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Ele Willoughby, PhD

Happy birthday to #philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) who, amongst other things speculated about a teapot orbiting in space. This lino block print of Russell’s Teapot is part of my series of Imaginary Friends of Science of charismatic thought experiments. In this case, the alledged china teapot, in orbit between Earth and Mars is an analogy by philosopher Bertrand Russell 🧵

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#linocut #printmaking #SciArt #teapot #space #planets #philosophy #skepticism #Imaginary #MastoArt

A Russell’s Teapot linocut print in blue and black in on a white Japanese washi paper with a subtle pattern in the palest blue. There’s a corner of Earth on the right lower corner, in blue with swirling clouds. Then the starry black space with two dotted arcs to indicate orbits of the small red dot of Mars at the top left and the enlarged image of the china teapot in blue and white in the middle, in a circle to show it’s been enlarged so we can see it. At the top, text is carved in white: RUSSELL’S TEAPOT. At the bottom are a series of symbols for the bodies in the solar system, from left to right: Sun (dot in circle), Mercury (circle with horns on cross), Venus (woman symbol, circle over cross like modified ankh), Earth (cross within circle), stylized teapot, Mars (circle with diagonal arrow going to top right), Jupiter (like a stylized 2 with a vertical slash through horizontal line), Saturn (like a stylized h with a bar on top), Uranus (circle with vertical arrow), Neptune (trident).
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Steve Dustcircle 🌹

Why Did It Take So Long to Understand #Evolution By #NaturalSelection?

youtube.com/watch?v=F8iBCly2Jc

In this conversation, host #NeildeGrasseTyson and guest #RichardDawkins reflect on #philosopher #DanielDennett’s view that #Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection is the greatest idea ever conceived. They explore why this insight took so long to arise in #human #history, despite centuries of #philosophical #reasoning.

YouTubeWhy Did It Take So Long to Understand Evolution By Natural Selection?By StarTalk Plus
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reinoud kaasschieter

Slavoj Žižek: Trump is a liberal fetish

Dubbed “the most dangerous #Philosopher in the West”, Slovenian psychoanalyst Slavoj #Žižek has singlehandedly led a revolution in punk political theory. Now, in the shadow of Donald #Trump 2.0, he asks why #Democracy fails, sex sells and how rock bottom could be the best place to start.

youtube.com/watch?v=1CS7EoRMhf by #Unherd via #YouTube

#Fascism#Liberalism#Politics
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RS, Author, Novelist, Prosaist

#ScribesAndMakers 2503.28 — What would your best creative life look like if you weren't bound by reality?

In space, if you strike something you also fling yourself away. You need gravity. Something to strive against. You need hills and valleys, don't you? You have to experience the depths to appreciate the clear air of the snowy peaks.

Unbound by reality makes me think my creative life would lose all meaning. #Philosophy #philosopher

[Author retains copyright (c)2025 R.S.]

#BoostingIsSharing and #CommentingIsCool

#gender #fiction #writer #author #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
#RSdiscussion

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J o s é W i t t e v e e n
partage du sensible (1)
— analog photography
2025

Partage du sensible is a concept developed by the French philosopher Jacques Rancière. It translates roughly to "the distribution of the sensible" and refers to the way in which our perception of the world — what we see, hear, and experience — is structured and organized.

In artistic contexts, partage du sensible highlights how art can challenge or reshape these structures. By shifting focus to overlooked details, marginalized voices, or alternative narratives, artists can create new ways of seeing and understanding the world.


#grainisgood #blackandwhitephotography #filmisnotdead #shootfilmnotmegapixel #shootfilmstaybroke #filmphotography #bnwmood #silvergelatin #analogvbs #bnw #analogvibes #analoguecommunity #analogmagazine #analogmood #analogue #printedmatter #35mm #35mmfilm #35mmfilmphotography #analogphotography #analog #partagedusensible #philosophy #jacquesrancière #philosopher #french #experience #narratives
#narratives
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Katika Kühnreich

#Fascism isn't a new phenomenon but is has a #history and understanding it is necessary for #prevention & #resistance.

There is an often overlooked work by #italian #writer, #philosopher & #antifascist #UmbertoEco

First published 1995 in the #NewYorkReviewOfBooks nybooks.com/articles/1995/06/2

There was no #gamification that time

There is a #wikipedia article on it & many opportunities to find it in different languages

picture of Umberto Eco source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umberto_Eco#/media/File:Italiaanse_schrijver_Umberto_Eco,_portret.jpg
#Antifa#antifascism#authoritarianism
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