@emilytwrites

Philosopher of time, space, travel, arcane books. Professor at Durham. Author of Absolute Time & The Meaning of Travel. Defender of armchairs.

 Durham, England
emilythomaswrites.co.uk
Joined July 2017
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Right people, my Twitter breaks have become longer and longer of late, so I'm going to step away for a while. We'll see what happens in the future!
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【NEW】時間はいつ「線」になったのか：年表の発明と忘れられた時間観 🔗worksight.substack.com/p/194 時の流れを思い浮かべるとき、わたしたちは過去から未来へと伸びる直線を想像してしまう。ところが、そうした時間のイメージを支える「年表」は、比較的新しく発明された図法であるという。
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When we turned time into a line, we reimagined past and future – aeon.co/essays/when-we-turne… @emilytwrites via @aeonmag

When we turned time into a line, we reimagined past and future | Aeon Essays

In the 19th century, the linear idea of time became dominant, forever changing how those in the West experience the world

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Ancient Greek physician Soranus on Plato's theory that women's wombs wander their bodies: “the uterus does not issue forth like an animal from a lair.” #lovehistory
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That thing where you're supposed to be writing a 4,000 word essay and it's at 20,000 and still going... #AcademicTwitter
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A nine-wind tempest! A snake! Greek philosopher Secundus the Silent on the nature of women...
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Our MA programme is welcoming students! Details here...
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Our research seminar today is given by @emilytwrites @Dur_Philosophy on "Bertrand Russell, Karin Costelloe-Stephen, and Temporal Experience" 🌎@UoNHumanities A1 ⏲️ 3-5 Web: emilythomaswrites.co.uk/abou… #philosophy #research #time #space #historyofphliosophy #temporalexperience
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Courtesy of Neil Price’s History of the Vikings, I’m learning Valkyries had wicked, war-drenched names: -War-Fetter -Helmet-Clatter -Sword-Noise -Howling -Shield-Scraper -Teeth-Grinder -Spear-Shaker -Battle-Weaver -Shaker -Disorder -Scent-of-Battle -Victory-Froth #lovehistory
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"Unboxing" a Roman treasure, indeed! Can't imagine a better title than this... youtube.com/watch?v=KCy9q7-h…
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Barely past 4am and dark already falling. The north, the north.
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Well played, @HotelChocolat
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How do we perceive the present moment? Karin Costelloe-Stephen says it's a non-relational unity, a process. Bertrand Russell says it's riddled with relations. My #philosophyoftime paper on this just out in Nous : doi.org/10.1111/nous.70020

Bertrand Russell, Karin Costelloe‐Stephen, and Temporal Experience

Click on the article title to read more.

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Time isn't little, Random Coffee Shop! Time is horribly, mind-bogglingly large...
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Accidentally saved a recipe in my "time" reading folder and just spent half-second wondering what "Salted Butterscotch Chocolate Chunk Cookies" had to do with growing block theory... #academictwitter
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I've just discovered this "all wiki leads to philosophy" thing and it's brings me joy: openculture.com/2024/09/do-a…

Do All Roads Lead to Philosophy on Wikipedia?: They Do About 97.3% of the Time

Pull up the Wikipedia page for Mariya Takeuchi's 'Plastic Love,' the 1984 single now known for re-popularizing the genre of Japanese 'city pop.' Then click the first of its links (not related to the...

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Gotta love old philosophy books. This Index entry for "Birds" points to "removing cerebral hemispheres" AND "love-antics":
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Pumpkins! Because pumpkins.
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Big news for universities... bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgkz…

University tuition fees in England to rise with inflation every year from 2026

Bridget Phillipson confirmed the plans for the next two years, with fees to increase automatically after that.

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When you get copyedits back and discover you omitted a truly embarrassing number of references (100+ ?!) in the bibliography... #academictwitter
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