Sean Dorrance Kelly

God keep me from ever completing anything. This whole book is but a draught--nay, but the draught of a draught. Oh, Time, Strength, Cash, and Patience!

[Sean Dorrance Kelly @Sean_D_Kelly]

I don't really understand the Youtube Algorithm, but it seems to be promoting a podcast interview I did last fall with Lex Fridman on Existentialism, Nihilism, and the Search for Meaning. It was a pretty fun and wide-ranging discussion. Take a look!

https://t.co/WrbSWbRUOR

[Sean Dorrance Kelly @Sean_D_Kelly]

@JDHamkins Got it. You were referring to a different pair of cases than I was. My takeaway from your analysis is that, although I’m not naturally inclined to constructivism, you have to admit that its denial of LEM makes it a tough position to refute.

[Sean Dorrance Kelly @Sean_D_Kelly]

@JDHamkins 1/ I might be misunderstanding your point. But I thought your comment about the “implicit LEM of having two cases” referred to the case where constructibility is required for existence and the case where it is not. Surely the constructivist, as such, must take a stand here.

[Sean Dorrance Kelly @Sean_D_Kelly]

@JDHamkins Good point. But if they make that move, then it puts pressure on the primary constructivist commitment, doesn’t it? What’s left of constructivism if the truth of the claim that only constructible entities exist is consistent with its falsity?

[Sean Dorrance Kelly @Sean_D_Kelly]

Very excited for this new adventure!

I hadn’t planned to say that the arts and humanities are “the soul of higher education” - I just heard it coming out of my mouth. And maybe there’s a better way to say it. But that seems like a decent start.

https://t.co/hfHxC16Zr6

[Sean Dorrance Kelly @Sean_D_Kelly]

@jennfrey @Tyler_A_Harper @cwellmon Couldn’t agree more! This is, of course, consistent with the idea that it is not *all* of what philosophy should be. But I’m with you that we need to be doing this much more than we are.

[Sean Dorrance Kelly @Sean_D_Kelly]

@jennfrey @Tyler_A_Harper @cwellmon This looks like a super-interesting read - thanks for the suggestion!

[Sean Dorrance Kelly @Sean_D_Kelly]

@jennfrey @Tyler_A_Harper 2/ …imagining what the arguments could be against it. I do get, of course, that as a matter of fact academia does not act in accordance with this middle way. And that’s seems wrong to me. But I’m wondering what the best arguments are for its being that way are, if any.

[Sean Dorrance Kelly @Sean_D_Kelly]

@jennfrey 1/ Genuine question: What’s the best thing to read on either side of the traditional scholarship vs. public humanities debate? The middle way suggested here by @Tyler_A_Harper - that there should be room for some of each - seems so obviously true to me that I’m having trouble…

[Sean Dorrance Kelly @Sean_D_Kelly]

Just arrived in beautiful Missoula, Montana, and am so excited to join Matt for this event tomorrow night!
https://t.co/Trj7wQNLyl

[Matt Strohl @strohltopia]

Open to all, Sean Kelly will give the inaugural Albert Borgmann Memorial Lecture in the Dell Brown Room in Turner Hall at the University of Montana, on "The Proper Dignity of Human Being." I'll have the privilege of introducing him. https://t.co/MCpyBOj2w7

[Sean Dorrance Kelly @Sean_D_Kelly]

@cc_leboeuf Woohoo!!!

[Sean Dorrance Kelly @Sean_D_Kelly]

@timcrane102 So sorry for your loss, Tim. It seems from your description that he made the most of his time here, and offered much to those around him. A contribution we can all hope to emulate.

[Sean Dorrance Kelly @Sean_D_Kelly]

@JSEllenberg How about a rank-ordered list of all those cities by the number of countries X for which they appear on your original list? And is New York City at the top of this second list?

[Sean Dorrance Kelly @Sean_D_Kelly]

@zenahitz Can't wait to hear your thoughts on Being and Time! Wait. How long is your vacation, anyway?

[Sean Dorrance Kelly @Sean_D_Kelly]

@kmiyahara2013 How fun - please say hello to Erik for me! I’ve enjoyed following the award-winning work that he and his brother are doing at the intersection of art, architecture, and philosophy. I love the idea of you and Erik knowing one another!

[Sean Dorrance Kelly @Sean_D_Kelly]

@JulienNewman Fun to talk, Julien - thanks for your hospitality!

[Sean Dorrance Kelly @Sean_D_Kelly]

Fun conversation with @JulienNewman ...

[Sean Dorrance Kelly @Sean_D_Kelly]

I'm excited to cohost the @blitzscalingpod tomorrow. We'll discuss how an @nytimes piece I wrote on the gift of aliveness relates to @reidhoffman and @chrisyeh's book #blitzscaling

Sign up here to ask questions on the livestream: https://t.co/AY0YqggM7o
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[Sean Dorrance Kelly @Sean_D_Kelly]

@ManonGarciaFR Wouldn’t miss it!

[Sean Dorrance Kelly @Sean_D_Kelly]

@ManonGarciaFR Looking forward to your talk tomorrow!

https://t.co/GVyYy53gig