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What purpose does imagery serve in philosophy? Does it differ from poetic imagery? Michael Rosen discusses the role of imagery in philosophical arguments in describing how the nature of the discipline has evolved. Watch his full lecture here: buff.ly/qEBtbPG

@indglish @Harvard @MichaelRosenYes That's a fair point. Either Michael Rosen might reject the predicates we’ve attributed to them. Perhaps we've overcomplicated things here, especially as @MichaelRosenYes (the poet) has already said "I’m not the other one"!

@RIPhilo @Harvard @MichaelRosenYes Sadly, Liebniz's law does not apply to 'intensions' without well defined 'extensions' as is often the case with things which are epistemic or impredicative. Rosen might say 'I'm not Rosen' because he can't identify with the predicates properly applicable to him.

Does x=y? We'd like to clarify that our recent speaker, Prof Michael Rosen of @Harvard is a different person from poet and national treasure @MichaelRosenYes. Despite their many commonalities, we've checked and Prof Michael does not have the property "Bear Hunt author".

@Protrepticus2 Great idea - we've definitely seen from our schools programmes, and from those run by @philosophyfound how #philosophy education can benefit children.

@RIPhilo Start with logic. Put critical thinking on the national curriculum from the earliest years.

Happy #InternationalDayOfEducation! 💡🌱 🌍✨ What do you think are the best ways to make #philosophy #education more accessible? Is there anything more we and other organisations should be doing to promote real philosophy, for everyone?

@Elainebks Hi Elaine, yes there are two, rather confusingly! Our lecture was given by Prof. Michael Rosen the philosopher from Harvard and not @MichaelRosenYes

@RIPhilo Are there 2 Michael Rosen’s

Are we making progress in philosophy? Michael Rosen critiques the early analytical philosophers’ opinions in this clip. Watch his full lecture here: youtu.be/CmxMHKvK04E

@philosophybites @DrSJFine Wow, that's huge! It's good to know there's so much interest out there. We're definitely working on increasing our reach.

@RIPhilo @DrSJFine Since the Philosophy Bites podcast launched in 2007 we’ve had nearly 50 million unique episode downloads (and A Little History of Philosophy has been translated into 30 languages). There’s a huge interest in philosophy across the world…You could probably up those numbers!

In 2024-25, we reached over 45,000 people through our philosophical activities. 📈 That's the equivalent of a packed football stadium, or a busy crowd at Glastonbury! 🎸 💡 Please share this post to help us reach even more people, with real philosophy for everyone, in 2025-26.

Would you still love me if I was a worm? 🪱 Philosopher Jack Morgan Jones explores how the object of one's love can change radically over time, in the latest edition of THINK journal. 📚 Read the open-access article here: buff.ly/OoyI8tJ #philosophy #personalidentity

Why doesn't the history of philosophy involve the resolution of problems the way other disciplines do? Some philosophical problems remain with us, while the nature of philosophy has been re-configured. Watch Micheal Rosen's lecture on this issue here: buff.ly/qEBtbPG

✨Tackle the big questions, in this year's THINK Essay Prize for 15-18 year olds. Open for entries now 📝 More info at royalinstitutephilosophy.org/think-essay-pr… #philosophy #essay #competition #Alevels

How have ideas of relational equality developed in the past 100 years? ⚖️ Don't miss this forthcoming #London #Lecture by TRIP President Jonathan Wolff, Social Equality: Then and Now. 🎟️ Get tickets here: buff.ly/WQ4gFXS #politicalphilosophy #socialequality #philosophy

✨ 🚀 Level up with TRIP membership, and get access to this exclusive online talk by philosopher and gamer C. Thi Nguyen. @add_hawk He'll offer a timely guide to the joy of games and the danger of metrics, and how to rewrite the rules. 👇 Find out more: buff.ly/URJiDph

🎧 🎙️ Looking for a new #podcast to kickstart the weekend? Here's a good listen from The Big Smoke Variety Show. In this episode, TRIP Academic Director Edward Harcourt joins host Kevin Bennett to talk all things #philosophy. ✨ Listen here: buff.ly/wMp86xi

How do you teach #philosophy in #prison? Paul and Dan, founders of our Prisons education programme, spoke to The Big Smoke Variety Show #podcast, about sparking reflection and discovery where freedom of thought is most deeply desired. Listen here: buff.ly/fKoB1mz

In this clip from Professor Jo Wolff’s talk to membership, he discusses an argument against value-free science put forth by several papers published in Philosophy in the past 100 years. Join our membership for access to more upcoming members’ events: buff.ly/ZGzYwVf

Happy #WorldLogicDay! Here's an accessible article on logic in everyday thinking from @PhilosophyNow.