Daniel Star
@danstar.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Boston University
https://www.daniel-star.net
https://dstar.photodeck.com
Boston University
https://www.daniel-star.net
https://dstar.photodeck.com
Summer photos: Madrid, Athens, Istanbul, Bodrum, in that order. dstar.photodeck.com/-/galleries/...
Scrivadelly Photography | Summer Travel 2025 Selection
Gallery: Summer Travel 2025 Selection on Scrivadelly Photography
dstar.photodeck.com
August 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Summer photos: Madrid, Athens, Istanbul, Bodrum, in that order. dstar.photodeck.com/-/galleries/...
I’m finding it difficult to believe that these are both posts on the official White House .gov website, but they are.
March 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I’m finding it difficult to believe that these are both posts on the official White House .gov website, but they are.
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This is not really the right place for this post, but just came across this hilarious image based on a series of children’s books.
March 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
This is not really the right place for this post, but just came across this hilarious image based on a series of children’s books.
A seventh OUP book cover featuring one of my photos. www.daniel-star.net/photos.html
February 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
A seventh OUP book cover featuring one of my photos. www.daniel-star.net/photos.html
Early morning photographs from Stowe, Vermont (taken in late December 2024). #photography
January 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Early morning photographs from Stowe, Vermont (taken in late December 2024). #photography
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"It is a spectacle of slaughter. All unfolding in plain sight, livestreamed and posted by Palestinian citizens and journalists, witnessed by outsiders, and described by Israelis themselves."
A consensus is emerging: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Where is the action? | Nesrine Malik
It may feel hopeless to see supportive states continue to back Israel, but bearing witness matters for future reckoning, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2024 at 12:32 PM
"It is a spectacle of slaughter. All unfolding in plain sight, livestreamed and posted by Palestinian citizens and journalists, witnessed by outsiders, and described by Israelis themselves."
In the Boston centered novel “Moonlight Mile,” Dennis Lehane has one of his characters visit Neptune Oyster Bar in the North End for a meal and the character declares they have the best lobster roll in New England. I agree. Seminannual lunch after teaching is completed.
December 19, 2024 at 9:13 PM
In the Boston centered novel “Moonlight Mile,” Dennis Lehane has one of his characters visit Neptune Oyster Bar in the North End for a meal and the character declares they have the best lobster roll in New England. I agree. Seminannual lunch after teaching is completed.
Our teen pup Churro, sunbathing this morning.
December 14, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Our teen pup Churro, sunbathing this morning.
A recent photo taken in Munich, and a variation on it.
November 20, 2024 at 10:49 PM
A recent photo taken in Munich, and a variation on it.
Our department has been forced to suspend PhD admissions this year (and just for this year). I have commented on Daily Nous as DGS, and another faculty member has anonymously provided more details.
It looks like Philosophy and 11 other departments at Boston University will not be accepting new PhD students this year...
Boston University Suspends PhD Admissions in Philosophy & Other Fields - Daily Nous
Boston University (BU) has suspended admissions to PhD programs in a dozen departments in its College of Arts and Sciences, including philosophy, according to its website and an article at Inside High...
dailynous.com
November 19, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Our department has been forced to suspend PhD admissions this year (and just for this year). I have commented on Daily Nous as DGS, and another faculty member has anonymously provided more details.
November 18, 2024 at 2:34 PM
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I have a new article out on love. It’s about why we should love people for their valuable qualities and why the importance of grace is often over-estimated.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Finite love
It seems like a problem to say that love can be merited – its value is located in its transcendence of comparative judgments. However, we commonly make judgments about who is and is not worth lovin...
www.tandfonline.com
November 13, 2024 at 7:48 AM
I have a new article out on love. It’s about why we should love people for their valuable qualities and why the importance of grace is often over-estimated.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Enjoyed visiting LMU, Munich this week to give a talk. Also enjoyed visiting a few art museums.
November 14, 2024 at 7:34 AM
Enjoyed visiting LMU, Munich this week to give a talk. Also enjoyed visiting a few art museums.
“On Oct. 27, *three weeks* into Israel’s punishing counterattack in Gaza, top Biden officials privately told a small group assembled at the White House what they would not say in public: Israel was regularly bombing buildings without solid intelligence that they were legitimate military targets.”
How Biden became embroiled in a Gaza conflict with no end in sight
Biden embraced Israel after Oct. 7, but that has given him little influence with its leaders as Gaza collapses
www.washingtonpost.com
March 20, 2024 at 4:39 AM
“On Oct. 27, *three weeks* into Israel’s punishing counterattack in Gaza, top Biden officials privately told a small group assembled at the White House what they would not say in public: Israel was regularly bombing buildings without solid intelligence that they were legitimate military targets.”
For me, 2023 was a year in which I especially enjoyed listening to classical music. Here are my four favorite classical piano albums released this year.
December 25, 2023 at 3:07 PM
For me, 2023 was a year in which I especially enjoyed listening to classical music. Here are my four favorite classical piano albums released this year.
Winter sunlight falling on my photographs of a summer sunset in Turkey.
December 24, 2023 at 4:36 PM
Winter sunlight falling on my photographs of a summer sunset in Turkey.
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"Grossly disproportionate". Nir Eyal on Israel's actions in Gaza...
Disproportionate and Intended Harm to Innocents in Israel’s War in Gaza (guest post)
“Experts on just war disagree on what precisely counts as permissible proportion. But clearly this is grossly disproportionate.” In the following guest post, Nir Eyal (Rutgers University), argues ...
dailynous.com
December 20, 2023 at 1:12 PM
"Grossly disproportionate". Nir Eyal on Israel's actions in Gaza...
Last week, I took a couple of portrait photos of my BU colleagues Sunil Sharma and Roberta Micallef. Here they are.
December 20, 2023 at 9:25 PM
Last week, I took a couple of portrait photos of my BU colleagues Sunil Sharma and Roberta Micallef. Here they are.
I am happy with the way this site is going, and all the serious intellectual chatter. But fun is also important, so I might start posting fun stuff. This photo, for instance is from a recent department dinner. A significant achievement by two colleagues not in the photo!
October 21, 2023 at 2:16 PM
I am happy with the way this site is going, and all the serious intellectual chatter. But fun is also important, so I might start posting fun stuff. This photo, for instance is from a recent department dinner. A significant achievement by two colleagues not in the photo!
Nick Cave concert in Boston last night was magical. Songs at the piano, with Colin Greenwood on bass guitar. One highlight was a new song:
"...sometimes I see you in the evening
When the sky makes no sound
And I know that I will always love you
In the morning when the dew is on the ground."
"...sometimes I see you in the evening
When the sky makes no sound
And I know that I will always love you
In the morning when the dew is on the ground."
October 11, 2023 at 2:49 PM
Nick Cave concert in Boston last night was magical. Songs at the piano, with Colin Greenwood on bass guitar. One highlight was a new song:
"...sometimes I see you in the evening
When the sky makes no sound
And I know that I will always love you
In the morning when the dew is on the ground."
"...sometimes I see you in the evening
When the sky makes no sound
And I know that I will always love you
In the morning when the dew is on the ground."