Being Human The asymmetry of loss While on holiday in Vienna in 1833, the English poet Arthur Henry Hallam died suddenly of a cerebral haemorrhage, aged […]
Being Human Remember the dead In the late 19th century, Boston photographer William H. Mumler posed his subjects by a window in his studio – […]
Death Transformative grief Michael Cholbi is Professor and Personal Chair in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. He has published widely in ethical […]
Being Human Outsourced memories There is a tradition in philosophy that makes our memories the core of our personal being, essential to what we […]
Life The game of life When I was growing up in the 1980s, my family and I sometimes played a board game called ‘The Game […]
Ideas to change your life New Philosopher #42 ‘Loss’ “Great lords, wise men ne’er sit and wail their loss, But cheerly seek how to redress their harms.” – William […]
Being Human NP42 ‘Loss’ – digital edition Welcome to the digital version of New Philosopher magazine. Current digital and digital+print subscribers have been sent a password to […]