Thoroughly enjoying this!

Quite a vindicating start to the day when a journalist happens to suggest your two obsessions (deliberative democracy and public philosophy) could help society!

Excited to delve into Michael McCarthy's new book from @versobooks.bsky.social, The Master's Tools. Great to see discussion of deliberative democracy and sortition being brought into the context of financial institutions.

Thoroughly enjoying Manchán Magan's 'Thirty Two Words for Field'. Forget metric vs imperial, what really matters is bringing back the whale system.

(3) and about to embark on this, intrigued!

(1) Seeking broad reading recommendations! Interested in work on how the time/space available for participation in public life is shaped. For example, I've loved the below recently for understanding the history of changing divisions of private/public space in Europe and US. 🧵

What are people's favourite spots to write in London? Bonus points for good seating. I recently discovered the cafe/bar in The Space theatre, Isle of Dogs. Highly recommend.

(5) We'll also be reading an excerpt from Ben Wilson's Metropolis, a global history of cities: www.penguin.co.uk/books/436753.... We'll be focusing on his chapter on London, given the attention he pays to its early coffeehouses.

(4) Phillips began his discussion groups in the mid-90s, taking inspiration from Marc Sautet, who had begun the 'Cafe Philo' movement in France a few years prior. For a dive into this see, soon, Picard's book, but for now: web.archive.org/web/20220518....

🧵Hello, this seems a fitting place to share my niche interest. I write about #publicphilosophy - philosophical discussion outside of universities - and what it tells us about the space for reflection in our lives today. Read on if you're curious! 👇🧵