'The claim that something is controversial has zero dialectical force in philosophy ... everything is controversial in philosophy.' – Galen #Strawson (2019)

'[M]atter in itself is mind and mind in itself is matter, and there is only one actuality ... the unity of spirit and nature is not a unity of two types of systems – fundamentally they exist in one and the same unity.' – Kitarō #Nishida (image: Yayoi Kusama)

'Epicurus used to call ... Aristotle a profligate, who after devouring his patrimony took to soldiering and selling drugs...' – Diogenes Laërtius (LotPii, 537)

I just passed my PhD! Drinking underway.

Shocking find: A. N. #Whitehead's personal papers were not burned after all, and are now being processed: whiteheadresearch.org/2019/01/14/on-… Whitehead Research

'Physiologists should think twice before deciding that an organic being’s primary instinct is for self-preservation. A living being wants above all else to release its strength; life itself is the will to power and self-preservation is only one of its...consequences.' –#Nietzsche

Horrific news. US bombed a refugee camp in Syria today. Over the last 48 hours US-led strikes have killed at least 86 civilians. And Trump is given credit for "ending the war." We uncover his murderous legacy & imperial strategy on The Empire Files youtu.be/LQ3aatCJK0w

'Action is ... [mass] or energy multiplied by time ... . Action is the curvature of the world.' – #Eddington (STG, 147 – image: Gilman)

Someone has apparently translated my article into Spanish: medellinstyle.com/los-filosofos-…

I'll be giving a talk in Penzance, UK on 3rd July on Psychedelics, Sentience, and N-Dimensional Space. Book a place in hyperspace now: eventbrite.com/e/psychedelics…

I will give $1,000/mo for the next 12 months FREE to someone who retweets this and follows me by July 4th 😃 Let's show why money is the answer & why this is the campaign for people. No purchase necessary. US citizens only. yang2020.com/rules

The original messiah complex: 'Athenians, I am not going to argue for my own sake ... but for yours, that you may not sin against the God by condemning me, who am his gift to you. ... [I was] given to the State by God.' – Socrates (#Plato: Apology)

Yesterday, I turned 65 years of age – a time in life for deep reflection.... (click to read the whole post) #life #death #endoflife #civilrights #psilocybin #psilocybinmushrooms #psilocybintherapy instagram.com/p/CCygTWhBo0D

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Great panel. And a vital topic to know for anyone who uses #psychedelics or #drugs #EndtheDrugWar #BlackLivesMattters <swoon>Neill Franklin @MohawkTheEduc8r

1)Another PPrB affiliate called me an informant after being released last night, and multiple others affiliated, validated the wild accusation as they walked by. He heckled me as I disengaged, saying "you gonna tell your daddy." The "snitch jacketing" has been pushed by....

Although I’m happy it wasn’t Susan Rice, picking “top cop” Kamala Harris in the midst of a historic uprising about unaccountable police murder is pretty audacious.

As folks in the "psychedelic community" continue to insist that #corporadelic ventures will magically improve the same traumatic systems that they rely on in order to function/profit, we wholeheartedly disagree. For those who seek alternatives: dual power projects. A BSA thread:

This is not going to go well with some folks inverse.com/science/viking…