NP51 ·
Noise
Interference and noise
Signals are information worth attending to. Noise is interference you ought to ignore. When I’m talking to you on the […]
THE ARCHIVE
New Philosopher issues
Browse more than a decade of New Philosopher. Each issue explores a single theme through philosophy, ideas, essays and interviews.
From these issues
NP50 ·
Wisdom
Received wisdom
It’s difficult to say when and how my children first became aware of the concept of a prison. It was […]
NP49 ·
Observation
A clear look
“What we can know, and what we can understand, is so influenced by our location in time that it is […]
NP51 ·
Noise
Noises from the deep
Around the turn of the twentieth century, an Italian physics teacher and meteorologist named Tito Alippi undertook a curious piece […]
NP50 ·
Wisdom
News from nowhere: the myth of experience
We tend to assume that wisdom accumulates naturally with experience. Time passes, mistakes are made, lessons are learned, and judgment […]
FROM THE ANCIENT TO THE FUTURE
Over 50 editions tracing the questions that shape how we think, live, and understand the world.
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NP45 ·
Novelty
Nothing but change
“If you can in one day renovate yourself, do so from day to day. Yea, let there be daily renovation.” […]
NP44 ·
Flourishing
Becoming a superhero
Imagine you were given the chance to become a superhero. Let’s say a genie pops out of an old urn […]
NP45 ·
Novelty
The Novelty edition
“Novelty has a tendency to make us philosophers.” – Virginia Woolf Constantly looking outwards, humans have crossed continents and oceans, […]
NP44 ·
Flourishing
The self that is not a self
From the Flourishing edition, available from our online store Existence is suffering. We don’t have to look […]
NP45 ·
Novelty
The impulse to novelty
“And I will capture your minds with sweet novelty.” – Ovid I recently re-read Annie Ernaux’s autobiographical […]
Earlier issues
NP43–NP1
NP43
Wealth
NP42
Loss
NP41
Conflict
NP40
Intelligence
NP39
Distraction
NP38
Courage
NP37
Body
NP36
Uncertainty
NP35
Love
NP34
Truth
NP33
Identity
NP32
Energy
NP31
Space
NP30
Perception
NP29
Purpose
NP28
Climate
NP27
Family
NP26
Change
NP25
Death
NP24
Balance
NP23
Being Human
NP22
Time
NP21
Power
NP20
Play
NP19
Life
NP18
Stuff
NP17
Communication
NP16
Food
NP15
The Future
NP14
Nature
NP13
Luck
NP12
Education
NP11
Technology
NP10
Fame
NP9
Property
NP8
Travel
NP7
Health
NP6
Progress
NP5
Self
NP4
Work
NP3
Happiness
NP2
Mind
NP1
Freedom
