NFN: Mixed feelings
“To be able to respond to anger without bitterness, to respond to fear without retreat, to meet joy without arrogance – this is the…
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The meaning of moods
When we ask people how they are, we are, in essence, asking them about their mood because moods are how we orientate ourselves in…
Impossible choices
There is a famous paradox, the paradox of Buridan’s Ass, named after the 14th century French philosopher Jean Buridan. Imagine an ass which is…
13 questions with ChatGPT
ChatGPT in conversation with Kelly Truelove, based on the "13 questions" section in each edition of New Philosopher magazine. Kelly Truelove: Provide an…
The Novelty edition
“Novelty has a tendency to make us philosophers.” – Virginia Woolf Constantly looking outwards, humans have crossed continents and oceans, invented technological wizardry, created…
The impulse to novelty
“And I will capture your minds with sweet novelty.” - Ovid I recently re-read Annie Ernaux’s autobiographical masterpiece The Years ahead…
Imaginary realities
“Isn’t it true to say that ... Novelty is mistaken for Progress?” - Frank Lloyd Wright It’s a breezy crisp afternoon…
Get love without chance
“I do think that people literally get addicted to cell phones and social media, yes. It’s important to recognise that addiction is a spectrum…
Animal spirits
“It is rare to see a professional economist, in interpreting the past or forecasting the future, quoting what a businessperson or newspaper writer thinks…
Somewhere to flourish
For much of my early adult life, I viewed flourishing as a state of being that necessitated certain ingredients, much like a plant requires…
A doctrine of better-ism
“Like winds and sunsets, wild things were taken for granted until progress began to do away with them. Now we face the question whether…
New Philosopher #44: Flourishing
“There is only one inborn erroneous notion… that we exist in order to be happy.” - Arthur Schopenhauer It’s not uncommon for people…
