Mario Schärli
@marioschaerli.bsky.social
Philosopher. Kantian by day, Cartesian by night, Hegelian on weekends.
Postdoc @ Humboldt U Berlin. Formerly @ Princeton U, Columbia U, U of Zurich, U of Lucerne, U of Fribourg, U of Basel.
https://www.marioschaerli.com
Postdoc @ Humboldt U Berlin. Formerly @ Princeton U, Columbia U, U of Zurich, U of Lucerne, U of Fribourg, U of Basel.
https://www.marioschaerli.com
Thrilled to be joining the @dfg.de funded project "Reasonable Ideas" @humboldtuni.bsky.social, led by @rosefeldt.bsky.social, as a Postdoctoral Researcher! Over the next three years, we'll explore how much positive metaphysics survives #Kant ’s Transcendental Dialectic in the #CritiqueofPureReason.
October 12, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Thrilled to be joining the @dfg.de funded project "Reasonable Ideas" @humboldtuni.bsky.social, led by @rosefeldt.bsky.social, as a Postdoctoral Researcher! Over the next three years, we'll explore how much positive metaphysics survives #Kant ’s Transcendental Dialectic in the #CritiqueofPureReason.
Finally, we know what upset Quine‘s taste for desert landscapes so much back in 1948: overpriced frozen fruit.
September 14, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Finally, we know what upset Quine‘s taste for desert landscapes so much back in 1948: overpriced frozen fruit.
It’s been a couple of days and I still feel sorry for Inter. Up against a far superior side which thoroughly deserved to win—but a sad ending to an otherwise impressive CL campaign.
June 3, 2025 at 9:45 AM
It’s been a couple of days and I still feel sorry for Inter. Up against a far superior side which thoroughly deserved to win—but a sad ending to an otherwise impressive CL campaign.
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Want people to understand your academic work better? Answer these questions in your writing:
What are the motivations of this project? (Why do it?)
Who are you arguing against?
What alternatives are you rejecting and why?
What follows if you’re right?
These are also good questions for Q&A.
What are the motivations of this project? (Why do it?)
Who are you arguing against?
What alternatives are you rejecting and why?
What follows if you’re right?
These are also good questions for Q&A.
May 29, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Want people to understand your academic work better? Answer these questions in your writing:
What are the motivations of this project? (Why do it?)
Who are you arguing against?
What alternatives are you rejecting and why?
What follows if you’re right?
These are also good questions for Q&A.
What are the motivations of this project? (Why do it?)
Who are you arguing against?
What alternatives are you rejecting and why?
What follows if you’re right?
These are also good questions for Q&A.
Erst Merz, nun Spahn…ein schleichender Prozess.
Spahn, der mögliche zukünftige Fraktionsvorsitzende der CDU, fordert die Normalisierung von Rechtsextremen. www.deutschlandfunk.de/spahn-empfie...
Bundestag - Spahn empfiehlt anderen Umgang mit der AfD
Der stellvertretende Vorsitzende der Unions-Bundestagsfraktion, Spahn, hat sich für einen anderen Umgang mit der AfD im parlamentarischen Betrieb ausgesprochen.
www.deutschlandfunk.de
April 12, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Erst Merz, nun Spahn…ein schleichender Prozess.
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UBC philosophy professor’s research cited in U.S. Supreme Court decision
A 22-year-old philosophy paper by a UBC professor just helped the U.S. Supreme Court decide a major gun case.
#philsky
news.ubc.ca/2025/04/us-s...
A 22-year-old philosophy paper by a UBC professor just helped the U.S. Supreme Court decide a major gun case.
#philsky
news.ubc.ca/2025/04/us-s...
UBC philosophy professor's research cited in U.S. Supreme Court decision - UBC News
A 22-year-old philosophy paper by a UBC professor just helped the U.S. Supreme Court decide a major gun case.
news.ubc.ca
April 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
UBC philosophy professor’s research cited in U.S. Supreme Court decision
A 22-year-old philosophy paper by a UBC professor just helped the U.S. Supreme Court decide a major gun case.
#philsky
news.ubc.ca/2025/04/us-s...
A 22-year-old philosophy paper by a UBC professor just helped the U.S. Supreme Court decide a major gun case.
#philsky
news.ubc.ca/2025/04/us-s...
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Michael Ignatieff on university self-defense:
How a University Fights an Authoritarian Regime
Viktor Orbán came for me. Donald Trump is coming for you. Here’s what to do.
www.chronicle.com
March 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Michael Ignatieff on university self-defense:
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So shocking to see much of what I admire about a country dissolve.
Many warned that civilisation is a thin veneer kept together by the good will of a small number of people, holding down a seething mass of forces. I accepted this as a theoretical point but didn’t expect to see it in practice.
Many warned that civilisation is a thin veneer kept together by the good will of a small number of people, holding down a seething mass of forces. I accepted this as a theoretical point but didn’t expect to see it in practice.
March 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
So shocking to see much of what I admire about a country dissolve.
Many warned that civilisation is a thin veneer kept together by the good will of a small number of people, holding down a seething mass of forces. I accepted this as a theoretical point but didn’t expect to see it in practice.
Many warned that civilisation is a thin veneer kept together by the good will of a small number of people, holding down a seething mass of forces. I accepted this as a theoretical point but didn’t expect to see it in practice.
Couldn‘t find my AirPods this morning & shocked how frantically I was looking for them. I’m at a point where leaving the house w/o them feels nearly impossible.
March 18, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Couldn‘t find my AirPods this morning & shocked how frantically I was looking for them. I’m at a point where leaving the house w/o them feels nearly impossible.
Even Ivys are pausing hiring, curbing PhD admissions etc. because of government cuts. This seems over the top. Why can they not spend a larger portion of their endowments to make up for it? Genuinely curious!
March 12, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Even Ivys are pausing hiring, curbing PhD admissions etc. because of government cuts. This seems over the top. Why can they not spend a larger portion of their endowments to make up for it? Genuinely curious!
When did we start calling every government appointee a ”something-or-other Czar“? Seems like the title excludes that there are so many of them.
February 18, 2025 at 11:08 AM
When did we start calling every government appointee a ”something-or-other Czar“? Seems like the title excludes that there are so many of them.
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Folks we are actually starting early modern philosophy on the podcast tomorrow!
I will kick off the coverage of the 17-18th centuries by asking, along with Kant, Foucault, Jonathan Israel and others: what the heck is Enlightenment, anyway?
#philsky #enlightenment #earlymodern #hopwag
I will kick off the coverage of the 17-18th centuries by asking, along with Kant, Foucault, Jonathan Israel and others: what the heck is Enlightenment, anyway?
#philsky #enlightenment #earlymodern #hopwag
February 1, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Folks we are actually starting early modern philosophy on the podcast tomorrow!
I will kick off the coverage of the 17-18th centuries by asking, along with Kant, Foucault, Jonathan Israel and others: what the heck is Enlightenment, anyway?
#philsky #enlightenment #earlymodern #hopwag
I will kick off the coverage of the 17-18th centuries by asking, along with Kant, Foucault, Jonathan Israel and others: what the heck is Enlightenment, anyway?
#philsky #enlightenment #earlymodern #hopwag
Just. Wow.
There's 3 seconds left on the clock. You're down by one point. Who do you give the basketball to?
Lebron James? Steph Curry?
Nope. You put it in the hands of 8th Grader Cooper Thorson.
He just hit the shot of a lifetime.
Lebron James? Steph Curry?
Nope. You put it in the hands of 8th Grader Cooper Thorson.
He just hit the shot of a lifetime.
January 24, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Just. Wow.
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Incredible how thoroughly Democrats got played here. Spent four years following through on a Trump executive order, pissed away any shot at building a real youth coalition for 2024 by alienating literally every teenager in America, lost the election, and now Trump gets to "save" TikTok. Clown shit.
In a new post from the official TikTok account, CEO Shou Chew thanked Trump for his efforts to keep TikTok available in the U.S. He characterized Trump's stance as a pro-free speech effort and touted Trump's own success on TikTok
January 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Incredible how thoroughly Democrats got played here. Spent four years following through on a Trump executive order, pissed away any shot at building a real youth coalition for 2024 by alienating literally every teenager in America, lost the election, and now Trump gets to "save" TikTok. Clown shit.
Why am I not surprised?
OVERHEARD AT THE APA
1: But remember Quine's argument about stimulus meanings...
2: I'm not familiar with that part of Quine - I haven't read much in the history of philosophy
1: But remember Quine's argument about stimulus meanings...
2: I'm not familiar with that part of Quine - I haven't read much in the history of philosophy
January 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Why am I not surprised?
Looking forward to giving a talk at the #APAEastern25 tomorrow morning!
January 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Looking forward to giving a talk at the #APAEastern25 tomorrow morning!
I will remember my first NYE in Berlin. First, I had no running water. Then, the guy at the Späti sold me water bottles that he filled himself without telling me. Not to mention the sheer insanity of fireworks in this city. Never seen anything like it.
January 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I will remember my first NYE in Berlin. First, I had no running water. Then, the guy at the Späti sold me water bottles that he filled himself without telling me. Not to mention the sheer insanity of fireworks in this city. Never seen anything like it.
Musk ”benefited enormously from aligning with Mr. Trump, whose victory set off a near doubling in the Tesla stock price and contributed to a 67 percent increase in the value of SpaceX since June … an extraordinary increase of more than $200 billion in net worth“ www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | What Happened in 2024? The Year in 10 Charts.
Steven Rattner recaps a historic year in charts.
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2024 at 9:48 AM
Musk ”benefited enormously from aligning with Mr. Trump, whose victory set off a near doubling in the Tesla stock price and contributed to a 67 percent increase in the value of SpaceX since June … an extraordinary increase of more than $200 billion in net worth“ www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Lucky day. Merry Christmas!
December 25, 2024 at 8:59 AM
Lucky day. Merry Christmas!
Had a great time at the Rousseau Lecture & Conference on Marcus Willaschek’s work
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Kantian Political Thought Annual Rousseau Lecture and Conference 2024 Schedule
European Consortium for Political Research
ecpr.eu
December 14, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Had a great time at the Rousseau Lecture & Conference on Marcus Willaschek’s work
ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
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In Capital vol. 3, Marx writes that he wants to examine capitalism in its "idealen Durchschnitt." This is usually translated as "ideal average," but I believe a more accurate translation would be "ideal cross-section." I think this is a geological metaphor rather than a mathematical one. 1/5
December 11, 2024 at 7:53 PM
In Capital vol. 3, Marx writes that he wants to examine capitalism in its "idealen Durchschnitt." This is usually translated as "ideal average," but I believe a more accurate translation would be "ideal cross-section." I think this is a geological metaphor rather than a mathematical one. 1/5
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I've been looking at what the distribution of 'ages' of cited papers is in philosophy journals. That is, how old are papers when they are typically cited? Two assumptions that I had about this were false, and this gif (which I'll explain below) shows that they are. (1/14)
December 10, 2024 at 1:50 PM
I've been looking at what the distribution of 'ages' of cited papers is in philosophy journals. That is, how old are papers when they are typically cited? Two assumptions that I had about this were false, and this gif (which I'll explain below) shows that they are. (1/14)