Alex Bryant
@alexbryant.bsky.social
Philosophy PhD student at the University of British Columbia
he/him
alexbryant_ over on PhilTwitter
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alexbryant_ over on PhilTwitter
Great little documentary by Tom Pazzalo from inside the 1976 Gay Pride Parade.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op0g...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op0g...
Gay For A Day 1976
A music and costume filled portrayal of the 1976 Gay Pride Parade in Chicago. By filmmaker Tom Palazzolo."Quick Hits From The Archive." To watch the full pie...
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November 1, 2023 at 5:24 AM
Great little documentary by Tom Pazzalo from inside the 1976 Gay Pride Parade.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op0g...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op0g...
Flabbergasted that the CPA has already made decisions about submitted symposiums in just 8 days.
Also happy to say that Ami Harbin, Barrett Emerick, and I will be talking about the politics and ethics of fear in Montreal next summer :)
Also happy to say that Ami Harbin, Barrett Emerick, and I will be talking about the politics and ethics of fear in Montreal next summer :)
October 24, 2023 at 11:53 PM
Flabbergasted that the CPA has already made decisions about submitted symposiums in just 8 days.
Also happy to say that Ami Harbin, Barrett Emerick, and I will be talking about the politics and ethics of fear in Montreal next summer :)
Also happy to say that Ami Harbin, Barrett Emerick, and I will be talking about the politics and ethics of fear in Montreal next summer :)
Reposted by Alex Bryant
Come join us on 31 October (Halloween!) at 1:30 central time/2:30 eastern for this fantastic talk by Spinoza expert Alexander Douglas. It's on Zoom, free but register in advance here-- share/report for wider promotion
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October 16, 2023 at 10:57 PM
Come join us on 31 October (Halloween!) at 1:30 central time/2:30 eastern for this fantastic talk by Spinoza expert Alexander Douglas. It's on Zoom, free but register in advance here-- share/report for wider promotion
slu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
slu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
New Michael Lewis book out, do you know where your temporarily-embarassed billionaire is?
October 4, 2023 at 3:53 AM
New Michael Lewis book out, do you know where your temporarily-embarassed billionaire is?
If you use phi (Φ/φ) my screenreader will say "Greek capital letter phi" or "Greek lowercase letter phi" every time
If Greek capital letter delta, then Greek capital letter phi Greek capital letter delta
Therefore, Greek capital letter phi
If Greek capital letter delta, then Greek capital letter phi Greek capital letter delta
Therefore, Greek capital letter phi
September 26, 2023 at 9:53 PM
If you use phi (Φ/φ) my screenreader will say "Greek capital letter phi" or "Greek lowercase letter phi" every time
If Greek capital letter delta, then Greek capital letter phi Greek capital letter delta
Therefore, Greek capital letter phi
If Greek capital letter delta, then Greek capital letter phi Greek capital letter delta
Therefore, Greek capital letter phi
Had a lot of fun with the Wilson translation of the Odyssey (after having worked with two popular translations before), excited to listen to the Iliad now that it's out :)
September 26, 2023 at 8:39 PM
Had a lot of fun with the Wilson translation of the Odyssey (after having worked with two popular translations before), excited to listen to the Iliad now that it's out :)
Reposted by Alex Bryant
PS I think if you ask a junior person to talk at your event you are obliged to pay their airfare and hotel. It's just not fair to only give that perk to senior folk (who would prob otherwise decline but often have the institutional funds to pay for themselves anyway)
September 25, 2023 at 8:38 PM
PS I think if you ask a junior person to talk at your event you are obliged to pay their airfare and hotel. It's just not fair to only give that perk to senior folk (who would prob otherwise decline but often have the institutional funds to pay for themselves anyway)
Tempted by the idea that conferencing is a pay-to-play scheme insofar as they are the central (and very expensive) source of networking that supports access to opportunity in the discipline.
September 25, 2023 at 8:02 PM
Tempted by the idea that conferencing is a pay-to-play scheme insofar as they are the central (and very expensive) source of networking that supports access to opportunity in the discipline.
Pleased to announce that this Winter I'll be teaching an upper year seminar, PHIL404: "Stuff My Friends Published Lately," with special guest lectures from people I wouldn't otherwise get to see in person this time of year.
September 21, 2023 at 10:33 PM
Pleased to announce that this Winter I'll be teaching an upper year seminar, PHIL404: "Stuff My Friends Published Lately," with special guest lectures from people I wouldn't otherwise get to see in person this time of year.
Reposted by Alex Bryant
I sometimes marvel at the fact that literary magazines regularly have submission windows only for POC (and sometimes also other demographics, e.g., trans writers) and then I imagine if a journal like Nous or PPR would do it, and how the philosophical community would go apoplectic
September 21, 2023 at 10:20 PM
I sometimes marvel at the fact that literary magazines regularly have submission windows only for POC (and sometimes also other demographics, e.g., trans writers) and then I imagine if a journal like Nous or PPR would do it, and how the philosophical community would go apoplectic
A real hoot to be TAing for an intro epistemology course where they start by reading ch.1 of Nagel's Knowledge book, where she treats epistemic relativism like a goofy position, and then immediately read Barnes & Bloor and Braiding Sweetgrass.
September 15, 2023 at 2:07 PM
A real hoot to be TAing for an intro epistemology course where they start by reading ch.1 of Nagel's Knowledge book, where she treats epistemic relativism like a goofy position, and then immediately read Barnes & Bloor and Braiding Sweetgrass.
Where does "Of X and Y" phrasing come from and what is meant to impute?
The only famous example I can think of with this is "Of Mice and Men" which I assume is just a way of saying "About Mice and Men"?
The only famous example I can think of with this is "Of Mice and Men" which I assume is just a way of saying "About Mice and Men"?
September 12, 2023 at 9:50 PM
Where does "Of X and Y" phrasing come from and what is meant to impute?
The only famous example I can think of with this is "Of Mice and Men" which I assume is just a way of saying "About Mice and Men"?
The only famous example I can think of with this is "Of Mice and Men" which I assume is just a way of saying "About Mice and Men"?
You're paying rent, I'm buying one abandoned Ford Excursion limousine per month and creating a residential super convoy. We are not the same.
September 1, 2023 at 4:34 AM
You're paying rent, I'm buying one abandoned Ford Excursion limousine per month and creating a residential super convoy. We are not the same.
CFP now available for next year's workshop-conference of
the AAPT (American Association of Philosophy Teachers).
Fantastic event to be hosted at Otterbein University again. Submissions due by Jan 8 2024, but why not submit early?
philosophyteachers.org/cfp-2024-con...
the AAPT (American Association of Philosophy Teachers).
Fantastic event to be hosted at Otterbein University again. Submissions due by Jan 8 2024, but why not submit early?
philosophyteachers.org/cfp-2024-con...
August 29, 2023 at 7:06 PM
CFP now available for next year's workshop-conference of
the AAPT (American Association of Philosophy Teachers).
Fantastic event to be hosted at Otterbein University again. Submissions due by Jan 8 2024, but why not submit early?
philosophyteachers.org/cfp-2024-con...
the AAPT (American Association of Philosophy Teachers).
Fantastic event to be hosted at Otterbein University again. Submissions due by Jan 8 2024, but why not submit early?
philosophyteachers.org/cfp-2024-con...
Saddened to hear that U. Windsor philosopher Catherine Hundleby has passed away. You can learn more about her work here: chundleby.com
Quite like her SEP entry, "Feminist Perspectives on Argumentation":
plato.stanford.edu/entries/femi...
Quite like her SEP entry, "Feminist Perspectives on Argumentation":
plato.stanford.edu/entries/femi...
August 28, 2023 at 7:16 AM
Saddened to hear that U. Windsor philosopher Catherine Hundleby has passed away. You can learn more about her work here: chundleby.com
Quite like her SEP entry, "Feminist Perspectives on Argumentation":
plato.stanford.edu/entries/femi...
Quite like her SEP entry, "Feminist Perspectives on Argumentation":
plato.stanford.edu/entries/femi...
Academics:
How much do you spend all-in on your website annually?
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How much do you spend all-in on your website annually?
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August 14, 2023 at 1:47 AM
Academics:
How much do you spend all-in on your website annually?
(inc. hosting, domain name, services, etc.)
How much do you spend all-in on your website annually?
(inc. hosting, domain name, services, etc.)
Stg I am going to walk into a philosophy talk sometime in the next few years where someone starts by saying, "Philosophers have recently begun thinking more about gender, but so far no one has asked just what gender is!"
August 13, 2023 at 4:43 AM
Stg I am going to walk into a philosophy talk sometime in the next few years where someone starts by saying, "Philosophers have recently begun thinking more about gender, but so far no one has asked just what gender is!"
Raise your hand if you've been on the same SSRI prescription for years and years while doctors say "hey, let's not mess with a good thing"
August 10, 2023 at 10:30 PM
Raise your hand if you've been on the same SSRI prescription for years and years while doctors say "hey, let's not mess with a good thing"
Little known fact: I love research and writing, it's why I chose to apply to PhD programs in the first place! I talk about teaching a lot and love teaching too, but given the opportunity to have more research time I'd jump on it immediately because it's what I want most.
August 8, 2023 at 8:14 PM
Little known fact: I love research and writing, it's why I chose to apply to PhD programs in the first place! I talk about teaching a lot and love teaching too, but given the opportunity to have more research time I'd jump on it immediately because it's what I want most.
Hyrule Castle lookin' yard 🏇
August 7, 2023 at 10:47 PM
Hyrule Castle lookin' yard 🏇
Good an important question from over on Daily Nous: what do philosophy teachers assume undergraduate already know/know how to do?
(I think the answer is often "far too much")
https://dailynous.com/2023/08/02/what-we-assume-undergraduates-know/
(I think the answer is often "far too much")
https://dailynous.com/2023/08/02/what-we-assume-undergraduates-know/
August 3, 2023 at 2:36 AM
Good an important question from over on Daily Nous: what do philosophy teachers assume undergraduate already know/know how to do?
(I think the answer is often "far too much")
https://dailynous.com/2023/08/02/what-we-assume-undergraduates-know/
(I think the answer is often "far too much")
https://dailynous.com/2023/08/02/what-we-assume-undergraduates-know/
So many undergraduate philosophy students not being published in the NYT, WSJ, etc. seems deeply unfair given the demonstrated quality threshold for public philosophy.
August 1, 2023 at 10:00 PM
So many undergraduate philosophy students not being published in the NYT, WSJ, etc. seems deeply unfair given the demonstrated quality threshold for public philosophy.
I'm turning thirty this year, which previously felt meaningless. But now I've noticed people celebrating their thirtieth birthday as a larger-than-usual event and I wonder whether anyone I know has done something like that.
I don't tend to celebrate my birthday at all, but maybe I should? Not sure.
I don't tend to celebrate my birthday at all, but maybe I should? Not sure.
August 1, 2023 at 9:20 PM
I'm turning thirty this year, which previously felt meaningless. But now I've noticed people celebrating their thirtieth birthday as a larger-than-usual event and I wonder whether anyone I know has done something like that.
I don't tend to celebrate my birthday at all, but maybe I should? Not sure.
I don't tend to celebrate my birthday at all, but maybe I should? Not sure.
I get so annoyed by people who are academics but seem also to disdain engaging in any research practice other than writing whatever intuitions come to mind and just polishing that up. I wish this didn't bother me so much, because it seems to be more common the higher up the prestige ladder you look.
July 28, 2023 at 10:54 PM
I get so annoyed by people who are academics but seem also to disdain engaging in any research practice other than writing whatever intuitions come to mind and just polishing that up. I wish this didn't bother me so much, because it seems to be more common the higher up the prestige ladder you look.
More game content:
Majora's Mask is the eco-apocalypse nightmare game we deserve.
Majora's Mask is the eco-apocalypse nightmare game we deserve.
July 28, 2023 at 12:07 AM
More game content:
Majora's Mask is the eco-apocalypse nightmare game we deserve.
Majora's Mask is the eco-apocalypse nightmare game we deserve.