My fourth installment on philosophy in the Apple TV show “Pluribus.” My take seems to be quite different than the other commentary about the show I’ve seen.
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"Pluribus" and Philosophy Part Four
A Philosopher Watches Sci Fi: Why not eat the dead?
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December 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
My fourth installment on philosophy in the Apple TV show “Pluribus.” My take seems to be quite different than the other commentary about the show I’ve seen.
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I ended up writing seven pieces on philosophy in the streaming show “Pluribus.” Lots remains unresolved, but it sure is interesting. Here’s the 7th installment, which includes links to the rest.
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Pluribus and Philosophy, Part Seven (episode 9)
A Philosopher Watches Sci Fi: You Win, We Save the World
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January 7, 2026 at 7:28 PM
I ended up writing seven pieces on philosophy in the streaming show “Pluribus.” Lots remains unresolved, but it sure is interesting. Here’s the 7th installment, which includes links to the rest.
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From #Ulysses to Infinite Jest, these books are too long, too weird, & too brilliant for your buzzed brain … but that won’t stop you.
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Books you shouldn’t read drunk (but will anyway)
... because nothing pairs with confusion like bourbon and bold literary ambition.
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December 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
📚🥃 #Books You Shouldn’t Read Drunk (But Will Anyway)
From #Ulysses to Infinite Jest, these books are too long, too weird, & too brilliant for your buzzed brain … but that won’t stop you.
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From #Ulysses to Infinite Jest, these books are too long, too weird, & too brilliant for your buzzed brain … but that won’t stop you.
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“The problem with introductory philosophy is that introductory philosophy doesn’t exist.”
Happy World Philosophy Day!
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Happy World Philosophy Day!
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November 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Upcoming FREE (or by donation) philosophy chats on Mondays in January to March 2026 (despite what the poster says)! #Philosophy #PhilSky #PhilosophyChat #PhilEvents
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January 4, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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#Therapy isn’t about fixing yourself.
It’s about sitting with your absurdity, realising it’s hilarious, & pouring a drink to celebrate.
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It’s about sitting with your absurdity, realising it’s hilarious, & pouring a drink to celebrate.
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Drunk Socrates would have been the best and worst therapist
A messy, drunk, late-night guide to therapy, absurdity, and why Socrates would both roast and save your soul.
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November 30, 2025 at 8:19 AM
#Therapy isn’t about fixing yourself.
It’s about sitting with your absurdity, realising it’s hilarious, & pouring a drink to celebrate.
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It’s about sitting with your absurdity, realising it’s hilarious, & pouring a drink to celebrate.
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We say ‘society made me do it,’ but the truth? We made #society.
Small #choices. Quiet actions. One #human at a time.
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Small #choices. Quiet actions. One #human at a time.
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We love blaming society because looking in the mirror sucks
We love blaming ‘society’ for everything wrong with our lives. The problem is uncomfortable, sobering, and very human: society is just us, on a bad day, with Wi-Fi.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We say ‘society made me do it,’ but the truth? We made #society.
Small #choices. Quiet actions. One #human at a time.
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Small #choices. Quiet actions. One #human at a time.
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Keep showing up. Keep wrestling. Keep drinking (water, sometimes).
The world needs your stubbornness more than your perfection. 🍸
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The world needs your stubbornness more than your perfection. 🍸
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Blessed are the stubborn, for they shall outdrink despair
A sermon for the beautifully exhausted, on the holiness of showing up, falling over, and getting up again (preferably before last orders).
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October 20, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Keep showing up. Keep wrestling. Keep drinking (water, sometimes).
The world needs your stubbornness more than your perfection. 🍸
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The world needs your stubbornness more than your perfection. 🍸
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The world will collapse daily.
Your #courage, #effort, and #integrity are the only things that last.
Show up. Do the work.
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Your #courage, #effort, and #integrity are the only things that last.
Show up. Do the work.
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Blessed are the stubborn, for they shall outlast the chaos
Even in the chaos, messy courage and persistent honesty outlast the arrogant, lazy, and careless.
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November 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The world will collapse daily.
Your #courage, #effort, and #integrity are the only things that last.
Show up. Do the work.
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Your #courage, #effort, and #integrity are the only things that last.
Show up. Do the work.
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#Success isn’t a finish line.
#Failure isn’t a death sentence.
The real victory is refusing to stop.
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#Failure isn’t a death sentence.
The real victory is refusing to stop.
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Churchill, courage, and the art of carrying on
Success fades, failure stings, but the courage to continue, that’s the real intoxication. A boozy meditation on motion, meaning, and Churchill’s enduring wisdom.
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October 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
#Success isn’t a finish line.
#Failure isn’t a death sentence.
The real victory is refusing to stop.
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#Failure isn’t a death sentence.
The real victory is refusing to stop.
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#Peace isn’t some mystical vibe, it’s you choosing not to be a chaos gremlin on a #MondayMorning.
#Change starts in the tiny, boring moments. Sorry.
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#Change starts in the tiny, boring moments. Sorry.
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Blessed are the ones who get off their arses, for they shall discover that ‘miracles’ are just chores someone finally did
A messy sermon about why the future won’t fix itself, why hope needs elbow grease, and why peace starts with us cleaning up our own beautifully stupid, human chaos.
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December 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
#Peace isn’t some mystical vibe, it’s you choosing not to be a chaos gremlin on a #MondayMorning.
#Change starts in the tiny, boring moments. Sorry.
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#Change starts in the tiny, boring moments. Sorry.
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Being a good person isn’t natural.
It’s exhausting, inconvenient, and rarely rewarding.
If you’re still trying, you’re already winning the only game that matters.
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It’s exhausting, inconvenient, and rarely rewarding.
If you’re still trying, you’re already winning the only game that matters.
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Being a good person is harder than winning the lottery (and just as rare)
Being decent isn’t natural, easy, or glamorous. It’s a daily wrestling match with your own instincts—and most days, you barely win on points.
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December 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Being a good person isn’t natural.
It’s exhausting, inconvenient, and rarely rewarding.
If you’re still trying, you’re already winning the only game that matters.
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It’s exhausting, inconvenient, and rarely rewarding.
If you’re still trying, you’re already winning the only game that matters.
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Does this version of the Trolley Problem exist or did I just invent it?
If you pull the lever now, the trolley's brakes engage. Unfortunately, its stopping distance means it will run over & kill 1 of 5 people tied to the tracks. If you don't pull or wait to pull, all 5 die.
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If you pull the lever now, the trolley's brakes engage. Unfortunately, its stopping distance means it will run over & kill 1 of 5 people tied to the tracks. If you don't pull or wait to pull, all 5 die.
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November 23, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Does this version of the Trolley Problem exist or did I just invent it?
If you pull the lever now, the trolley's brakes engage. Unfortunately, its stopping distance means it will run over & kill 1 of 5 people tied to the tracks. If you don't pull or wait to pull, all 5 die.
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If you pull the lever now, the trolley's brakes engage. Unfortunately, its stopping distance means it will run over & kill 1 of 5 people tied to the tracks. If you don't pull or wait to pull, all 5 die.
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#Integrity is doing the right thing when no one’s watching … or when they are, and you’re still tipsy.
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Blessed are the humble, for they shall probably spill something
A sermon for the hungover and half-awake, on the holy trinity of humility, gratitude, and integrity ... served neat, with a twist of self-awareness.
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October 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
#Integrity is doing the right thing when no one’s watching … or when they are, and you’re still tipsy.
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Curious about ethics? Explore my chat with Peter Singer's AI chatbot! What ethical dilemmas would you discuss? #PhilosophyChat
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The philosopher’s machine: my conversation with Peter Singer’s AI chatbot
The world’s most famous living philosopher has launched a chatbot to deal with ethical dilemmas. One former philosophy student-turned-journalist tests it out
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April 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Curious about ethics? Explore my chat with Peter Singer's AI chatbot! What ethical dilemmas would you discuss? #PhilosophyChat
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/18/the-philosophers-machine-my-conversation-with-peter-singer-ai-chatbot
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November 7, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Join the most philosophically intoxicated corner of the internet ... aka my new #substack
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