Nigel Warburton

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Cheers everyone!

Really honoured to see this review of Dr Bot by philosopher and writer Nigel Warbuton in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social . Great to have endorsements from doctors as well as philosophers.

Philosophy Bites Podcast Top philosophers interviewed on bite-sized topics

The Philosophy Bites podcast has had nearly 50 million unique episode downloads so far… philosophybites.com

Rachel wearing very flimsy looking apron, mask and visor in NHS setting

Here I am in 2020 in the flimsiest, most pitful PPE - like so many other NHS staff, some of whom died from the Covid they caught in their hospitals.

Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’.

What, Michelle? 🧵

Everyday philosophy: Dr Bot will see you now Don't let Donald Trump’s med bed fiasco distract you from how AI is actually transforming medical care and the ethical issues it raises

Dr Bot @thenewworldmag.bsky.social @crblease.bsky.social @yalebooks.bsky.social
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How long before Russia cuts internet cables to the UK? Don’t say I didn’t warn you….

Signed copies of A Little History of Philosophy now available in @blackwelloxford.bsky.social Broad Street store (on the ground floor in the section that used to be music but now sells gifts)

Signed copies of A Little History of Philosophy now available in @blackwelloxford.bsky.social Broad Street store (on the ground floor in the section that used to be music but now sells gifts)

I’m suggesting it would be a shame if the whole country got held to ransom, particularly if this is just some kind of political gesture playing to anti immigrant voters but putting everyone at risk…We have a history of Government digital data breaches

We’re hearing about a cyber hack of a nursery chain and we’re being told all of us need a digital identity card with all our personal details centrally recorded… Hmmmmmmmm

Everyday philosophy: Just tax the rich We shouldn’t need philosophy to tell us that wealth redistribution could alleviate extensive poverty

We shouldn’t need philosophy to tell us that wealth redistribution could alleviate extensive poverty

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Everyday philosophy: Just tax the rich We shouldn’t need philosophy to tell us that wealth redistribution could alleviate extensive poverty

Tax the rich! @thenewworldmag.bsky.social www.thenewworld.co.uk/nigel-warbur...

Really looking forward to discussing Jamie Woodward’s : A Little History of the Earth @yalebooks.bsky.social with him in the Fossils Gallery of Manchester Museum - Tickets, Wed, Nov 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM t.co/UASdMVIWbv

Everyday philosophy: Just tax the rich We shouldn’t need philosophy to tell us that wealth redistribution could alleviate extensive poverty

Tax the rich! @thenewworldmag.bsky.social www.thenewworld.co.uk/nigel-warbur...

Me too!

Very much looking forward to discussing my new book Why Plato Matters Now (and he really, really does) with Nigel Warburton this Saturday 27th 11.00 - do come if you can. @blackwelloxford.bsky.social @philosophybites.bsky.social @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social

Really looking forward to discussing Jamie Woodward’s : A Little History of the Earth @yalebooks.bsky.social with him in the Fossils Gallery of Manchester Museum - Tickets, Wed, Nov 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM t.co/UASdMVIWbv

Check out this episode of @philosophybites.bsky.social in which I discuss the life and philosophy of Henri Bergson with Nigel Warburton philosophybites.com/podcast/emil...

Philosophy Bites Podcast Top philosophers interviewed on bite-sized topics

The Philosophy Bites podcast has had nearly 50 million unique episode downloads so far… philosophybites.com

New Philosophy Books Philosophy books, at their best, open the door to thinking about how to live our lives and interact with the world around us. Fortunately, the past decade has seen many popular philosophy books…

Some of the new philosophy books out recently (or later this fall) that we like the look of:
fivebooks.com/best-books/n..., picked by Nigel Warburton (@nigelwarburton.bsky.social)

"Please allow our fellow human beings greater autonomy over how they die. It is for them to decide and not for others, whether for faith or other reasons to impose their views" Baroness Blackstone

Thanks!

Joseph Wright of Derby put science at the centre of his art | Aeon Essays Joseph Wright of Derby put science at the centre of his art. Eclipsed in his lifetime, his work still burns with radical ideas

By 1768, Joseph Wright of Derby had gained widespread praise for his new candlelight paintings. So why was he overlooked by the founders of the Royal Academy? Was it his depictions of science that went against tradition, or were there other factors at play?

Everyday philosophy: The irony of erasing Banksy The street artist’s work leaves an indelible trace in our memories and it will last long after authorities scrub away the paint

On erasing Bansky www.thenewworld.co.uk/nigel-warbur...

Thanks, Stephen. It’s a selfie, skilfully taken by my daughter!

It’s a selfie! Hannah took it.

My daughter Hannah got married on Friday and the sun shone!

Prisons in England and Wales to cut spending on education courses by up to 50% Move comes despite election manifesto promises from Keir Starmer to improve ‘access to learning’

Yet another reason why I won’t be voting Labour… www.theguardian.com/society/2025...