David Bather Woods
@davidbatherwoods.bsky.social
friendly neighbourhood Schopenhauerian
• part time Proustian • associate professor @philoswarwick.bsky.social • author @uchicagopress.bsky.social
• part time Proustian • associate professor @philoswarwick.bsky.social • author @uchicagopress.bsky.social
Nice! He hated it there
November 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Nice! He hated it there
Oh, then you know more than I do! Yes, he’s not always likeable, even I can agree, but he’s always interesting!
October 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Oh, then you know more than I do! Yes, he’s not always likeable, even I can agree, but he’s always interesting!
Haha, isn’t he? There’s a chapter that begins with Schopenhauer’s experiences of having his photo taken, which I’m quite proud of - portrait photography was invented when he was in his fifties, so he’s one of the first philosophers to be photographed, but only ever as an older man.
October 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Haha, isn’t he? There’s a chapter that begins with Schopenhauer’s experiences of having his photo taken, which I’m quite proud of - portrait photography was invented when he was in his fifties, so he’s one of the first philosophers to be photographed, but only ever as an older man.