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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 14h

To catch up on Greg's book before our event tomorrow check out this conversation he had with Chris. We will be live-streaming here: www.youtube.com/channel/UCkI...

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The purpose of this channel is to share videos of philosophical lectures and discussions with the wider academic and philosophical community.

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 14h

Tomorrow! Hope to see you there.

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Less than a week until this event. It's online so I hope to see you there!

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I'm going to see Sadness tomorrow night, and I'm so hyped.

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Kyla Bruff @kylabruff.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

At Carleton in Ottawa on Oct. 16!

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Hell yeah. Today I found a brand new copy of "Heathen" by Thou for $37. So good.

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Hell Yeah. "Det Hjemsøkte Hjertet" by Panopticon. "Ghost Eyes in the Fire Light" is one of the best closing tracks on an album I have ever heard.

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I love the idea of "ancient philosophy, broadly construed".

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

New book alert! "Schelling's Late Philosophy of Religion" by Tommaso Mauri. Available March 2027 from Edinburgh University Press. edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-schelli...

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

There is so much about being in academia that is brutal and demoralizing. However, there's pretty much nothing better than a good day of teaching when everything just seems to click.

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I got my hands on a copy of my recent article on Schelling, Plato, and Spinoza. Aside from a horrid typo I found, I'm pretty happy with this one. Reach out if you're interested in giving it a read.

"Who Knows? On Schelling’s Monism" by Benjamin Norris.

Abstract: This article argues that when viewed as the culmination of an evolving project, Schelling’s monism ought to be understood as an existence monism as opposed to a priority monism. It makes this case through an analysis of the young Schelling’s relationship to Neoplatonism and Spinozism. After presenting Naomi Fisher’s case for reading Schelling as a priority monist inspired by the Neoplatonists it argues that the themes of eternity and duration in Spinoza’s Ethics provide Schelling the framework for defeating what he calls the “subjectivization” of reason in the 1804 System of Philosophy. This defeat is accomplished by the elimination of any ontological distinction between who knows, what is known, and knowledge itself. The elimination of these distinctions entails a form of existence monism without need for the Neoplatonic dynamics of procession and return. The article concludes with some implications of the defense of existence monism provided there

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Join us online Saturday October 3rd to discuss "Absolute Dialetheism: Hegel, Schelling and the End of Alterity" by Gregory S. Moss (@philosophermoss.bsky.social)! Take note that the time on the poster is Hong Kong time (GMT +8) so check your local time so you don't miss out.

Poster for Author Meets Critics event on "Absolute DIaletheism: Hegel, Schelling and the Ed of Alterity" by Gregory S. Moss. Saturday October 3rd from 8 to 12 pm Hong Kong Time.

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I got tickets to go see Sadness at the end of the month. Excitedly told my partner that Sadness is coming to town. She responded "isn't it already here?"

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Hey!!! New issue of SYMPHILOSOPHIE is now available online, AND it's open access. There are a lot of great looking essays in there.

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Working on something weird for something exciting. More details to come soon.

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Reposting because I still need it. God I miss the days when the internet was a place you could find anything for free.

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Well it's official. I too have fallen in love with Bill the Pony. If you haven't had the chance to check out "Onward" by Lammoth I'd highly recommend it.

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Does anyone out there have a pdf of Hegel's "Glauben und Wissen"? I know there are web versions but I'd really really like the Gesammelte Werke version (Band 4) if possible.

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Happy international dog day from the Boy and his new emotional support corn squeaky toy.

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Anna Ezekiel @annaezekiel.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Feels like ages but just a few years: In this blog post I argued for why we needed to study Karoline von Günderrode's works for their philosophical ideas and not focus on her admittedly fascinating life, loves, and suicide: acezekiel.com/2020/11/17/w...

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

If you were to add a recent good faith, intellectually rigorous defense of contemporary conservatism to a social and political philosophy class, what might you recommend? I've been reading Burke, but it's not really what I'm looking for.

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Please don't get mad at me, but I've decided I want to use selections from Badiou's translation of the Republic for my Ancient class. Should be interesting; I really hope it works.

Plato's "Republic" translated by Alain Badiou. Pictured with a beer and other books in the background.

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

"Lavender Town" by Dwellings was one of my go to pandemic albums. Listened to it at least once a day. Today I finally got to see Dwellings play live AND I met Isaac Wilson. All I can say is hell yeah.

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Cattle Dog Smiles (TIPA). Tired Hands knocks it out of the park again.

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

My favorite use of the trolley problem is putting it on an exam and reading the answers of the students who never came to class and refuse to work within the confines of the experiment. I've seen some real creative "solutions".

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I'm reworking my Ancient philosophy syllabus. We're going to do Euthyphro and Crito as well as selections from the Republic and Parmenides. I kind of want to add a full dialogue that's not just about ethics. If you could only have students read one full Platonic dialogue, which would you pick?

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

So my article got published, but I can't afford to access it. They're supposed to send me a pdf but I'm still waiting. 😔

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Anna Ezekiel @annaezekiel.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

30% off "Karoline von Günderrode: Philosophical Writings"! Use code AUFLY30 on global.oup.com/academic Translations of philosophical essays, letters & literature, with intros to help teach & make the work accessible to anyone. A long general intro explains Günderrode's philosophical commitments

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Gabe Gottlieb @gabegottlieb.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

New volume of essays on Fichte's moral and political philosophy coming out at the end of the year. Some really great essays in here - excited for it to finally appear.

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

The sound a bluetooth device makes when it gets disconnected always makes me a little sad. "Where did my friend go?"

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Word is that everything is in order for this special issue of the Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia to come out tomorrow! My article "Who Knows? On Schelling's Monism" is one of the contributions. I'm excited to see what else is included.

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Climbing video. Overhang V1. Got a ways to go to get back to where I was, but slow progress is still progress I guess.

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

My paper "Who Knows? On Schelling’s Monism" has been accepted for publication in the Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia! This one took a while to get right, and I'm excited to share it finally. Today was a good day to get some good news.

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

"Rituals of Shame" captures something of "Watching from a Distance" I didn't think would be possible. On first listen one says "sure, that's a Warning album", but then something of it get stuck inside your brain. Eventually you will find yourself listening to it on repeat.

"Rituals of Shame" by Warning album cover.

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Any suggestions for a journal that might be interested in a paper on monism, miracles, and political theology in Spinoza and Schelling?

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Hell yeah. "Through Zero" (2026) by Elder. Psych/Prog/Stoner metal (what do genres even mean at this point???) Serious contender for album of the year. Check it out if you haven't yet.

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

No offense but if The Dillinger Escape Plan thinks I'm gonna pay $75 to go see them (and honestly mostly because I want to see the opener*) they are insane. *Caged - local Philadelphia doom metal group. Pretty weird, heavy, lots of fun.

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Trying to explain to the Boy what an "air quality index" is and why fires in Canada are keeping us from going on our nightly trip to the graveyard. Also trying to explain what a "Canada" is. He's not buying any of it.

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Hell yeah. "Quietly" (2008) by Mouth of the Architect. Post-Metal, for fans of Isis (the band you weirdos).

"Quietly" (2008) by Mouth of the Architect vinyl.

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Benjamin Norris @benjaminnorris.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Rewatching Battlestar Galactica in preparation for the Fall semester.

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