David Livingstone Smith
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David Livingstone Smith
@davidlsmith.bsky.social
Philosopher working on dehumanization, race, Freud, and other stuff.

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Some of you may know #philsci #philbio Subrena Smith, Prof of #philosophy at UNH. Her family in Jamaica lives in one of parishes hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa: Westmoreland. She & David are raising funds to support them w/ generators, supplies, truck water in to them, etc. Please donate if can!
November 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Thanks to your generosity, my GoFundMe has raised $2672 to help my family in Jamaica in just a little over a day. Thank you, thank you, thank you! This will go towards their most urgent needs, but it's a fraction of what's needed. T gofund.me/2a40e23c6
Donate to Help our family recover from Hurricane Melissa, organized by David Livingstone Smith
I am David Livingstone Smith, a professor of philosophy. My sp… David Livingstone Smith needs your support for Help our family recover from Hurricane Melissa
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November 8, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Thanks to your generosity, my GoFundMe has raised $2672 to help my family in Jamaica in just a little over a day. Thank you, thank you, thank you! This will go towards their most urgent needs, but it's a fraction of what's needed. T gofund.me/2a40e23c6
Donate to Help our family recover from Hurricane Melissa, organized by David Livingstone Smith
I am David Livingstone Smith, a professor of philosophy. My sp… David Livingstone Smith needs your support for Help our family recover from Hurricane Melissa
gofund.me
November 8, 2025 at 1:44 AM
My family is in Westmoreland, Jamaica. They are completely cut off from the rest of the island and the outside world. We don't know if they are dead or alive, but if the latter they are almost certainly homeless. If anyone has any info, PLEASE let me know. We are waiting, waiting, waiting....
October 30, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Real Dehumanization
My 2024 Lebowitz Prize Lecture
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October 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Boston friends, don't miss this remarkable film! Friday, November 11. ticketing.bostonjfilm.org/websales/pag...
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October 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM
For Halloween: how dehumanization creates monsters. davidlivingstonesmith.substack.com/p/i-am-the-w...
"I Am the Wolfman."
The Horror of Dehumanization
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October 7, 2025 at 10:45 AM
My interview on the Holocaust and History podcast. This is a wonderful podcast. Each episode is an interview with a scholar who works on the Holocaust or topics adjacent to it. thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
Ep. 62- Dehumanization and Genocide with David Livingstone Smith - The Holocaust History Podcast
We often hear the term “dehumanization” used in a variety of contexts. For example, dehumanization a set of beliefs, or a set of behaviors?  Is it metaphorical or do people actually believe their...
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September 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Reposting this in light of current events. davidlivingstonesmith.substack.com/p/the-assasi...
The Assassination of Charlie Kirk
A warning from history
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September 22, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Conversation with George Makari on "Humanity on the Line: Resisting Dehumanization, Erasure, and Atrocity Amidst Divides" at the MLK Jr branch of the Cleveland Public Library, an event for the 90th anniversary of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards.
September 22, 2025 at 11:40 AM
In 1938, a Jewish teenager assassinated Ernst vom Rath, a German diplomat in Paris. This triggered a series of events leading to Kristallnacht and the incarceration of 26k Jewish men in concentration camps. Today we are at a similar tipping point. davidlivingstonesmith.substack.com/p/the-assasi...
The Assassination of Charlie Kirk
A warning from history
davidlivingstonesmith.substack.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I have a very ominous feeling. We may be at a turning point. davidlivingstonesmith.substack.com/p/the-assasi...
The Assassination of Charlie Kirk
A warning from history
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September 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
September 12, 2025 at 12:13 PM
1/2 GREAT NEWS! My student/mentee James is being released from prison TOMORROW after more than 40 years behind bars. Thanks to your generosity, he will have nearly $1700 to help start him off on the right foot.
August 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I am reaching out to you again to invite you to contribute to my fundraiser for James Draper. James has been incarcerated in California for more than forty years, and is now due to be released. He has been my long-distance student for the past fifteen years.
Donate to Support James Draper's New Beginning, organized by David Livingstone Smith
Fifteen years ago, I received a letter from prisoner named James Draper,… David Livingstone Smith needs your support for Support James Draper's New Beginning
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August 23, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Many of my students do not read assignments. Some try to read but do not have the cognitive skills . So, it occurred to me that I should teach intro to philosophy with no required reading, only recommended reading. This might even motivate some students to read stuff.
August 19, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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