Bryan W. Van Norden
Leading expert on Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism
- For fans of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
- Every accusation is a confession with them.
- Currently reading this. It was rushed into print because Giuffre's book was coming out, so there are lots of formatting errors, like footnotes in the middle of a page, and what should be block quotes set as ordinary text. But the content is interesting. 1/
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- I applied for a position in the Trump administration. This is my headshot.
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- The bilingual version of the documentary I hosted, "Wisdom of China: Laozi," is now available. Feel free to use it in your classes, and please like and comment on the video to help promote it. youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI?...
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- Bryan Van Norden, "The Rest Understands the West Better than the West Understands the Rest," United Nations Pre Summit of the Future, 22 September 2024 vassar.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Page...
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- Reposted by Bryan W. Van NordenCrow: "Look at what happened. US military personnel in uniform literally were on hands & knees rolling out a red carpet for the most murderous dictator of the 21st century...we keep on acting like Putin deserves to be brought out in open like any of head of state. This is a historic embarrassment."
- In for $327, out for $557 AND won $250 high hand jackpot for a nine-high straight flush. 😎
- Is it a bad thing that students read more contemporary authors who directly address issues like race, gender, and ideology that are particularly relevant to them? (BTW just found out I am blocked by Pinker, despite never having interacted with him.)
- Reposted by Bryan W. Van NordenThe first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?
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- At the poker room at Resorts World Catskills tonight. Was down $300 when the board blanked out after calling all-in with the hand shown for Player 2 below. (But I'll take 65% equity every day and twice on Sundays!) 1/2
- Some things I learned from The Murder of Professor Schlick by @davidedmonds100.bsky.social Lenin wrote a critique of Mach's positivism, which he considered reactionary. Otto Neurath signed his letters with elephant cartoons reflecting his mood.
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- Me at the bar before dinner in The Living Room on my cruise. #MyVikingStory
- Me in front of the Colosseum in Rome. #MyVikingStory
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- In the Torshavn Lounge. #MyVikingStory
- My Italian waiter when I asked for a cappuccino after 11 AM.
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- Me relaxing in the Explorers' Lounge on the Viking Mediterranean Odyssey in May 2025. #myvikingstory
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- Thanks to Justin Tiwald for including my chapter on 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐺𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝐿𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 and 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑀𝑒𝑎𝑛 in 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑂𝑥𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑑 𝐻𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑜𝑓 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑃ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑦. www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/67tmg...
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- Reposted by Bryan W. Van NordenPlease highlight this story. ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago. kfor.com/news/local/w...
- It's a Friday night, and the casino is really quiet. The economy is going to tank HARD. 😬
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- Just flopped a set of Kings over a set of Jacks on a board of AKJ. All in. Board ran out QT for a split pot. 😅
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- I just refused Cambridge University Press permission to sell the text of my book, 𝑉𝑖𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑒 𝐸𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑐𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑚 𝑖𝑛 𝐸𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑦 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑃ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑦, for use by generative AI. When asked to explain why I declined to sign the contract, this is what I wrote. (Google the phrase if you don't get the joke.)
- This is sick.
- A Warning about the New Favorite "Philosopher" of the Right youtube.com/shorts/JoWU7...
- The New American Gun Store www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
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- I am honored to be a guest on this episode of the Parenting for the Future Podcast with Petal Modeste: petalmodeste.libsyn.com/taking-back-...
- Allegedly, the fountain in the opening montage of the TV series "Friends" is the same as the fountain in front of Colonel Neville's townhouse in the film "Omega Man."
- $1/$3 NLHE #poker. 4 limpers. Hero on BTN with AJ❤️ raises to $20. 5 callers!!! Flop is J♣️9♦️7♦️. Other players check to aggro Villain in LP who bets $70. Hero has $350 behind and goes all in. Other players fold. Villain calls all in. Turn is offsuit T. River is offsuit Q. H shows. V folds.
- @vassar.bsky.social presents “The Thin Blue Lie: How Policing Upholds Injustice" by @elizaorlins.bsky.social, attorney, career Public Defender, and reality TV star. www.vassar.edu/news/events/...
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- 1 in 4 Americans Apparently Unaware the Earth Orbits the Sun time.com/7809/1-in-4-...
- Liu Ling was well known for his fondness for wine. Answering his critics, who found him naked, drinking with abandon in his house, Liu said, “I take heaven and earth to be my dwelling, and my rooms are my coat and pants; so what are you gentlemen doing in my pants?” (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philo)
