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John C. Duff

@nullphilosopher.bsky.social
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Wannabe social philosopher and aspiring organizational development scholar (PhD student). philpeople.org/profiles/john-c-duff

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John C. Duff @nullphilosopher.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
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John C. Duff @nullphilosopher.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
McManus remarkably extracts liberal elements historically couched in socialist thought, constructing a fundamental sketch of how liberal socialism could catalyze a reimagined, original liberal social paradigm: a necessary step in overcoming and transcending authoritarian populism. A work of beauty.
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John C. Duff @nullphilosopher.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Limitations to possible choices in our daily lives ensure unintended consequences of our choices. Embrace those consequences as opportunities for self-development and awareness. Peace.
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John C. Duff @nullphilosopher.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
"It’s not just lefties who are increasingly skeptical of the Democratic party. It’s the base, normie liberal voters who are beginning to realize this entire institution is rotten from the inside out."
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John C. Duff @nullphilosopher.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Thank you! 🙏🏼 www.pdcnet.org/collection-a... #philosophy #philosophypapers #wittgenstein
Post by the journal Logos and Episteme introducing the release of the latest issue.
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John C. Duff @nullphilosopher.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
I’m excited to announce the release of my latest article, published in Logos & Episteme. I defend Wittgenstein’s private language argument from Scott Soams' accusations of ambiguity and collapse. #Philosophymatters #Philosophy #PhilosophyPapers #PhilSky #PhDSky #Wittgenstien #PrivateLanguage
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John C. Duff, Reasons to Doubt the Ambiguity Argument: Contrived Wittgensteinian Valuations Lead to a False Dichotomy - PhilPapers
Scott Soames argued that Wittgenstein’s private language argument reveals ambiguity, presenting two possible conclusions, wherein either conclusion exhibits devastating implications for the private la...
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Joseph A. McCartin @josephamccartin.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
In this I tell Joe Davidson how Trump/Musk might turn their attack on federal workers, their agencies, & their rights to bargain collectively into another PATCO moment, hurting not only feds and their unions, but all workers and unions--as happened under Reagan--only worse this time bit.ly/41II3uR
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Column | DHS union-busting attempt sends message in and out of government
The gutting of TSA’s agreement denies “the sanctity of contracts” and could lead to “real aggression” by private sector employers against their labor unions.
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John C. Duff @nullphilosopher.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Ceramic fist.
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
What’s the opposite of woke? Sleepwalking into brutal dictatorship.
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John C. Duff @nullphilosopher.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
"At stake now is the very character of our government and the norms of democratic governance that have been constructed over decades. At stake now is whether we will have any labor movement at all to speak of ten years from now." - McCartin
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John C. Duff @nullphilosopher.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Oh, how #students of #professional and #occupational higher ed programs would benefit from exposure to the #arts and #humanities! Especially #philosophy.
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John C. Duff @nullphilosopher.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Now this was a delightful email greeting me this morning. 🥳 #philosophy #philpapers #philsky #wittgenstein
Email message informing me that my article will be published in the journal Logos & Episteme.
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Samuel Moyn @samuelmoyn.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.
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Helen De Cruz @helendecruz.net · 22/01/2025
Doing public philosophy in a difficult times. Unfortunately, due to health considerations I'm not as active as I once was but I hope that these tips, which I gained through experience being someone engaged in projects relating to the public good and disseminating philosophy for a big audience 1/
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John C. Duff @nullphilosopher.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
"Not only this, but the Modern Academic must toil under the weight of the extant literature. This literature lives within the lights of the computer. The Academic stares into the lights. Night after night. Day after day. Yes, it is intellectual, but physico-muscular, too." #sociology
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Keith Frankish @keithfrankish.com · 28/12/2024
Some think it's unfair that people should receive recompense for injustice done to their ancestors. Yet it's widely accepted that people should inherit the wealth and status their ancestors accrued. If success can be inherited, why can't harm?
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Matt McManus @mattpolprof.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
There's something quintessentially postmodern about not giving a shit about actually challenging plutocratic rule; instead substituting by taking on the woke cultural platitudes articulated by symbolic capitalists and liberal elites.
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John C. Duff @nullphilosopher.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
I’m okay with participating in a “liberal echo chamber” if this entails sharing ideas and enjoyment among individuals who respect the parameters of #reason and #logic. #AcademicSky #Philosophy #Sociology #PhilSky #Academics
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John C. Duff @nullphilosopher.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Post a photo of you from a different era! 1990 California - 540 kickflip. #philosophy #academicsky #PhDSky #Sociology
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John C. Duff @nullphilosopher.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Wow, two in one day! I'm looking forward to completing the trilogy. #Philosophy #PhilSky #poliSciSky #PolTheory
Book cover of "Civic Solitude" by Robert B. Talisse
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John C. Duff @nullphilosopher.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Received this today! I'm excited to dig in. #Philsky #Philosophers #PolTheory #Philosophy #PoliSciSky
Book cover of "The Political Theory of Socialism" by Matthew McManus
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John C. Duff @nullphilosopher.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Under review...⌚🤔 #Philsky #PhDSky #AcademicSky
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John C. Duff @nullphilosopher.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
This image reminds me of Cory Wimberly's paper "Trump, Propaganda, and the Politics of Ressentiment" where Wimberly compares Trump to P. T. Barnum. search.app?link=https%3... #philosophy #philsky #politicalphilosophy #sociology
Trump riding a circus wagon toward the White House.
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John C. Duff @nullphilosopher.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Where might I find a "Stuffy Philosophers" starter pack? #PhilSky #Philosophy #PolTheory
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John C. Duff @nullphilosopher.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
💯 #PhDSky #Philosophy #AcademicSky #Sociology #AcademicWriting
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John C. Duff @nullphilosopher.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Is this fitting or what? 🤣 #Philosophy #Occult
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Kate Jackson @katejackson.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
One thing legal scholars can do is to make it known that every time the trump admin cites rights and rules, they are really talking about something else. Eg “free speech” = “You speak only what I like.” Or explain better what we mean by “first amendment lochnerism.” academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...
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How liberalism accommodates far-right social movements: on “mainstreaming” and the need for critical theory in far-right studies
Abstract. Scholarship on social movements, racism, and nationalism increasingly falls under the purview of “extremism studies” and its subfield “far-right
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John C. Duff @nullphilosopher.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
Question: is Mechanical Turk a reasonable resource for administering social research surveys? Further recommendations are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. #PhDSky #survey #research #sociology #philosophy
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John C. Duff @nullphilosopher.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
I'm pleased to announce that my article, "Gettier Unscathed for Now," has been published by the peer-reviewed academic publication Logos and Episteme. #Gettier #Knowledge #Logos #Episteme #Published #Philosophy #Epistemology #Kripke doi.org/10.5840/logo...
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Gettier Unscathed for Now - Volume 13, Issue 3, 2022
Moti Mizrahi (2016) argues that Gettier cases are unsuccessful counterexamples to the traditional analysis of knowledge (TAK) because such cases inadequately reveal epistemic failures of justified tru...
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