jaspers from the US. She included "American" bacon, with cooking instructions. Everybody loves bacon!
A student's project.
Traveling Through 1988: Learning Globalization with JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure | Grace Foor pnwhistoryphilosophy.wordpress.com/2026/02/21/t...
Traveling Through 1988: Learning Globalization with JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure | Grace Foor pnwhistoryphilosophy.wordpress.com/2026/02/21/t...
Traveling Through 1988: Learning Globalization with JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure | Grace Foor
Globalization in the late 1980s wasn’t just about economics or trade agreements- it was about movement. People, money, culture, and technology were traveling faster and farther than ever before. On…
pnwhistoryphilosophy.wordpress.com
February 23, 2026 at 7:03 PM
A student's project.
Traveling Through 1988: Learning Globalization with JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure | Grace Foor pnwhistoryphilosophy.wordpress.com/2026/02/21/t...
Traveling Through 1988: Learning Globalization with JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure | Grace Foor pnwhistoryphilosophy.wordpress.com/2026/02/21/t...
Kierkgaard and Pop Culture has been published! @springernature.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Kierkgaard and Pop Culture has been published! @springernature.com
The Either/Or of Life: Mr. Nobody and the Power of Choice
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The Either/Or of Life: Kierkegaard, Mr. Nobody, and the Power of Choice
Kierkegaard and Pop Culture
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December 31, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The Either/Or of Life: Mr. Nobody and the Power of Choice
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“Indirect Communication – From Kierkegaard to Mister Rogers
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Communicating the Incomprehensible: Kierkegaard, Mister Rogers, and the Land of Make Believe
Kierkegaard and Pop Culture
open.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
“Indirect Communication – From Kierkegaard to Mister Rogers
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Indirect Communication – From Kierkegaard to Mister Rogers
December 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Indirect Communication – From Kierkegaard to Mister Rogers
Finding the Self in a Maze: Westworld and Kierkegaardian Existentialism
December 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Finding the Self in a Maze: Westworld and Kierkegaardian Existentialism
There's no use in making the humanities relevant, @thomaschattwill argues, because "the most useful lesson the humanities have to offer today is a profoundly countercultural one:" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Stop Trying to Make the Humanities ‘Relevant’
For humanities departments to continue to matter, they must challenge the modern world rather than accommodate it.
www.theatlantic.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
There's no use in making the humanities relevant, @thomaschattwill argues, because "the most useful lesson the humanities have to offer today is a profoundly countercultural one:" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Another reason to love Lincoln Square, someone dropped off some Kierkegaard in the lending library!
December 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Another reason to love Lincoln Square, someone dropped off some Kierkegaard in the lending library!
Finding the Self in a Maze: Westworld and Kierkegaardian Existentialism
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open.substack.com/pub/hoonlee/...
Finding the Self in a Maze: Westworld and Kierkegaardian Existentialism
Kierkegaard and Pop Culture
open.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Finding the Self in a Maze: Westworld and Kierkegaardian Existentialism
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open.substack.com/pub/hoonlee/...
Moral Psychology with Nietzsche
Brian Leiter
Brian Leiter
December 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Moral Psychology with Nietzsche
Brian Leiter
Brian Leiter
Book cover for Kierkegaard and Pop Culture is out! Palgrave @springernature.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Book cover for Kierkegaard and Pop Culture is out! Palgrave @springernature.com
A student's paper.
What Makes Distinguishing Reality From Illusion So Appealing | Yolanda Esparza pnwhistoryphilosophy.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/w...
What Makes Distinguishing Reality From Illusion So Appealing | Yolanda Esparza pnwhistoryphilosophy.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/w...
What Makes Distinguishing Reality From Illusion So Appealing | Yolanda Esparza
“Perfect Blue” is a terrifyingly imaginative anime film made in 1997, directed by Japanese filmmaker Satoshi Kon and loosely based on the book of the same name. It is a psychological thriller that …
pnwhistoryphilosophy.wordpress.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
A student's paper.
What Makes Distinguishing Reality From Illusion So Appealing | Yolanda Esparza pnwhistoryphilosophy.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/w...
What Makes Distinguishing Reality From Illusion So Appealing | Yolanda Esparza pnwhistoryphilosophy.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/w...
