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Nigel Warburton

@nigelwarburton.bsky.social
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Philosopher, writer, podcaster. Co-founder of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Author of A Little History of Philosophy and many other books. Weekly column Everyday Philosophy in The New World magazine. Consultant editor Aeon.co and Five Books.

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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Check out the cover of my new book - out May/June next year - published by Penguin in US
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Iain McGhilcrist on your brain and reality - interviewd by Nigel Warburton youtu.be/xZcB-tmvJaU?... #wonderstruck
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Half Your Brain Sees Reality More Truly. Dr. Iain McGilchrist
YouTube video by The Wonderstruck Podcast with Elizabeth Rovere
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Check out the cover of my new book - out May/June next year - published by Penguin in US
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I found this photo of a group of Turkish women holding up copies of a translation of one of my books at their book group some years ago and it made me smile. Today everyone would assume it was AI-generated…
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Blackwell's Bookshops in Oxford @blackwelloxford.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A great discussion this morning at our last 'Philosophy in the Bookshop' for 2026. @nigelwarburton.bsky.social in conversation with Lani Watson on Q
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Tomorrow morning (Saturday) at 11am I’ll be asking Lani Watson, author of Q, some questions about questions…Blackwell’s, Oxford - free event upstairs in the events room…All welcome
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I really enjoyed discussing the nature of reality with Carlo Rovelli this evening in Oxford c/o @blackwelloxford.bsky.social
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ISBN Book Bot 🤖 @bot.isbn.nu · 16/08/2026
📖 Thinking from A to Z by Nigel Warburton isbn.nu/9780415433716
Cover of Thinking from A to Z, by Nigel Warburton, Taylor & Francis, 2007, PAP.
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I really enjoyed interviewing Francis Fukuyama in Oxford on Friday about his new book In the Realm of the Last Man
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Really looking forward to interviewing Francis Fukuyama about his new book In the Realm of the Last Man, in the Examination Schools, High St, Oxford, evening of 4th September. Tickets still available… www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/francis-fu...
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library gifted over 332 million books to children under 5 since it was first created 31 years ago.
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
If you want to PhilosophyMax, start by listening to all 409 Philosophy Bites podcast episodes on philosophybites.com, Apple, Spotify etc.
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Philosophy Bites Podcast
Top philosophers interviewed on bite-sized topics
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Dean Booth 🦆🐇 @deanbooth.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The only thing I’ve learned from UK politics is don’t trust anyone named Nigel (except Nigel Warburton).
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The New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The best political performers are the ones who convince us there’s no performance at all ✏️ @nigelwarburton.bsky.social
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Everyday philosophy: This is why Andy Burnham seems so authentic
The best political performers are the ones who convince us there’s no performance at all
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Aeon Magazine @aeon.co · 16/08/2026
If we couldn’t make generalisations, we would be paralysed by the world’s complexity. Does that ever excuse stereotyping?. An Essay by Tom Ralston
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When is stereotyping a handy tool, and when is it a sin? | Aeon Essays
If we couldn’t make generalisations, we would be paralysed by the world’s complexity. Does that ever excuse stereotyping?
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Aeon Magazine @aeon.co · 18/08/2026
We frequently hear calls for moderation and civility in debate. But in this Essay, the theorist Geertje Bol makes a passionate case for zealotry – with the help of the ‘offensive and shocking’ Mary Astell and ‘the Amazon’ Catharine Macaulay, two early British feminists
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Polite debate has privilege. The marginalised need zealotry | Aeon Essays
Early feminists like Mary Astell and Catharine Macaulay refused their male peers’ advice to remain polite in debate. Why?
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David Edmonds @davidedmonds100.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
The great Anthony Kenny - RIP -on Philosophy Bites philosophybites.com/podcast/anth...
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Anthony Kenny on Aquinas' Ethics - Philosophy Bites
Thomas Aquinas, the thirteenth century Dominican is the subject of this episode of Philosophy Bites. Anthony Kenny explains the key features of Aquinas'  ethics in conversation with Nigel Warburton.
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
What an honour to find myself next to Carl Sagan @waterstones.bsky.social Oxford
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Skye Cleary @skyecleary.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Talking about authenticity in Oxford recently with @nigelwarburton.bsky.social at @blackwells.bsky.social!
Skye Cleary talking with Nigel Warburton
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Really looking forward to interviewing Francis Fukuyama about his new book In the Realm of the Last Man, in the Examination Schools, High St, Oxford, evening of 4th September. Tickets still available… www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/francis-fu...
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
What Anthony Kenny couldn’t teach Boris Johnson www.thenewworld.co.uk/nigel-warbur...
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Everyday philosophy: The philosopher who couldn't save Boris Johnson
Anthony Kenny saw the future PM’s flaws close-up at Oxford University
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Looking forward to chairing this event with Francis Fukuyama in Oxford 4th September… @blackwelloxford.bsky.social
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Blackwell's Bookshops in Oxford @blackwelloxford.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Tickets can be booked here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1983447509...
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Francis Fukuyama IN THE REALM OF THE LAST MAN with Nigel Warburton
American Political Scientist, Francis Fukuyama joins us to talk about his new memoir, 'In The Realm Of The Last Man'.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
If you can get to Oxford on Sept. 4, please come hear me talk about my new memoir, In the Realm of the Last Man.
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The New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Karl Popper identified the problem of how tolerant we should be towards intolerant people. Where do you draw the line? ✏️ @nigelwarburton.bsky.social
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Everyday philosophy: You’re decent and tolerant – but how tolerant should you be towards fascists?
Karl Popper identified the problem of how tolerant we should be towards intolerant people. Where do you draw the line?
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
What Anthony Kenny couldn’t teach Boris Johnson www.thenewworld.co.uk/nigel-warbur...
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Everyday philosophy: The philosopher who couldn't save Boris Johnson
Anthony Kenny saw the future PM’s flaws close-up at Oxford University
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Looking forward to chairing this @blackwelloxford.bsky.social event with Francis Fukuyama
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I interviewed Anthony Kenny on Aquinas for Philosophy Bites. Kenny died 3rd August philosophybites.com/podcast/anth...
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Anthony Kenny on Aquinas' Ethics - Philosophy Bites
Thomas Aquinas, the thirteenth century Dominican is the subject of this episode of Philosophy Bites. Anthony Kenny explains the key features of Aquinas'  ethics in conversation with Nigel Warburton.
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Looking forward to chairing this @blackwelloxford.bsky.social event with Francis Fukuyama
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Looking forward to chairing this event with Francis Fukuyama in Oxford 4th September… @blackwelloxford.bsky.social
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Everyday Philosophy: The Paradox of Tolerance - The New World magazine www.thenewworld.co.uk/nigel-warbur...
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Everyday philosophy: You’re decent and tolerant – but how tolerant should you be towards fascists?
Karl Popper identified the problem of how tolerant we should be towards intolerant people. Where do you draw the line?
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
‘The problem with writing with A.I. is that it’s mentally enfeebling’ www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/o...
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Opinion | I’m Begging You: Never Write With A.I.
It’s bad for your brain and worse for democracy.
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Epistemic convergence in the study of world philosophies - Takeshi Morisato on the risks of sampling non-Western philosophies in anodyne form aeon.co/essays/epist...
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Everyday Philosophy: on the power and mystery of music www.thenewworld.co.uk/nigel-warbur...
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Everyday philosophy: Why philosophers can’t explain the power of music
The Proms is a reminder that the stirring quality of organised sound defies all reason
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The New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
AI firms have been hiring philosophers to deal with the moral questions thrown up by their platforms. But are they just window-dressing? ✏️ @nigelwarburton.bsky.social
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Everyday philosophy: Artificial intelligence and artificial philosophy
AI firms have been hiring philosophers to deal with the moral questions thrown up by their platforms. But are they just window-dressing?
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Bet you didn’t know I was a swifty! www.thenewworld.co.uk/tnw-writers-...
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14 ideas Andy Burnham definitely – definitely – won’t have thought of
Helping migrating birds, archiving the internet, capping the price of bottled water, getting a dog and doing something about the UK’s zombie phoneboxes – these are just some of the things that will ma...
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Phlexible Philosophy @phlexphilosophy.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The BBC wouldn’t fund it. So @davidedmonds100.bsky.social and @nigelwarburton.bsky.social did it themselves. @philosophybites.bsky.social launched independently in 2007. 49 million downloads later — turns out the world was ready. 🎙️Episode: youtu.be/ymK8WuQdGms?... #podcast #philosophybites
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Looking forward to this event in Oxford 4th Sept… @blackwelloxford.bsky.social
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The New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
If your country caused suffering and if identifiable victims are still alive, then apologetic statements may not be enough ✏️ @nigelwarburton.bsky.social
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There is a moral argument for paying reparations over slavery
If your country caused suffering and if identifiable victims are still alive, then apologetic statements may not be enough
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Aeon Magazine @aeon.co · 17/06/2026
In this the first instalment of our new Aeon Original series on female philosophers, the story of the 12th-century nun and philosopher Héloïse is refocused from the tragic nature of her love life to the trailblazing nature of her philosophical ideas
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There can be no sin committed from love – the radical ethics of Héloïse | Aeon Videos
Morality is rooted in love rather than institutions: the enduring impact on theology and philosophy of Héloïse’s 12th-century romance with Abelard
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The New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Philosophical writer Jorge Luis Borges loathed international football. He was wrong about the sport, but right about the nationalism it engenders ✏️ @nigelwarburton.bsky.social
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Everyday philosophy: The Argentinian who hated the World Cup
Philosophical writer Jorge Luis Borges loathed international football. He was wrong about the sport, but right about the nationalism it engenders
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Aeon Magazine @aeon.co · 04/06/2026
If aliens are out there, what kind of language would they use? This question is posed by philosopher Nikhil Mahant in his Aeon Essay ‘Extraterrestrial Tongues’, as highlighted in this video by Senior Editor Richard Fisher buff.ly/dDqPg3A
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Looking forward to this event in Oxford 4th Sept… @blackwelloxford.bsky.social
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Which Philosophy podcast has had over 50 million unique episode downloads?
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Aeon Magazine @aeon.co · 06/06/2026
Love and morality are often thought of as distinct from one another, but for Iris Murdoch, they are intertwined. Today, Aeon’s Consultant Senior Editor Nigel Warburton invites you to revisit this illuminating Essay from the archive buff.ly/MydX8vB
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Really looking forward to chairing this event with Francis Fukuyama in Oxford on 4th September
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Really looking forward to chairing this event with Francis Fukuyama in Oxford on 4th September
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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 28/05/2026
The Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) founder and honorary president Maureen Duffy has died aged 92. 👇
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ALCS founder and honorary president Maureen Duffy dies aged 92
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Very sorry to learn of the writer Maureen Duffy’s death aged 92. She was a wonderful champion of writers’ rights and through the ALCS put many millions of pounds in authors’ pockets. She was also great company @alcs.co.uk
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Carissa Véliz @carissaveliz.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
"...Eric Schmidt started making predictions about AI during a commencement speech at the University of Arizona" Cheers to the young people who expressed dissent. That's how we should react to prophecies. Thanks for the shout out, @nigelwarburton.bsky.social! www.thenewworld.co.uk/nigel-warbur...
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Everyday philosophy: When tech bros predict the future, boo loudly
The bosses of Nvidia and Google think their companies are building the future. The trouble is, if they keep saying it and we keep believing it, one day it might actually come true
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