Nigel Warburton
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.
Edited by Nigel Warburton
Learning and education
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Speaking Latin brings an unmediated thrill to the Classics
by Armand D’Angour
Stories and literature
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So far and no further: the philosophy of Samuel Pepys
by Jacky Colliss Harvey
Violence and aggression
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What do you really want when you want to get your revenge?
by Renée Danziger
Knowledge and reason
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Want to know, even if it hurts? You must be a truth masochist
by Daniel Callcut
Personality
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Assertiveness is a virtue that anyone can develop with practice
by Rebecca Roache
Architecture
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The sink in the hall: how pandemics transform architecture
by Theodora Philcox
Decision-making and attention
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Sometimes, paying attention means we see the world less clearly
by Henry Taylor
Thinking and intelligence
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How to think clearly
By learning to question and clarify your thoughts, you’ll improve your self-knowledge and become a better communicator
by Tom Chatfield
Knowledge and reason
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My words have meaning, your parrot’s do not. Wittgenstein explains
by Stephen Law
Thinkers and theories
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How to deconstruct the world
Don’t believe everything you hear, read and watch. To puncture received ideas about culture, start thinking like Jacques Derrida
by Peter Salmon
Painting and sculpture
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Looking at portraits with an eye to evolutionary psychology
by Dan Sperber
Stories and literature
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Craft your own renaissance with tips from Boccaccio’s Decameron
by Dan Turello