Helen De Cruz
@helendecruz.net
Philosopher writing on science, religion, SFF, SFWA, Codex, lute music.
newsletter: http://helendecruz.substack.com
website: https://helendecruz.net/
My book Wonderstruck - https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691232126/wonderstruck
newsletter: http://helendecruz.substack.com
website: https://helendecruz.net/
My book Wonderstruck - https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691232126/wonderstruck
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Helen De Cruz
@helendecruz.net
· Mar 7
The restaurant at the beginning of the universe: Natural scientists on ultimate reality, science, and religion | Religious Studies | Cambridge Core
The restaurant at the beginning of the universe: Natural scientists on ultimate reality, science, and religion
www.cambridge.org
Our qualitative study with natural scientists on ultimate reality has been published. We look at the influence of religious background and disciplinary field, as well as inspiration from humanities. Care for the planet an enduring concern. Read it open access here! Thank you to participants
Dear all,
Helen passed away at 13:21 local time. Helen would not have wanted us to be sad for a long time. All they wanted was to be remembered. They looked forward to being rid of pain and to being at rest. Helen took great comfort in you, their friends and readers.
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Helen passed away at 13:21 local time. Helen would not have wanted us to be sad for a long time. All they wanted was to be remembered. They looked forward to being rid of pain and to being at rest. Helen took great comfort in you, their friends and readers.
pt. 1/2
June 20, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Dear all,
Helen passed away at 13:21 local time. Helen would not have wanted us to be sad for a long time. All they wanted was to be remembered. They looked forward to being rid of pain and to being at rest. Helen took great comfort in you, their friends and readers.
pt. 1/2
Helen passed away at 13:21 local time. Helen would not have wanted us to be sad for a long time. All they wanted was to be remembered. They looked forward to being rid of pain and to being at rest. Helen took great comfort in you, their friends and readers.
pt. 1/2
i did a podcast about my short story the diamond mountain, published by @kaleidotrope.bsky.social and hosted by @chelseaharamia.bsky.social and @kmdoublev.bsky.social
more by other writers will come
more by other writers will come
May 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
i did a podcast about my short story the diamond mountain, published by @kaleidotrope.bsky.social and hosted by @chelseaharamia.bsky.social and @kmdoublev.bsky.social
more by other writers will come
more by other writers will come
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I'm happy to announce the first episode of Story Phi is live! Story Phi is a podcast developed by @kmdoublev.bsky.social and me. It's about storytellers, story lovers, and philosophy
Intro music composed by @hane.bsky.social and our first episode features the wonderfully talented @helendecruz.net
Intro music composed by @hane.bsky.social and our first episode features the wonderfully talented @helendecruz.net
May 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I'm happy to announce the first episode of Story Phi is live! Story Phi is a podcast developed by @kmdoublev.bsky.social and me. It's about storytellers, story lovers, and philosophy
Intro music composed by @hane.bsky.social and our first episode features the wonderfully talented @helendecruz.net
Intro music composed by @hane.bsky.social and our first episode features the wonderfully talented @helendecruz.net
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My good friend @helendecruz.net is currently in hospice after a long battle with cancer, and has written this beautiful piece reflecting on what is truly of value in life.
helendecruz.substack.com/p/cant-take-...
helendecruz.substack.com/p/cant-take-...
Can’t take it with you
I am in hospice care and reflecting a lot on what a good life is.
helendecruz.substack.com
May 30, 2025 at 9:04 AM
My good friend @helendecruz.net is currently in hospice after a long battle with cancer, and has written this beautiful piece reflecting on what is truly of value in life.
helendecruz.substack.com/p/cant-take-...
helendecruz.substack.com/p/cant-take-...
My brilliant lute teacher Anton Birula made this video for me. Have a listen! If you feel so inclined pls subscribe to his channel LuteDuo. Let's get it to 10k. Pls reskeet.
youtu.be/2EWrH0gRphQ?...
youtu.be/2EWrH0gRphQ?...
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH, Gigue BWV 1012, Anton Birula - baroque lute by Jacek Łozak
YouTube video by LUTEDUO
youtu.be
May 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My brilliant lute teacher Anton Birula made this video for me. Have a listen! If you feel so inclined pls subscribe to his channel LuteDuo. Let's get it to 10k. Pls reskeet.
youtu.be/2EWrH0gRphQ?...
youtu.be/2EWrH0gRphQ?...
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This is a beautiful reflection on the way we characterize others and the importance of the idiographic in that. Brings me back to my Allport roots. Most elegant integration of personality is the nomothetic-idiographic for me.
May 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This is a beautiful reflection on the way we characterize others and the importance of the idiographic in that. Brings me back to my Allport roots. Most elegant integration of personality is the nomothetic-idiographic for me.
Reposted by Helen De Cruz
Can’t take it with you
Lovely piece by @helendecruz.net
#philsky #philosophy #goodlife #virtue #meaning
Lovely piece by @helendecruz.net
#philsky #philosophy #goodlife #virtue #meaning
Can’t take it with you
I am in hospice care and reflecting a lot on what a good life is.
helendecruz.substack.com
May 29, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Can’t take it with you
Lovely piece by @helendecruz.net
#philsky #philosophy #goodlife #virtue #meaning
Lovely piece by @helendecruz.net
#philsky #philosophy #goodlife #virtue #meaning
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Advance copies arrived 😃😬
May 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Advance copies arrived 😃😬
Cool story!
I loved this story.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/unbu...
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/unbu...
May 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Cool story!
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Recreational sex so we can all get on with work!
Plato on recreational sex in Symposium. A few pages further he also talks about lesbian relationships.
May 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Recreational sex so we can all get on with work!
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So many important things are discussed at conferences. When international travel is dangerous & science is under threat & research funding is being slashed & we know how bad flying is for the climate & we have technology to make it happen, the fact that all conferences aren't hybrid is wild. 🧪
May 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
So many important things are discussed at conferences. When international travel is dangerous & science is under threat & research funding is being slashed & we know how bad flying is for the climate & we have technology to make it happen, the fact that all conferences aren't hybrid is wild. 🧪
my publisher @thepinkhydra.com also offers my novella outside Amazon. Just $3.20 for a two hour fantasy in a beautiful secondary world and city which reminds you of Oxford. A comfort optimistic story without powerful and wealthy protagonists
The Artistry of Magic by thepinkhydra
A magical love story between a middle-aged scholar and a homeless magician, by Helen De Cruz
thepinkhydra.itch.io
May 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
my publisher @thepinkhydra.com also offers my novella outside Amazon. Just $3.20 for a two hour fantasy in a beautiful secondary world and city which reminds you of Oxford. A comfort optimistic story without powerful and wealthy protagonists
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Ah my good friend Spinoza. Your life was short but we do not find anything lacking. I am not of your caliber but find consolation in it anyway
May 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Ah my good friend Spinoza. Your life was short but we do not find anything lacking. I am not of your caliber but find consolation in it anyway
Plato on recreational sex in Symposium. A few pages further he also talks about lesbian relationships.
May 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Plato on recreational sex in Symposium. A few pages further he also talks about lesbian relationships.
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Oh, he wrote a lot of other music. But all anybody ever wanted to hear was the one song. His "fans" did him dirty. They'd go to a concert, wait for the one song, go crazy, and then leave. In the middle of the show.
How the world's biggest song caused Gotye to quit
YouTube video by David Hartley
m.youtube.com
May 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Oh, he wrote a lot of other music. But all anybody ever wanted to hear was the one song. His "fans" did him dirty. They'd go to a concert, wait for the one song, go crazy, and then leave. In the middle of the show.
On nonbinary gender, Plato, Symposium, 370 bc
May 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
On nonbinary gender, Plato, Symposium, 370 bc
What is wild to me is that humans until industrialization would have two blocks of sleep. After a first sleep of some hours they would wake up and do stuff: visit friends, have sex, a small meal etc. And then they'd turn back in for a second longer sleep. So don't worry if you wake in the night.
May 26, 2025 at 5:25 AM
What is wild to me is that humans until industrialization would have two blocks of sleep. After a first sleep of some hours they would wake up and do stuff: visit friends, have sex, a small meal etc. And then they'd turn back in for a second longer sleep. So don't worry if you wake in the night.
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In our video Foal is unsure whose advice to follow: are the animals around her both knowledgeable and well-intentioned? Explore themes of trust and misinformation in #thephilosophygarden #philsky #edusky sites.google.com/view/the-phi... #philosophyforeveryone
May 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
In our video Foal is unsure whose advice to follow: are the animals around her both knowledgeable and well-intentioned? Explore themes of trust and misinformation in #thephilosophygarden #philsky #edusky sites.google.com/view/the-phi... #philosophyforeveryone
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Wie man mit Nazis auf der Straße spricht.
Oma super stabil.
Oma super stabil.
May 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Wie man mit Nazis auf der Straße spricht.
Oma super stabil.
Oma super stabil.
An editor saw the potential of this novella and published it. It's selling well and has glowing reviews. Yet it was rejected so many times. I knew it's a good story. Don't give up. www.amazon.com/Artistry-Mag...
May 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
An editor saw the potential of this novella and published it. It's selling well and has glowing reviews. Yet it was rejected so many times. I knew it's a good story. Don't give up. www.amazon.com/Artistry-Mag...
Lovely review of my book Wonderstruck socialconcerns.nd.edu/virtues/news...
Wonder Struck by Helen de Cruz | Institute for Social Concerns
Last week a student told me his dyslexia both made him unusually creative and gave him a special sense of wonder. From what I knew of him, the claim made intuitive sense to me. He is the kind of wildl...
socialconcerns.nd.edu
May 24, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Lovely review of my book Wonderstruck socialconcerns.nd.edu/virtues/news...
Brilliant paper about this philarchive.org/rec/PROTVO-2....
May 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Brilliant paper about this philarchive.org/rec/PROTVO-2....
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Am I crazy or did we just have a convo about how we can't fund cancer research?
May 23, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Am I crazy or did we just have a convo about how we can't fund cancer research?