@NotDerekEstes

Assistant Professor of Ethics and Religion @Pepperdine | Occasionally I tweet about philosophy, chess, sports

 Malibu, CA
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Joined December 2010
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Hamilton
@HamiltonMusicalOct 18
A little Sara Bareilles x Hamilton for your day.
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Alastair Roberts@zugzwangedOct 15
It is what he would have wanted.
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Alternatively, we should do controversial metaphysics in order to rule this out
Andrew M. Bailey
@resistancemoneyOct 5
There's a non-zero chance that countless invisible angels are all around, and it harms them badly when we pass through their ghostly "bodies". You can't rule this out without doing controversial metaphysics. Therefore, out of precaution, we should ban walking around.
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The Phenomenology of Spirit
Søren Kierkegaard Club
@KierkegaardddSep 30
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I use more—not fewer—em dashes these days. AI will not change me
stephanie wakefield
@stephwakefield_Oct 2
Using em dashes in 2026 is a status symbol — a sign of not living in fear
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“Did you consider the morality of partnering with a gambling company before you decided to be a spokesman” KD: “No, I didn’t think about that at all” Well okay then
Varun Shankar@ByVarunShankarOct 2
Wemby said he'd never promote a gambling company and said it was "sad" to see other players do so. Kevin Durant, partnered with FanDuel, responded Friday.
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Undisputed GOAT
Mike Finger@mikefingerOct 1
Just asked Victor Wembanyama if he’d ever consider promoting a sports betting company. “Absolutely not. I will never do that. Honestly, I think it's very sad to see some players promote it. …Everybody does whatever they want, but without me.”
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I haven’t taught a proper Intro to Philosophy class yet, but when I do, all of the curriculum will be designed to explain the references in this Monty Python sketch, the watching of which will be the culminating experience of the class youtu.be/LfduUFF_i1A?is=uKXr…

Monty Python Philosophy Football

Germans Versus Greeks

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Derek Estes retweeted
Phil Hoyeck
@PAHoyeckSep 27
Hate it when people tell me “That’s a good point.” All my points are good. That’s why I make them.
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The smartest people I know have mainly two things: 1.) endless curiosity, and 2.) an insane memory
Earth Papi ⏚ Frankenstein
@EarthPapitoSep 26
The smartest people I know, and not necessarily the most academically gifted, possess weapons grade pattern recognition that they use mercilessly in every facet of their life.
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Nice reflection on Great Books programs
Surya Gowda@suryaxgowdaSep 26
Some reflections on my quirked up Straussian education 🤓 “Against Great Books Fetishism” thedispatch.com/newsletter/d…

Against Great Books Fetishism 

Straussians have a point. But so do their detractors.

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Could someone tell Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews not to send 26 (that’s the actual number!) book reviews in 26 separate emails to by inbox all at once? Thanks in advance.
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Update: I have now received 10 more
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My wife when I make a devastating objection during the Q&A of a philosophy conference presentation
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So good
Emily Hewertson 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
@emilyhewertsonSep 11
The single speech that might well have defeated the wretched Assisted Dying Bill.
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My students any time I assign them to write a philosophy paper:
Film Updates
@FilmUpdatesSep 10
Jennifer Lawrence shares her first Instagram post: “If anyone says anything negative, I will quit. Immediately. If anyone thinks something mean, I’ll know. And I’ll quit.”
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Warranted Christian Belief
G. F. Allen
@AuthorGFAllenSep 8
WHAT BOOK IS SO GOOD THAT AFTER READING IT, YOU BUY EVERY OTHER BOOK PUBLISHED BY ITS AUTHOR.
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Most of them are! I mainly use Twitter to keep up with what my actual friends are thinking and talking about.
🎃 Evie of SCARYTWT@adorkabledeerSep 6
Do you guys have any twitter oomfs you consider an actual friend
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wife: stop eating so many donuts me: I'm combating genocide you fascist!
Stu Smith
@thestustustudioSep 5
🚨 Da’Shaun L. Harrison at Socialism 2026 argues that the political deployment of GLP-1 drugs is “fascistic” because they exist in “a world fixated on genociding fat people.” “The political deployment of GLP-1s is fascistic, not because individuals take them, but because the conditions under which they become necessary are shaped by a world fixated on genociding fat people.” And to explain why that is supposedly fascistic, Harrison turns to Frantz Fanon and “Black flesh under colonial surveillance.” If GLP-1s are already “body fascism,” the dual and triple agonists are going to require an entirely new theoretical vocabulary.
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Neither of these things is true. A good teacher pays attention to how the writing process seems to be going for students, and I also bring things to grade while they write. Also, there are great apps that can transcribe student handwriting for you these days.
Joyce Carol Oates
@JoyceCarolOatesAug 29
in-class essays allow the instructor to sit & scroll through his cell phone while being paid for teaching. downside is, now you have to read the essays in cursive.
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I would also just note that the same logic would seem to rule out giving in-class tests and quizzes.
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