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Michael Cholbi

@michaelcholbi

'No true Scotsman': US-ish philosopher HQ'd in Edinburgh. Death & dying, work & labor, Kantian ethics, paternalism, procreative ethx. Unapologetic coffee snob

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IAPDD (@phildeathdying) 's Twitter Profile Photo

IAPDD call for abstracts for group session at APA meeting in San Francisco, April 2025! Submission deadline September 27 -- more info here philosophyofdeath.org/group-session-…

Michael Cholbi (@michaelcholbi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Looking forward to being the final "contemporary" speaker at this NYU conference. Hope to see some death and dying philosophers there! as.nyu.edu/departments/ph…

Daniel Pink (@danielpink) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Want happier, healthier kids? Offer them autonomy. Massive new meta-analysis makes it plain: In every culture, control leaves children worse off — but autonomy helps them people engage, learn, and grow.

Want happier, healthier kids? 

Offer them autonomy.

Massive new meta-analysis makes it plain:

In every culture, control leaves children worse off — but autonomy helps them people engage, learn, and grow.
Susie Dent (@susie_dent) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Word of the day is ‘kuchisabishii’, from Japanese: boredom eating, or the making of frequent visits to the fridge in the hope of finding something new to munch on. Its literal translation is ‘lonely mouth’.

#bullshitjobs (@bullshitjobs) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Dear David Gutensohn, Michael Cholbi, >90% of our "economy" and jobs serve no economic purpose. But a financial. Billions of economically unnecessary #bullshitjobs are wasting our resources, energy and fossil fuels. Causing global warming and inflation. zeit.de/arbeit/2023-05…

The Ethics Cup (@ethicscup) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The 2025 regionals case set will be out next week! Stay tuned for an announcement regarding which day next week. (And if you've ever wondered about the ethics of charity shop shopping, you're gonna like this case set!) 'for a more civil debate'' #ethicscup

Gearóid Brennan PhD RN (@gearoidbrennan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today is my 13th anniversary living in #Edinburgh. It might seem odd to celebrate, but 13 is my lucky number. Here's 13 places/reasons why I love calling Edinburgh & the surrounds my home. All pics are my own. A 🧵:

Today is my 13th anniversary living in #Edinburgh. It might seem odd to celebrate, but 13 is my lucky number. Here's 13 places/reasons why I love calling Edinburgh & the surrounds my home. All pics are my own. A 🧵:
Michael Cholbi (@michaelcholbi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Proud to be hosting this fantastic workshop on the Ethics of Choosing and Refusing Work -- call for abstracts, deadline Oct 25! philevents.org/event/show/126… The Autonomy Institute David Frayne