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mjd: Tony also wants to revive the #Philosophy in the Pub next year. Anybody...

Tony also wants to revive the #Philosophy in the Pub next year. Anybody else keen?

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tregeagle: @mjd - lend it to you future self by burying it in a biscuit tin...

@mjd - lend it to you future self by burying it in a biscuit tin in the garden and setting a reminder for twenty years time #philosophy

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mjd: @bwpanda You may find this interesting, as an offshoot of the free will...

@bwpanda You may find this interesting, as an offshoot of the free will topic: http://ur1.ca/5h2pg #philosophy

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mjd: Successfully avoided the temptation of getting into a flame war over the...

Successfully avoided the temptation of getting into a flame war over the supposed virtues of pragmatism. Well done, me. #philosophy

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mjd: Raymond Tallis doing a splendid job debunking "neuromania", and making...

Raymond Tallis doing a splendid job debunking "neuromania", and making Matthew Taylor sweat. http://ur1.ca/5qi8u #philosophy

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mjd: More splendidly rational, witty, contrarian stuff from Tallis:...

More splendidly rational, witty, contrarian stuff from Tallis: http://newhumanist.org.uk/2172/neurotrash #philosophy

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mjd: Now that practically everything is software, can we please stop the...

Now that practically everything is software, can we please stop the metaphorical use of the term "hardwired"? #philosophy #pedantry

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mjd: #DFN Humidity: (n.) The degree to which the intellectual atmosphere in...

#DFN Humidity: (n.) The degree to which the intellectual atmosphere in any given place is permeated by Scottish Enlightenment #philosophy.

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mjd: #Philosophy: If @mjd's in the office and nobody's there to see him, is...

#Philosophy: If @mjd's in the office and nobody's there to see him, is he really procrastinating? #work

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mjd: Brilliant talk by #Chomsky, neatly dispensing with a lot of...

Brilliant talk by #Chomsky, neatly dispensing with a lot of non-questions in #philosophy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5in5EdjhD0

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mjd: Splendid #DrWho 50th anniversary special. Anybody else catch the...

Splendid #DrWho 50th anniversary special. Anybody else catch the reference to the moral #philosophy of John Rawls?

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mjd: Yay for Mary Midgley....

Yay for Mary Midgley. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/28/golden-age-female-philosophy-mary-midgley #philosophy Mind you, I enjoy a good argument.

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mjd: I don't think you can avoid the other sense of the word "argument"...

I don't think you can avoid the other sense of the word "argument" creeping into #philosophy. Provided it's well-intentioned, it should be considered academic gamification....

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mjd: @tregeagle Not hammocks, _hemlock_. For troublemakers convicted of...

@tregeagle Not hammocks, _hemlock_. For troublemakers convicted of corrupting the youth in the capital of our proud democracy. #philosophy

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mjd: www.philosophersmail.com is quite fun. I asked for an #RSS feed and...

www.philosophersmail.com is quite fun. I asked for an #RSS feed and Alain de Botton emailed back (!) apologetically saying his tech guys assured him it was too impossible/expensive. Time to get some...

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mjd: The #philosophy of #walking:...

The #philosophy of #walking: http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2014/03/26/review-frederic-gros-philosophy-walking

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mjd: Mary Midgley thinks, therefore I am....

Mary Midgley thinks, therefore I am. http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/features/mary-midgley-more-than-a-sum-of-parts/2012331.fullarticle #philosophy

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mjd: Got straight high distinctions on my #Philosophy essays this term. #Uni...

Got straight high distinctions on my #Philosophy essays this term. #Uni top tip: do introductory units in subjects you've already been studying for 20 years.

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mjd: "No referring to living philosophers, who could potentially be listening...

"No referring to living philosophers, who could potentially be listening to this #podcast, as assholes." […] "Dan Dennett _is_an asshole!"...

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mjd: "You think we're going to run into Dennett? I'll beat his f***ing ass!"...

"You think we're going to run into Dennett? I'll beat his f***ing ass!" http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/2009/08/19/episode-7-wittgensteins-tractatus-what-is-there-and-can-we-talk-about-it/...

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