Join us tomorrow at 9 am PDT (12 noon Eastern), starting with Zoe Sinel on a tort law theory of emotions, ending with Jisha Menon on vulnerability, shame and the sex offender, and much more in between!
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And Jorge Gaxiola Lappe suggested an alternative to US delineation of the limits of speech and defamation, in favor of one that appreciates regret over moral remainders of conflict of rights.
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Angelo Ryu and Anna Dvorishchina offered that alienation from our own personhood is the main reason to avoid political supression of expression of emotions;
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Nick Smith asked: if remorseful offenders deserve mitigatigation of punishment, does that mean remorseless ones deserve aggravation of it?
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The Online conference continues TOMORROW, May 19th, at 10:20 am PDT (1:20 pm Eastern), with Nick Smith on punishing remorseful and remorseless offenders!
Third and final day of the conference is this Wednesday, May 21!
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And @emilykiddwhite.bsky.social proposed that while any constitution will assume a highly moralized theory of personhood, let's not forget that emotions are a big part of what being a person is >>>

@gustavobeade.bsky.social reminded us that where human rights are concerned, democracies form a big community that creates context for communicative censure >>>

Steve Bero made us think whether we want to forgive or rather forget our latest fender bender incident >>>

I'm so excited! If you haven't signed up yet, message me and I'll send you the links!
I honestly think this is going to be amazing 💫

I just wanted to say thank you. My feed is a dumpster fire and the hawk is so lovely and exciting!

I still have the card on my home office desk ❤️
I started reading the next Dune book and didn't enjoy it. I think I finished it too. I wonder what your impressions will be.

Ok, it officially looks amazing!
Also, weren't you the person who bought me Dune to read for the first time for my 32nd birthday?

No! Never heard of it! I'll go Google it immediately!

I reread the Eathsea trilogy about two months ago, and it was lovely. Started rereading Stoner a couple of weeks ago, and it was too depressing. I also really enjoyed How to Keep House While Drowning, even though I'm not usually big on tidying books or self help books. This one is just so sweet

Well, you read so many books this year! I definitely haven't read as much as you.
I find myself mostly enjoying fantasy and/or heartwarming (but not sappy) books this year. I think with the war and destruction around, and being helpless to do anything about it, I can't handle the somber ones.

I have no idea, but I doubt it, since he's working as a chaplain in a whole different country. Or do you mean that he might have ever served in the IDF?