Martin Lenz

@goingloopy.bsky.social

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philosophy prof at FernUniversität Hagen: https://www.fernuni-hagen.de/philosophie/lg1/ | views are my own |

blogging at: http://handlingideas.blog |

musicking at: https://soundcloud.com/martin-lenz-2

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Digressionsimpressions @nescio13.bsky.social · 4d

On Teaching in the context of Misconduct; With some Ring of Gyges thrown in.
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On Teaching in the context of Misconduct; With some Ring of Gyges thrown in.

Because I missed my flight yesterday, I slept uneasily and was at the airport early today with some time to kill.

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Martin Lenz @goingloopy.bsky.social · 7d

Hier - wie immer - meine nachdrückliche Empfehlung (mit Untertiteln). Es ist *nicht* das, wonach es aussieht:

«Last Christmas» – Das Wort zum Video | Literal Video

Wham! «Last Christmas» – Das Wort zum Video | Literal Video | Radio SRF 3

YouTube video by SRF Unterhaltung

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Martin Lenz @goingloopy.bsky.social · 8d

Margarete Mitscherlich, Nachwort zu "Die Unfähigkeit zu trauern: Grundlagen kollektiven Verhaltens", August 1977

Martin Lenz @goingloopy.bsky.social · 10d

Wie zerrissen ist Deutschland? - Der Streit um Werte, Meinung und Macht

Wie zerrissen ist Deutschland? - Der Streit um Werte, Meinung und Macht - hier anschauen

Reportage Deutschland 2025 +++ Gendern und vegane Ernährung galten vielen als Ausdruck eines progressiven Zeitgeists – nun scheint das Pendel Richtung konservativer Werte auszuschlagen. Unternehmen fa...

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Martin Lenz @goingloopy.bsky.social · 11d

Eight years ago, Rick Beato outed the "Four Chords that Killed Pop Music" - so I made sure to use exactly these chords in this sketch...

‘December Lights’ by Going Loopy

December Lights

Rick Beato recently outed the

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Martin Lenz @goingloopy.bsky.social · 14d

Antrittsvorlesung: Lesen als soziale Praxis (Video)

Hier findet sich die Videoaufzeichnung meiner Antrittsvorlesung vom 10. Dezember 2025 an der FernUniversität in Hagen. (Hier ist eine Übersetzung ins Englische.)

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HPLA Journal @hpla-journal.bsky.social · 14d

CfP for new HPLA special issue:

Why and How Do We Study Early Modern Philosophy Today?

Guest editors: Laura Georgescu (University of Groningen) and Martin Lenz (FernUniversität in Hagen) @goingloopy.bsky.social

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Irmtraud Hnilica @irmtraudhnilica.bsky.social · 15d

✨Strahlend: Martin Lenz‘ @goingloopy.bsky.social Antrittsvorlesung als Professor für theoretische Philosophie zum Lesen als soziale Praxis heute @fernunihagen.bsky.social 👏🏻🥂

Martin Lenz @goingloopy.bsky.social · 17d

CfP: Why and How Do We Study Early Modern Philosophy Today? (Special Issue)

Special Issue of History of Philosophy and Logical Analysis 30.2 (2027)Guest Editors: Laura Georgescu (University of Groningen) and Martin Lenz (FernUniversität in Hagen) This special issue invites…

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Martin Lenz @goingloopy.bsky.social · 18d

When I was seventeen years old, I came across the band Shadowfax that changed my musical taste forever, inspiring a particular taste for odd metres. Recently, I stumbled on a live version of what I consider their greatest song: "A song for my brother":

"A Song for My Brother" - Shadowfax Live At Saddleback College 1983

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Martin Lenz @goingloopy.bsky.social · 18d

Spannender CfP meines Kollegen Thomas Bedorf (@thbedorf.bsky.social):

Phänomenologie der Situation & Situierte Lektüren

Phänomenologie der Situation & Situierte Lektüren - DG-Phil

Da Erfahrungen immer situiert sind, bedarf es eines reflexiven Prozesses, um die Situiertheit von Erfahrungen transparent zu machen und sich […]

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Paysano @paysano.bsky.social · 18d

@franzhoegl.bsky.social
mal wieder in Bestform:

Martin Lenz @goingloopy.bsky.social · 20d

Familie von Walter Lübcke kritisiert Aktion in Berlin : „Keine Einwände“ der Angehörigen? Bezirksamt glaubte Aktivisten blindlings

Das Zentrum für politische Schönheit stellte eine Lübcke-Statue auf. Die Familie war nicht eingebunden. Das Bezirksamt findet, dass die Aktion die Ehre des CDU-Mannes nicht angreift.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 20d

The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow

Martin Lenz @goingloopy.bsky.social · 20d

Past Tense (Remix)

Welcome! If you stick around a bit, you'll find some sketchy sketches of a looping guitarist, interested in minimal music, jazz, fusion etc. I wish I would have thought of saying the following about

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Martin Lenz @goingloopy.bsky.social · 20d

A very charitable post on my recent post:

"Reading Lenz through the Lens of his own Philosophy of Reading"

Reading Lenz through the Lens of his own Philosophy of Reading

Martin Lenz asks a question of his colleagues in the following essay. Imagine being in a room with Aristotle scholars. He asks, “How can we spend a lifetime on a chapter in Aristotle and think we’r…

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 21d

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Martin Lenz @goingloopy.bsky.social · 22d

Een goede podcast over de problemen van digitalisering, vooral op universiteiten, met mijn oud-collega Titus Stahl:

Toekomstmakers | Big Tech, Big Danger: wie heeft de controle over onderwijs en onderzoek? (afl. 3)

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Martin Lenz @goingloopy.bsky.social · 22d

By the way, universities are not ivory towers; rather, cultural deserts have formed around them.

Martin Lenz @goingloopy.bsky.social · 22d

Nearly went past this:

VOCES8: Go Lovely Rose by Eric Whitacre