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Dave Cornell

@drdavecornell.bsky.social
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Philosopher | Writer | Lecturer www.drdavecornell.com

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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 18h
Never buy a special little bed for your cat. They will not sleep on it.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Interesting. Thank you!
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
And nonetheless, I'm sure Aristotle would still have been appalled! 😆
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I got it from Watson's biography of Descartes (p.32). But having re-read it, it's insinuated rather than directly stated. What's clear is that people were burned during this time, but whether or not it was for specifically transgressing this rule, or just being 'heretical', is unclear. Good point!
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In 1624, the French government passed a law forbidding any criticism of the works of Aristotle. More than a dozen people were burned at the stake for transgressing this rule. It's ironic, really. Aristotle would surely have been appalled.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A few posies from the garden. It's definitely Dahlia season...
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It's a hard life...
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I have seen it once. In France. I was unimpressed. But I was a teenager at the time and unimpressed by pretty much everything.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Yes, FOMO perhaps. And there's been a lot of media hype. Seems like the BBC run an article a day about it.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Dont really understand all the fuss about the Bayeux Tapestry (which is, of course, not actually a tapestry). Tickets sold out, queues round the block. Of all the amazing cultural artifacts you could go and see, the frenzy about this one seems odd.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Twelve baboons, one see-saw... can you solve the puzzle? www.youtube.com/shorts/nxkvu... Loads more videos on my channel (@drdavecornell) – on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. www.youtube.com/@drdavecornell www.instagram.com/drdavecornell www.tiktok.com/@drdavecornell
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Baboon Island | Friday Puzzle #3
YouTube video by Dr Dave Cornell
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
You do some research. You realise you need to access a certain book. You sigh at the prospect of another trip to the library – an interruption to your productive day. Then you suddenly remember you have a copy of the book sitting on your shelf. One of life’s loveliest feelings.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
For the solution to the puzzle, see... youtube.com/shorts/NOymH...
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Plato’s Sock Drawer | Solution To Friday Puzzle #1
YouTube video by Dr Dave Cornell
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I think my cat has a drinking problem... #cats #catsky #catsofbluesky #catlovers
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
One ancient philosopher, 37 socks... can you solve the puzzle? Lots more videos on my channel (@drdavecornell) – on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. youtube.com/@drdavecornell instagram.com/drdavecornell tiktok.com/@drdavecornell
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Could you be dreaming right now? How could you tell? Lots more videos on my channel (@drdavecornell) – on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. www.youtube.com/@drdavecornell www.instagram.com/drdavecornell www.tiktok.com/@drdavecornell
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I’ve started a series of short, accessible philosophy videos. If you’re curious about some of history’s most fascinating thinkers and ideas, you can find them on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok: www.youtube.com/@drdavecornell www.instagram.com/drdavecornell www.tiktok.com/@drdavecornell
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Dr Dave Cornell
Exploring philosophy and the history of ideas, one video at a time.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Heartwarming...
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Pretty thrilled to have just signed a publishing contract with @yalebooks.bsky.social for my book on The History (and the Mystery) of Consciousness. Guess I'd better get writing...
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
It’s proving difficult to work today…
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The people of Clacton have spoken. And it turns out that a third of them would prefer to be represented by an intergalactic space warrior who wears a bin on his head, than by Nigel Farage. Maybe this by-election wasn’t quite the colossal waste of time that I first thought…
bbc.co.uk
Parliamentary investigation resumes into Nigel Farage hours after he wins Clacton by-election - live updates
The Reform UK leader won the contest, which was boycotted by major political parties, but didn't attend the declaration.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
👏👏
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
😂 Totally Excellent!
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The Ancient Agora, Athens. This morning. It was strangely emotional to tread what could have been the very footsteps of Socrates himself.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Come on, Clacton. Do the right thing. #votebinface theconversation.com/could-count-...
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Could Count Binface actually win?
Reform UK’s popularity has dipped in the last year.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Thank you! They're a marvel of nature aren't they.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Back in December, I posted this. Well look at 'em now! (see comments)
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I wouldn’t discount anything….
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
This completely stinks… www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
bbc.co.uk
World Cup 2026: US striker Folarin Balogun's one-game red card ban suspended by Fifa
Folarin Balogun is available to play for the United States in their World Cup last-16 tie against Belgium after his one-game ban is suspended by Fifa.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Borrowed yet another library book that's been covered in scribbles today. Including this particularly insightful annotation...
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I have never been less excited by a World Cup.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Surely that can’t be comfortable.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Nice and shady in the undergrowth…
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Picture perfect English countryside in the lakes today…
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Happy 154th Birthday, Bertie...
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
🤣
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
I’m marking essays. It’s that time of year. I don’t have nearly as many essays to mark as I would have had, say, 10 years ago, but somehow, it takes me just as long anyway. I believe this is an instance of Parkinson’s Law. Well, Parkinson, you know what I say? The law is an ass.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Yeah, I saw that. Let's hope it's not so.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Agreed. Ever since they introduced tuition fees, it's the students that have suffered. And it's worse now than ever.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Only a matter of time before the first UK university goes bust. There's something deeply sad about that. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/no-plan...
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No plan to stop ‘disorderly exit’ if university goes bust, say MPs
Uncertainty remains on whether students would be locked out of classrooms mid-semester if a university folded, education committee warns
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
1985 was the best ever. No doubt. But I didn’t see it. I was only four!
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
First day at the cricket for me this season. The sun’s peeking through, the beer’s cold, and lancs are going steady.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Yep. Best I've ever seen.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
He was huge. Biggest Hedgehog I've ever seen. Those cats wouldn't have put a scratch on him, I reckon.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
He did say that, yes. He thought animals were biological machines. No consciousness or sentience at all. A strange view to hold, I admit, given that he was one of the truly great geniuses. But he did also have a dog called Monsieur Grat (Mister Scratch) that he was apparently very fond of. 😁
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
😂 I didn't give it a name. But I chased the cats away and then moved the hedgehog into the safety of a big hedge. It seemed the appropriate place.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
“I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat, a hat and a gun.” Raymond Chandler. He sure had a way with words.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Delighted for Wu Yize. What a player. And that has to be the greatest World Championship final since 1985... www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/m...
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Wu Yize beats Shaun Murphy in thrilling final frame to win World Snooker Championship
Wu Yize has won the World Snooker Championship final, beating Shaun Murphy 18-17, with a break of 85 in the deciding frame
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
It was all going off on my driveway last night…
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