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Michael Picard, MSc, PhD

@infinitarian

Philosopher, Author, Translator.
Proponent of Philosophical Praxis
Engaged in Public Participatory Philosophy
Creator of Philosophy Sports

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"Paradox has an enlivening effect, like an affectionate slap on the cheek." #philosophy #games #playphilosophy #play tinyurl.com/38vjwt73

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"Virtue or evil? The least we can say is that hope is riddled with paradox. Hope is priceless, but it costs nothing. Only hell and the inhuman are without hope. Hope is a spiritual jewel, but it is not rare, as it is a ready coin,…lnkd.in/g5KXFT_Q lnkd.in/g4X-K3E8

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Denys Kinchev. Found him on Robson Street, Vancouver, Canada, a Ukranian balalaika player who spread beauty over a sad street on a sad day. Subscribe to his youtube channel, lend him support. lnkd.in/gPg_57E5

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In a few hours I am honoured to be giving this invited talk (first of three) for the PPAI. They came up with a very nice title for the first talk: How to Cafe Philosophy. It takes place at 7 PM IST (7 AM Pacific). Here is the link for the Youtube livestr…lnkd.in/gTpWj7sw

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#AOC: "the racial realities of our economic issues and the economic realities of racial issues." An interesting remark: lnkd.in/gp3npnhu

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Thanks, all, for likes and comments. The talk, starting only 18 hours from now, is almost set. It will serve its purpose. It has fallen together with minimal nudging, a fruit of years-long labours, only tossed together lately. Now, only the ending needs a…lnkd.in/g_siEevp

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There is a difference between the death of metaphysics and abandonment the corpse. It’s in the latter where the indignities to human remains occur. The death of #metaphysics is only the #death of unitary systems of metaphysics, not…lnkd.in/gjAwExsY lnkd.in/gXPsV9Ha

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I am translating Gerd Achenbach for Lexington Books. Every now and then an incredible sentence shows up in this pioneer of Philosophical Praxis that will shock practitioners everywhere, and stop them in their tracks. Here is one, from the Chapter titled '…lnkd.in/gbSf2KPG

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Those who think the rejection of #method in Philosophical Praxis leads to "anything goes" (or even the smorgasbord view of #philosophy, where all the great philosophers are choices on offer, and each has their potential contribution to make to a practical…lnkd.in/g3mBrhuw

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We turn to philosophy to come to grips with things. But instead philosophy takes hold of us, and lays us in its grips. It doesn’t make grasping anything easier, but renders the easy difficult.