Jonny Thomson
@philosophyminis.bsky.social
I explain philosophical ideas.
I write for Big Think.
I write for Big Think.
Diamond: Creeping Normality
August 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Diamond: Creeping Normality
De Beauvoir: The Passionate Man
"This is the story of true love. It's the backbone of Disney blockbusters and bestselling books, and according to Simone de Beauvoir, it's entirely unhealthy and dysfunctional."
"This is the story of true love. It's the backbone of Disney blockbusters and bestselling books, and according to Simone de Beauvoir, it's entirely unhealthy and dysfunctional."
March 29, 2025 at 12:38 PM
De Beauvoir: The Passionate Man
"This is the story of true love. It's the backbone of Disney blockbusters and bestselling books, and according to Simone de Beauvoir, it's entirely unhealthy and dysfunctional."
"This is the story of true love. It's the backbone of Disney blockbusters and bestselling books, and according to Simone de Beauvoir, it's entirely unhealthy and dysfunctional."
Aristotle on Friendship
March 20, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Aristotle on Friendship
Diogenes: Cynicism
"Cynicism is the call to get off the never ending treadmill of life and to live a simpler life."
"Cynicism is the call to get off the never ending treadmill of life and to live a simpler life."
March 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Diogenes: Cynicism
"Cynicism is the call to get off the never ending treadmill of life and to live a simpler life."
"Cynicism is the call to get off the never ending treadmill of life and to live a simpler life."
Borges: The Library of Babel.
"But like the characters in Borges' story, we can't shake the idea that there is some kind of order to things. And so, we spend all of our time flicking through books of nonsense, hoping that one day we'll find the book which contains the meaning for it all."
"But like the characters in Borges' story, we can't shake the idea that there is some kind of order to things. And so, we spend all of our time flicking through books of nonsense, hoping that one day we'll find the book which contains the meaning for it all."
March 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Borges: The Library of Babel.
"But like the characters in Borges' story, we can't shake the idea that there is some kind of order to things. And so, we spend all of our time flicking through books of nonsense, hoping that one day we'll find the book which contains the meaning for it all."
"But like the characters in Borges' story, we can't shake the idea that there is some kind of order to things. And so, we spend all of our time flicking through books of nonsense, hoping that one day we'll find the book which contains the meaning for it all."
V for Vendetta.
"Nothing good in life is given. Ideas need constant defending.""
"Nothing good in life is given. Ideas need constant defending.""
March 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM
V for Vendetta.
"Nothing good in life is given. Ideas need constant defending.""
"Nothing good in life is given. Ideas need constant defending.""
The Cruelty of Moral Indignation.
"The road to Eden will be paved by the bodies of dead enemies and the mutilated ‘other.’"
"The road to Eden will be paved by the bodies of dead enemies and the mutilated ‘other.’"
March 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The Cruelty of Moral Indignation.
"The road to Eden will be paved by the bodies of dead enemies and the mutilated ‘other.’"
"The road to Eden will be paved by the bodies of dead enemies and the mutilated ‘other.’"