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 .. more

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Martin Kusch is Professor of philosophy at the University of Vienna. Until 2009, Kusch was Professor of Philosophy and Sociology of science at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge University. Prior to Cambridge, Kusch was lecturer in the Science Studies Unit of the University of Edinburgh. .. more

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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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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 4h

Off to Brussels tomorrow for a week-long ERC evaluation panel. Should be fun -- at least it was fun two years ago!

Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 4h

And the Austrian Science Foundation, the FWF.

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My classical music favourites CCXLV. --

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Weber: Der Freischütz, "Nein, länger trag' ich nicht die Qualen." Jonas Kaufmann with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Marco Armiliato.

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Weber: Der Freischütz, Op. 77, J. 277 / Act 1: "Nein, länger trag' ich nicht die Quälen......

YouTube video by Jonas Kaufmann - Topic

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 5h

Classic Vienna. -- Otto Wagner's Postsparkasse; the central entrance. #photography #Vienna #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria

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My classical music favourites CCXLIV. --

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Weber: Der Freischütz / Act I: "Schweig, schweig, damit dich niemand warnt", sung by Bryn Terfel, with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchetra conducted by Paul Daniel.

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Weber: Der Freischütz / Act I: "Schweig, schweig, damit dich niemand warnt"

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 1d

Classic Vienna. -- Hofburg, detail. #photography #Vienna #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria

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Classic Vienna. -- Neustift am Walde. #photography #Vienna #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria

Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 2d

My classical music favourites CCXLIII. --

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Brahms, 3rd Symphony. The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Franz Welser-Möst.

#music #classicalmusic

Brahms - Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 | The Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 3d

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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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 3d

Autobiographical Photography. -- My companions on my desk this week. #photography #Vienna #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria

Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 4d

My classical music favourites CCXLI. --

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

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Bartók: Der wunderbare Mandarin ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Andrés Orozco-Estrada

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 4d

Phographic Realism in Vienna. -- Memento mori: coffin undercarriage for our last journeys. Seen in a cemetry in Neustift am Walde. #photography #Vienna #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria

Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 5d

My classical music favourites CCXL. --

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

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Telemann Cello Sonata in D Major TWV 41:D6

YouTube video by Elly Schade

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 5d

Classic Vienna. -- Otto Wagner's Postsparkasse. #photography #Vienna #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria

Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 6d

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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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 6d

Classic Vienna. -- Postgasse. #photography #Vienna #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria

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My classical music favourites CCXXXVIII. --

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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

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 7d

Phographic Realism in Vienna. -- Door. #photography #Vienna #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria

Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 7d

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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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 8d

My classical music favourites CCXXXVII. --

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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

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 8d

Classic Vienna. -- After dark, in the rain. #photography #Vienna #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria

Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you for the reference!

Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 9d

My classical music favourites CCXXXVI. --

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

#music #classicalmusic

3 Lieder, Op. 19: No. 3, Ganymed, D. 544

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 9d

Beyond Vienna. -- Mikulov. #photography #Vienna #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria

Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 10d

My classical music favourites CCXXXV. --

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

#music #classicalmusic