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Pause the busyness of life to reflect on ourselves, our relationships, and the Universe.
Mini Philosophy is a place to slow down and think. It creates space to reflect on ourselves, our relationships, and the Universe, away from the noise and busyness of everyday life.
Through essays, interviews, and its newsletter, Mini Philosophy makes philosophy accessible and human. Subscribers get exclusive conversations with leading philosophers and become part of a thoughtful, supportive community of curious minds.
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Jonny Thomson is a Big Think columnist and the award-winning, bestselling author of three books translated into 22 languages. A former philosophy teacher in Oxford, he is known for making philosophy accessible, relatable, and engaging.
Why your cat is the best philosopher
A cat doesn’t think; it just does. We could learn something from this.
Is religion defined more by beliefs or practices?
Everyone matters. If you believe that, it’s a good sign.
Tibetan Buddhism identifies three very different ways of wasting your life.
In technology, we make cumulative advances that withstand time. Not so in politics and ethics, argues philosopher John Gray.
When the road runs out, you've got to make your own way.
The artistic and the mathematical mind are not so far apart.
The philosopher Svetlana Boym argues that "nostos" encourages people to reject the world as it is and seek to return to a better time — real or imagined.
People are almost always different to how we imagine them
How a culture of independence gave rise to a philosophy of self-reliance, solitude, and inner authority.
Throwing away the narratives that pull us down and make us unhappy.
Don't reek of onions or take up too much space.
The family might be a terrible way to raise kids. But it's the best we have.
If you're going to relax, don't do it halfway.
A white rabbit appears up ahead. What do you do?
Who do you want to be today?
Why we shouldn't necessarily outsource our thinking to dead people.
What the near-death experiences of daffodils can teach us about resilience, death, and becoming someone new.
A free and happy bird does not pace the room.