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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.
“Live deliberately”: The origin of America’s first philosophy
How a culture of independence gave rise to a philosophy of self-reliance, solitude, and inner authority.
Today, nostalgia is somewhat kitsch. Back then, it was something to be feared.
People don't want you to buy their stories — they want you to listen to them.
Pleasure is never bad — but its source can be.
Be weird and esoteric because humans are weird and esoteric.
The technology might be much closer than you'd think.
Ryan Holiday on why wisdom depends on failure, experimentation, and the courage to admit when we’re wrong.
Maybe — just don't expect a carbon copy.
It's not just about the home; it's about everything.
Getting drunk might be bad for you but good for us.
You are held, shaped, and sustained by a thousand invisible hands.
Wonder is like a guest you haven’t planned for.
One does not simply make a meme go viral.
It makes no sense to talk about a “religious life” and a “public life” — there is just life.
How deep is your kink?
This is my country and this is what we stand for. At least for now.
Evolution may have built our brains, but it didn't build them to find truth.