Bringing philosophy to life and work
In an irredeemably uncertain, chaotic world, a world of war and pandemics and AI, philosophical skill and insight have never been more practically important.
Why? Because philosophy is the oldest, most rigorous practice we have for thinking well about the things that actually matter. It is literally the love of wisdom — and we could really do with some wisdom right now.
But philosophy has often locked up its value in ivory towers, in impenetrable jargon and self-important nonsense. And that's why I built The New Philosophy — to bring philosophy to the people and places where it can have a real impact.
Arthur Worthington expected to see symmetry. He expected regularity. He expected what he thought of as beauty. His mind, as he said, was “filled with an ideal splash - an “Auto-Splash” - whose perfection may never be realised.”
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Leaders who are unable to articulate their own philosophical views and challenge those of others now risk losing their ability to exercise meaningful leadership.
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I left academia in the summer of 2022. Since then, I do philosophy in the world. I do it with people and for people who really are grappling with philosophical questions – not as theoretical puzzles, but as things that matter in their lives.
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