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
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."
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!)
With commitment, anything can be a bed
August 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
With commitment, anything can be a bed
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.
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
The factivity of knowledge, out in the wild
@davidsinclairphd.bsky.social
@davidsinclairphd.bsky.social
February 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The factivity of knowledge, out in the wild
@davidsinclairphd.bsky.social
@davidsinclairphd.bsky.social
Proof that baby yoda was a merch sales psyop
February 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Proof that baby yoda was a merch sales psyop
PhilPeople is a social media network for philosophers. Very nerdy, I know.
You would have thought that such a small social media platform would be spam- and scam-free. That was true, until today:
You would have thought that such a small social media platform would be spam- and scam-free. That was true, until today:
January 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
PhilPeople is a social media network for philosophers. Very nerdy, I know.
You would have thought that such a small social media platform would be spam- and scam-free. That was true, until today:
You would have thought that such a small social media platform would be spam- and scam-free. That was true, until today:
Final grades are in from my first full semester at Bowling Green. Time to play this game on repeat till the new year
December 18, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Final grades are in from my first full semester at Bowling Green. Time to play this game on repeat till the new year