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Editor of New Philosopher Zan Boag interviews Hilde Lindemann, Professor of Philosophy at Michigan State University and the former editor of Hypatia. Zan Boag:…
It probably says something telling about human beings that the oldest surviving piece of literature is about our longing to overcome death. The Sumerian…
While on holiday in Vienna in 1833, the English poet Arthur Henry Hallam died suddenly of a cerebral haemorrhage, aged just twenty-two. Over the…
Michael Cholbi is Professor and Personal Chair in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. He has published widely in ethical theory, practical ethics, and…
After just a week, Flourish by Antonia Case has sold out at some locations in Australia and in some online stores but Bloomsbury is…
"Every now and then an epiphany comes along in the form of a book. Are we being who we secretly thought we could be?…
We're thrilled to be celebrating 10 years of New Philosopher. Back in 2013, we launched the magazine at the Byron Writers Festival - at…
“The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.” Albert Einstein Author/illustrator: Corey…
By Dr Wolfgang Gillier Death is always a family affair. When you have one family, or two. But then who defines ‘the’ family? Is…
Gao Rongguo is an artist based in Beijing. His work has been exhibited internationally, including the Quai Branly Museum in Paris, CAFA Art Museum,…
By Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore Last year my 92-year-old grandmother, April, wrote a letter to The Times of London: “Sir, Why do we have to announce,…
By Allison Arieff Consider this fact of modern life: nearly all of the technological products that we buy and use are designed with planned…
