Wes Siscoe
@wessiscoe.bsky.social
Philosophy professor at The Ohio State University thinking about Rationality, Virtue, & Democracy. Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of @thephillibrary.bsky.social
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Wes Siscoe
@wessiscoe.bsky.social
· Apr 23
Two-Body Problem: Solved
This fall, Laura and I will be starting as tenure-track Assistant Professors at The Ohio State University in the newly established Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society.
This fall, Laura and I will be starting as tenure-track Assistant Professors at The Ohio State University in the newly established Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society.
I was interviewed for the Classical Commons podcast on @thephillibrary.bsky.social. The question - can the Library be a good resource for classical educators?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud-Z...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud-Z...
Philosophy as a way of life | Wes Siscoe
YouTube video by Classical Commons
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November 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I was interviewed for the Classical Commons podcast on @thephillibrary.bsky.social. The question - can the Library be a good resource for classical educators?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud-Z...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud-Z...
New @thephillibrary.bsky.social promo video just dropped. Enjoy the drone shots of @notredame.bsky.social's campus!
*New Promo Video*
In the coming months, we will be adding videos to our website that walk students and instructors through the resources we offer along with the benefits of reading great philosophical texts. Link below!
In the coming months, we will be adding videos to our website that walk students and instructors through the resources we offer along with the benefits of reading great philosophical texts. Link below!
October 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
New @thephillibrary.bsky.social promo video just dropped. Enjoy the drone shots of @notredame.bsky.social's campus!
NBC came to my class! Proud of my students for stepping out of their comfort zones and discussing difficult issues with their peers.
October 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
NBC came to my class! Proud of my students for stepping out of their comfort zones and discussing difficult issues with their peers.
Interested in what we are doing at the Chase Center?
We will be hiring several faculty members this year at all levels. Deadline is the end of the day on October 10th (link in comments)
We will be hiring several faculty members this year at all levels. Deadline is the end of the day on October 10th (link in comments)
October 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Interested in what we are doing at the Chase Center?
We will be hiring several faculty members this year at all levels. Deadline is the end of the day on October 10th (link in comments)
We will be hiring several faculty members this year at all levels. Deadline is the end of the day on October 10th (link in comments)
1 year down. And we're just getting started
September 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
1 year down. And we're just getting started
From my wife Laura on political signaling while mourning Charlie Kirk. There's no need for "even though I don't agree with his politics..."
"The psychological impulse of our culture has become to see a person’s politicized identities before we see the person who possesses them."
"The psychological impulse of our culture has become to see a person’s politicized identities before we see the person who possesses them."
September 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
From my wife Laura on political signaling while mourning Charlie Kirk. There's no need for "even though I don't agree with his politics..."
"The psychological impulse of our culture has become to see a person’s politicized identities before we see the person who possesses them."
"The psychological impulse of our culture has become to see a person’s politicized identities before we see the person who possesses them."
Can't say enough good things about @edutmer.bsky.social scholarship in ancient philosophy. Glad we could feature him on @thephillibrary.bsky.social !
*New Article*
The People’s Property and the Common Good
Cicero's On the Republic, Book I
The People’s Property and the Common Good
Cicero's On the Republic, Book I
September 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Can't say enough good things about @edutmer.bsky.social scholarship in ancient philosophy. Glad we could feature him on @thephillibrary.bsky.social !
Judah’s first tailgate. Go Buckeyes!
August 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Judah’s first tailgate. Go Buckeyes!
Somehow they chose a philosopher to teach the first Chase Center class on the Declaration of Independence. Good luck to all involved (including myself!)
August 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Somehow they chose a philosopher to teach the first Chase Center class on the Declaration of Independence. Good luck to all involved (including myself!)
Have heard complaints that there are not good, accessible teaching materials on conservative political thought.
Here is just that from @tristanjrogers1.bsky.social
Here is just that from @tristanjrogers1.bsky.social
*New Article*
Change from Within: Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France (link in comments)
Change from Within: Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France (link in comments)
August 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Have heard complaints that there are not good, accessible teaching materials on conservative political thought.
Here is just that from @tristanjrogers1.bsky.social
Here is just that from @tristanjrogers1.bsky.social
With commitment, anything can be a bed
August 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
With commitment, anything can be a bed
The Center for Practical Ethics at @olemiss.bsky.social is hiring a Director of Strategic Ethics Education Initiatives. The Center "models and facilitates civil discourse" and "develops the skills needed for character-building". PhD in philosophy a plus!
Job listing can be found in the link below:
Job listing can be found in the link below:
August 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The Center for Practical Ethics at @olemiss.bsky.social is hiring a Director of Strategic Ethics Education Initiatives. The Center "models and facilitates civil discourse" and "develops the skills needed for character-building". PhD in philosophy a plus!
Job listing can be found in the link below:
Job listing can be found in the link below:
I was honored to speak at the Thomistic Institute’s student leadership conference at @catholicuniversity.bsky.social.
For me, this is an experience of coming full circle. In just 2018, I was one of those student leaders, starting a chapter of TI at the @uarizona.bsky.social.
For me, this is an experience of coming full circle. In just 2018, I was one of those student leaders, starting a chapter of TI at the @uarizona.bsky.social.
July 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I was honored to speak at the Thomistic Institute’s student leadership conference at @catholicuniversity.bsky.social.
For me, this is an experience of coming full circle. In just 2018, I was one of those student leaders, starting a chapter of TI at the @uarizona.bsky.social.
For me, this is an experience of coming full circle. In just 2018, I was one of those student leaders, starting a chapter of TI at the @uarizona.bsky.social.
CALL FOR PAPERS: Come join us at Ohio State for the Chase Center's first annual conference on Civic Thought, Education, and Leadership. A limited number of $500 travel stipends available. Application details below!
June 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
CALL FOR PAPERS: Come join us at Ohio State for the Chase Center's first annual conference on Civic Thought, Education, and Leadership. A limited number of $500 travel stipends available. Application details below!
Having a baby, finishing your dissertation, and landing a tenure-track professor job are daunting tasks. You accomplished all of them in just the past year. It is fitting that this past Sunday was Mother’s Day because Judah is lucky to have a mother as impressive as you. I love you, Laura!
May 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Having a baby, finishing your dissertation, and landing a tenure-track professor job are daunting tasks. You accomplished all of them in just the past year. It is fitting that this past Sunday was Mother’s Day because Judah is lucky to have a mother as impressive as you. I love you, Laura!
Yours truly, over at the Philosophers' Cocoon:
Want Your Work To Be Widely Read? Contribute to the Philosophy Teaching Library
Want Your Work To Be Widely Read? Contribute to the Philosophy Teaching Library
April 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Yours truly, over at the Philosophers' Cocoon:
Want Your Work To Be Widely Read? Contribute to the Philosophy Teaching Library
Want Your Work To Be Widely Read? Contribute to the Philosophy Teaching Library
Two-Body Problem: Solved
This fall, Laura and I will be starting as tenure-track Assistant Professors at The Ohio State University in the newly established Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society.
This fall, Laura and I will be starting as tenure-track Assistant Professors at The Ohio State University in the newly established Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society.
April 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Two-Body Problem: Solved
This fall, Laura and I will be starting as tenure-track Assistant Professors at The Ohio State University in the newly established Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society.
This fall, Laura and I will be starting as tenure-track Assistant Professors at The Ohio State University in the newly established Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society.
Meditations 1 and 2 now up @thephillibrary.bsky.social. Any takers for Meditation 3?
*New Article*
Knowing Your Own Mind
Descartes’ Meditations, Meditation 2 (link below)
Knowing Your Own Mind
Descartes’ Meditations, Meditation 2 (link below)
April 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Meditations 1 and 2 now up @thephillibrary.bsky.social. Any takers for Meditation 3?
*New Mentoring Article*
Designing an Undergraduate Philosophy Mentoring Program: A Response to the Leaky Pipeline | Teaching Philosophy
(link below)
Designing an Undergraduate Philosophy Mentoring Program: A Response to the Leaky Pipeline | Teaching Philosophy
(link below)
April 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
*New Mentoring Article*
Designing an Undergraduate Philosophy Mentoring Program: A Response to the Leaky Pipeline | Teaching Philosophy
(link below)
Designing an Undergraduate Philosophy Mentoring Program: A Response to the Leaky Pipeline | Teaching Philosophy
(link below)
The Sheedy Family Program in Economy, Enterprise, and Society at @notredame.bsky.social is advertising a permanent Director of Student Engagement position.
Having worked closely with the Director Paul Blaschko, I know this is a chance to join an exciting initiative!
apply.interfolio.com/165720
Having worked closely with the Director Paul Blaschko, I know this is a chance to join an exciting initiative!
apply.interfolio.com/165720
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April 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The Sheedy Family Program in Economy, Enterprise, and Society at @notredame.bsky.social is advertising a permanent Director of Student Engagement position.
Having worked closely with the Director Paul Blaschko, I know this is a chance to join an exciting initiative!
apply.interfolio.com/165720
Having worked closely with the Director Paul Blaschko, I know this is a chance to join an exciting initiative!
apply.interfolio.com/165720
New achievement unlocked.
Let’s not talk about how many of them were self-citations
Let’s not talk about how many of them were self-citations
March 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
New achievement unlocked.
Let’s not talk about how many of them were self-citations
Let’s not talk about how many of them were self-citations