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Richard King
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Prof. of Global Philosophy (SOAS).
Areas: Indian/Buddhist philosophy; Advaita, Mahayana; decoloniality.
Like you, stranded in the dystopian ruins of neoliberal capitalism trying to outrun civilisational collapse. Socialist. Eco-worrier. Whovian
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Richard King @richardking1.bsky.social · Nov 16
Are you interested in philosophy as a global rather than a narrowly western-based discussion? Consider joining us and studying in the heart of London with the groundbreaking new MA in Global Philosophy at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).

www.soas.ac.uk/study/find-c...
MA Global Philosophy
Study MA Global Philosophy at SOAS University of London
www.soas.ac.uk
richardking1.bsky.social
Are you interested in philosophy as a global rather than a narrowly western-based discussion? Consider joining us and studying in the heart of London with the groundbreaking new MA in Global Philosophy at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).

www.soas.ac.uk/study/find-c...
MA Global Philosophy
Study MA Global Philosophy at SOAS University of London
www.soas.ac.uk
November 16, 2024 at 4:19 PM
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Elon Musk’s AI turns on him, labels him ‘one of the most significant spreaders of misinformation on X’

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Elon Musk's AI turns on him, labels him 'one of the most significant spreaders of misinformation on X'
His posts, it added, “can have real-world consequences."
fortune.com
November 16, 2024 at 12:12 PM
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We are blowing right through this imaginary boundary and the world plans to use oil at a record pace right through 2050. It's time to talk about that and not whether we are at 1.5 or not.
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climatecasino.net Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · Nov 12
The most recent 365-day temperature anomaly was 1.62°C, as of Nov. 10, 2024.

Everything is fine.
November 14, 2024 at 1:52 PM
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carolvorders.bsky.social
Brilliant 😂👍🏼
November 15, 2024 at 6:59 PM
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This is an utterly brilliant analysis of the source of our communal dread. As much as we scientists have pounded on this for decades, leave it to a novelist to help us understand what is really happening. 🌏🧪
Our leaders are collaborators with fossil fuel colonialists. This is the source of our communal dread | Tim Winton
The lassitude that distinguishes our moment is born of sorrow and buried rage. We act like colonial subjects because, in effect, that’s what we are
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2024 at 7:23 PM
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In the Developing Field of Climate Psychology, ‘Eco-Anxiety’ Is a Rational Response
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In the Developing Field of Climate Psychology, ‘Eco-Anxiety’ Is a Rational Response - Inside Climate News
Some therapists have found that cognitive behavioral therapy, designed to help patients see that they are “catastrophizing,” isn’t enough because the potential impacts of climate change are truly catastrophic.
insideclimatenews.org
July 30, 2024 at 3:30 PM
richardking1.bsky.social
Arrived here as a refugee from the Musk hellscape. Welcome everyone. Let’s try to make a better, more civil world.
November 14, 2024 at 2:48 PM