William Paris
@williammparis.bsky.social
Critical theorist and philosopher of utopia. Author of Race, Time, and Utopia: Critical Theory and the Process of Emancipation. Co-host of What’s Left of Philosophy.
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How I feel before every talk I give on the book:
November 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
How I feel before every talk I give on the book:
I am excited to have this conversation with Meena Krishnamurthy about her new book today at the Centre for Ethics! If you’re around please come through!
November 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I am excited to have this conversation with Meena Krishnamurthy about her new book today at the Centre for Ethics! If you’re around please come through!
Loved doing this episode! I really got a lot out of TMS and you hope you all will too!
new episode out now! we talk about Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments, which is a sophisticated and nuanced account of approbation, justice, and why you get the ick when someone doesn't appreciate a movie you really like. it's great actually. www.patreon.com/posts/123-ad...
123 | Adam Smith and the Lessons of Sympathy | What's Left of Philosophy
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November 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Loved doing this episode! I really got a lot out of TMS and you hope you all will too!
Art is not to be enjoyed! Get in and watch cinema!!
I watched Southland Tales per @williammparis.bsky.social's recommendation last night and, as promised, it was completely unhinged and I loved everything about its radical commitment to being totally incomprehensible and baffling. art is so cool I love human beings
October 18, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Art is not to be enjoyed! Get in and watch cinema!!
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“Much about what Ezra Klein argues is objectionable,”—including “the appeal to debate as ’persuasion,’ which confuses the mere appearance of giving and responding to reasons with the substance of good-faith rational inquiry,” writes columnist @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social.
How Can We Live Together? - Boston Review
Ezra Klein is wrong: shame is essential.
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October 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
“Much about what Ezra Klein argues is objectionable,”—including “the appeal to debate as ’persuasion,’ which confuses the mere appearance of giving and responding to reasons with the substance of good-faith rational inquiry,” writes columnist @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social.
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"Our development as rational agents is never wholly self determined. We come into a world where certain meanings have already been decided before we have had the chance to evaluate them according to our individual powers of judgement."(p.150)
September 23, 2025 at 11:48 AM
"Our development as rational agents is never wholly self determined. We come into a world where certain meanings have already been decided before we have had the chance to evaluate them according to our individual powers of judgement."(p.150)
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Haha well i am working on a series which is gonna discuss Hayek at length so I disagree! We live in Hayek's world, whether we like it or not. All the interesting parts have nothing to do with his conflict with Keynes tho
theres nothing important to learn from hayek
new chotiner interview with sunstein going well
September 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Haha well i am working on a series which is gonna discuss Hayek at length so I disagree! We live in Hayek's world, whether we like it or not. All the interesting parts have nothing to do with his conflict with Keynes tho
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new episode out now! we talk about literature and Marxism through the work of Raymond Williams. this turns out mostly to be an excuse to reveal ourselves as big Jane Austen fans. the full episode is a patron exclusive, teaser below www.patreon.com/posts/139000...
120 | Raymond Williams on Literature and Cultural Materialism | What's Left of Philosophy
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September 16, 2025 at 12:54 PM
new episode out now! we talk about literature and Marxism through the work of Raymond Williams. this turns out mostly to be an excuse to reveal ourselves as big Jane Austen fans. the full episode is a patron exclusive, teaser below www.patreon.com/posts/139000...
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this is one of the best episodes yet. if you aren't listening to this podcast you're playing yourself
new episode out now! we talk with Nicholas Vrousalis about why we should understand exploitation as a form of domination and why this is a powerful argument for capitalism being unjust. also we lovingly give G.A. Cohen and John Roemer a little bit of a hard time. www.patreon.com/posts/119-ex...
119 | Exploitation and the Theory of Domination w/ Prof. Nicholas Vrousalis | What's Left of Philosophy
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September 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
this is one of the best episodes yet. if you aren't listening to this podcast you're playing yourself
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we are doing our live show in Chicago THIS THURSDAY! we're gonna talk about a little book called THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO, ever heard of it?? get your tickets here: epiphanychi.com/events/whats...
What's Left of Philosophy Live Show: Karl Marx's Communist Manifesto - Epiphany Center for the Arts
What’s Left of Philosophy Live Show: Karl Marx’s Communist Manifesto
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August 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
we are doing our live show in Chicago THIS THURSDAY! we're gonna talk about a little book called THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO, ever heard of it?? get your tickets here: epiphanychi.com/events/whats...
This is going to be a great time! And we may have one or two surprises during the show 😏
we are doing our live show in Chicago THIS THURSDAY! we're gonna talk about a little book called THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO, ever heard of it?? get your tickets here: epiphanychi.com/events/whats...
What's Left of Philosophy Live Show: Karl Marx's Communist Manifesto - Epiphany Center for the Arts
What’s Left of Philosophy Live Show: Karl Marx’s Communist Manifesto
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August 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is going to be a great time! And we may have one or two surprises during the show 😏
Another thoughtful and kind review of Race, Time, and Utopia! I am happy to see people engage the book. (Review link below)
July 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Another thoughtful and kind review of Race, Time, and Utopia! I am happy to see people engage the book. (Review link below)
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new episode! we look back on Hardt and Negri's seminal Empire. they really captured something important about geopolitics at the turn of the century, but where are we now? much love to our militant comrades ❤️🔥 www.patreon.com/posts/133521...
117 | Hardt and Negri's Empire, 25 Years Later | What's Left of Philosophy
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July 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
new episode! we look back on Hardt and Negri's seminal Empire. they really captured something important about geopolitics at the turn of the century, but where are we now? much love to our militant comrades ❤️🔥 www.patreon.com/posts/133521...
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this isn't hard to understand. the left believes in consistent things like 'everyone should have healthcare' and 'human rights are good' while the right has to encompass everything from traditional family values conservatism to overt nazi shit to seed oil antivax conspiracism and gamergate incels
June 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
this isn't hard to understand. the left believes in consistent things like 'everyone should have healthcare' and 'human rights are good' while the right has to encompass everything from traditional family values conservatism to overt nazi shit to seed oil antivax conspiracism and gamergate incels
I loved discussing MacIntyre (warts and all). After Virtue is a real classic!
new episode out today! we talk about Alasdair MacIntyre's devastating critique of modernity, why the good life is still worth arguing about, and why actually existing liberalism is a moral wasteland. fun!! full ep is patreon only; teaser available on all platforms. ❤️🔥
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116 | Are We Losing our Morality? Alasdair MacIntyre’s After Virtue and the Nihilism of Modern Society | What's Left of Philosophy
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June 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I loved discussing MacIntyre (warts and all). After Virtue is a real classic!
This was a very insightful and fun conversation! Thanks for having me on!
New episode out for everyone! I'm joined by @williammparis.bsky.social of @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social to discuss his wonderful new book Race, Time, and Utopia. Always love talking Utopia with Will and no better time than a rolling dystopian hellscape. Enjoy!
Race, Time, and Utopia with William Paris — Embrace The Void
My returning guest this week is William Paris, an Assistant Professor in the department of philosophy at University of Toronto, as well as one of the cohosts on the wonderful What’s Left of Philosophy...
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June 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This was a very insightful and fun conversation! Thanks for having me on!
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Good @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social episode on Veblen and the weird habits of the rich
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115 | Modern Barbarism with Thorstein Veblen
Podcast Episode · What's Left of Philosophy · 06/10/2025 · 57m
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June 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Good @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social episode on Veblen and the weird habits of the rich
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BIG NEWS: LIVE SHOW ON AUGUST 7 IN CHICAGO! Come out to see the four of us take over the Epiphany Theater to talk about Marx and interact with the crowd. One night only!! $25 tickets!! follow the link! epiphanychi.com/events/whats...
June 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
BIG NEWS: LIVE SHOW ON AUGUST 7 IN CHICAGO! Come out to see the four of us take over the Epiphany Theater to talk about Marx and interact with the crowd. One night only!! $25 tickets!! follow the link! epiphanychi.com/events/whats...
June 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Very humbled by this wonderful review of my book by David!
May 24, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Very humbled by this wonderful review of my book by David!
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fantastic review of our very own William Paris' (@williammparis.bsky.social) new book Race, Time, and Utopia!
May 24, 2025 at 12:37 AM
fantastic review of our very own William Paris' (@williammparis.bsky.social) new book Race, Time, and Utopia!
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excellent review of my friend and colleague @williammparis.bsky.social's excellent book Race, Time, and Utopia. check it out and read the book!!
May 24, 2025 at 12:33 AM
excellent review of my friend and colleague @williammparis.bsky.social's excellent book Race, Time, and Utopia. check it out and read the book!!