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…
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Cast-iron certainty
Many of us desire certainty. We don’t just want to believe, or even have fairly or very good grounds for believing. We want more…
Forgetting yourself
Can you lose your identity while still being alive? Yes. I saw my mother lose hers, then regain something of it. One day she…
Virtual identity
Times are changing fast enough that it’s hard to know where to start unspooling the question of modern identity. Questions to answer are breeding…
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…
Grandstander in the family
When Italian handbag and luggage maker Guccio Gucci retired, handing over to his sons a fortune and the reins of the flourishing business he…
Staying afloat
I doubt I'm the only one experiencing a stretching of time - each day feels like a week; each week like several months. "Reality…
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…
COVID-19
You hardly need to be told that life has changed over the past few weeks. We are experiencing an upending of our lives. It…
Balance: what is the Goldilocks day?
By Tim Olds There’s nothing more democratic than time. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, Bill Gates and the Dalai Lama, Usain Bolt and Serena…
False media balance
In March 2018, a man named Mike Hughes climbed into a homemade, steam-powered rocket, and launched himself 700 metres above the Mojave Desert floor.…
The obsolete human being
By William Watkin Now Take one last look at your smartphone. You probably regard it as the cutting edge of technology, and those…
