Josh Richardson
@schizosemia.bsky.social
skitsau'si:mje / skit-so-SEM-EE-uh / writing on madness, mental illness, & culture • registered psychotherapist • i also take photos of things on my head #selfportraitwithblank
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Josh Richardson
@schizosemia.bsky.social
· Jul 14
Awais Aftab on Substack
Emil du Bois-Reymond & Ignorance in Science: @Josh Richardson ‘s Interview with Gabriel Finkelstein
“we are ignorant and we will remain ignorant”
https://www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/emil-du-bois-rey...
substack.com
It was a privilege to interview @gabrielfinkelstein.bsky.social for @awaisaftab.bsky.social’s Psychiatry on the Margins, where we discuss the 19th C scientist Emil Du Bois-Raymond’s famous dictum regarding consciousness: “Ignoramus et ignorabimus“, or “we are ignorant and we will remain ignorant.”
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My dissertation work has me stitching together ideas from both "sides" and it is honestly so awesome. Totally self-defeating to be partisan about this IMHO.
November 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
My dissertation work has me stitching together ideas from both "sides" and it is honestly so awesome. Totally self-defeating to be partisan about this IMHO.
Perhaps nothing exemplifies the navel gazing chauvinism of the Western-European philosophic tradition better than the insular complaints of so-called continental and analytic philosophers against one another.
November 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Perhaps nothing exemplifies the navel gazing chauvinism of the Western-European philosophic tradition better than the insular complaints of so-called continental and analytic philosophers against one another.
‘Resembles monogamy’ is one of the better descriptions I’ve heard of human sexuality…
November 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
‘Resembles monogamy’ is one of the better descriptions I’ve heard of human sexuality…
A reviewer spends two paragraphs saying why a book needn’t be so long …
November 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A reviewer spends two paragraphs saying why a book needn’t be so long …
Fascinating article from Thomas Schmidt ‘Ritual as Deficiency Guarantee? Habermas’ Anthropological Classification Function of the ‘Sacred Complex’ from 2023 volume engaging with the evolutionary anthropology of Tomasello.
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
Ritual as Deficiency Guarantee? Habermas’ Anthropological Classificati
Jürgen Habermas has repeatedly referred to the work of Michael Tomasello to determine the difference between humans and animals on the basis of a theory of the
www.taylorfrancis.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Fascinating article from Thomas Schmidt ‘Ritual as Deficiency Guarantee? Habermas’ Anthropological Classification Function of the ‘Sacred Complex’ from 2023 volume engaging with the evolutionary anthropology of Tomasello.
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
First philosophy book I ever owned - purchased at age 18. #worldphilosophyday #philosopphy
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
First philosophy book I ever owned - purchased at age 18. #worldphilosophyday #philosopphy
Dr. James Le Bas, psychiatrist and author of Beyond Bipolar, speaks about his lived experience of bipolar disorder, the shame and stigma of being a mental health professional with lived experience of a mental health disorder. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...
Tangled up in Blue: a psychiatrist’s journey with lived experience
Podcast Episode · Psych Matters · 2025-11-20 · 31m
podcasts.apple.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Dr. James Le Bas, psychiatrist and author of Beyond Bipolar, speaks about his lived experience of bipolar disorder, the shame and stigma of being a mental health professional with lived experience of a mental health disorder. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...
"I'm not a virtuoso on the organ, but for me the organ is the suitable instrument to put the music of the orgies mysteries theatre into practice.” - Hermann Nitsch youtu.be/UStcERtcSHk?...
HERMANN NITSCH | ORGELKONZERT BERLIN 2016
YouTube video by D.G.Pedrera
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"I'm not a virtuoso on the organ, but for me the organ is the suitable instrument to put the music of the orgies mysteries theatre into practice.” - Hermann Nitsch youtu.be/UStcERtcSHk?...
Normative prescription: getting outside yourself once in a while and going a little crazy is integral to overall mental health.
November 20, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Normative prescription: getting outside yourself once in a while and going a little crazy is integral to overall mental health.
« The question, then, is not whether religion will intrude on our politics: Of that we should have no doubt. The question is: Whose religion? And so: Captive or not, which God — or gods? « www.chronicle.com/article/keep...
Opinion | Kwame Anthony Appiah’s Varieties of Religious Experience
The philosopher’s new book considers the “conjoined twins” of society and religion.
www.chronicle.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
« The question, then, is not whether religion will intrude on our politics: Of that we should have no doubt. The question is: Whose religion? And so: Captive or not, which God — or gods? « www.chronicle.com/article/keep...
Today I am here to celebrate understanding. What an amazing thing it is to be able to understand something!
November 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Today I am here to celebrate understanding. What an amazing thing it is to be able to understand something!
Last night I played my first solo ambient show; slow guitar swells, layered, and counter-pointed over 40 minutes. Thanks to the very attentive audience, as well as the Rumpus Room, Andy Elliott, & Russ from Sour Car Records.
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#ambientmusic #ambientfieldwork #instambient #slowmusic
November 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Last night I played my first solo ambient show; slow guitar swells, layered, and counter-pointed over 40 minutes. Thanks to the very attentive audience, as well as the Rumpus Room, Andy Elliott, & Russ from Sour Car Records.
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#ambientmusic #ambientfieldwork #instambient #slowmusic
Self-portrait with plate.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Self-portrait with plate.
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Great documentary recommendation from the Know Your Enemy podcast. www.pbs.org/arguing/
Arguing the World | PBS Online
A film about four brilliant New York Intellectuals, Irving Howe, Irving Kristol, Nathan Glazer and Daniel Bell, and their lives amidst the great political controversies of the 20th century .
www.pbs.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Great documentary recommendation from the Know Your Enemy podcast. www.pbs.org/arguing/
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I am happy to share my talented friend Henriikka Hannula's talk @hhenriikka.bsky.social on "Existential Historicism: The Rise and Fall of a Sense-Making youtu.be/QVZPBG__-Fc?...
Henriikka Hannula "Existential Historicism: The Rise and Fall of a Sense-Making Framework"
YouTube video by Centre for Philosophical Studies of History
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I am happy to share my talented friend Henriikka Hannula's talk @hhenriikka.bsky.social on "Existential Historicism: The Rise and Fall of a Sense-Making youtu.be/QVZPBG__-Fc?...
What is the pay-off? What is the value? What is the worth? What are the benefits?
November 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
What is the pay-off? What is the value? What is the worth? What are the benefits?
On a real Frontierer kick at the moment. frontierer.bandcamp.com/album/orange...
Orange Mathematics (Redux), by Frontierer
16 track album
frontierer.bandcamp.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
On a real Frontierer kick at the moment. frontierer.bandcamp.com/album/orange...
Today I am here to celebrate the humble egg-salad sandwich. 🥪 🎉
November 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Today I am here to celebrate the humble egg-salad sandwich. 🥪 🎉
The Madness of Reinhold Messner • The Dark Glow of the Mountains (1985) Directed by Werner Herzog
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#reinholdmessner #wernerherzog #madness #crazy #insane #darkglowofthemountains
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![Do you the fact that you do it
means you're a little insane? [speaking German]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:27eypdquotudqexmnl7e53s4/bafkreidn62k2jamhbum375qbm2556vvfespddeb6mpebout5ckk6fyz3qq@jpeg)
![[translator] In as much as
I say that all artists, all creative people are insane.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:27eypdquotudqexmnl7e53s4/bafkreiewwuzuihhoiyu2pmoo5f2edsm7emwzuucjfpd4njcdmanioddpbi@jpeg)
November 12, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The Madness of Reinhold Messner • The Dark Glow of the Mountains (1985) Directed by Werner Herzog
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Sasha Warren provided an excellent class analysis of mental health systems at the International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches conference on Sunday, November 9th, leaving with a message of hope and questions regarding sources of solidarity.
November 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Sasha Warren provided an excellent class analysis of mental health systems at the International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches conference on Sunday, November 9th, leaving with a message of hope and questions regarding sources of solidarity.
Just here to share my love of philosophy today. <3
November 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Just here to share my love of philosophy today. <3
Anti-fascists, Italy 1943; Private Donald Richardson, my grandfather, middle seated, front row.
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Anti-fascists, Italy 1943; Private Donald Richardson, my grandfather, middle seated, front row.
“Whatever the level of competition among them, males count on each other against the outside. No male ever knows when he will need his greatest foe.” - Chimpanzee Politics, Frans de Waal
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
“Whatever the level of competition among them, males count on each other against the outside. No male ever knows when he will need his greatest foe.” - Chimpanzee Politics, Frans de Waal
Had a great conversation on here approaching the weekend, now the conversation is erased, and the account I was engaged with gone. Thus is the impermanence of all things!
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Had a great conversation on here approaching the weekend, now the conversation is erased, and the account I was engaged with gone. Thus is the impermanence of all things!
Agreed! Here is my review of it: www.psychiatrieenfilosofie.nl/recensie-acu...
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Agreed! Here is my review of it: www.psychiatrieenfilosofie.nl/recensie-acu...