Nigel is a writer, philosopher and podcaster. He is interviewer for the popular Philosophy Bites podcast. His books include A Little History of Philosophy, The Art Question and Free Speech: A Very Short Introduction. Nigel is on Twitter @philosophybites.
Imagination
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Aphantasia can be a gift to philosophers and critics like me
by Mette Leonard Høeg
Poetry
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A conversation with my spider Maman and Louise Bourgeois
by Pascale Petit
Music
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They’re playing our song! The philosophical puzzle of cover songs
by P D Magnus
Theatre and performance
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Why did Ibsen put ‘philosophers in skirts’ up on the stage?
by Kristin Gjesdal
Change and self-development
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How to change your self-limiting beliefs
Let Descartes, Kant and other philosophers help you view the world through a more positive filter and you’ll bloom
by Rebecca Roache
Ethics
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What luck in war reveals about the role of chance in life
by Andy Owen
Spirituality and religion
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Why religion without belief can still make perfect sense
by Philip Goff
Thinking and intelligence
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How to think for yourself
Schopenhauer and Proust can help you find inspiration from your favourite writers while also retaining an independent mind
by David Bather Woods
Virtues and vices
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Toleration is an impressive virtue that’s worth reviving
by Daniel Callcut
Artists and art history
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The art of Ice Age children offers a tactile sense of the past
by Izzy Wisher
Hallucinations and delusions
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Philosophy can help us connect, even in the face of psychosis
by Rosa Ritunnano & Kasim Qureshi
Rituals and celebrations
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How to set yourself free with ritual
For a life of harmonious ease, find the rhythm in the everyday: make your world your temple and submit to its sacred ritual
by Alan Jay Levinovitz