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Mar 10 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
#NotAllPhilosophers of course but there is something about philosophy that attracts people who want to explore ideas (and in some cases even act) without regard for other actual humans, huh.
Philosopher: A principle!
Humans: That's going to hurt people? That doesn't work? That's terrible? Like in the real world? You get that right?
Philsopher: In theory my principle is sound I shall hear no dissent you are simply not endowed with my superior wisdom!
Anyway, fuck you Peter Singer and the entire discipline (#NotAllPhilosophers) who elevated monstrous people like him to such lofty heights. But also that UChicago prof is ... quite something and uninterested (based on her tweets) in actual reflection.
to all #NotAllPhilosophers: I'm really sorry for what these prominent people are doing to your discipline and I wish you love and luck in fixing it. I loved studying philosophy. :(

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Mar 11
It's striking to me that nowhere in this article did the three reporters, who clearly put a lot of time and resources into reporting this, think to talk to a historian about company towns and/or the history of American "utopias" and how they've worked out.
As many others have noted, there's a rich history. Prophetic compounds. Company towns. Utopian experiments. Hippy communes. There's no shortage of places to look for context.
The piece is fine. WSJ reporters do a good job (as opposed to their opinion writers). But there's a history here that would have informed the piece in ways that would have served the readers better.
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Mar 10
Alright as Kurt demanded, I read the essay. If you ignore power and context and rely on anecdote for counter examples, then Allen's argument would make sense. But as a humanist, simply ignoring power and context makes this essay either a) bait or b) a failure as a piece.
Before I add a few notes, let me say that I taught in a juvenile prison for a year, which isn't that much experience, but perhaps it was enough. We had some amazing classes together those kids and I, but it would have been better if the students had been free.
One problem is that she's loose on her foil: Is it kids these days don't want to learn, or that they cheat because of the internet. Are they too cancel culturey, or are they just distracted.
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Mar 9
apparently I haven't updated my CV since February 2021. I did a "selection" edit later that summer for a temp gig I didn't get. But otherwise ...
I don't know what talks I did in 2022 really. a lot of book stuff I guess?
fortunately it doesn't matter
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Mar 8
It is absolutely true that my shift into public writing was wrapped up with my inability to continue producing traditional scholarship while still wanting to contribute.

I feel like it’s maybe worked out?
In grad school I imagined I’d be one of those academics who would just find my way back to Italian archives every summer. But instead I got married, had a couple kids, couldn’t publish fast enough to be competitive for grants or other jobs. Zero regrets obviously!
But there was a moment in year eight (2014) as a prof (big catalyst: @RebeccaCokley called me to say she liked my writing. I wept after. Don’t tell her) and I decided to really try to contribute through this kind of work instead. I remember it so clearly.
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