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philosophyofdeath.bsky.social @philosophyofdeath.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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Man arrested after dressing as Grim Reaper on hospital roof and staring at patients
The 26-year-old man was fined £200 by Llandudno magistrates
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CrackTheYank 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙 @cracktheyank.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Summer Reading 😂
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Michael Cholbi @thatwhichischolbi.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
For all you Spanish speakers out there! Delighted that Ediciones Paidos has made available a Spanish translation of my 'Grief: A Philosophical Guide.' Can be pre-ordered here: www.fnac.es/livre-numeri...
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philosophyofdeath.bsky.social @philosophyofdeath.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
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#uor100 #philosophy #aristoteliansociety #mindsociety | University of Reading
Last week, the University of Reading was home to something rather special. We had the honour of hosting the 100th Joint Session of The Aristotelian Society and the Mind Association – the UK's larges...
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Men in Blazers Media Network @meninblazers.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Spain’s Nico Williams gave his mother, Maria, his World Cup winner’s medal after Sunday’s final ❤️💛 Nico's parents trekked some 2,000 miles across the Sahara from Ghana to Spain as refugees. Now, their son is a world champion 🥹
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Michael Cholbi @thatwhichischolbi.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Absolutely delighted to recently join my co-editor Paolo Stellino for a discussion of philosophy and suicide with @jackrweinstein.bsky.social for @whyradioshow.bsky.social — a diverse and challenging conversation for sure! @oxunipress.bsky.social @schoolofppls.bsky.social youtu.be/hyIh0gmm0YM?...
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How Do Philosophers Talk About Suicide? – Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life podcast
YouTube video by Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life
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DiverseGrief @diverse-grief.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The Special Issue of Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences titled "Grief in the Digital Age," edited by @reginafabry.bsky.social and @marilynstendera.bsky.social, has now been published in full. 1/2 #philsky link.springer.com/journal/1109...
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Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences
Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences is an international and interdisciplinary journal that published papers that address the philosophical and scientific ...
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Michael Cholbi @thatwhichischolbi.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Pleased and honoured to have presented my 'Devotion and the Opacity of Grief' at the joint session last week, with Louise Richardson providing a sage response -- terrific challenges in audience Q&A! philpapers.org/rec/CHODAT-7 philpapers.org/rec/RICOKW
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Michael Cholbi @thatwhichischolbi.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Royal Institute of Philosophy @triphilosophy.bsky.social hosting online event this Thursday evening: Legislating Assisted Dying: Philosophical and Ethical Questions for Policymakers royalinstitutephilosophy.org/event/assist...
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Legislating Assisted Dying: philosophical and ethical questions for policymakers - Royal Institute of Philosophy
This online event will cover the crucial philosophical questions to consider when passing legislation on assisted dying. Book tickets for 16 July 2026.
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Michael Cholbi @thatwhichischolbi.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Can psychopaths' low levels of empathy explain why they exhibit little grief at the deaths of others? Yes, I argue -- but to see why, we need to expand our conception of empathy to incorporate empathy for our past and future selves iai.tv/articles/psy...
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Psychopaths show us that grief relies on self-love
<p><em>We know psychopaths don’t feel empathy for others, but it turns out they also can’t feel empathy for themselves. Philosopher <strong>Michael Cholbi</strong> argues that psychopaths’ inability t...
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Michael Cholbi @thatwhichischolbi.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
My latest (to be presented at next month's joint session in Reading also!): Grief is often transformative -- we can't predict its feel or trajectory in advance. How come, and why this is a good thing academic.oup.com/aristotelian...
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Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
No, it's because only 3.1 percent of the Dutch population live in poverty as opposed to 20 percent of the British population. The Guardian really needs to stop publishing irresponsible lifestyle crap as news. (The Avondvierdaagse is a nice tradition though.) www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Dutch children are unusually happy and healthy. Is it because of the Avondvierdaagse?
Once a year, Dutch kids, parents and teachers take part in a walking festival, heading out for four nights in a single week to explore their neighbourhoods, exercise and make friends. It’s a tradition...
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Patrick Stokes @patrickstokes.com · 14/06/2026
Fantastic @philosophyofdeath.bsky.social conference at Waseda University last week. A few random Tokyo shots:
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Michael Cholbi @thatwhichischolbi.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
HECK YEAH, this is happening people!
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Michael Cholbi @thatwhichischolbi.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Delighted that my 'Grief: A Philosophical Guide' will be the subject of a symposium at Zhejiang University later this week! And special thanks to the staff @princetonupress.bsky.social for making its translation into Chinese possible! philevents.org/event/show/1...
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5th Philosophy of Emotions Workshop & Book Symposium
June 5 Philosophy of Emotions Workshop on Grief Chair: LI Zhongwei (Zhejiang University) 9:00-9:45 What Grief Tells Us About Structural Emotional Rationality Michael CHOLBI (University of Edinburgh) 9...
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philosophyofdeath.bsky.social @philosophyofdeath.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
TOMORROW: do join us for the online launch symposium for the newly published Oxford Handbook of the Philosophy of Suicide! Presenters include Frances Kamm, @hane.bsky.social, Paolo Stellino, Steve Luper, Becky Millar. Things kick off 3 pm UK time!
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philosophyofdeath.bsky.social @philosophyofdeath.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Terrific workshop on the 'Meaning of Mortality' this week @vlc-lab.bsky.social in Valencia!
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Philosophy of Grief and Loss at York @griefyork.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Louise Richardson is an invited speaker at this year's @aristotsoc.bsky.social Joint Session. She will be responding to Michael Cholbi (@thatwhichischolbi.bsky.social) in a symposium on Devotion and the Opacity of Grief. sites.google.com/view/2026-jo... #philsky
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2026 Joint Session - Invited speakers
Inaugural address Vague Beliefs Rosanna Keefe (Sheffield) Symposia Kantian Climate Justice Angela Breitenbach (Cambridge) / Lucy Allais (University of Witwatersrand/Johns Hopkins) Chair: John Callanan...
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Michael Cholbi @thatwhichischolbi.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
My latest death, dying, and the emotions: We worry about 'dying alone' -- but we should probably be worried about dying *lonely* instead. Dementia will often mean dying lonely, but surprisingly, we don't have reason to fear dying lonely while demented philpapers.org/rec/CHODAD-4
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philosophyofdeath.bsky.social @philosophyofdeath.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Incredible slate of presentations planned for our biennial conference in Tokyo! A teaser: animal grief, posthumous privacy, Beauvoir on dying, consenting to cryonics, deathbed regrets. Registration info here - deadline to register May 22. www.philosophyofdeath.org/sixth-bienni...
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Sixth biennial conference, Tokyo - Philosophy of Death
IAPDD will be holding its sixth biennial conference June 9-11, 2026 at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. Program presenters and titles Kiki Berk, Resisting Death: Beauvoir’s Philosophy of Dying Adam Bu...
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philosophyofdeath.bsky.social @philosophyofdeath.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Call for Papers, 'Doing Right by the Digital Dead' -- deadline 15 October 2026 filozofia.sav.sk/en/mi2026
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Michael Cholbi @thatwhichischolbi.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
<Please circulate!> Call for abstracts, deadline 28 Feb: 5th workshop on philosophy of emotions, Zhejiang University, 5 June. The topic is grief -- honoured to be the keynote speaker! @griefyork.bsky.social philevents.org/event/show/1...
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5th Workshop on Philosophy of Emotions
The School of Philosophy at Zhejiang University is happy to invite submissions for our 5th Workshop on Philosophy of Emotions, dedicated to the theme of grief, to be held on June 5th, 2026. We welcome...
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Michael Cholbi @thatwhichischolbi.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Very happy to have my "Fearing Our Deaths, Grieving Our Selves" appear in this just published anthology on moral psychology of fear! I argue that fear of death is harder to vindicate than anxiety, which in turn mirrors self-directed grief www.bloomsbury.com/us/moral-psy... philpapers.org/rec/CHOGOD
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The Moral Psychology of Fear
The Moral Psychology of Fear brings together contemporary philosophers to consider how fear can shape or compromise moral motivation, and in particular the ways…
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Michael Cholbi @thatwhichischolbi.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Very pleased to have had this podcast chat with Ricardo Lopes, aka The Dissenter, on all things philosophy of death and dying: nature of death, immortality, grief, suicide, the whole lot! youtu.be/w0YMZl4je-E?...
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#1152 Michael Cholbi: The Philosophy of Death and Dying
YouTube video by The Dissenter
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Michael Cholbi @thatwhichischolbi.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
We feel the moral tug of grief -- but how can there be a duty to grieve the dead? Delighted to have this paper coming out with Jordan MacKenzie, arguing the duty is rooted in 'practical fidelity'. Look for it in Free and Equal in coming months! philpapers.org/rec/CHOGAA-3 @griefyork.bsky.social
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Michael Cholbi & Jordan MacKenzie, Grief as a Duty of Practical Fidelity - PhilPapers
We often feel duty-bound to grieve our loved ones after their deaths. But how can we owe grief (or anything) to those who are no longer alive? We propose that the ...
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Masahiro Morioka @masahiromorioka.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
International Association for the Philosophy of Death and Dying will hold its sixth biennial conference on June 9–11, 2026, at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan. We warmly invite you to come to Tokyo and join the discussion on the philosophy of death and dying at Waseda.
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philosophyofdeath.bsky.social @philosophyofdeath.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Roster of exciting new IAPDD events! (1) Call for abstracts for our biennial conference, being held in Tokyo, June 2026. Deadline for submissions is 3 November! www.philosophyofdeath.org/sixth-bienni...
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Sixth biennial conference, Tokyo - Philosophy of Death
IAPDD will be holding its sixth biennial conference June 9-11, 2026 at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. Call for abstracts IAPDD seeks abstracts for presentations at the 2026 biennial conference. Abst...
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Our ANU @ouranu.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
"Without irony, the university would perform better if many of these senior corporate roles would make themselves redundant. They do low level admin work and meetings, and every time they try to do something justifying their salary they fuck it up." www.reddit.com/r/Anu/commen...
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philosophyofdeath.bsky.social @philosophyofdeath.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
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Why medically assisted dying should be legalised | Aeon Essays
Death is a certainty. But choosing how and when we depart is a modest opportunity for freedom – and dignity
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philosophyofdeath.bsky.social @philosophyofdeath.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
REMINDER: Jul 14 is deadline to submit IAPDD group session at January APA meeting in Baltimore!
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philosophyofdeath.bsky.social @philosophyofdeath.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Abstracts sought for IAPDD group session at APA Eastern meeting in Baltimore, Jan 2026 -- deadline Jul 14. Details below!
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philosophyofdeath.bsky.social @philosophyofdeath.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Welcome followers! This is the official Bluesky feed for the International Association for the Philosophy of Death and Dying. Website and newsletter sign up here: www.philosophyofdeath.org
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Mission - Philosophy of Death
IAPDD is a global organization of over 200 scholars interested in the investigation of philosophical questions surrounding death and dying, including (but not limited to): the metaphysics of death, in...
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