Scott Maybell
Grad student in Oxford, researching the political demonology of octopuses and other cephalopods.
Formerly: Salt Lake City Public Service, Arizona Court Mediator, University of Utah, University of Edinburgh
- People say backbench MPs have no influence but they really make a difference to photos like this.
- This looks like Starmer having a nightmare about being back in high school.
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- Working with a consultant re: Sethanism is such a lovely way to honor those long-gone weirdos. Backed and very excited to play!
- I’m happy to share that my new book, The Philosophy of Isabelle Stengers, is out today. A paperback edition will follow. edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-phi...
- Congratulations!
- Jc Beall's book arguing that Christians should accept paraconsistent logics because the nature of their/his god is inherently contradictory was really interesting. I was DYING for him to posit that this is what make god omnipotent: he's logical explosion, given form, ex deus quodlibet.
- goodbye White Settlement, hello "Racialized-as-white Settlement"
- This joke made me realize Zizek could have had a wonderful critique of "Wokeism" as "not taking it to the end" instead of the annoying reactionary crap he fell into. "Yes you see that the wokes do not go far *enough.* I say Hegel is the great thinker of her-story!"
- I need another adult to weigh in on whether it’s ok to let the 13 (almost 14) year old watch Sinners. Please and thank you
- When I worked with teenagers that age I'd have classified Sinners as "This is not something I'd show them, but I wouldn't worry about it if they found it on their own."