Sara Van Goozen
@drsvg.bsky.social
Lecturer in Political Philosophy (UoYork). Ethics of war, global justice, animals. Posting in personal capacity but mostly about work. She/her, fucking massive nerd. I write for @justiceeverywhere.bsky.social
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Sara Van Goozen
@drsvg.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Bunch of new followers so will say: hello! I'm a philosopher working on just war theory, animal rights, global ethics, and related things. I help run Justice Everywhere @justiceeverywhere.bsky.social, a great public philosophy blog - give us a follow and lmk if you want to write something for us
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"In this essay I will"
- spoilers
- over-confident
- rigid, boring
"In this essay I *might*"
- creates suspense
- nonchalant
- adventurous, fun
- spoilers
- over-confident
- rigid, boring
"In this essay I *might*"
- creates suspense
- nonchalant
- adventurous, fun
January 21, 2026 at 11:18 PM
"In this essay I will"
- spoilers
- over-confident
- rigid, boring
"In this essay I *might*"
- creates suspense
- nonchalant
- adventurous, fun
- spoilers
- over-confident
- rigid, boring
"In this essay I *might*"
- creates suspense
- nonchalant
- adventurous, fun
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JOBS
Associate & Assistant Professorships in Public Policy, University of Cambridge
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Associate & Assistant Professorships in Public Policy, University of Cambridge
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Vacanies - Bennett School of Public Policy
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk
January 21, 2026 at 2:53 PM
JOBS
Associate & Assistant Professorships in Public Policy, University of Cambridge
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/about-us/car...
Associate & Assistant Professorships in Public Policy, University of Cambridge
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/about-us/car...
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Abstract submission open for the LEAP conference, taking place in Oxford in April. Please circulate and submit!
We are excited to announce that submissions are now open for the 2026 LEAP conference. Send us your abstracts on meat and dairy production and consumption.
Details of what we are looking for: www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/article/leap...
cc: @oxmartinschool.bsky.social @petescarbs.bsky.social
Details of what we are looking for: www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/article/leap...
cc: @oxmartinschool.bsky.social @petescarbs.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Abstract submission open for the LEAP conference, taking place in Oxford in April. Please circulate and submit!
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[telling my story about how I survived a shipwreck and lived alone on an island with a nymph for seven years] it was crazy
[friend who was at my performance] was the weasel there?
[friend who was at my performance] was the weasel there?
imagine being the guy who accidentally said "weasel" at a weird time 2400 years ago
January 21, 2026 at 1:48 AM
[telling my story about how I survived a shipwreck and lived alone on an island with a nymph for seven years] it was crazy
[friend who was at my performance] was the weasel there?
[friend who was at my performance] was the weasel there?
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The International Fellowships programme provides support for outstanding early career researchers. First identify a suitable mentor in the Faculty of Philosophy. Once you have obtained their agreement, send CV & expression of interest to philref@phil.cam.ac.uk by Thursday, 12 February 2026
#philsci
#philsci
January 20, 2026 at 9:20 AM
The International Fellowships programme provides support for outstanding early career researchers. First identify a suitable mentor in the Faculty of Philosophy. Once you have obtained their agreement, send CV & expression of interest to philref@phil.cam.ac.uk by Thursday, 12 February 2026
#philsci
#philsci
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Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
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going to use "at my most enigmatic and expansive" to describe the next time I have a few too many wines
January 20, 2026 at 8:07 PM
going to use "at my most enigmatic and expansive" to describe the next time I have a few too many wines
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A guide to the US government’s flirtation with Nazi slogans and racist memes
Federal departments are under fire for social media posts that reference far-right ideology & symbolism. John Mulholland makes sense of the noise and rounds up the most shocking examples
www.thenerve.news/p/us-governm...
Federal departments are under fire for social media posts that reference far-right ideology & symbolism. John Mulholland makes sense of the noise and rounds up the most shocking examples
www.thenerve.news/p/us-governm...
Nazi slogans and racist memes: a guide to the US government’s flirtation with fascist propaganda
Departments are under fire for social media content that references far-right ideology and symbolism - and which seems increasingly explicit. John Mulholland rounds up the most shocking posts
www.thenerve.news
January 19, 2026 at 7:37 PM
A guide to the US government’s flirtation with Nazi slogans and racist memes
Federal departments are under fire for social media posts that reference far-right ideology & symbolism. John Mulholland makes sense of the noise and rounds up the most shocking examples
www.thenerve.news/p/us-governm...
Federal departments are under fire for social media posts that reference far-right ideology & symbolism. John Mulholland makes sense of the noise and rounds up the most shocking examples
www.thenerve.news/p/us-governm...
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In a new paper in Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, Eze Paez and I introduce “sentientist political liberalism,” an attempt to reconcile the ideas of society as a system of cooperation and public justification with taking animals seriously.
In a new paper in Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, Eze Paez and I introduce “sentientist political liberalism,” an attempt to reconcile the ideas of society as a system of cooperation and public justification with taking animals seriously.
Sentientist Political Liberalism
This paper introduces sentientist political liberalism. Elaborating on the fundamental ideas in John Rawls's political liberalism, we propose that the scheme of fair social cooperation among persons ...
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January 20, 2026 at 9:33 AM
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
In a new paper in Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, Eze Paez and I introduce “sentientist political liberalism,” an attempt to reconcile the ideas of society as a system of cooperation and public justification with taking animals seriously.
In a new paper in Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, Eze Paez and I introduce “sentientist political liberalism,” an attempt to reconcile the ideas of society as a system of cooperation and public justification with taking animals seriously.
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“But what deeply troubles me now is that for all the steps we've taken toward integration, I've come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house."
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 AM
“But what deeply troubles me now is that for all the steps we've taken toward integration, I've come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house."
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
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*frantically googling*
moral arc bent wrong how to fix
wikihow diy moral arc fix
moral arc technician near me
moral arc bent wrong how to fix
wikihow diy moral arc fix
moral arc technician near me
Who up bending they arc toward justice
January 19, 2026 at 8:38 PM
*frantically googling*
moral arc bent wrong how to fix
wikihow diy moral arc fix
moral arc technician near me
moral arc bent wrong how to fix
wikihow diy moral arc fix
moral arc technician near me
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COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in multiple ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:06 PM
COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
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People think the male fantasy is power, but no
The male fantasy is having an actually cool midlife crisis that you meet a goth baddie in the middle of, like in Fight Club or The Matrix
The female fantasy is getting lost in a big maze populated by muppets and a singing twunk, like in Labyrinth
The male fantasy is having an actually cool midlife crisis that you meet a goth baddie in the middle of, like in Fight Club or The Matrix
The female fantasy is getting lost in a big maze populated by muppets and a singing twunk, like in Labyrinth
January 19, 2026 at 3:29 PM
People think the male fantasy is power, but no
The male fantasy is having an actually cool midlife crisis that you meet a goth baddie in the middle of, like in Fight Club or The Matrix
The female fantasy is getting lost in a big maze populated by muppets and a singing twunk, like in Labyrinth
The male fantasy is having an actually cool midlife crisis that you meet a goth baddie in the middle of, like in Fight Club or The Matrix
The female fantasy is getting lost in a big maze populated by muppets and a singing twunk, like in Labyrinth
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Our own @profcathyelliott.bsky.social is talking about careers for slackers tomorrow for @aspirenetwork.bsky.social. Even if you do not self-identify as a slacker.... you might hear some good tips! All Aspire members welcome
We were already massively looking forward to @profcathyelliott.bsky.social’s “Meet the T&S Prof” ASPIRE event tomorrow.
That excitement has been taken to a whole new level now she has shared her opening slide.
As all ways - all ASPIRE members are invited. See you tomorrow at 1pm!
That excitement has been taken to a whole new level now she has shared her opening slide.
As all ways - all ASPIRE members are invited. See you tomorrow at 1pm!
January 19, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Our own @profcathyelliott.bsky.social is talking about careers for slackers tomorrow for @aspirenetwork.bsky.social. Even if you do not self-identify as a slacker.... you might hear some good tips! All Aspire members welcome
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"How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others?" The answer is found in the fact that there are two types of laws: there are just laws, and there are unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that "An unjust law is no law at all."
Happy Dr Martin Luther King Jr Day!
Happy Dr Martin Luther King Jr Day!
January 19, 2026 at 2:56 PM
"How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others?" The answer is found in the fact that there are two types of laws: there are just laws, and there are unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that "An unjust law is no law at all."
Happy Dr Martin Luther King Jr Day!
Happy Dr Martin Luther King Jr Day!
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Seeing 'Well done, Kemi Badenoch for not being a social media obsessed rage-merchant' in my speech would make me sack my spindoctor on the spot.
![Starmer criticises politicians who have responded to Greenland crisis with 'grandstanding'
Starmer concludes by welcoming the stance taken by Kemi Badenoch on Greenland.
But, he goes on:
[In] moments like this there will always be people who reach for the performative, who think an angry social media post or grandstanding is a substitute for hard work.
That’s an understandable instinct, but it’s not effective. It never has been.
It may make politicians feel good, but it does nothing for working people whose jobs, livelihoods and security rely on the relationships that we build across the world.
This seems to be a jibe at people like Ed Davey and Zack Polanski.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gijpigvolh7hrcizybpe2fxu/bafkreiey4znxleomp36bekmzqhfylwelf5dg2daftwctlo74mmydfycsa4@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Seeing 'Well done, Kemi Badenoch for not being a social media obsessed rage-merchant' in my speech would make me sack my spindoctor on the spot.
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it’s Scanlon’s World Cup thought experiment but the man trapped under the transmitter is all of us
January 19, 2026 at 1:04 PM
it’s Scanlon’s World Cup thought experiment but the man trapped under the transmitter is all of us
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for reasons not totally clear to me, in the 60s, the annual chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee (the 2026 edition is going on right now!) was covered by Dutch press photographer who all went insanely hard on it
January 19, 2026 at 1:04 PM
for reasons not totally clear to me, in the 60s, the annual chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee (the 2026 edition is going on right now!) was covered by Dutch press photographer who all went insanely hard on it
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To celebrate my appointment as the Ralph Miliband Professor of Politics & Philosophy at LSE Law School & the School of Public Policy, I'll give an inaugural lecture entitled “Are Revolutions Justified?”. Registration required - look forward to seeing many of you! ❤️
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Lea Ypi Inaugural Lecture | Are revolutions justified? - LSE Law School Events
Moralists think that if the ends of revolution are right, revolution cannot be wrong. Legalists think that since the means of revolution are wrong, revolution cannot be right. In this lecture Lea Ypi ...
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January 19, 2026 at 9:08 AM
To celebrate my appointment as the Ralph Miliband Professor of Politics & Philosophy at LSE Law School & the School of Public Policy, I'll give an inaugural lecture entitled “Are Revolutions Justified?”. Registration required - look forward to seeing many of you! ❤️
lselaw.events/event/are-re...
lselaw.events/event/are-re...
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Brexit was about "sovereignty" apparently
Ceding all forms of autonomy to Trump is now a well-established position within Britain's media and among British media owners.
January 18, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Brexit was about "sovereignty" apparently
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"We demand a curriculum that embraces the West from Plato to NATO. Except no Plato because the ancient Greeks did some gay shit. And no NATO either because they said we couldn't napalm Greenland for fun."
Yeah RIP my alma mater. It was facing problems even pre-Trump 2.0 because a racist old bitch got chosen as university president after fuckery by the board of trustees. Now the state is taking direct control of academic decisions and the state is full of idiots.
January 17, 2026 at 5:41 PM
"We demand a curriculum that embraces the West from Plato to NATO. Except no Plato because the ancient Greeks did some gay shit. And no NATO either because they said we couldn't napalm Greenland for fun."
It's really annoying when students with like one semester's worth of IR knowledge keep going on about Thucydides as if he's completely explained international relations, but in their defence actual people keep doing Thucydides stuff
Miller is actually just trying to completely eradicate the concept of Westphalian Sovereignty here. The only "understanding of law" that fits Miller's definition here that I know of is literally the Athenian position in the Melian Dialogue.
This guy is basically inviting China to take Taiwan.
January 17, 2026 at 10:09 AM
It's really annoying when students with like one semester's worth of IR knowledge keep going on about Thucydides as if he's completely explained international relations, but in their defence actual people keep doing Thucydides stuff
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