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The Reluctant Professor
Hard-Won Victories and the Roles We Embrace
Harvard undergrads are merciless. Sometimes, it’s a rivalry between peers. At other times, it’s the withering gaze they cast on their Teaching Fellows (also known as T.A.s in about every other co...
Miscellaneous Monday — 06/08/26
Happy Monday!
Here’s a semi-miscellaneous list of announcements and happenings from across philosophy Substacks, as well as some links to posts by writer friends and personal announcements!
Upcoming
Next week, we’ll feature an interv...
The Social Sciences and Spirituality — A Guest Post by Phil Kretsedemas
Spiritual and Existential Judgments
In the opening pages of The Varieties of Religious Experience, William James discusses the difference between spiritual judgements and existential ones. He explains that existential judgements are con...
Gabriella Hulsey
What is philosophy to you?
Philosophy is a way of viewing the world: when we philosophize, we see the world as figure-outable and as worth figuring out. It’s a way of responding to the world rather than just reacting to it. To me, this...
The Tyranny of Thinness — Friday Foray #1
In the “Why Philosophy?” Substack, I’ve shared over fifty interviews by philosophers on what brought them to the discipline and how they conceive of it, and I’ve begun including personal essays that are shaped by my own vision of philosophy...
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I’m a professor at Florida International University. I love applying philosophy to everyday life and inspiring others to do the same! For more about me, check out www.ccleboeuf.com. My first book, The Tyranny of Thinness, will be out in October 2026!
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