David Utsler (he/him)

Philosopher, professor, book lover, music lover. Author of Paul Ricoeur and Environmental Philosophy (Lexington).

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You may be familiar with the Tao Te Ching and its rich wisdom. But today’s Half Price Books find is a wonderful dialogue of Dudeism with this ancient text. Hence: The Dude De Ching. This book is sure to tie my whole library together. 

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So proud of this book and the contributions of those who…uh…contributed. Stellar chapters!

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This is officially out today! Fellow academics, be sure to request that your institution's library order a copy!

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This is going to be a good day. Geddy Lee’s new baseball book (signed) and the new Madison Cunningham album show up at my door on the same morning!

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This book is coming out on October 15. For those of you at colleges and universities, please encourage your library to order a copy.

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Yesterday’s philosophy finds at Half Price Books.

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@JDVance @JDVance you’re the hypocrite James spoke of in his epistle. You talk faith but do nothing. Your faith, as James wrote, is dead.

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Me and my lovely beautiful great soul of a friend, Marissa at Black Sabbath’s The End tour. Sadly lost Marissa tragically in 2020 from an accident in her home. If there’s an “other side” (Ozzy reference), the Marissa and Ozzy are sharing some laughs and some metal.

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https://t.co/iXIkV5Fs4E

Coming in October

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@DevorahLeah Much if not most of my personal library is from used bookstores. It’s always a joy to find something I’ve wanted in an original edition. Used bookstores are adventures!

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@realDonaldTrump What a petty little child you are. Not fitting for the office of the President of our country.

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@DonaldJTrumpJr Besides the fact you obviously know nothing about cancer diagnosis, you make this tasteless comment about a woman whose doctorate is in education, not medical science. You’re ridiculous and a disgrace.

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

I won’t share RFK Jr.’s lies about autism.

It’s disgusting and dangerous.

If he had a shred of decency, he would apologize and resign.

Autistic people contribute every day to our nation’s greatness.

To every kid with autism, I’m in this fight all the way for you.

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Linda Martin Alcoff at the NTPA keynote.

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Going on live now, The North Texas Philosophical Association keynote address delivered by Linda Martin Alcoff

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Excellent

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

Elbows up, Canada.

[𝔗𝔯𝔲𝔱𝔥 𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔰 @politicsusa46]

Let me make this absolutely clear. Last night bombers took off, drones were launched and missiles were fired from Russia.

Ukrainian air defences knew they were coming, but had no idea what their targets were, because the President of the United States prohibited vital intelligence to be shared with battlefield commanders.

Last night Donald Trump actively assisted an indicted war criminal to murder Ukrainian civilians. America’s president is now a MURDERER as well as a convicted felon. I’m sure Putin will present him with a medal when he visits Moscow.

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Most of my wardrobe is black (makes laundry day a breeze), but today in class I was wearing this Docker’s shirt with stripes mostly blue-ish and red.

Student: “You’re wearing old man clothes today.”

🤣🤣🤣

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"The time, it is to be hoped, is gone by when any defense would be necessary of the 'liberty of the press' as one of the securities against corrupt or tyrannical government."

John Stuart Mill, On Liberty (1859)

That time has not gone by.

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In my LinkedIn profile, I get an email from a recruiter hiring philosophy PhD's like me to review high level questions to ensure that the next generation of AI models will not make errors. So, I am supposed to help develop AI to replace me by making sure it can do its job well.