Philipp Steinkrüger
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Philipp Steinkrüger
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Ancient Philosophy at @ruhr-uni-bochum.de
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#ichbinhanna
The biggest problem is the leadership of the institutes, the directors, people like me. Most of us got appointed by being successful in a system that lacks the reforms that are needed. And the job encourages a kind of competitive narcissism that views complaints about the system as weakness. Why would you trust us to implement reform? The good news is that a lot of directors are going to retire in the next 10 years. More than 100 of them. If hiring is done right, a lot of change can be accomplished. But we’ll have to be less focused on hiring people based upon how many Nature papers they’ve published. Instead we’ll need to hear that they have a persuasive vision for how to improve the conduct of research in their field. No more Brotgelehrte with high h-indices, please.
November 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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November 7, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Nachricht aus der Schule meiner Tochter: Das Kinderparlament hat gesprochen. (Es wird kolportiert, dass der Beschluss einstimmig gefasst wurde.)
October 29, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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What quotes _about_ Plato do you like? I'm fond of this one from Melville:
Screenshot of text from Melville, Moby-Dick: “Now, had Tashtego perished in that head, it had been a very precious perishing; smothered in the very whitest and daintiest of fragment spermaceti; coffined, hearsed, and tombed in the secret inner chamber and sanctum sanctorum of the whale. Only one sweeter end can readily be recalled- the delicious death of an Ohio honey-hunter, who seeking honey in the crotch of a hollow tree, found such exceeding store of it, that leaning too far over, it sucked him in, so that he died embalmed. How many, think ye, have likewise fallen into Plato’s honey head, and sweetly perished there?”
October 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Didn't know of Freire until this:
October 16, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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Two panel meme: left is a cut-out of Jacques-Louis David's Death of Socrates showing Socrates being offered the cup of hemlock. Right is a medieval depiction of a skeleton holding a similar looking cup and grinning broadly . Under the left image is a quote saying "No one knows whether death my not be the greatest of all blessings for a man." Over the right image it says "Moments later..."
October 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Hoffen wir mal…
October 8, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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🤔
October 2, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Aber was ist mit diesem Autorenfoto von Shel Silverstein (u.a. abgedruckt auf der Rückseite des Kinderbuchklassikers „The giving tree“)?
September 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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I can't decide which of the two is the more ridiculous suggestion
September 30, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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David Benatar
September 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Things one learns from reading articles on ancient philosophy
September 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Lewin, Complexity, 43.
September 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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September 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Harte Worte
September 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Nope, there's another one
September 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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9am: This manuscript is ready for production. Let's log onto Editorial Manager to set the final disposition.
3pm: Just one more confirmation, surely...
September 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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In our English-Taught M.A. Focus on Theoretical Philosophy, the philosophy departments of @ruhr-uni-bochum.de and @tu-dortmund.bsky.social offer 35 courses this fall. If you have B.A. students interested in pursuing an MA in philosophy, let them know! 🤓

theoretical-philosophy.de/course-guide...
September 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Hm, schwierige Entscheidung... 🤔
July 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Schöner freudscher Fehltipper in Reimers Wikipedia Edit
July 17, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Direkt aus dem MAGA Playbook: absurde Übertreibungen (“linksradikal”). Vermutlich ist sie nicht mal gemäßigt links…
July 16, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Student Roger Bacons reicht sein Exposé für die B.A. Arbeit ein
July 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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They just couldn't bring themselves to make this article open access, could they? At least they don't charge $30 for a blank page...
June 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Und sogar mit praktischem Henkel, wenn man sie mal zu einem Picnic oder einer Party mitnehmen will…
June 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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22 Bände Depression und Verzweiflung und das für unter €50, wer kann da schon Nein sagen!
June 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM