Ian Ground
iangr.bsky.social
Ian Ground
@iangr.bsky.social
Philosopher. Vice-President British Wittgenstein Society
http://www.ianground.com
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"...auditing the preconceptions that distort our thinking about other kinds of minds..." a minor work of brilliance in this review by @iangr.bsky.social
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Playing Possum by Susana Monsó | Book review | The TLS
Sphen the gay penguin died earlier this year. He was eleven years old. He and his partner, Magic, had shared the raising of adopted chicks at Sea Life Sydney Aquarium. Together they became symbols of ...
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December 23, 2024 at 8:37 AM
Reposted by Ian Ground
'We experience our lives with an internal coherence that can, erroneously, make our own immortality seem the more obvious and natural state of affairs.'

Ian Ground on a philosophical inquiry into how animals perceive mortality
Playing Possum by Susana Monsó | Book review | The TLS
Sphen the gay penguin died earlier this year. He was eleven years old. He and his partner, Magic, had shared the raising of adopted chicks at Sea Life Sydney Aquarium. Together they became symbols of…
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December 19, 2024 at 5:21 PM