David M Cornell

Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Lancashire @Uni_Lancashire

Mind; Consciousness; History of Philosophy; History of Ideas

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Borrowed yet another library book that's been covered in scribbles today. Including this particularly insightful annotation...

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I have never been less excited by a World Cup.

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Surely that can’t be comfortable…

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Nice and shady in the undergrowth…

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Picture perfect English countryside in the Lake District this morning.

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Happy 154th Brithday, Bertie...

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I’m all for ousting Starmer. I don’t think he’s a bad person, but he has proved to be a bad leader. But Wes Streeting? Wes Streeting??? It’d be like swapping beige for magnolia.

https://t.co/1Um8paVUk0

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I’m marking essays. It’s that time of year. I don’t have nearly as many essays to mark as I would have had, say, 10 years ago, but somehow, it takes me just as long anyway.

I believe this is an instance of Parkinson’s Law. Well, Parkinson, you know what I say? The law is an ass.

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Delighted for Wu Yize. What a player. And that has to be the greatest World Championship final since 1985...

https://t.co/1fXvwwfJYs

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@GregoryRyman A hedgehog!

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Drama on the driveway last night…

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The Viburnum is in flower 😃. My favourite plant in the whole garden.

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Excited about the start of the Cricket County Champs today. Got my fantasy team picked and I’m looking forward to the first ball being bowled. My money’s on Somerset to win their first ever title, inspired by the Rew brothers. And I’m backing Lancs (of course!) to win Div. Two.

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@DeivonDrago 🤣

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The disdain with which Parfit sometimes dismisses his critics is stunning. On p.354 he gets rid of one objection by saying: “This view is too implausible to be worth discussing”.

What a great line. I intend to use it next time I’m having an argument with my wife.

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Happy 430th Birthday René Descartes. The Father of Modern Philosophy. Here is a genuine photo of him, recently unearthed by archivists, taken in preparation for this very day, back in 1640. (He looks pleased with himself because he’s just finished a draft of the Meditations).

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@benjcartlidge That's cheating. But it did make me laugh...

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@GregoryRyman Yes, I like that one too.

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Some words are just pleasing to say, aren't they? Like "plump", for instance. Or "lozenge". Or "trundle".

Got any favourite words?

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Conscious experience really is remarkable. And mysterious!

https://t.co/OA6LT2ACOA