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Martin Kusch
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I am a professorial research fellow in philosophy @ U of Vienna and a research associate @ ACEPS, U of Johannesburg (working on: epistemology, SSK, phil. of the social sciences, and HOPOS). I also dabble in music and photography. Photo ©Alex Bachmayer
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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · May 23
Forgive the self-promotion, please! -- Just noticed that the recording of our "Dies Facultatis" is online. Elisabeth Nemeth's (kind!) "laudatio" is at 1:43. My valedictory lecture starts at 1:54. #Vienna #philosophy

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Dies Facultatis 2025
16.00 Uhr - Verleihung Dissertationspreise/Lehrpreise 16.30 Uhr – Antrittsvorlesung Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Veronika Wöhrer Steile Wege und Stolpersteine Bildungsinstitutionen…
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My classical music favourites CCXLII. --

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My all time favourite!

Mahler, "Lied von der Erde." Here with Rene Kollo, Christa Ludwig, Leonard Bernstein and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.

#music #classicalmusic
Mahler Das Lied von der Erde - Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Leonard Bernstein
YouTube video by Michael Li
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February 4, 2026 at 5:34 AM
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Autobiographical Photography. -- My companions on my desk this week. #photography #Vienna #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria
February 4, 2026 at 5:33 AM
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My classical music favourites CCXLI. --

www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_Qy...

Bartók, "The wonderful madarin." Performed by the hr-Sinfonieorchester, conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada.

#music #classicalmusic
Bartók: Der wunderbare Mandarin ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Andrés Orozco-Estrada
YouTube video by hr-Sinfonieorchester – Frankfurt Radio Symphony
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February 3, 2026 at 5:18 AM
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Phographic Realism in Vienna. -- Memento mori: coffin undercarriage for our last journeys. Seen in a cemetry in Neustift am Walde. #photography #Vienna #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria
February 3, 2026 at 5:18 AM
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My classical music favourites CCXL. --

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU0S...

Telemann, Cello Sonata in D Major, played by Elly Schade.

#music #classicalmusic
Telemann Cello Sonata in D Major TWV 41:D6
YouTube video by Elly Schade
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February 2, 2026 at 5:25 AM
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Classic Vienna. -- Otto Wagner's Postsparkasse. #photography #Vienna #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria
February 2, 2026 at 5:25 AM
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My classical music favourites CCXXXIX. --

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy3C...

Schumann, "Lieb Liebchen ...", with Mattnias Goerne and Vladimir Ashkenazy.

#music #classicalmusic
Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 24 - 4. Lieb' Liebchen, leg's Händchen auf Herze mein
YouTube video by Matthias Goerne - Topic
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February 1, 2026 at 5:37 AM
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Classic Vienna. -- Postgasse. #photography #Vienna #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria
February 1, 2026 at 5:37 AM
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My classical music favourites CCXXXVIII. --

www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3vc...

Arnold Schönberg - Verklärte Nacht, op.4, with Janine Jansen, Boris Brovtsyn, Timothy Ridout, Amihai Grosz, Pablo Ferrández, Daniel Blendulf.

#music #classicalmusic
Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 - Janine Jansen - International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht HD
YouTube video by AVROTROS Klassiek
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January 31, 2026 at 5:26 AM
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Phographic Realism in Vienna. -- Door. #photography #Vienna #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria
January 31, 2026 at 5:25 AM
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No words.

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‘Rest easy king’: See the messages ChatGPT sent a young man who took his own life | CNN
The parents of a man who killed himself are suing OpenAI, claiming the company’s chatbot encouraged him to end his life. CNN’s Ed Lavandera exclusively reports.
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January 30, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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My classical music favourites CCXXXVII. --

www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-f1...

Anton Webern, "Am Ufer," with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Aribert Reimann.

#music #classicalmusic
Webern: 5 Lieder on Poems by Richard Dehmel: No. 2, Am Ufer
YouTube video by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - Topic
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January 30, 2026 at 5:35 AM
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Classic Vienna. -- After dark, in the rain. #photography #Vienna #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria
January 30, 2026 at 5:34 AM
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Thank you for the reference!
January 29, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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My classical music favourites CCXXXVI. --

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnFa...

Schubert, "Ganymed," with Ian Bostridge and Julius Drake

#music #classicalmusic
3 Lieder, Op. 19: No. 3, Ganymed, D. 544
YouTube video by Ian Bostridge - Topic
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January 29, 2026 at 5:25 AM
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Beyond Vienna. -- Mikulov. #photography #Vienna #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria
January 29, 2026 at 5:25 AM
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My classical music favourites CCXXXV. --

www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1ep...

Schubert, Schwanengesang, D.957 - Ständchen; with Jussi Björling and Harry Ebert.

#music #classicalmusic
Schubert - Schwanengesang, D.957 - Ständchen - Jussi Björling
YouTube video by PureVocalBeauty
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January 28, 2026 at 5:34 AM
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Classic Vienna. -- Exiting the Albertina Museum, the Staatsoper is straight ahead. #photography #Vienna #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria
January 28, 2026 at 5:32 AM
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Putin explains his politics perfectly.

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Putin tells a joke — #PuppetRegime #PutinPuppet
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January 27, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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Chilling: Putin puts German carnival on trial!

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Karneval und Putin: Warum Russland den Wagenbauer Jacques Tilly anklagt
Karneval in Düsseldorf ohne den russischen Despoten ist für den Wagenbauer Jacques Tilly schwer vorstellbar. Jetzt beginnt in Moskau ein Prozess gegen ihn. Grund genug, genauso weiterzumachen.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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What?

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Italians furious over deployment of ICE agents to bolster US security at Winter Olympics | CNN
Outrage is growing in Italy over the deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to assist US security operations at the Winter Olympics next month.
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January 27, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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Thank you!
January 27, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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My classical music favourites CCXXXIV. --

www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7w1...

Satie, "Je te veux", with Jessye Norman and Dalton Baldwin.

#music #classicalmusic
Satie: Je te veux
YouTube video by Jessye Norman - Topic
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January 27, 2026 at 5:36 AM
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Classic Vienna. -- Every tourist knows the Strudlhof steps. But there are more steps than are dreamt of in your guide book. Like the "Thurnstiege" that I walk up and down at least once a day on the way to town. #photography #Vienna #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria
January 27, 2026 at 5:35 AM
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Hear, hear!

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Antisemitismus: Eure Gleichgültigkeit ist unser Tod. Von Martin Moszkowicz
Gedenken an die Befreiung von Auschwitz: Antisemitismus lebt nicht nur von Hass, sondern immer auch von Wegsehen – Rede von Martin Moszkowicz.
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January 26, 2026 at 11:42 AM