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Philip Cooke

@philipcooke.bsky.social
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Psychoanalysis. Anti-Fascist Socialist. (Musical) Theatre. Gay gay gay. 📍Chicago

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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I’m not sure it’s too anthropocentric to say that at least all *mammals* are capable of thinking. But yes, arguments can be made that plants have consciousness and some degree of cognition. But that, too, is quite speculative at this point, and doesn’t lend credence to LLMs being able to think.
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
*Some might say subjectivity and consciousness are the same thing. I think they’re related, but not really the same (i.e., one can be conscious without having subjective experience)
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Burden of proof should be high when the thinking (and mental life more broadly) of another subject is impossible to directly observe. If we deviate drastically from what has defined subjectivity by including LLMs, more evidence is needed beyond “can solve very complex problems.”
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It seems to me that thinking isn’t innately human (all mammals likely do some form of unconscious thinking). But thinking does seem to require being an experiencing subject*, which as far as we know, also requires having a body with a nervous system.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/07/2026
Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
I was listening to Adam Phillips earlier and he said something about how resistance is a no that allows space for a possible future yes. Probably doesn’t apply here though 🤪
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Live laugh lexapro is like an advertisement for a uniquely American/capitalist brand of manic defenses 🤢
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Nice! Good call to keep the groups as small as possible
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Excited for you! Also a bit besides the point, but there will be more than one cohort?! Should I be impressed with this institutes enrollment or what??
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Sure is!
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I *think* I know who you’re referencing, but not sure… Also slightly ashamed that this is the sort of thing that will get me to go take a peek at the old place 😅
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
This segment wouldn't have aired if Bari Weiss and CBS management didn't want it to. They want to be seen as the generous, civil actors here. Clearly, as this post shows, this segment portrays CBS News as gracious and civil while covering up the egregious actions of Weiss and her team.
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
I did watch it. Choosing to part ways is a whitewashing of what actually happened. He was fired for asking questions to management they didn’t like. Parting ways implies a civil, amicable separation. This was not that.
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
No credit due here. He'd deserve credit if there was any mention of Pelley being fired and why it happened. This is meant to make it appear to the average CBS viewer that Pelley retired and, if anything problematic happened, it was his incivility, not CBS/Weiss.
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Pretty embarrassing for all the blue states that Florida (!) is the first state to file a lawsuit like this.
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Aaron Balick 🍉 @aaronbalick.com · 29/05/2026
For kicks and giggles here’s a photo of Freud boarding a plane for the first and only time in 1928. He didn’t like it. Have a nice weekend.
Freud boarding a plane
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Okay then, let’s triple it, or quadruple it if that’s what it takes.
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Me too always 🥰
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
This was as spectacular as expected. Joshua Henry 🤩🥵
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
And this was some of the most fun I’ve ever had in a theater.
Playbill for Cats: The Jellicle Ball held in front of stage.
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Death of a Salesman last night. One of the best productions of any play I’ve seen in years.
Playbill for death of a salesman on broadway with stage in background
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Yeah, wouldn’t go well. So do you think his implicit argument is that survivors are only to be revered for their resilience and anything that conflicts with this idealized resilient survivor myth are to be ignored??
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
lol I’m imagining that dude reading this (or most analytic papers TBH) and losing his fucking mind.
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
It’s heartbreaking to read these horrific accounts of systematic torture. And it’s even more painful knowing there are people I could send this to - people whom I respect, who are otherwise empathic and compassionate - who would likely respond by saying something akin to: “But Hamas…”
nytimes.com
Opinion | The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
A majority of the people in this country want universal health care. Myself included. But that must mean an end to health insurance. No more half measures. Have the government pay for health care and raise taxes to pay for it. No “insurance” necessary.
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Maybe I’m over reading this, but it seems telling that he says we cannot go back to the prior status quo AND says Democrats need to deliver “universal health insurance coverage.” Why not say universal health care or even universal health coverage unless you’re open to ACA-like insurance subsidies?
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Omg. I can’t. I just can’t. It’s well known as “the talking cure”. What do they think people talk about?!? 🤬
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
🤐😂
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Omg thats perfect. I wish I had someone wish me “Condulations” when a patient recently fired me, would have fit the experience perfectly 😂
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Yes, speak in plain language as much as possible, sure. But the “jargon” of means-tested v. universal program does indeed matter when it comes to solving the problem of “the rent is too high.” It’s disingenuous to paper over real differences between liberals and leftists by lamenting jargon.
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Free Association 🤝 Mindfulness
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
if that’s the kind of journey being endorsed, I can allow it 😆
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
The amount of work I have to do to control my face from looking like this 🤢 when someone tells me about their therapeutic “journey” 😅
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
lol this has been my life for the past 20 years at analytic (and contemplative Christian) events and I’ve always hated it and now I’m dreading it coming to an end 😬😂
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Yeah this is it. I wanted to say Sunday in the Park, but that’s more a personal favorite. Sweeney’s construction is virtually flawless as a stage musical, hence the greatest.
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
For me, embodiment involves a mutual, multidirectional engagement between mind and body. Not sure if that’s similar to how you see it, but curious to hear.
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
I tend to think that in order to really be/act “different,” we have to be able to truly think (i.e., use reflective function), which can only be done when not in a bodily state of panic/overwhelm. Regulating bodily tension leads to accessing bodily affects in service of new thinking/doing.
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
The evidence is unambiguous with multiple independent women describing the same patterns of behavior with corroborating documents. Either you think CNN is lying about the evidence it reviewed, or you think multiple sexual assaults don’t warrant immediate resignation.
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
It’s very telling to see Newsom and Jeffries call for further investigation and not immediately tell him to drop out.
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
World peace might also be accomplished via a revival of Follies with Audra playing Phyllis (and Steven Pasquale as Ben).
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
I woke up this morning anguishing, wondering when will we ever get what is needed for world peace. (a revival of ALNM starring Audra)
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Ugh, I'm very sorry to report that I keep thinking about this mnemonic device for remembering the meaning of concave and then associating to a similar mnemonic device for anaclitic based on the description of it as a "girl depression"... 😳😅
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
@julianastratton.bsky.social gets it and has my full support. @danielbiss.bsky.social isn't there yet, but I'm hopeful he can get there. Support a change in leadership and advocate for a progressive leader to replace Jeffries! It will go a long way to earn the trust of young progressives in IL-09.
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
My primary litmus test for 2026 and 2028 is an unwavering commitment to tossing Schumer, Jeffries, and those aligned with their corrupt, incompetent politics out of leadership.
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
I‘m solidly in both of these eras.
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Ahh thank you for this! If only all my analytic confusions could be so clearly addressed in 3 tweets!
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
lol I’m with GVD, I can never remember what anaclitic actually means and at this this point, maybe I just don’t want to 🤷‍♂️😅
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Philip Cooke @philipcooke.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
This is indeed a hot take for many and that makes me so sad 😭
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