Joseph Kisolo-Ssonko
@jkisolo.bsky.social
Philosopher @ Nottingham University. @UoNPhilosophy.bsky.social Interested in social and political philosophy understood broadly. Lately been thinking about how recreation & play shape our agency. Like to climb mountains and cycle roads. Training for MLQ.
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This one is wild...
February 17, 2025 at 6:29 AM
This one is wild...
Stickers as teaching medium
February 13, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Stickers as teaching medium
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Howard Zinn: "To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. 1/4
February 4, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Howard Zinn: "To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. 1/4
Teaching about the roll of risk and achievement in leisure tomorrow. There is a bit in the lecture where I talk about he friend I lost to the mountains Tom Butlin. Its a hard part to get through but I'm always glad that I include it.
February 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Teaching about the roll of risk and achievement in leisure tomorrow. There is a bit in the lecture where I talk about he friend I lost to the mountains Tom Butlin. Its a hard part to get through but I'm always glad that I include it.
When you can't quite remember which books you are reading for research and teaching and which for fun and/or personal development 🤔
February 2, 2025 at 11:38 PM
When you can't quite remember which books you are reading for research and teaching and which for fun and/or personal development 🤔
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Numbers of managers in Universities are not just increasing, they are accelerating (gradient is increasing)
Data for Cambridge University (£53m deficit) below
Rampant unchecked growth of management in Unis is much of the deficit, much of the crisis
Data for Cambridge University (£53m deficit) below
Rampant unchecked growth of management in Unis is much of the deficit, much of the crisis
January 29, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Numbers of managers in Universities are not just increasing, they are accelerating (gradient is increasing)
Data for Cambridge University (£53m deficit) below
Rampant unchecked growth of management in Unis is much of the deficit, much of the crisis
Data for Cambridge University (£53m deficit) below
Rampant unchecked growth of management in Unis is much of the deficit, much of the crisis
Asking the important questions
January 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Asking the important questions
Feeling bad that - though it's a great set of readings - the authors of the set texts for my Play, Games and Recreation module are not very representative of racial or gender diversity.
January 24, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Feeling bad that - though it's a great set of readings - the authors of the set texts for my Play, Games and Recreation module are not very representative of racial or gender diversity.
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Twin-volume alert: Hoping two vols – some 6 lb of solid research – on women #philosopers in the #19thCentury will leave a mark on the field. Thanks to @lydiamoland.bsky.social and Alison Stone for their superb editorship. Challenging a male-dominated canon, one page at a time.
#philsky #books
#philsky #books
January 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Twin-volume alert: Hoping two vols – some 6 lb of solid research – on women #philosopers in the #19thCentury will leave a mark on the field. Thanks to @lydiamoland.bsky.social and Alison Stone for their superb editorship. Challenging a male-dominated canon, one page at a time.
#philsky #books
#philsky #books
My new year's resolution was to start stretching. So far I have failed to stretch but succeeded to have lots of muscular aches and pains. Anyone have a good app recommendations?
January 19, 2025 at 9:27 AM
My new year's resolution was to start stretching. So far I have failed to stretch but succeeded to have lots of muscular aches and pains. Anyone have a good app recommendations?
This, from Jessica Fern's book Polysecure, captures some of my worries around psychological categories as identities.
January 19, 2025 at 9:09 AM
This, from Jessica Fern's book Polysecure, captures some of my worries around psychological categories as identities.
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Welcome, teens coming here from tiktok. I think you’ll find that through the magic of the written word I am able to craft sentences that are as vivid and compelling as any short-form video!
January 19, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Welcome, teens coming here from tiktok. I think you’ll find that through the magic of the written word I am able to craft sentences that are as vivid and compelling as any short-form video!
Super keen to start more work on my play and games teaching but need to finish marking political philosophy essays. Woe is me indeed.
January 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Super keen to start more work on my play and games teaching but need to finish marking political philosophy essays. Woe is me indeed.
As a dyslexic I am pretty lax on enforcing grammar rules on students & things like starting sentences with "But" or even "And" seem kinda find. I would like to ban them from using "Moreover" at start of new paragraphs & make them only use "However" when the are introducing genuine contrast though.
January 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
As a dyslexic I am pretty lax on enforcing grammar rules on students & things like starting sentences with "But" or even "And" seem kinda find. I would like to ban them from using "Moreover" at start of new paragraphs & make them only use "However" when the are introducing genuine contrast though.
Here are my 2025 vibes
January 5, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Here are my 2025 vibes
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Many just assume that their students take a holiday and are capable of happiness. To be inclusive I always say "wishing you every success in achieving your target mood during the school closure."
December 19, 2024 at 7:50 AM
Many just assume that their students take a holiday and are capable of happiness. To be inclusive I always say "wishing you every success in achieving your target mood during the school closure."
Started up an Instagram account that'll focus on exploring outdoors through a philosophical lens (in a wide sense). Come follow my adventures at www.instagram.com/p/DDnjGZAol5...
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December 16, 2024 at 9:41 AM
Started up an Instagram account that'll focus on exploring outdoors through a philosophical lens (in a wide sense). Come follow my adventures at www.instagram.com/p/DDnjGZAol5...
Burn
When giving an example of a conscious experience, philosophers always go with "the smell of coffee". We need to have some more experiences.
December 8, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Burn
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TALK!
Neil Williams @unisouthampton.bsky.social
""I am the River": Identity-forming Relationships and Relational Value."
UoN Humanities A01 3-5pm
#philosophy #environment #ecophilosophy #identity #value
December 4, 2024 at 8:43 AM
TALK!
Neil Williams @unisouthampton.bsky.social
""I am the River": Identity-forming Relationships and Relational Value."
UoN Humanities A01 3-5pm
#philosophy #environment #ecophilosophy #identity #value
My guess is that the students actually have similar instincts it's just the framing that changes how they crystallize into apparently opposite views.
Philosophers think that relativism is the natural viewpoint of naïve undergraduates. Anthropologists believe that opposition to relativism is the spontaneous stance of their untrained students. – Are students choosing the wrong subjects? #philosophy
December 3, 2024 at 7:01 AM
My guess is that the students actually have similar instincts it's just the framing that changes how they crystallize into apparently opposite views.
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Also because the household income threshold -- beyond which the maintenance loan is reduced, because parents are expected to contribute to their children instead -- is £25,000. Which is about a thousand pounds more than minimum wage for one person.
Teens from low income households more and more priced out of university as living costs soar way above maintenance loans bit.ly/3BbQ8Pl partly because student accommodation is overpriced by investors and must be rented all year
Students face soaring rents due to lack of supply
Maintenance loans can’t keep up with accommodation increases, meaning halls are at a premium with only overseas families able to afford the best
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December 2, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Also because the household income threshold -- beyond which the maintenance loan is reduced, because parents are expected to contribute to their children instead -- is £25,000. Which is about a thousand pounds more than minimum wage for one person.
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A collection of #Philosophy starter packs on the following themes: 💫
Aesthetics, 2
AI
Ancient Greek
Biology, 2
Delusion
Epistemology, 2
Feminist
Global
History, 2
Language
Legal
Literature
Math
Perception
Photography
Political, 2, 3
Pragmatism
Psychiatry, 2
Science
Social
Technology
Time
Trans
Aesthetics, 2
AI
Ancient Greek
Biology, 2
Delusion
Epistemology, 2
Feminist
Global
History, 2
Language
Legal
Literature
Math
Perception
Photography
Political, 2, 3
Pragmatism
Psychiatry, 2
Science
Social
Technology
Time
Trans
November 29, 2024 at 12:11 PM
A collection of #Philosophy starter packs on the following themes: 💫
Aesthetics, 2
AI
Ancient Greek
Biology, 2
Delusion
Epistemology, 2
Feminist
Global
History, 2
Language
Legal
Literature
Math
Perception
Photography
Political, 2, 3
Pragmatism
Psychiatry, 2
Science
Social
Technology
Time
Trans
Aesthetics, 2
AI
Ancient Greek
Biology, 2
Delusion
Epistemology, 2
Feminist
Global
History, 2
Language
Legal
Literature
Math
Perception
Photography
Political, 2, 3
Pragmatism
Psychiatry, 2
Science
Social
Technology
Time
Trans
"The task of the revolutionary is not the task of the ally. We are not here to make the dreams of the proletariat come true. The proletariat is produced by capitalism, which we want to destroy" @crimethinc.com (2012) Terror Incognita
December 2, 2024 at 2:30 PM
"The task of the revolutionary is not the task of the ally. We are not here to make the dreams of the proletariat come true. The proletariat is produced by capitalism, which we want to destroy" @crimethinc.com (2012) Terror Incognita
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Here's a post I wrote arguing against bucket lists (I think they are simply not useful, contribute to harmful mass tourism without enriching people's experience, encouraging people to put off goals for play and recreation until retirement.
helendecruz.substack.com/p/against-bu...
helendecruz.substack.com/p/against-bu...
Against bucket lists
This picture shows a line of climbers attempting to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
helendecruz.substack.com
November 30, 2024 at 2:55 AM
Here's a post I wrote arguing against bucket lists (I think they are simply not useful, contribute to harmful mass tourism without enriching people's experience, encouraging people to put off goals for play and recreation until retirement.
helendecruz.substack.com/p/against-bu...
helendecruz.substack.com/p/against-bu...