Christoph Schuringa
@schuringa.bsky.social
I write about philosophy, e.g.:
Karl Marx and the Actualization of Philosophy (Cambridge University Press, 2025)
A Social History of Analytic Philosophy (Verso, 2025)
Karl Marx and the Actualization of Philosophy (Cambridge University Press, 2025)
A Social History of Analytic Philosophy (Verso, 2025)
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A Social History of Analytic Philosophy
Analytic philosophy is the dominant form of philosophy in the English-speaking world, and beyond, today. What explains its continuing success? Christoph Schuringa argues that its enduring power can on...
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A Social History of Analytic Philosophy can now be pre-ordered direct from @versobooks.bsky.social
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Terry Eagleton speaking at HM now www.youtube.com/live/zaTIppu...
Marxism, Literature, and Political Commitment
YouTube video by Historical Materialism: Critical Marxist Theory
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November 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Terry Eagleton speaking at HM now www.youtube.com/live/zaTIppu...
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"Was Marx a Philosopher"
Christoph Schuringa argues that Marx's overall project is concerned with raising philosophy itself to its highest power to actualize it, seeking to surpass predecessors including Hegel.
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Christoph Schuringa argues that Marx's overall project is concerned with raising philosophy itself to its highest power to actualize it, seeking to surpass predecessors including Hegel.
#Marx
www.thephilosopher1923.org/post/was-mar...
Was Marx a Philosopher?
It is often thought that Marx, despite starting out as a philosopher, sought to break with philosophy in order to carry out his mature work. In this essay, Christoph Schuringa argues that Marx's overa...
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November 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
"Was Marx a Philosopher"
Christoph Schuringa argues that Marx's overall project is concerned with raising philosophy itself to its highest power to actualize it, seeking to surpass predecessors including Hegel.
#Marx
www.thephilosopher1923.org/post/was-mar...
Christoph Schuringa argues that Marx's overall project is concerned with raising philosophy itself to its highest power to actualize it, seeking to surpass predecessors including Hegel.
#Marx
www.thephilosopher1923.org/post/was-mar...
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"The readiness with which analytic philosophy can be isolated from other kinds of philosophy stands in stark contrast to the difficulties analytic philosophers profess to find with specifying what it is..."
Very thoughtful and interesting discussion of my book by Hugh Foley – the kind of engagement an author wishes for open.substack.com/pub/hughfole...
A Personal History of Analytic Philosophy
On Christoph Schuringa's new history of an 'apolitical philosophy', and what counts as 'ideology critique'
open.substack.com
October 18, 2025 at 11:20 AM
"The readiness with which analytic philosophy can be isolated from other kinds of philosophy stands in stark contrast to the difficulties analytic philosophers profess to find with specifying what it is..."
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I wrote something about analytic Philospphy, and Christoph Schuringa’s book for the Ideas Letter @stefanschubert.bsky.social @lbenardo.bsky.social www.theideasletter.org/essay/bloodl...
“Bloodless Pedantry” - The Ideas Letter
The academic study of philosophy tends to inspire contempt, from within and from without. Stephen Hawking’s pompous pronouncement in 2010 that “philosophy is dead” is just one version of a…
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October 17, 2025 at 7:00 AM
I wrote something about analytic Philospphy, and Christoph Schuringa’s book for the Ideas Letter @stefanschubert.bsky.social @lbenardo.bsky.social www.theideasletter.org/essay/bloodl...
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Another video from Amsterdam shows the massive crowd that gathered for Palestine.
Over 250,000 people wearing red flooded the streets of Amsterdam today in a massive demonstration for Palestine.
Over 250,000 people wearing red flooded the streets of Amsterdam today in a massive demonstration for Palestine.
October 6, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Another video from Amsterdam shows the massive crowd that gathered for Palestine.
Over 250,000 people wearing red flooded the streets of Amsterdam today in a massive demonstration for Palestine.
Over 250,000 people wearing red flooded the streets of Amsterdam today in a massive demonstration for Palestine.
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We have a new episode out with @schuringa.bsky.social on the politics of analytic philosophy. Want to know how and why analytic philosophy framed itself as apolitical even as it was bankrolled by the CIA and the RAND corporation? Listen to our conversation, out now wherever you podcast.
The Politics of Analytic Philosophy with Christoph Schuringa
Episode 10 of the Protean View podcast
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October 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
We have a new episode out with @schuringa.bsky.social on the politics of analytic philosophy. Want to know how and why analytic philosophy framed itself as apolitical even as it was bankrolled by the CIA and the RAND corporation? Listen to our conversation, out now wherever you podcast.
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He entrevistat a @schuringa.bsky.social sobre el seu últim llibre, A Social History of Analytic Philosophy, per a @fvientosur.bsky.social. I aprofito l'avinentesa per reivindicar Manuel Sacristán com exemple d'intersecció reeixida entre pensament analític i marxisme:
vientosur.info/critica-de-l...
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Crítica de la crítica a la filosofía analítica - Viento Sur
el libro aquí reseñado equipara la ideología de la filosofía analítica al liberalismo, tras señalar procesos de desarrollo en paralelo y algunas intersecciones.
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September 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
He entrevistat a @schuringa.bsky.social sobre el seu últim llibre, A Social History of Analytic Philosophy, per a @fvientosur.bsky.social. I aprofito l'avinentesa per reivindicar Manuel Sacristán com exemple d'intersecció reeixida entre pensament analític i marxisme:
vientosur.info/critica-de-l...
vientosur.info/critica-de-l...
Very thoughtful and interesting discussion of my book by Hugh Foley – the kind of engagement an author wishes for open.substack.com/pub/hughfole...
A Personal History of Analytic Philosophy
On Christoph Schuringa's new history of an 'apolitical philosophy', and what counts as 'ideology critique'
open.substack.com
September 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Very thoughtful and interesting discussion of my book by Hugh Foley – the kind of engagement an author wishes for open.substack.com/pub/hughfole...
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@schuringa.bsky.social's book is a great read. I have a lot of objections to the main claims, but I really recommend it. Beautifully written: 'the bloodless pedantry' of analytic philosophy
September 26, 2025 at 7:49 AM
@schuringa.bsky.social's book is a great read. I have a lot of objections to the main claims, but I really recommend it. Beautifully written: 'the bloodless pedantry' of analytic philosophy
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'Analytic philosophers often suppose that a training in logic makes people better able to think in other domains – a plausible-sounding idea for which there nevertheless appears to be no evidence' Nice remark from @schuringa.bsky.social 'A social history of analytic philosophy'
September 26, 2025 at 4:21 AM
'Analytic philosophers often suppose that a training in logic makes people better able to think in other domains – a plausible-sounding idea for which there nevertheless appears to be no evidence' Nice remark from @schuringa.bsky.social 'A social history of analytic philosophy'
Feeling deeply shaken by the news that Jonathan Lear has died. We have lost a mind and a person from whom spoke a unique combination of incisiveness, luminosity and humanity. From his earliest explorations recovering Aristotle's logic to his profound writings from ethics across to
September 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Feeling deeply shaken by the news that Jonathan Lear has died. We have lost a mind and a person from whom spoke a unique combination of incisiveness, luminosity and humanity. From his earliest explorations recovering Aristotle's logic to his profound writings from ethics across to
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Don't miss NU London philosophers Christoph Schuringa @schuringa.bsky.social and Naomi Goulder at How the Light Gets In festival this weekend at Kenwood House. They are both on a panel with Timothy Williamson and @nigelwarburton.bsky.social, on Sunday 21st.
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HowTheLightgetsIn London 2025
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September 19, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Don't miss NU London philosophers Christoph Schuringa @schuringa.bsky.social and Naomi Goulder at How the Light Gets In festival this weekend at Kenwood House. They are both on a panel with Timothy Williamson and @nigelwarburton.bsky.social, on Sunday 21st.
howthelightgetsin.org/festivals/lo...
howthelightgetsin.org/festivals/lo...
Chatting about A Social History of Analytic Philosophy with the wonderful Jonathan Egid @housmansbookshop.bsky.social youtu.be/FbOVtgdiBMw?...
A Social History of Analytic Philosophy with Christoph Schuringa
YouTube video by housmansbookshop
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August 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Chatting about A Social History of Analytic Philosophy with the wonderful Jonathan Egid @housmansbookshop.bsky.social youtu.be/FbOVtgdiBMw?...
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Another very intetestkng intetvirw with @schuringa.bsky.social about his new book A Social History of Analytic Philosophy podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/h...
A Social History of Analytic Philosophy with Christoph Schuringa
Podcast Episode · Hermitix · 2025-08-13 · 1h 15m
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August 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Another very intetestkng intetvirw with @schuringa.bsky.social about his new book A Social History of Analytic Philosophy podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/h...
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A thought provoking read. One of those books that I probably could not have read before now. I needed to walk a long journey to be ready for this one.
August 12, 2025 at 2:17 AM
A thought provoking read. One of those books that I probably could not have read before now. I needed to walk a long journey to be ready for this one.
Nice writeup of A Social History of Analytic Philosophy by Panagiotis Sotiris @psotiris.bsky.social www.in.gr/2025/08/07/l...
Η αναλυτική φιλοσοφία ήταν πάντα πολιτική - ακόμη και όταν δεν το ομολογούσε | in.gr
Ένα πρόσφατο βιβλίο για την αναλυτική φιλοσοφία και την ιστορία της υπενθυμίζει τον βαθιά πολιτικό χαρακτήρα της
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August 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Nice writeup of A Social History of Analytic Philosophy by Panagiotis Sotiris @psotiris.bsky.social www.in.gr/2025/08/07/l...
Adam Knowles reviews A Social History of Analytic Philosophy in Radical Philosophy @radical-philosophy.bsky.social
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Adam Knowles · Marketplace of dull ideas (2025)
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August 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Adam Knowles reviews A Social History of Analytic Philosophy in Radical Philosophy @radical-philosophy.bsky.social
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Hvorfor er dagens filosofi så preget av tekniske og tilsynelatende trivielle spørsmål – som hvorvidt hull eksisterer? Og hvilke sosiale, økonomiske og politiske konsekvenser har dette? Det er temaet for den nye boken til Christoph Schuringa.
(+) Mener dagens filosofi skader venstresiden
Filosofifaget i dag tjener kapitalismen, hevder filosof Christoph Schuringa, som har skrevet bok om fremveksten av «analytisk filosofi». – Det er det motsatte av filosofi, konkluderer han.
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July 16, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Hvorfor er dagens filosofi så preget av tekniske og tilsynelatende trivielle spørsmål – som hvorvidt hull eksisterer? Og hvilke sosiale, økonomiske og politiske konsekvenser har dette? Det er temaet for den nye boken til Christoph Schuringa.
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Check out this fascinating and detailed interview with NU London's Christoph Schuringa @schuringa.bsky.social, speaking about his new book A Social History of Analytic Philosophy!
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A Social History of Analytic Philosophy (feat. Christoph Schuringa)
YouTube video by Emancipations with Daniel Tutt
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June 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Check out this fascinating and detailed interview with NU London's Christoph Schuringa @schuringa.bsky.social, speaking about his new book A Social History of Analytic Philosophy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_iu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_iu...
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The life and ideas of one of the twentieth century’s leading political thinkers.
Walter Lippmann: An Intellectual Biography is out now. Read a free sample and save 30% with code PUP30: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Walter Lippmann: An Intellectual Biography is out now. Read a free sample and save 30% with code PUP30: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
June 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The life and ideas of one of the twentieth century’s leading political thinkers.
Walter Lippmann: An Intellectual Biography is out now. Read a free sample and save 30% with code PUP30: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Walter Lippmann: An Intellectual Biography is out now. Read a free sample and save 30% with code PUP30: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
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Very interesting interview with @schuringa.bsky.social about the social history of analytic philosophy. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...
Philosophy's problem with its history
Podcast Episode · Philosopher's Zone · 2025-06-19 · 28m
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June 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Very interesting interview with @schuringa.bsky.social about the social history of analytic philosophy. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...