Cheryl Misak
@cherylmisak.bsky.social
Philosopher, Univ of Toronto
Bill Twining, superb legal scholar and kind man, has died. Here he is in his lovely garden in Iffley, not very long ago.
October 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Bill Twining, superb legal scholar and kind man, has died. Here he is in his lovely garden in Iffley, not very long ago.
Oxford Pragmatism, discounted.
August 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Oxford Pragmatism, discounted.
Hot off the press: Michael Kremer’s and my resurrection of Margaret Macdonald.
August 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Hot off the press: Michael Kremer’s and my resurrection of Margaret Macdonald.
New arrival: Final installment of my trilogy on the ripple effects of American pragmatism.
August 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
New arrival: Final installment of my trilogy on the ripple effects of American pragmatism.
Why does the Swedish translation of my Ramsey biography have Ludwig on the cover??
July 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Why does the Swedish translation of my Ramsey biography have Ludwig on the cover??
Tommie Shelby giving the Walter Benjamin Lectures in the Miriam Makeba Auditorium.
June 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Tommie Shelby giving the Walter Benjamin Lectures in the Miriam Makeba Auditorium.
Otto Neurath giving a tour good social housing/gardens.
June 16, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Otto Neurath giving a tour good social housing/gardens.
Alan Richardson describing Quine’s autobiography perfectly: On the Road if it had been told by the car. @roberttalisse.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Alan Richardson describing Quine’s autobiography perfectly: On the Road if it had been told by the car. @roberttalisse.bsky.social
Giving a talk in Frankfurt at the wonderful Normative Orders Centre in Frankfurt.
June 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Giving a talk in Frankfurt at the wonderful Normative Orders Centre in Frankfurt.
The city of Berlin, speaking truth.
June 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The city of Berlin, speaking truth.
Have a talk at Humbolt U today. This is Hegel’s desk.
May 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Have a talk at Humbolt U today. This is Hegel’s desk.
Rural Alberta Advantage was an Alberta gov't slogan in the 70s, picked up by this indie band (one of whom I think was raised in rural Alberta), who then went on to sing about the Frank slide. I heartily recommend a visit!
April 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Rural Alberta Advantage was an Alberta gov't slogan in the 70s, picked up by this indie band (one of whom I think was raised in rural Alberta), who then went on to sing about the Frank slide. I heartily recommend a visit!
F.P. Ramsey’s grave finally has a refurbished headstone! Thank you British Wittgenstein Society for doing all the work and for allowing me to contribute in a more mundane way.
February 25, 2025 at 8:01 AM
F.P. Ramsey’s grave finally has a refurbished headstone! Thank you British Wittgenstein Society for doing all the work and for allowing me to contribute in a more mundane way.
And this is the Oxford philosopher who (as the story has it), uttered the falsehood. J.L. Austin
January 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
And this is the Oxford philosopher who (as the story has it), uttered the falsehood. J.L. Austin
Snowdrops in Berlin today!!!
January 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Snowdrops in Berlin today!!!
The sun sets at 4:19 in Berlin. But at least it’s pretty!
January 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The sun sets at 4:19 in Berlin. But at least it’s pretty!
Bluesky southern Alberta
December 22, 2024 at 11:51 PM
Bluesky southern Alberta
Visited Hegel today
December 14, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Visited Hegel today
Berlin is full of interesting monuments. This one, however, is just marking a policeman who happened to fall off his horse in the woods.
December 2, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Berlin is full of interesting monuments. This one, however, is just marking a policeman who happened to fall off his horse in the woods.
At work with @roberttalisse.bsky.social in Berlin. New book on political progress and regress.
November 27, 2024 at 9:16 PM
At work with @roberttalisse.bsky.social in Berlin. New book on political progress and regress.
Writing a book on truth and politics with @roberttalisse.bsky.social in Berlin. Our only disagreement is about fonts (he’s a courier kind of guy)
November 25, 2024 at 8:22 AM
Writing a book on truth and politics with @roberttalisse.bsky.social in Berlin. Our only disagreement is about fonts (he’s a courier kind of guy)
I’m thinking about these things - reading this great book at the moment. I don’t think we can lay all the blame at the feet of the Cold War, though.
November 23, 2024 at 5:42 PM
I’m thinking about these things - reading this great book at the moment. I don’t think we can lay all the blame at the feet of the Cold War, though.
Guess where I’m giving a talk.
November 21, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Guess where I’m giving a talk.
Feel free to zoom in to my Dewey Lectures "in" Fudan, although the time zone for the Americas is suitable only for insomniacs. 9am CET, 4pm CST.
October 15, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Feel free to zoom in to my Dewey Lectures "in" Fudan, although the time zone for the Americas is suitable only for insomniacs. 9am CET, 4pm CST.
My mid-morning break from work in Berlin, although the signage can be difficult to follow!
October 11, 2024 at 12:14 PM
My mid-morning break from work in Berlin, although the signage can be difficult to follow!