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@hane.bsky.social
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philosopher, healthcare ethicist at Pride in Health, postdoctoral affiliate in philosophy at Lancaster University, music maker, keeper of snakes, dad, he/him hanehtutmaung.weebly.com

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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
the dance of death from The Seventh Seal
silhouettes of six people dancing with the grim reaper from The Seventh Seal
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
philosophers:
Garth Marengi saying "I'm one of the few people who've written more books than they've read"
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Plato
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
lately I've been classifying philosophical works into the categories of angry philosophy and chill philosophy
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
SCIENTISTS: publish an entirely reasonable paper on the embryological origins of different segments of the brain which won't come as a surprise to most biologists since the 90s who know about neural tube development SCIENCE PRESS OFFICE:
film poster for The Man With Two Brains starring Steve Martin
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C @spiffyscientist.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I won’t lie, it’s a bit overwhelming to see the work hyperbolized by many press outlets, including the university. We did not discover a new organ, or that you have two consciousnesses, etc! I’m excited for the general positive recognition, (especially the coverage from the Chronicle by Jack Lee)
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The brain is a single organ. But it may not start that way, study suggests
A Stanford-led study challenges the idea that the brain develops from one common pool of early cells — and could help researchers model diseases such as ALS.
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John Timmer @jtimmer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Ok, this "there are two separate brains" thing appears to be making the rounds, and I want to be absolutely clear: this is a press office overhyping some perfectly reasonable science that won't come as a surprise to most developmental biologists.
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
the scary thing about being woken up early by our twins is that in the dark they both look remarkably like Sadako from The Ring
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
who is this aella person everyone is suddenly posting about?
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
a large torch shining dimly labelled "Edmund Gettier Is Justified True Belief Knowledge?" and a small torch shining brightly labelled "Julia Donaldson The Gruffalo"
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I'm now reminded of Tim Thornton's maxims for eating pizza from Essential Philosophy of Psychiatry (2007, p. 68)
Two kinds of consideration support this claim. One is simply appearance. To an unprejudiced eye, it should be apparent that judgements about conflicting values are made in the absence of a general theory. This point is best made by looking to a non-medical and comparatively trivial example because it is easier to consdier matters where the stakes are low. Consider, for example, how one might make choices in a pizzeria. One may have in mind same general maxims such as:
- a spicy pizza is best accompanied by a fruity red wine like Zinfandel;
- there is no point in eating a mozzarella garlic bread and also pizza at the same meal;
- any pizza with egg on it should be treated with suspicion;
- all unbaked cheesecakes are an abomination;
- one should never spend more than £50 for two at a pizzeria.
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
we need a #PhilSky wiki so that people joining the starter packs can read up on the lore before posting
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Matt Weiner @mattweiner19.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
makes it harder to carve the pizza at the joints (the pineapple slices overlap the cuts)
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
one of the worst arguments I've heard against putting pineapple on pizza is "it's not natural". what does that even ... ? never mind
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xX💖🌹Xx_dolly_Angelic_xX🌹💖Xx @dollyangelic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Made a new thing. Words from Wittgenstein, read by me.
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There Is No Death
Listen to There Is No Death by dollyAngelic #np on #SoundCloud
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Sloane Wesloh @swesloh.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Tune in this afternoon for talks from @adamrodmanmd.bsky.social, @hane.bsky.social, Jonathan Fuller, and Annemarie Jutel! Registration is free -- pop on in! www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/event/worksh...
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Workshop: The Philosophy of Diagnosis - The Center for Philosophy of Science
Workshop: The Philosophy of Diagnosis September 14, 2026 9a-5p (EDT = UTC-4) Virtual (on Zoom) Hosted by the University of Pittsburgh Diagnosis is central to the practice of medicine, yet it …
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I think this is going to be hot
a bottle of Murphy's Mortis hot sauce with a picture of the grim reaper on the label
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
my book review of Rasmus Rosenberg Larsen's Psychopathy Unmasked has been published in the European Journal of Analytic Philosophy hrcak.srce.hr/en/350931
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BOOK REVIEW: Rasmus Rosenberg Larsen PSYCHOPATHY UNMASKED: THE RISE AND FALL OF A DANGEROUS DIAGNOSIS
This is a review of Rasmus Rosenberg Larsen PSYCHOPATHY UNMASKED: THE RISE AND FALL OF A DANGEROUS DIAGNOSIS, MIT Press, 2025.
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
youtube.com
4 Hero - Mr Kirk's Nightmare
YouTube video by Monsunamii
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I cooked lobscouse for dinner and my wife said it tastes like a big warm hug
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
this isn't mine, but it mentions me, and it sounds like the author of the paper really wants me to fight Varga
While Maung and Varga do not comment on each-other, it strikes me as if they may disagree on the reductive move of objectual understanding to causal explanatory understanding. Maung seems to think that the classificatory and diagnostic elements of medicine rely on causal explanation, whereas Varga, as already stated, finds value in staying with the objectual understanding. However, this is between Maung and Varga and should not affect my argument.
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I've been asked to give a talk on AI ethics to healthcare professionals and I've decided to go for an 80s dystopian synthwave aesthetic
opening slide of my talk. the text says AI Ethics, Dr Hane Maung. the font and background are in an 80s neon style associated with synthwave.
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
meme image of a man refusing a brain
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
lol no way I'm doing this. fucking cop question
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 02/09/2024
August 31st September 1st
Al Pacino as Tony Montana sitting in a hot tubSlavoj Zizek sitting in a bathtub looking depressed
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
this is very very funny thank you @mattweiner19.bsky.social for the recommendation
Rameau's Niece by Cathleen Schine
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I just received an email from some rando which basically said "I saw your paper in a philosophy journal. I don't know anything about the topic and I have no philosophical background, and so I asked an AI about it, and the AI says you're wrong"
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
guy who uses a PhD in philosophy to be annoying on social media
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
going out on a limb here but I'm pretty sure that academic freedom doesn't include causing another academic's death by inciting the racist hounding of him
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
as well as Alex Byrne, the signatories includes an "Alex Burns", who sounds like a tribute act
Dr Alex Burns
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
why am I not surprised
Oliver Traldi
University of Toledo
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
#academicsky what is an edited book chapter you're particularly proud of or you think deserves more readers? #celebratebookchapter my chapter in the Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Suicide gives a philosophical analysis of suicide as a mental health issue hanehtutmaung.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/...
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The View to a Kill from Nowhere
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Pierrick Simon @pierricksimon.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Do you think it is impossible to do philosophy with arcane symbols? Well think again! I'll say more on the blog, but the Dictionary of Relations of Tsai Hsin-yun is a great example of visual phenomenological art. TLDR thread🧵⬇️ #philsky #philtwit philosophicalexercises.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-bo...
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A book that practices philosophy with arcane symbols? Time to ponder the Dictionary of Relations of Tsai Hsin-yun.
The Dictionary of Relations created by Tsai Hsin-yun is a philosophical work of art, and more specifically, a phenomenological work of art, ...
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Pierrick Simon @pierricksimon.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Thus, the Dictionary of Relations is a philosophical practice in the same way that music can be ( @hane.bsky.social established this brilliantly ). Through priming the audience & structural resemblance of the form with the subject matter, Tsai Hsin-yun can convey ideas. bsky.app/profile/hane...
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I only just found out that Cain Todd died last month. This is such a shock and very sad. I had heard nothing about this from our department or our university but only learned about it from this Daily Nous post. dailynous.com/2026/08/11/c...
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Cain Todd (1976-2026) - Daily Nous
Cain Samuel Todd, senior lecturer in philosophy at Lancaster University, has died. Dr. Todd was known for his work in aesthetics and the philosophy of mind, with a keen interest in issues surrounding ...
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
we were on our flight back to the UK and our kids were getting bored, so they began playing "a sailor went to sea". a woman (white, boomer, british) beside me shouted at them "that's enough!" our kids weren't breaking any rules, they weren't being offensive, they were just playing a kids game. 1/2
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
this is horrendous there's a tendency to dismiss the culture war as an unimportant sideshow but that fails to consider the real human costs rest in peace www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Jason Arday: Former Cambridge university professor found dead
His family said it was "in shock to have lost this amazing father, partner, brother, uncle and son" after the academic was found dead in London on Friday.
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Shiva Balaghi @sbalaghi.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Wasn't just right wing hounding. Colleagues in British academia who no doubt consider themselves progressive posted a lot of harsh things about him. Enraging and so very sad.
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I didn't see the eclipse I was too busy looking at my wife
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jon christian @jonchristian.net · 13/08/2026
kids today are literally confused about whether "partying" was real or an urban legend
From Reddit: 

> Did millennials really party all the time?

> Gen Z here. I was shocked when I found out from a millennial co-worker that y’all had teen clubs. I heard about house parties, but dedicated teen clubs? Then when it was time for college, you went to the club or had some kind of party every single weekend, living it up. Now some millennials on TikTok claim that after college, they were partying on work nights, still clocking in the next day. For some reason, the teen clubs have since disappeared. I’m 23 now but even when I was in high school, that was not a thing. House parties were not that common either. They were more like get togethers with a small group of friends. We went to malls, but they were dying out at that point. Is it true that you were really living life this good? Or is it just exaggerated? I feel like my generation doesn’t really have fun like that and everyone is just super depressed and alone, more so since Covid. Even I’m pretty introverted, which sort of sounds ridiculous given this post. 😂 Just so you know, when I think of a “millennial party” I think of something out of Party Rock Anthem, Project X or Roderick’s party from the second DOAWD movie. It’s like I get nostalgia from something I didn’t even live through. I just feel like I didn’t really LIVE, if that even makes sense
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Eric Brown @sophisteuein.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
When a philosophy professor suggests that philosophy’s goal is to accumulate truths, something has gone terribly wrong. Plato’s Socrates has a helpful way of thinking about the shortcomings of this position. 1/
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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
i think this is the single best piece today's topic—the two eras of woke
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
life is pain
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
my wife and kids in Formia, Italy. it's still hard to believe how tall our son has grown this year
my wife with our twin 5-year-old daughters and 12-year-old son walking on the quayside in Formia
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
tomb of Cicero, Formia
the tomb of Cicero: a round stone tower on a stone platform surrounded by trees and shrubsme standing in front of the tomb of Cicero: a round stone tower on a stone platform surrounded by trees and shrubspathway leading to the tomb of Cicero surrounded by trees and shrubs
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Plato's dialogues have many "yes Socrates you are quite right" moments, but Cicero's Tusculan Disputations wins with this:
A. I consider pain the greatest of all evils.
M. Greater even than disgrace?
A. I do not venture to go so far as that and I am ashamed of having been dislodged so speedily from my position.
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Hane @hane.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
we went to a highly recommended pizza restaurant in Formia, Italy. the fact that the menu consisted of gorgeously made Italian pizzas with fresh local ingredients, and then also contained this monstrosity called a "pizza Americana" is S-tier trolling by the Italians
a pizza topped with fries and hot dog slices
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Ruth Pearce @notrightruth.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A new essay for all my trans siblings and our allies. "As the UK enters a new era of state-mandated segregation, I find myself asking: was it all worth it?"
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What we have won
It was the largest trans protest in British history. We travelled from across the country to central London. We were joined by allies, especially cis gay, lesbian, bisexual, and queer people who re…
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