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…..interested in Art , music , philosophy , books and also share pics I take with my 📸. All photographs are mine except retweets or when specifically mentioned otherwise. No AI 😉
Live in - Auckland, New Zealand
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October 28, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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1/Paper out today in Phil Trans B @royalsocietypublishing.org alsocietypublishing.org in a Special Issue «Evolutionary functions of consciousness», by @axc.bsky.social, Catherine Tallon-Baudry, @krysdolega.bsky.social and myself.

👉Open-access at this link: doi.org/10.1098/rstb...

⬇️ Summary below:
The value of consciousness: experiences worth having | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
DC. Dennett (2020,personal communication) asked: ‘How do we go from doing things for reasons to having reasons for doing things?’. This question targets a fundamental shift in nature: while all organi...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Ancient mosaic of a reclining skeleton, holding a drinking cup, with a jug of wine and bread rolls. The caption is generally translated as “Enjoy Your Life” ~ life is fleeting, so enjoy it while you can (Antioch, est 3rd century BC)
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November 14, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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Party in the Country
November 9, 2025 at 5:52 AM
David Garrett - Csárdás by Vittorio Monti - Milano 30.05.2015
YouTube video by Picastrussa
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November 7, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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Pete and I discuss Jonathan Birch's book on sentience. Featuring a special guest appearance by Indi! www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9ue...
@birchlse.bsky.social
6: Animal consciousness
YouTube video by Keith Frankish
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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The bilingual version of the documentary I hosted, "Wisdom of China: Laozi," is now available. Feel free to use it in your classes, and please like and comment on the video to help promote it.

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Wisdom of China: Laozi
YouTube video by Bryan Van Norden
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November 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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This PEANUTS comic strip was published #OTD on October 30, 1963.
October 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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China Agrees To Purchase 11 U.S. Soybeans
China Agrees To Purchase 11 U.S. Soybeans
SEOUL—In a historic trade agreement that President Donald Trump touted as a major win for an American farmer, China reportedly agreed Thursday to purchase 11 U.S. soybeans. “I am extremely honored tha...
theonion.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Preserved sled dog, Antarctica.
Photo by Colin Jeness, 1960.
Ref 2025.11.35, Canterbury Photography Museum.
October 31, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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"The Demon of Golf and his Allies"
Auckland Weekly News, 29 March 1901.
October 31, 2025 at 12:37 AM
But a few specific things I like are Bach’s Magnificat, Coltrane’s A Love Supreme, Josquin’s Missa Pange Lingua, Angelique Kidjo’s Shango, Chopin’s Nocturnes, and the music of Bhimsen Joshi
What do you know -Kathleen Higgins likes Bhimsen Joshi

www.whatisitliketobeaphilosopher.com/kathleen-hig...
KATHLEEN HIGGINS — What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher?
www.whatisitliketobeaphilosopher.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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This week, we welcome Konrad Banicki and Peter Zachar to present their recently published book 'Conceptualizing Personality Disorder'. Working towards a greater understanding of a contentious and underdeveloped area in philosophy of psychiatry.

#philsky #philpsy
imperfectcognitions....
October 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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The Indispensability of Intuitions by @gnosishead.bsky.social . New in the Elements in Epistemology series. Free download till 5 November. www.cambridge.org/core/element...
The Indispensability of Intuitions
Cambridge Core - Epistemology and Metaphysics - The Indispensability of Intuitions
www.cambridge.org
October 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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The Aesthetic Leader: Courage

When we think of courage in leadership, we often imagine bold gestures—speaking truth to power, making unpopular decisions, or taking great risks in uncertain times. But courage is not simply a matter of daring; it’s a matter of form.
open.substack.com/pub/aestheti...
The Aesthetic Leader: Courage
Hello Aesthetics Friends!
open.substack.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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October 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Howard Hodgkin, Spring Rain, 2000-2002
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1137849
October 20, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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October 21, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Herbert Bayer :
Poster created for Wassily Kandinsky's exhibition at the Bauhaus, 1926
October 22, 2025 at 2:50 AM
October 22, 2025 at 12:23 AM