Daniel Callcut

@danielcallcut

Philosopher and writer. Articles for @prospect_uk @Aeonmag @ArtsPro @psyche_the_mag Editor of Reading Bernard Williams (Routledge)

England, United Kingdom

Joined May 2013

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Daniel Callcut@danielcallcut · Oct 22, 2023

New essay on Bernard Williams, moral relativism, and the culture wars with nods to Herodotus, Sally Rooney, Judith Butler, Christine Korsgaard, Richard Rorty, Derek Parfit, Kant, Nietzsche, Wilde and @pameladruck and @holland_tom and @StephanieCoontz aeon.co/essays/bernard…

danielcallcut's tweet card. Bernard Williams argued that one’s ethics is shaped by culture and history. But that doesn’t mean that everyone is right

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New Humanist@NewHumanist · 4 h

Pessimism, according to Mara van der Lugt, has had a bad press @PrincetonUPress newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6444

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Nigel Warburton 🇺🇦 #FreeUkraine@philosophybites · Jul 26

I have an essay on philosophical connections in this issue of ⁦@TheNewPhil⁩ In great company there!

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Daniel Callcut@danielcallcut · Jul 26

Bernard Williams on utopianism: "people, once arrived in this state, might have no sense of loss. But that would not mean there was no loss. It would mean that there was another loss, the loss of the sense of loss."

danielcallcut's tweet image. Bernard Williams on utopianism: "people, once arrived in this state, might have no sense of loss. But that would not mean there was no loss. It would mean that there was another loss, the loss of the sense of loss."

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David Bather Woods@dbatherwoods · Jul 25

Lovely endorsements for my forthcoming book! “brilliant and vivid biography” @EtheHerring “bracing and honest” @JohnKaagAuthor “a joy to read” @philosophybites Out in November. Preorder now: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book…

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Helen Thompson POLIS@HelenHet20 · Jul 22

It was a pleasure to talk to @mrianleslie for The Ruffian on Britain's economic and political trials. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/new…

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Daniel Callcut@danielcallcut · Jul 25

Bernard Williams on evolutionary psychology

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Daniel Callcut@danielcallcut · Jul 25

Mara van der Lugt's Hopeful Pessimism is written with such deep care that it feels like an act of hope in itself newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6444/… @NewHumanist

danielcallcut's tweet card. Why pessimists are best at finding hope in the darkness

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Daniel Callcut@danielcallcut · Jul 25

Dave Edmonds on Newcomb's Paradox and his journey from two-boxer to one-boxer newstatesman.com/ideas/2025/07/… @NewStatesman @DavidEdmonds100

danielcallcut's tweet card. Newcomb’s Box is a paradox that divides opinion – and casts doubt on our usual understanding of cause and effect.

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Daniel Callcut@danielcallcut · Jul 25

Passage from Williams's moral luck on how, for moral value to be a source of solace, it has to be more than "merely a last resort, the doss-house of the spirit."

danielcallcut's tweet image. Passage from Williams's moral luck on how, for moral value to be a source of solace, it has to be more than "merely a last resort, the doss-house of the spirit."

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Rory McCarthy@roryisconfused · Jul 24

Berserk question: can any of you get me access to Cormac McCarthy’s family tree?

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anna@moonbeeaam · Jul 22

This is the premise for Ben Lerner's next novel, which is supposed to be out in April 2026

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Hanif Kureishi@Hanifkureishi · Jul 22

My Beautiful Laundrette - voted one of the best LGBTQIA+ films to watch by @Tatlermagazine

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Daniel Callcut@danielcallcut · Jul 22

Wonderful short review piece by @danielcallcut of what seems to be a very interesting book on hope, optimism, pessimism by Mara Van der Lugt. Highly recommend!

NNew Humanist@NewHumanist · Jul 22

Why pessimists are best at finding hope in the darkness ✏️@danielcallcut newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6444

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New Humanist@NewHumanist · Jul 22

Why pessimists are best at finding hope in the darkness ✏️@danielcallcut newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6444

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Rebecca Lowe@RMLLowe · Jul 20

excited to launch my new philosophy podcast, Working Definition! episodes available via 'the ends don't justify the means' (link in next tweet), as well as Apple, Spotify, YouTube..

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Rory McCarthy@roryisconfused · Jul 20

I’m always pestering you guys for recommendations, sorry, but I’d appreciate some on the general theme of re-enchantment/transcendence, broadly considered.

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