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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

And for those who want to teach about degreed concepts and gradable adjectives in the classroom, Philosophy Compass also published my teaching and learning guide. Enjoy! compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Teaching and Learning Guide for: Relative and Absolute Gradable Adjectives

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

After a summer hiatus from poasting so Paul Blaschko and I could rest up, @thephillibrary.bsky.social is back for another school year!

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

More jobs, this time to join us at the Chase Center at Ohio State. It's that time of year! go.osu.edu/DPbg

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Year 4 is in the books, and what a year it's been. Can't wait for the next adventure with you. Happy anniversary babe!

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Getting in the studio with Dan Gullotta and @jacobbruggeman.bsky.social. More soon!

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Grokking the Purpose of Education My attempt to make sense of what schooling should look like in the age of AI Link here: theheartofthepublic.substack.com/p/grokking-t...

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The Institute for Social Concerns is launching a new journal, The Annual Review of Virtue and the Professions. The focus? Cutting-edge interdisciplinary scholarship on integrating character into professional and preprofessional education. Submissions due September 1! Details:

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

*New Paper* Knowing Justice When You See It Australasian Journal of Philosophy We are good at identifying justice and injustice, even when we don't have a theory about what exactly they are. This has implications for what kind of concepts justice and injustice are. Link below!

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I got to take Laura and Judah to Ole Miss. It was a walk down memory lane. I lived in Oxford from 2011-2013, working with #teachforamerica in Holly Springs. After my favorite restaurants - Ajax, Snack Bar, BBB - we still found time for a philosophy conference #hottytoddy

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Year 1 at Ohio State is in the books. Finishing up finals week will never get old 📚

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

10 years. You have seen me through grad school, engagement, marriage, and my first child. Oh, and did I mention that in those 10 years, you have lived in 9 different states? Happy birthday, Bella! 🐕🌎🎂

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Χριστός ἀνέστη! ✝️🌷🪺

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

A lot of exciting courses at the Chase Center this fall - my wife Laura will be teaching about How Politics Breaks Your Brain, @sabrinablittle.bsky.social is tackling happiness, and Daniel is looking to the life of Bonhoeffer as an inspiration for leadership and discipleship.

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Spring vibes 🕶️💐☀️

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

"On our end-of-year survey for all the programs, we had many students say that they were more likely to apply to graduate school in philosophy, but a large number also indicated that they were not." Seeing the direction academia is headed, maybe that means we were successful?

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Easily the best workshop out there for academics looking to do public-facing work. The last workshop will run this summer - apply by March 1st! Link below

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Do you want to live a good life? Of course! Who wouldn't? The harder question is how to do it. I'm teaching a Thomistic Institute reading group on Zoom in March, open to all college students. Join us to learn more about Aquinas's views on happiness! Sign up link below:

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

The Chase Center is currently advertising for postdocs. 2 year position open to economics, English, history, law, philosophy, political theory/science, theology/religious studies, and sociology

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

I grew up the son of a Baptist preacher. Unsurprisingly, the first time I read the word ‘philosophy’ was in the Bible. The message was not a positive one. And somehow I still ended up a philosophy professor!

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Our first full year at @thephilosopher.bsky.social just wrapped, and what a year it was. It has been humbling, building a website and teaching library from scratch. For helping me learn that there are many, many things I don't know how to do, thank you to everyone who made it possible!

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

The good news: There is a new movie about philosophy professors out on @primevideo.bsky.social The bad news:

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

A Korean translation of my @1000wordphilosophy.bsky.social article on epistemic arguments for democracy is now available. Unfortunately I can't read it to see if they translated me correctly. An overlooked application for Google translate

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

I was interviewed for the Classical Commons podcast on @thephillibrary.bsky.social. The question - can the Library be a good resource for classical educators? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud-Z...

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Philosophy as a way of life | Wes Siscoe

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

New @thephillibrary.bsky.social promo video just dropped. Enjoy the drone shots of @notredame.bsky.social's campus!

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

NBC came to my class! Proud of my students for stepping out of their comfort zones and discussing difficult issues with their peers.

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Interested in what we are doing at the Chase Center? We will be hiring several faculty members this year at all levels. Deadline is the end of the day on October 10th (link in comments)

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

1 year down. And we're just getting started

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

From my wife Laura on political signaling while mourning Charlie Kirk. There's no need for "even though I don't agree with his politics..." "The psychological impulse of our culture has become to see a person’s politicized identities before we see the person who possesses them."

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Can't say enough good things about @edutmer.bsky.social scholarship in ancient philosophy. Glad we could feature him on @thephillibrary.bsky.social !

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Judah’s first tailgate. Go Buckeyes!

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Somehow they chose a philosopher to teach the first Chase Center class on the Declaration of Independence. Good luck to all involved (including myself!)

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Have heard complaints that there are not good, accessible teaching materials on conservative political thought. Here is just that from @tristanjrogers1.bsky.social

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

With commitment, anything can be a bed

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

The Center for Practical Ethics at @olemiss.bsky.social is hiring a Director of Strategic Ethics Education Initiatives. The Center "models and facilitates civil discourse" and "develops the skills needed for character-building". PhD in philosophy a plus! Job listing can be found in the link below:

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

I was honored to speak at the Thomistic Institute’s student leadership conference at @catholicuniversity.bsky.social. For me, this is an experience of coming full circle. In just 2018, I was one of those student leaders, starting a chapter of TI at the @uarizona.bsky.social.

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

CALL FOR PAPERS: Come join us at Ohio State for the Chase Center's first annual conference on Civic Thought, Education, and Leadership. A limited number of $500 travel stipends available. Application details below!

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Having a baby, finishing your dissertation, and landing a tenure-track professor job are daunting tasks. You accomplished all of them in just the past year. It is fitting that this past Sunday was Mother’s Day because Judah is lucky to have a mother as impressive as you. I love you, Laura!

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Yours truly, over at the Philosophers' Cocoon: Want Your Work To Be Widely Read? Contribute to the Philosophy Teaching Library

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Two-Body Problem: Solved This fall, Laura and I will be starting as tenure-track Assistant Professors at The Ohio State University in the newly established Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society.

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Meditations 1 and 2 now up @thephillibrary.bsky.social. Any takers for Meditation 3?

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

*New Mentoring Article* Designing an Undergraduate Philosophy Mentoring Program: A Response to the Leaky Pipeline | Teaching Philosophy (link below)

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

The Sheedy Family Program in Economy, Enterprise, and Society at @notredame.bsky.social is advertising a permanent Director of Student Engagement position. Having worked closely with the Director Paul Blaschko, I know this is a chance to join an exciting initiative! apply.interfolio.com/165720

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Wes Siscoe @wessiscoe.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

New achievement unlocked. Let’s not talk about how many of them were self-citations

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