Nigel Warburton

@nigelwarburton.bsky.social

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Philosopher, writer, podcaster. Co-founder of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Author of A Little History of Philosophy and many other books. Weekly column Everyday Philosophy in The New World magazine. Consultant editor Aeon.co and Five Books. .. more

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Nigel Warburton is a British philosopher. He is best known as a populariser of philosophy, having written a number of books in the genre, but he has also written academic works in aesthetics and applied ethics. .. more

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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 5h

Signed copies of A Little History of Philosophy (and A Little History of the Earth and A Little History of Mathematics) are available from @blackwelloxford.bsky.social

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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 2d

Thoreau cosplay? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/r...

They Went to the Woods Because They Wished to Live Deliberately

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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 3d

The Georgian translation of A Little History of Philosophy is beautiful!

Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 4d

Dogs as weapons - a disturbing trend. Have any philosophers written about this? www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

‘Demand has increased, without a doubt’: the shocking rise of personal protection dogs

Pets trained to bite, hold and release on command are growing ever more popular in the UK. But why – and at what cost to the animals and their owners?

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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 4d

Everyday Philosophy: Karma and the Just World Delusion @thenewworldmag.bsky.social www.thenewworld.co.uk/everyday-phi...

Everyday philosophy: Karma is the world’s worst policeman

Sorry, but leaving the universe to right itself is just misguided wishful thinking

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School of Advanced Study, University of London @sas-news.bsky.social · 5d

We are delighted to welcome the award-winning novelist and storyteller Elif Shafak to Senate House this evening for the 2026 National Humanities Lecture.

The lecture begins at 6pm UK time and will be live streamed. We will share the link later today.

More details 👉 https://bit.ly/3KgvXEB

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The New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · 6d

Ludwig Wittgenstein once claimed that a serious and good philosophical work could be written that would consist entirely of jokes

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