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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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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.”
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...
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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
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
‘Resembles monogamy’ is one of the better descriptions I’ve heard of human sexuality…
November 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
A reviewer spends two paragraphs saying why a book needn’t be so long …
November 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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...
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
First philosophy book I ever owned - purchased at age 18. #worldphilosophyday #philosopphy
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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
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November 20, 2025 at 6:54 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?...
HERMANN NITSCH | ORGELKONZERT BERLIN 2016
YouTube video by D.G.Pedrera
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November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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
« 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
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
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
November 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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
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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
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November 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
What is the pay-off? What is the value? What is the worth? What are the benefits?
November 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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
Today I am here to celebrate the humble egg-salad sandwich. 🥪 🎉
November 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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
November 12, 2025 at 11:04 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.
November 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Just here to share my love of philosophy today. <3
November 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Anti-fascists, Italy 1943; Private Donald Richardson, my grandfather, middle seated, front row.
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
“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
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
Agreed! Here is my review of it: www.psychiatrieenfilosofie.nl/recensie-acu...
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM