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@WGSEnglish Do you want me to send you a picture of it? 😳😬

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@MusicWGS @WGSEnglish @WGSMathsdept @WGS_DoS @WGSMacroecon @wgsacademicPE @WGSNetball @WGSFootball @WGS_Pastoral @WGRugby @WReadingrecs @Careers_WGS

[Aeon Magazine @aeonmag]

For David Hume, habit reduces the emotions’ agitations, making them manageable https://t.co/OmVatfMjDY

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@WGS_Geography They are capitals planned and built from scratch.

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Aphorisms tell philosophy’s history as fragments, not systems – https://t.co/OBLx2LwCVI via @aeonmag

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Y12, if you are struggling with today's lesson on Mackie's Error Theory, then try having a look at this useful Blog by Christopher Cloos.

[WGSPhilosophy&RS @WGSRS]

The claim that values are not objective, are not part of the fabric of the world, is meant to include not only moral goodness...but also other things—rightness and wrongness, duty, obligation, an action’s being rotten and contemptible. —J.L. Mackie https://t.co/yYtVuinNWI

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Why Does Boredom Exist? | Psychology Today https://t.co/wWzudYR8fe ..an interesting article about boredom as a 'push to act'. Used in a positive way, it is a trigger for purposeful agency.

[WGSPhilosophy&RS @WGSRS]

What is the problem with ethical trolley problems? – https://t.co/f8pmxnqzbv .....Y12 - some very useful reading to help with those evaluative skills.

[Aeon Magazine @aeonmag]

It’s easy for the mind to become closed to new ideas. Cultivating ‘shoshin’ –a beginner’s mind – helps us rediscover the joy of learning. Psyche Guide: https://t.co/HLCz0iliwu

[WGSPhilosophy&RS @WGSRS]

@WGSEnglish might be of some interest to you....happy half term!

[Aeon Magazine @aeonmag]

Is it possible to take gibberish seriously? From Medieval songs to 20th-century poetry, there is value in this strange language https://t.co/8XApTNSnuw

[Forum for Philosophy @forumphilosophy]

In an age of mindfulness, is there something to be said for sleepfulness too? Marina Benjamin, Russell Foster & Simon Wortham join @ShahidhaBari to discuss the science, philosophy & literature of sleep: https://t.co/3UTuS1DlJI

@marinab52 @OxSCNi #LSEForum #publicphilosophy

[Aeon Magazine @aeonmag]

The double-edged sword of a moral state of mind https://t.co/rhio6dXtdh

[WGS Music @MusicWGS]

Mr Robb from @WGSRS raises the tempo as we #FeelTheLove with @Rudimental for the @woodhouse_grove #MentalHealthAwareness #Groveplaylist https://t.co/qjRNFwLHhD

[WGSPhilosophy&RS @WGSRS]

⁦@woodhouse_grove⁩ ⁦@WGS_Pastoral⁩ there seems to have been a spree of these #RAK #KindnessMatters incidents in the Baildon area today. Of, course, I'll be saving mine for the weekend! Thank you, kind soul!

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@woodhouse_grove @WGS_Pastoral
Some interesting articles on mental health and well-being. #MentalAwarenessWeek

[Aeon Magazine @aeonmag]

@aeonmag will now including offerings from both Aeon and our newly launched magazine Psyche. Have you had a look at our sister site yet? https://t.co/SKpdhMVlTv

[Peter Adamson @HistPhilosophy]

So it turns out that Machiavelli is in fact as fascinating and amazing as we've been led to believe... but often rather misunderstood.

We start to find out why in today's new episode, the first of a miniseries on him:

https://t.co/5wQYcORE9q

[WGSPhilosophy&RS @WGSRS]

#MentalAwarenessWeek

[Aeon Magazine @aeonmag]

Today we launch Psyche, a sister site to Aeon exploring mental health, the question of ‘how to live’, and artistic and transcendent experience. It’s a big milestone for us! We hope you enjoy it https://t.co/SKpdhMVlTv

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@MusicWGS @WGSMathsdept

[Aeon Magazine @aeonmag]

The mathematics of music means piano strings can never be in perfect harmony. From the archive: https://t.co/i9XZCBmJKL

[WGSPhilosophy&RS @WGSRS]

Many of Kierkegaard's works deal with this theme. He referred to it as 'the dizziness of freedom'. Check out another his books here: https://t.co/Jhfwde3Hno

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Interested in existential views about dealing with mental wellbeing? In 1844 Kierkegaard published "The Concept of Anxiety', which popularised the term angst. In it he claims that anxiety is a way for us to recognise & realise our true identity & freedom. #MentalHealthAwareness