I teach philosophy, mostly ancient Greek philosophy, at Washington University in St. Louis. I’m here for the zeitgeist. https://bsky.app/profile/sophisteuein.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sophisteuein.bsky.social/post/3mvb4qxal2225A good overview of the primary disease infecting American universities. https://globecollegetown.substack.com/p/higher-ed-administration-barry-lam?r=1jus4&utm_medium=ios11 Sep 2026 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:wfadly5ysf55bqrno6imoavf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvb4qxal2225https://bsky.app/profile/sophisteuein.bsky.social/post/3mv3tdd5pms2qNew career goal. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:wfadly5ysf55bqrno6imoavf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3tdd5pms2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sophisteuein.bsky.social/post/3mv3stkcvjk2qIs it becoming increasingly common to omit commas from titles and banners, even when this changes the meaning? I feel like I’m seeing more “WELCOME STUDENTS” instead of “WELCOME, STUDENTS.”09 Sep 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:wfadly5ysf55bqrno6imoavf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3stkcvjk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sophisteuein.bsky.social/post/3mupk7ip5vs23This survey of global English is run by the linguist (Bert Vaux) who established the database used by the 2024 NYT American dialect survey and the survey currently making the rounds. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:wfadly5ysf55bqrno6imoavf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupk7ip5vs23https://bsky.app/profile/sophisteuein.bsky.social/post/3munqrdhaus2ySong of the night. https://youtu.be/V9g4k5CVyFQ?is=xOp9QK-vvnKS1bxQ04 Sep 2026 00:52 +0000at://did:plc:wfadly5ysf55bqrno6imoavf/app.bsky.feed.post/3munqrdhaus2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/sophisteuein.bsky.social/post/3mufdeq5m322tWho is going to drop some remixed, extended play versions of the old Philosopher's Annuals, including the revised versions of the papers selected and the total bangers that the nominating committee overlooked?31 Aug 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:wfadly5ysf55bqrno6imoavf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufdeq5m322thttps://bsky.app/profile/sophisteuein.bsky.social/post/3mu3wymrcms2cOnce you get above 30, counting gets hard. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:wfadly5ysf55bqrno6imoavf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3wymrcms2chttps://bsky.app/profile/sophisteuein.bsky.social/post/3mu3rtl2b6k2bMy university devised a mini-course on "AI Lit." and required it of (I think) all incoming undergraduates. To know what they were getting, I took it, too. It was, much to my relief, quite sensible about the technology and its limitations. But... 1/27 Aug 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:wfadly5ysf55bqrno6imoavf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3rtl2b6k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sophisteuein.bsky.social/post/3mu2yuqznek2nI vaguely recall learning in a class on Jewish mysticism that the sages had a numerological decoding of Biblical passages that specified exactly how large God’s penis is. God couldn’t keep it secret; had to drop the hints in the text, for those who can read them. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:wfadly5ysf55bqrno6imoavf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2yuqznek2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/sophisteuein.bsky.social/post/3mtzdbvxouk2eIt makes me happy to see prizes that are not especially designed to single out kind and generous people going to kind and generous people. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2026 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:wfadly5ysf55bqrno6imoavf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzdbvxouk2e