It’s my 32nd birthday & I want for nothing; other than for people to buy my books! 😉 There’s Philosophers’ Dogs from the awesome Unbound (@unbounders)
And Taking Liberties from the irresistibly brilliant Breakthrough Books Collective
Samuel Dodson ✅
Author of “Philosophers’ Dogs” and founder of Nothing in the Rulebook. Philosophy. Writing. Creative thinking.
This Christmas - support #bookshops! We put out a list of great indie #bookstores on Nothing in the Rulebook a little while ago and it still holds up.
Do pick up some books and support our great bookshops!
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@adewebb @philosophy @Dogs thank you so much! She looks like an incredibly wise, and very good, dog. Definitely got a philosophical idea or two going on…
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@SamDodson @philosophy @Dogs Ordering that! Here’s my philosopher’s dog. She’s a Bergsonian Cockapoo…
Always love seeing my book, “Philosophers’ Dogs” out in the wild, especially in the run up to Christmas!
Here it is on the shelves of Waterstones. Dare I suggest it’s a perfect Christmas gift or stocking filler for someone you know?
https://www.waterstones.com/book/philosophers-dogs/samuel-dodson/rosie-benson/9781800180666
#Dogs #philosophy #philosophers #stockingfillers #christmas @philosophy @Dogs
Wallace met frost today for the first time. Mixed reviews. @Dogs #dogsofmastodon #dogstodon #dogs
@edendestroyer @philosophy @philosophybites @Dogs Barkus Aurelius and co will stand by this claim until the facts or evidence prove otherwise (and even after that) 😉
Dogs will love it!”
My book, Philosophers Dogs, comes fully puppy recommended. And, with Christmas approaching, it makes for an excellent stocking filler for the humans in your life, too.
If you can help a writer out and pick ip a copy (available from all good bookstores), that would be very, very brilliant.
@egb @philosophy “the worker must have bread, but they must have roses, too”
How does this sit on the old hierarchy of needs?
@go_shrumm @philosophy you’re not wrong!
“In the depths of winter, I finally learned that there was in me the strength of an invincible summer” - Camus
https://nothingintherulebook.com/2016/01/02/5-reasons-writers-love-winter/
#Quotes #inspiration #inspired #writing #writers #winter #philosophy @philosophy #philosophers
wow you can hear the echoes of this in McCarthy and so many other books. #influential.
Though that said “their having struggled and suffered” - feels like some unnecessary words there that Strunk/White would love to cut out!
#Philosophers of Mastodon:
Can you tell me what single philosophy paper/books/concept has had the most decisive influence on you? And why?
So finale of #Andor cements it as one of the best TV shows of the year, and certainly one of - if not *the* - best Star Wars stories.
“The Empire is a disease that thrives in darkness, it is never more alive than when we sleep. It's easy for the dead to tell you to fight, and maybe it's true, maybe fighting is useless. Perhaps it's too late. But I'll tell you this... If I could do it again, I'd wake up early and be fighting these b*stards from the start. Fight the Empire!” #Maarva #StarWars
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Pine martens - aren’t they just beautiful?
A departure from my mountain photography today. I have spent the last six summers photographing pine martens from my tiny hide in the woods near #Inverness in the #ScottishHighlands.
This animal on the right is only 5 months old, leaning up against her mum and having a look around. A magical moment, and one I am privileged to have seen.
#PineMarten #WildlifePhotography #Scotland #Inverness #ScottishWildlife
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Good morning☕
Just 30-50% of people have an inner monologue or “voice in their heads”.
As I read this stat the voice in my head said “wow that is a crazy statistic. So half of people are just walking around without any inner dialogue with themselves?”
This is a picture of “Fat Albert”, the largest polar bear in Alaska. He weighs 1000 lbs / 450 kilos.
@tomaashby are they carrying the fire?
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