Dan Speak

@danspeak.bsky.social

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LMU Philosopher. Free Will, Moral Responsibility, Evil (The problem of), Faith, Hope, Intellectual Virtues in Higher Ed. LMU Intellectual Character Initiative: https://academics.lmu.edu/ici/ https://lmu.academia.edu/DanielSpeak

Trading card with photo of nascar driver by the wholesome name of Dick Trickle.
Image of tee shirt with a velociraptor wearing a jaunty beret with a stylized title: philosoraptor.
Olivia Newton John as Sandy (in leather) in Grease.
Drawing of a seminar classroom with Professor (me) diving on a live grenade while everyone else— including my friend and co-instructor— responds with shock.
Cover of U2’s Joshua Tree (1987)
Black and yellow image of our hero.
Rich people in dog masks and 18th century couture in front of a pool.
An image of the book Finite and Infinite Goods by Robert Adams
Image of cover of U2’s album “Achtung Baby.”
Image of fighter jet being flown by an Orca.
Former FSU safety & Rhodes scholar Myron Rolle went from the NFL to being a surgeon. Two photos, here: one of Rolle looking the doctor he is, the other looking the football player he was.
“Stalin, Mao and Hitler didn’t murder millions of people. Their public sector workers did.”
The Dictionary of Fine Distinctions
Classic duck/rabbit illusion
Cover image of Thomas Dolby Album— glasses for one eye… but not a monocle.
Classical painting of Madonna and child… but the mood of the principals is… uh… aloof.
Chipotle ice cream, with whipped cream, and maybe some pepper bits?
Wall of Mission San Juan Capistrano with inaugural date of November 1, 1776 and a quote: “Worth a Visit”