Dhananjay Jagannathan
@dhananjayj.bsky.social
academic, essayist
Substack (on culture and identity): https://culturedopinion.substack.com/
Writing portfolio: https://dhananjayj.com/
Books: ARISTOTLE'S PRACTICAL EPISTEMOLOGY (OUP 2024); CULTURE AS CONVERSATION (PENGUIN forthcoming 2026)
Substack (on culture and identity): https://culturedopinion.substack.com/
Writing portfolio: https://dhananjayj.com/
Books: ARISTOTLE'S PRACTICAL EPISTEMOLOGY (OUP 2024); CULTURE AS CONVERSATION (PENGUIN forthcoming 2026)
This *from last week* by Charlie Warzel is really good. Don’t fall for the shooter’s trap. There’s nothing there in his life history, most likely, other than memes and nihilism. I would like to print this out and mail it to everyone who works at WSJ…
September 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This *from last week* by Charlie Warzel is really good. Don’t fall for the shooter’s trap. There’s nothing there in his life history, most likely, other than memes and nihilism. I would like to print this out and mail it to everyone who works at WSJ…
That’s why it’s called the pie-tà.
September 10, 2025 at 3:19 AM
That’s why it’s called the pie-tà.
Here’s what the illuminated manuscript itself looks like. We singers were discussing after the service how grateful we are to have modern notation with all the parts printed together.
August 12, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Here’s what the illuminated manuscript itself looks like. We singers were discussing after the service how grateful we are to have modern notation with all the parts printed together.
They call him Brad Lander because he always lands the punch square.
June 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
They call him Brad Lander because he always lands the punch square.
New York City came out in force today for the No Kings rally. It was nice to be part of an event that clearly drew a wide range of people — and was organized accordingly. The moral core of this country has not yet rotted. 🇺🇸
June 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
New York City came out in force today for the No Kings rally. It was nice to be part of an event that clearly drew a wide range of people — and was organized accordingly. The moral core of this country has not yet rotted. 🇺🇸
I was holding the “Defend Serious Thought” sign (handmade by one of my colleagues, who thought it was particularly fitting for a philosophy professor).
March 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I was holding the “Defend Serious Thought” sign (handmade by one of my colleagues, who thought it was particularly fitting for a philosophy professor).
Obviously I’m grateful to the researchers but how on earth was this a “surprising” result? It really shows how the language mimicry hype has warped people’s minds in so many ways.
February 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Obviously I’m grateful to the researchers but how on earth was this a “surprising” result? It really shows how the language mimicry hype has warped people’s minds in so many ways.
May I suggest sharing beautiful icons like this one as an alternative to seven-fingered AI-generated slop?
January 6, 2025 at 12:04 AM
May I suggest sharing beautiful icons like this one as an alternative to seven-fingered AI-generated slop?
"You will be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
December 24, 2024 at 4:48 PM
"You will be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
This was my favorite one. The cellphone ban during school hours *is* what the school is doing to help your mental health. It’s a *positive* intervention!
December 20, 2024 at 3:13 PM
This was my favorite one. The cellphone ban during school hours *is* what the school is doing to help your mental health. It’s a *positive* intervention!
Today is the print release date for my first academic book ARISTOTLE'S PRACTICAL EPISTEMOLOGY!
DM me if you'd like a 30%-off coupon to buy the book directly from OUP (link below) or if you'd like a sample chapter via PDF.
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DM me if you'd like a 30%-off coupon to buy the book directly from OUP (link below) or if you'd like a sample chapter via PDF.
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December 12, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Today is the print release date for my first academic book ARISTOTLE'S PRACTICAL EPISTEMOLOGY!
DM me if you'd like a 30%-off coupon to buy the book directly from OUP (link below) or if you'd like a sample chapter via PDF.
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
DM me if you'd like a 30%-off coupon to buy the book directly from OUP (link below) or if you'd like a sample chapter via PDF.
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
I’m delighted to share our first ever audio conversation for The Line of Beauty, reflecting on our symposium on the novel. We’re going to be offline today but I’m looking forward to hearing what people think.
open.substack.com/pub/lineofbe...
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November 9, 2024 at 1:20 PM
I’m delighted to share our first ever audio conversation for The Line of Beauty, reflecting on our symposium on the novel. We’re going to be offline today but I’m looking forward to hearing what people think.
open.substack.com/pub/lineofbe...
open.substack.com/pub/lineofbe...
Within you there are two wolves
October 22, 2024 at 10:51 PM
Within you there are two wolves
Got my flu shot today — and, for the first time, a Novavax COVID vaccine! I’ve had fairly strong side effects from mRNA boosters so I’m hopeful in regard to the reports that Novavax tends not to cause them.
October 18, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Got my flu shot today — and, for the first time, a Novavax COVID vaccine! I’ve had fairly strong side effects from mRNA boosters so I’m hopeful in regard to the reports that Novavax tends not to cause them.
It’s still a little quiet here for me so I’m importing content from the Bad Place for discussion.
I think the below is true — and it proves cricket really is the gentleman’s game. Opposing players are regularly congratulated for significant accomplishments during play. Handshaking is universal. 🏏
I think the below is true — and it proves cricket really is the gentleman’s game. Opposing players are regularly congratulated for significant accomplishments during play. Handshaking is universal. 🏏
October 18, 2024 at 3:16 PM
It’s still a little quiet here for me so I’m importing content from the Bad Place for discussion.
I think the below is true — and it proves cricket really is the gentleman’s game. Opposing players are regularly congratulated for significant accomplishments during play. Handshaking is universal. 🏏
I think the below is true — and it proves cricket really is the gentleman’s game. Opposing players are regularly congratulated for significant accomplishments during play. Handshaking is universal. 🏏
Amusingly, I meant a different (and not-as-yet-written) book than this one, but my first academic monograph has just been published online by Oxford University Press – and will be available in hardcover on December 12. The book is a study of Aristotle's account of ethical knowledge.
October 17, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Amusingly, I meant a different (and not-as-yet-written) book than this one, but my first academic monograph has just been published online by Oxford University Press – and will be available in hardcover on December 12. The book is a study of Aristotle's account of ethical knowledge.