Robin M. Muller
@robinmuller.bsky.social
Philosopher @ Cal State Northridge | New Yorker in LA
Writing on: Phenomenology and the Human Sciences / History of (European, American, Africana) Philosophy
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Writing on: Phenomenology and the Human Sciences / History of (European, American, Africana) Philosophy
she/her
Reposted by Robin M. Muller
"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply."
me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
How Can We Live Together? - Boston Review
Ezra Klein is wrong: shame is essential.
www.bostonreview.net
September 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply."
me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
This was such a great conversation, and such a fun opportunity to explore some methodological tensions internal to classical and contemporary phenomenology. Thank you @jyoshimi.bsky.social and @trsam97.bsky.social!
I already reposted twice about this yesterday, but allow me one more post, this time with my own reading notes!
So, last week I was on @trsam97.bsky.social 's podcast talking about Merleau-Ponty with @robinmuller.bsky.social ...
youtu.be/YPmuFqUwSLw
So, last week I was on @trsam97.bsky.social 's podcast talking about Merleau-Ponty with @robinmuller.bsky.social ...
youtu.be/YPmuFqUwSLw
September 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
This was such a great conversation, and such a fun opportunity to explore some methodological tensions internal to classical and contemporary phenomenology. Thank you @jyoshimi.bsky.social and @trsam97.bsky.social!
Reposted by Robin M. Muller
A discussion on Merleau-Pontyan philosophy, cognitive science and ambiguity being fundamental to reality. @robinmuller.bsky.social youtu.be/YPmuFqUwSLw?...
Merleau-Ponty & Cognitive Science (w/ Robin Muller & Jeffrey Yoshimi)
YouTube video by Rahul Sam
youtu.be
August 31, 2025 at 8:50 PM
A discussion on Merleau-Pontyan philosophy, cognitive science and ambiguity being fundamental to reality. @robinmuller.bsky.social youtu.be/YPmuFqUwSLw?...
My partner has started a newsletter/recommendations list/short-form blog/tl;dr for novels so you sound cool at parties. It mainly focuses on experimental and translated literature, so if that's your vibe, check it out: www.thebookhold.com
The Book Hold
Extreme reading for very serious people
www.thebookhold.com
August 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
My partner has started a newsletter/recommendations list/short-form blog/tl;dr for novels so you sound cool at parties. It mainly focuses on experimental and translated literature, so if that's your vibe, check it out: www.thebookhold.com
lol.
Protesters Urged Not To Give Trump Administration Pretext For What It Already Doing
LOS ANGELES—Responding to escalating clashes between civilian activists and militarized immigration authorities, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass publicly urged protesters Monday not to give the Trump adm...
theonion.com
June 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
lol.
My entry on "Humanism" for Springer's (truly excellent!) Encyclopedia of Phenomenology is out now: An attempt to grapple with a notoriously slippery concept, on whose definition (and philosophical or political significance) no two phenomenologists can ever seem to agree!
Humanism as a Theme in Phenomenology
link.springer.com
December 4, 2024 at 6:20 PM
My entry on "Humanism" for Springer's (truly excellent!) Encyclopedia of Phenomenology is out now: An attempt to grapple with a notoriously slippery concept, on whose definition (and philosophical or political significance) no two phenomenologists can ever seem to agree!
Thank you Cara Greene for including my History of American Philosophy course in the APA Syllabus Showcase Series!
History of American Philosophy, Robin M. Muller
The origin story for this course is a bit unusual. State law in California requires students in the California State University system to engage in “comprehensive study” of American history and govern...
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April 18, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Thank you Cara Greene for including my History of American Philosophy course in the APA Syllabus Showcase Series!
Last year, the North American Society for Early Phenomenology invited me to give the keynote talk at their annual meeting. Naturally, I wrote a slightly unhinged paper about Merleau-Ponty, Copernicanism, and Einstein's fingers. Many thanks to NASEP for letting me play! Read it here: rb.gy/ftbnlu
February 6, 2024 at 11:09 PM
Last year, the North American Society for Early Phenomenology invited me to give the keynote talk at their annual meeting. Naturally, I wrote a slightly unhinged paper about Merleau-Ponty, Copernicanism, and Einstein's fingers. Many thanks to NASEP for letting me play! Read it here: rb.gy/ftbnlu
Reposted by Robin M. Muller
Breaking News: Thousands of Cal State staff walked out to demand higher wages in the largest university faculty strike in U.S. history. They plan to strike for five days.
Cal State Faculty Begin Largest U.S. Strike of University Professors
Thousands of professors, lecturers and other academic staff members walked off the job in a protest that was expected to cancel most classes early in the academic period. They plan to strike for five ...
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Breaking News: Thousands of Cal State staff walked out to demand higher wages in the largest university faculty strike in U.S. history. They plan to strike for five days.
Reposted by Robin M. Muller
Want to support the Cal State strike? You can with some ~form-filling shenanigans~ There are 23 campuses and 23 forms that it would be bad to fill out with false info! Here are ALL 23 LINKS. Pls share!
Bakersfield: app.smartsheet.com/b/form/496e7...
Chico State: app.smartsheet.com/b/form/5ee49...
Bakersfield: app.smartsheet.com/b/form/496e7...
Chico State: app.smartsheet.com/b/form/5ee49...
January 19, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Want to support the Cal State strike? You can with some ~form-filling shenanigans~ There are 23 campuses and 23 forms that it would be bad to fill out with false info! Here are ALL 23 LINKS. Pls share!
Bakersfield: app.smartsheet.com/b/form/496e7...
Chico State: app.smartsheet.com/b/form/5ee49...
Bakersfield: app.smartsheet.com/b/form/496e7...
Chico State: app.smartsheet.com/b/form/5ee49...
Looking forward to kicking off this year’s series on Friday. I’ll be arguing that readings of Merleau-Ponty as a “post-transcendental” thinker miss the aspects in his thought that make it an especially effective tool of social critique.
October 26, 2023 at 2:10 AM
Looking forward to kicking off this year’s series on Friday. I’ll be arguing that readings of Merleau-Ponty as a “post-transcendental” thinker miss the aspects in his thought that make it an especially effective tool of social critique.
Many thanks to University of Nevada, Reno for the occasion to return to this project.
October 12, 2023 at 9:38 PM
Many thanks to University of Nevada, Reno for the occasion to return to this project.