Joost Ziff
@joostziff.com
Philosopher. Writing about self-knowledge, deliberation, and phenomenology. Skeets are my own and not my institution's.
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Joost Ziff
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Hi all, I have a doctorate now in philosophy :). Going to try to be more active on bluesky as well, as I introduce more of my work to the world!
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Enjoying this audio version of ‘On Certainty’
December 6, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Enjoying this audio version of ‘On Certainty’
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It's my birthday! I humbly request likes and reposts as a birthday present.
November 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
It's my birthday! I humbly request likes and reposts as a birthday present.
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A WoW commission this time, meet Caliban.
(for Tenbrook)
(for Tenbrook)
November 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
A WoW commission this time, meet Caliban.
(for Tenbrook)
(for Tenbrook)
Trying to learn more about (Tiantai) Buddhist meditation practices. Interesting stuff. I'm not sure whether I agree with the underlying metaphysics, so I am trying to make sense of the realizations they have using phenomenology.
Of course, maybe I'm just twisting these practices beyond recognition!
Of course, maybe I'm just twisting these practices beyond recognition!
November 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Trying to learn more about (Tiantai) Buddhist meditation practices. Interesting stuff. I'm not sure whether I agree with the underlying metaphysics, so I am trying to make sense of the realizations they have using phenomenology.
Of course, maybe I'm just twisting these practices beyond recognition!
Of course, maybe I'm just twisting these practices beyond recognition!
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JAR JAR BINKS, ESQ.: mesothelioma
November 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
JAR JAR BINKS, ESQ.: mesothelioma
Reading some of this and it's so goddamn bad. I'm an idiot that only reads academic philosophy, but prose can be good, right? That's a real possibility?
Vanity Fair's West Coast Editor Olivia Nuzzi was a star political correspondent until scandal led her into exile—and to a California up in flames.
In an excerpt from her book, ‘American Canto,’ she takes stock of scorched earth.
In an excerpt from her book, ‘American Canto,’ she takes stock of scorched earth.
Olivia Nuzzi's 'American Canto': Read the Exclusive Excerpt
She flamed out and she faded away. 'Vanity Fair'’s West Coast Editor returns to the written word to survey scorched earth.
www.vanityfair.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Reading some of this and it's so goddamn bad. I'm an idiot that only reads academic philosophy, but prose can be good, right? That's a real possibility?
What always baffled me about the idea that "Rome fell because of degeneracy" is that it worshipped Greco-Roman gods for most of its lifespan and only became Christian right at the end.
Who knows, maybe if they kept on doing rites to the genii and praising Janus the empire might still exist today!
Who knows, maybe if they kept on doing rites to the genii and praising Janus the empire might still exist today!
November 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
What always baffled me about the idea that "Rome fell because of degeneracy" is that it worshipped Greco-Roman gods for most of its lifespan and only became Christian right at the end.
Who knows, maybe if they kept on doing rites to the genii and praising Janus the empire might still exist today!
Who knows, maybe if they kept on doing rites to the genii and praising Janus the empire might still exist today!
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ok this breakdown of AI writing indicators is incredible. Huge shout-out to the Wikipedia community for this
Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
ok this breakdown of AI writing indicators is incredible. Huge shout-out to the Wikipedia community for this
(🧵) Been reading Frankfurt's "Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person" more and it's both a very good paper and also seems to be missing something fundamental about how we exercise our will.
Frankfurt claims that freedom of will is all about the alignment of first and second-order desires.
Frankfurt claims that freedom of will is all about the alignment of first and second-order desires.
November 13, 2025 at 2:04 AM
(🧵) Been reading Frankfurt's "Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person" more and it's both a very good paper and also seems to be missing something fundamental about how we exercise our will.
Frankfurt claims that freedom of will is all about the alignment of first and second-order desires.
Frankfurt claims that freedom of will is all about the alignment of first and second-order desires.
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Commissions are open for this month!
ko-fi.com/cynotherium
ko-fi.com/cynotherium
November 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Commissions are open for this month!
ko-fi.com/cynotherium
ko-fi.com/cynotherium
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Vampiric minotaur anyone? (latest pathfinder comm to round out the party)
November 8, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Vampiric minotaur anyone? (latest pathfinder comm to round out the party)
The latest 'moderate' democratic strategy playbook has dropped, and as usual it is completely devoid of any values, vision, or ideology. (It is literally called 'deciding to win.')
Why would anyone vote for a party that seemingly doesn't believe in anything? decidingtowin.org#executive-su...
Why would anyone vote for a party that seemingly doesn't believe in anything? decidingtowin.org#executive-su...
Deciding To Win – Toward A Common Sense Renewal of the Democratic Party
Deciding to Win aims to provide the most comprehensive account to date of why Democrats lost and what our party needs to do to win again.
decidingtowin.org
October 28, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The latest 'moderate' democratic strategy playbook has dropped, and as usual it is completely devoid of any values, vision, or ideology. (It is literally called 'deciding to win.')
Why would anyone vote for a party that seemingly doesn't believe in anything? decidingtowin.org#executive-su...
Why would anyone vote for a party that seemingly doesn't believe in anything? decidingtowin.org#executive-su...
ChatGPT is PhD level intelligence! It's just as confidently incorrect about things as I am!
October 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
ChatGPT is PhD level intelligence! It's just as confidently incorrect about things as I am!
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Out now: The Simple Truth: Mystical Exercises in Tractarian Syntax, by Peter Dillard.
jhaponline.org/article/view...
jhaponline.org/article/view...
The Simple Truth: Mystical Exercises in Tractarian Syntax | Journal for the History of Analytical Philosophy
Received Ph.D. in philosophy from University of Pennsylvania.
jhaponline.org
September 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Out now: The Simple Truth: Mystical Exercises in Tractarian Syntax, by Peter Dillard.
jhaponline.org/article/view...
jhaponline.org/article/view...
Hi all please follow @jhaponline.bsky.social, the account for the Journal of the History of Analytical Philosophy. @louisdoulas.bsky.social and I are busy doing editorial work behind the scenes. We've got articles from many philosophers forthcoming so be sure to keep up to date!
September 15, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Hi all please follow @jhaponline.bsky.social, the account for the Journal of the History of Analytical Philosophy. @louisdoulas.bsky.social and I are busy doing editorial work behind the scenes. We've got articles from many philosophers forthcoming so be sure to keep up to date!
Hi all, I have a doctorate now in philosophy :). Going to try to be more active on bluesky as well, as I introduce more of my work to the world!
August 21, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Hi all, I have a doctorate now in philosophy :). Going to try to be more active on bluesky as well, as I introduce more of my work to the world!
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It's Chance's 10th birthday! Every year with this guy!
June 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
It's Chance's 10th birthday! Every year with this guy!
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After a year, I've at last finished this painting for SMartschool with tutoring from Cynthia Sheppard. I'm, uh, proud of myself for this one
March 4, 2025 at 3:06 AM
After a year, I've at last finished this painting for SMartschool with tutoring from Cynthia Sheppard. I'm, uh, proud of myself for this one
Starting to get to the point where I should shave my head. Am now learning about bald YouTube influencers and the "bald community."
January 19, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Starting to get to the point where I should shave my head. Am now learning about bald YouTube influencers and the "bald community."
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The ring I designed for @joostziff.com arrived!
January 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The ring I designed for @joostziff.com arrived!
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We need an artsy mid-budget film where one of the characters keeps talking about whether there are chairs or particles arranged chair-wise. Let's just nuke any residual undeserved Continental good will.
January 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
We need an artsy mid-budget film where one of the characters keeps talking about whether there are chairs or particles arranged chair-wise. Let's just nuke any residual undeserved Continental good will.
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BRAVERY ALERT: local university professor vows to round out his usual reading habits (mostly of dry, highly technical philosophy) with some occasional pretentious literary fiction
December 20, 2024 at 5:11 PM
BRAVERY ALERT: local university professor vows to round out his usual reading habits (mostly of dry, highly technical philosophy) with some occasional pretentious literary fiction
Remembering when on Twitter people were trying to hurt my feelings they would point out that I was going bald. It's like, bro, I am literally an academic and an (aspiring) philosopher. Caring about ideas and not vanity is kind of my whole deal.
December 17, 2024 at 4:13 AM
Remembering when on Twitter people were trying to hurt my feelings they would point out that I was going bald. It's like, bro, I am literally an academic and an (aspiring) philosopher. Caring about ideas and not vanity is kind of my whole deal.
By the way, if I ever misinterpret any philosophy in my works, feel free to let me know. I would love to be corrected. I see saying wrong things generally as the precursor to saying more right ones. :)
December 12, 2024 at 7:03 PM
By the way, if I ever misinterpret any philosophy in my works, feel free to let me know. I would love to be corrected. I see saying wrong things generally as the precursor to saying more right ones. :)
Been reading Sartre and Husserl, trying to figure out their different senses of Ego. It seems that for Sartre the ego is constructed, and almost fake. But for Husserl the ego is this transcendent thing that is almost platonic. I would like a middle way, please!!!
December 12, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Been reading Sartre and Husserl, trying to figure out their different senses of Ego. It seems that for Sartre the ego is constructed, and almost fake. But for Husserl the ego is this transcendent thing that is almost platonic. I would like a middle way, please!!!