Neil Sinhababu
@neilsinhababu.bsky.social
Philosophy professor born in Kansas and working in Singapore
Here’s Singaporean high-end public housing. See those 25th and 50th floor skybridges? We could be walking in the sky.
September 7, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Here’s Singaporean high-end public housing. See those 25th and 50th floor skybridges? We could be walking in the sky.
This World War I horror trivialization is even in Heidegger's Black Notebooks. For me it was the tipoff to how he went full Nazi.
philpapers.org/archive/SINH...
philpapers.org/archive/SINH...
August 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This World War I horror trivialization is even in Heidegger's Black Notebooks. For me it was the tipoff to how he went full Nazi.
philpapers.org/archive/SINH...
philpapers.org/archive/SINH...
Chaz, I associate this graphic with your lab.
It seems like a general theme of your results is "We see things. Don't overcomplicate this."
It seems like a general theme of your results is "We see things. Don't overcomplicate this."
August 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Chaz, I associate this graphic with your lab.
It seems like a general theme of your results is "We see things. Don't overcomplicate this."
It seems like a general theme of your results is "We see things. Don't overcomplicate this."
It's more ancient and aristocratic. As a classical philologist, he got his PhD studying ancient master/slave societies, and he's talking about phenomena from that period.
Zarathustra's message to those he regards as superior isn't "rule others like a fascist", but "go write your novel by the sea."
Zarathustra's message to those he regards as superior isn't "rule others like a fascist", but "go write your novel by the sea."
August 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
It's more ancient and aristocratic. As a classical philologist, he got his PhD studying ancient master/slave societies, and he's talking about phenomena from that period.
Zarathustra's message to those he regards as superior isn't "rule others like a fascist", but "go write your novel by the sea."
Zarathustra's message to those he regards as superior isn't "rule others like a fascist", but "go write your novel by the sea."
Anti-Semites who didn't finish the book. You want to know whom the Jews he's talking about are? Let me show you.
August 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Anti-Semites who didn't finish the book. You want to know whom the Jews he's talking about are? Let me show you.
By "Jews" he means "Christians". The Jews he's actually referring to are people like Jesus, Peter, and Paul. He clarifies this later.
If you want his views on actual Jews, especially in his own era, here they are. There's at least a fairly sensitive understanding of oppression here.
If you want his views on actual Jews, especially in his own era, here they are. There's at least a fairly sensitive understanding of oppression here.
August 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
By "Jews" he means "Christians". The Jews he's actually referring to are people like Jesus, Peter, and Paul. He clarifies this later.
If you want his views on actual Jews, especially in his own era, here they are. There's at least a fairly sensitive understanding of oppression here.
If you want his views on actual Jews, especially in his own era, here they are. There's at least a fairly sensitive understanding of oppression here.
Despite Nietzsche's affection for the aristocratic Greek and Roman societies he studied, he was a pretty serious anti-fascist where his own times were concerned.
His sister actually was a proto-Nazi (Hitler attended her funeral) and marketed his ideas to Nazis. Nietzsche was not happy about this.
His sister actually was a proto-Nazi (Hitler attended her funeral) and marketed his ideas to Nazis. Nietzsche was not happy about this.
August 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Despite Nietzsche's affection for the aristocratic Greek and Roman societies he studied, he was a pretty serious anti-fascist where his own times were concerned.
His sister actually was a proto-Nazi (Hitler attended her funeral) and marketed his ideas to Nazis. Nietzsche was not happy about this.
His sister actually was a proto-Nazi (Hitler attended her funeral) and marketed his ideas to Nazis. Nietzsche was not happy about this.
If you want to know what's up with the dwarf on Zarathustra's back, it's not that hard to understand! Chapter 7 has the story. (Chapters 2 and 3 have background on Poincaré’s theorem and its ethical implications.)
philpapers.org/archive/SINN...
philpapers.org/archive/SINN...
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 AM
If you want to know what's up with the dwarf on Zarathustra's back, it's not that hard to understand! Chapter 7 has the story. (Chapters 2 and 3 have background on Poincaré’s theorem and its ethical implications.)
philpapers.org/archive/SINN...
philpapers.org/archive/SINN...
Tonight’s low tide sunset on Koh Yao Noi
July 31, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Tonight’s low tide sunset on Koh Yao Noi
My reptile neighbors at the pool on a hot day in Singapore
June 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
My reptile neighbors at the pool on a hot day in Singapore
Alt-right Derrida has entered the chat
June 6, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Alt-right Derrida has entered the chat
The Bay of Fundy has the biggest tides in the world.
May 22, 2025 at 4:07 AM
The Bay of Fundy has the biggest tides in the world.
We went 24 km into the park, to the mouth of the Goose River, and drank from the streams along the way.
May 22, 2025 at 4:07 AM
We went 24 km into the park, to the mouth of the Goose River, and drank from the streams along the way.
Last weekend I went hiking in Fundy National Park, up in Canada.
May 22, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Last weekend I went hiking in Fundy National Park, up in Canada.
Do it and be a legend
May 10, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Do it and be a legend
Took a long lovely walk in Ireland yesterday
April 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Took a long lovely walk in Ireland yesterday
Repost with an image of your favorite James Bond (wrong answers only)
April 13, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Repost with an image of your favorite James Bond (wrong answers only)
I saw a monitor lizard at the park today!
April 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I saw a monitor lizard at the park today!
...got suspicious, asked another question.
April 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
...got suspicious, asked another question.
Got curious, asked Google a question...
April 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Got curious, asked Google a question...
Actual condo housing with sky bridges
March 23, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Actual condo housing with sky bridges
I like showing my American friends pictures of Singapore. These were taken on the 6th story rooftop garden of the 30-story public housing project next to my condo. Much of the city-state’s success comes from world champion level urban planning.
March 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I like showing my American friends pictures of Singapore. These were taken on the 6th story rooftop garden of the 30-story public housing project next to my condo. Much of the city-state’s success comes from world champion level urban planning.
And it's not even offered by EAs! It was merely mentioned on an EA site. The actual funding comes from a bunch of places including EduceLab, which is supported by the NSF and NEH.
Can't see any EA connections except that some EAs thought decoding scrolls was cool, which is a reasonable opinion.
Can't see any EA connections except that some EAs thought decoding scrolls was cool, which is a reasonable opinion.
March 17, 2025 at 4:20 AM
And it's not even offered by EAs! It was merely mentioned on an EA site. The actual funding comes from a bunch of places including EduceLab, which is supported by the NSF and NEH.
Can't see any EA connections except that some EAs thought decoding scrolls was cool, which is a reasonable opinion.
Can't see any EA connections except that some EAs thought decoding scrolls was cool, which is a reasonable opinion.