News from nowhere: Food for thought
“All the misfortunes of men arise from one thing only, that they are unable to stay quietly in their own room,” wrote Blaise Pascal.…
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New Philosopher celebrates 10 years
We're thrilled to be celebrating 10 years of New Philosopher. Back in 2013, we launched the magazine at the Byron Writers Festival - at…
Strangers in love
When I spotted my husband, he was talking to a pre-schooler. My first thought was that we’d have to abort our little game: pretending…
New Philosopher China launches
“Believe me, wise men don’t say ‘I shall live to do that’, tomorrow’s life is too late; live today.” Martial 新哲人 中文版: After more…
Does having a purpose in life make us happy?
Before John Major’s government converted Britain’s erstwhile polytechnics into universities in the 1990s, higher education in Britain was strictly a two-tier affair. Universities, channelling…
Unexpected change
Heraclitus, the pre-Socratic philosopher, left us to interpret and apply his often-cryptic aphorisms. One of the fragments that survives from his writing declares, “All…
Virus views: This is our watershed moment
We are publishing submissions about the COVID-19 crisis from readers daily on NewPhilosopher.com in the hope that it can help us all make sense…
Virus views: adapt and improvise
We are publishing submissions about the COVID-19 crisis from readers daily on NewPhilosopher.com in the hope that it can help us all make sense…
Virus views: remembering our humanity
We are publishing submissions about the COVID-19 crisis from readers daily on NewPhilosopher.com in the hope that it can help us all make sense…
Virus views: fight the decay
We are publishing submissions about the COVID-19 crisis from readers daily on New Philosopher in the hope that it can help us all make…
Virus views: a path forward
We are publishing submissions about the COVID-19 crisis from readers daily on New Philosopher in the hope that it can help us all make…
Virus views: human responses
We are publishing submissions about the COVID-19 crisis from readers daily on New Philosopher in the hope that it can help us all make…
