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Jonathan Kandell

@jkandell.bsky.social
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Jonathan Kandell @jkandell.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
I'm an American LCSW but I'm going to call BS on the International Federation of Social Workers recent censure of Israeli social workers. "In June 2024, IFSW called on its members in Israel and Palestine to confirm their compliance with the Federation’s Statement of Ethical Princi /1 #socialwork
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IFSW Executive Issues Censure Against The Israeli Union Of Social Workers for Not Acting to Promote Peace
The IFSW executive has, by majority decision, issued a censure against the Israeli Union of Social Workers (IUSW) for not upholding the Federation’s ethical principles of supporting peace and non-vi
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Jonathan Kandell @jkandell.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Internet "search interest" over time, 2004 to present, "Plato" and "Aristotle". 1) Who'd guess philosophy interest was seasonal? 2) Darn, interest in ancient greeks trending down, 3) What the heck is happening in Juneau AK with Plato, and Glendive MT with Aristotle?
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Norbert Wiener Kreis @carlsachs.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
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Jonathan Kandell @jkandell.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
This is a once-in-a-generation chance for teachers, politicians, media, activists and academics to rebuild from the ground up the legitimation of coequal branches, freedom of speech, tolerance, diversity, law, international cooperation, bureaucratic expertise, regulation, and a robust welfare state.
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Victor Caston @vcaston.eurosky.social · 08/03/2025
Aristotle, Nic. Eth. 5.6, 1134a35–b1: This is why it is not a person that we allow to rule, but rather law, because a person does so in his own interests and becomes a tyrant. (Crisp tr.) διὸ οὐκ ἐῶμεν ἄρχειν ἄνθρωπον, ἀλλὰ τὸν νόμον* ὅτι ἑαυτῷ τοῦτο ποιεῖ καὶ γίνεται τύραννος. * M; λόγον ceteri
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Jonathan Kandell @jkandell.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
What are examples from history of leaders with the mix of sadistic bullying together with childish immaturity?
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𝙰𝚛𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙰𝚋𝚒𝚣𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚑 @abizadeh.bsky.social · 16/07/2024
More on the mass resignation of editors of 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺 & 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘈𝘧𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘴: an op-ed by yrs truly in The Guardian, about the commercial academic publishing scam #PolTheory #philsky #polisky #academicsky
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Academic publishing is a lucrative scam – and we’re determined to change that | Arash Abizadeh
Giant publishers are bleeding universities dry, with profit margins that rival Google’s. So we decided to start our own, says academic Arash Abizadeh
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