Helen De Cruz
@helendecruz.net
Philosopher writing on science, religion, SFF, SFWA, Codex, lute music. newsletter: http://helendecruz.substack.com website: https://helendecruz.net/ My book Wonderstruck - https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691232126/wonderstruck
Dear all, Helen passed away at 13:21 local time. Helen would not have wanted us to be sad for a long time. All they wanted was to be remembered. They looked forward to being rid of pain and to being at rest. Helen took great comfort in you, their friends and readers. pt. 1/2
i did a podcast about my short story the diamond mountain, published by @kaleidotrope.bsky.social and hosted by @chelseaharamia.bsky.social and @kmdoublev.bsky.social more by other writers will come
Chelsea Haramia@chelseaharamia.bsky.social · last yr.I'm happy to announce the first episode of Story Phi is live! Story Phi is a podcast developed by @kmdoublev.bsky.social and me. It's about storytellers, story lovers, and philosophy Intro music composed by @hane.bsky.social and our first episode features the wonderfully talented @helendecruz.net
My good friend @helendecruz.net is currently in hospice after a long battle with cancer, and has written this beautiful piece reflecting on what is truly of value in life. helendecruz.substack.com/p/cant-take-...
Can’t take it with you
I am in hospice care and reflecting a lot on what a good life is.
helendecruz.substack.com
My brilliant lute teacher Anton Birula made this video for me. Have a listen! If you feel so inclined pls subscribe to his channel LuteDuo. Let's get it to 10k. Pls reskeet. youtu.be/2EWrH0gRphQ?...
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH, Gigue BWV 1012, Anton Birula - baroque lute by Jacek Łozak
YouTube video by LUTEDUO
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This is a beautiful reflection on the way we characterize others and the importance of the idiographic in that. Brings me back to my Allport roots. Most elegant integration of personality is the nomothetic-idiographic for me.
Helen De Cruz@helendecruz.net · last yr.Latest post. Don’t know how many I have still in me helendecruz.substack.com/p/cant-take-...
Latest post. Don’t know how many I have still in me helendecruz.substack.com/p/cant-take-...
Can’t take it with you
I am in hospice care and reflecting a lot on what a good life is.
helendecruz.substack.com
Recreational sex so we can all get on with work!
Helen De Cruz@helendecruz.net · last yr.Plato on recreational sex in Symposium. A few pages further he also talks about lesbian relationships.
So many important things are discussed at conferences. When international travel is dangerous & science is under threat & research funding is being slashed & we know how bad flying is for the climate & we have technology to make it happen, the fact that all conferences aren't hybrid is wild. 🧪
my publisher @thepinkhydra.com also offers my novella outside Amazon. Just $3.20 for a two hour fantasy in a beautiful secondary world and city which reminds you of Oxford. A comfort optimistic story without powerful and wealthy protagonists
The Artistry of Magic by thepinkhydra
A magical love story between a middle-aged scholar and a homeless magician, by Helen De Cruz
thepinkhydra.itch.io
Ah my good friend Spinoza. Your life was short but we do not find anything lacking. I am not of your caliber but find consolation in it anyway
Plato on recreational sex in Symposium. A few pages further he also talks about lesbian relationships.
Oh, he wrote a lot of other music. But all anybody ever wanted to hear was the one song. His "fans" did him dirty. They'd go to a concert, wait for the one song, go crazy, and then leave. In the middle of the show.
How the world's biggest song caused Gotye to quit
YouTube video by David Hartley
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What is wild to me is that humans until industrialization would have two blocks of sleep. After a first sleep of some hours they would wake up and do stuff: visit friends, have sex, a small meal etc. And then they'd turn back in for a second longer sleep. So don't worry if you wake in the night.
In our video Foal is unsure whose advice to follow: are the animals around her both knowledgeable and well-intentioned? Explore themes of trust and misinformation in #thephilosophygarden #philsky #edusky sites.google.com/view/the-phi... #philosophyforeveryone
Wie man mit Nazis auf der Straße spricht. Oma super stabil.
An editor saw the potential of this novella and published it. It's selling well and has glowing reviews. Yet it was rejected so many times. I knew it's a good story. Don't give up. www.amazon.com/Artistry-Mag...
The Artistry of Magic
amazon.com
Arley Sorg@arleysorg.bsky.social · last yr.quick reminder for the weekend - rejection DOES NOT MEAN you are a bad writer! breathe. refocus when you can. keep going!💖
Lovely review of my book Wonderstruck socialconcerns.nd.edu/virtues/news...
Wonder Struck by Helen de Cruz | Institute for Social Concerns
Last week a student told me his dyslexia both made him unusually creative and gave him a special sense of wonder. From what I knew of him, the claim made intuitive sense to me. He is the kind of wildl...
socialconcerns.nd.edu
Brilliant paper about this philarchive.org/rec/PROTVO-2....
Sara Protasi, The Value of Sleeping - PhilArchive
Should you take a pill that gives you all the health benefits of sleep and allows you to stay awake? I argue that you shouldn’t. I propose three reasons why sleeping, ...
philarchive.org
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · last yr.also being a dad has made me realize how precious sleep and how deeply and utterly correct every tired parent was when they made some version of that "sleep while you can haha" joking advice before the kiddo arrived
Am I crazy or did we just have a convo about how we can't fund cancer research?
People keep talking about the left needing its own Joe Rogan as if I don't already exist???
