Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Descartes and Digital Distrust @thenewworldmag.bsky.social www.thenewworld.co.uk/nigel-warbur...thenewworld.co.ukEveryday philosophy: We have fallen into the age of total digital distrustThere are con artists everywhere online. The only option is relentless, exhausting suspicion. But be careful not to fall into paranoia 1112
Reposted by Nigel WarburtonNigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Check out the cover of my new book - out May/June next year - published by Penguin in US 3387
Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Iain McGhilcrist on your brain and reality - interviewd by Nigel Warburton youtu.be/xZcB-tmvJaU?... #wonderstruckyoutu.beHalf Your Brain Sees Reality More Truly. Dr. Iain McGilchristYouTube video by The Wonderstruck Podcast with Elizabeth Rovere 153
Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Check out the cover of my new book - out May/June next year - published by Penguin in US 3387
Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Make helmets compulsory on e-bikes and scooters for a start 610
Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Well, responsible riders with helmets who are in control of their bikes maybe…but there are too many wild or incompetent riders with no helmets travelling at 15mph and barely in control 300
Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Because I’ve almost been run down by them on footpaths, lanes, and pavements in Oxford several times…Quite a few riders are barely in control at 15mph 000
Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I 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… 1261
Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Hopefully not open to e-bikes and scooters which are proving a menace locally, especially the souped up illegal ones 410
Reposted by Nigel WarburtonBlackwell's Bookshops in Oxford @blackwelloxford.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A great discussion this morning at our last 'Philosophy in the Bookshop' for 2026. @nigelwarburton.bsky.social in conversation with Lani Watson on Q 032
Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Tomorrow 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 040
Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I really enjoyed discussing the nature of reality with Carlo Rovelli this evening in Oxford c/o @blackwelloxford.bsky.social 2231
Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Hugh Mellor used to describe philosophy as business…. 110
Reposted by Nigel WarburtonISBN Book Bot 🤖 @bot.isbn.nu · 16/08/2026📖 Thinking from A to Z by Nigel Warburton isbn.nu/9780415433716 073
Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Perhaps they read ‘end of’ as ‘termination of’ rather than as ‘telos’ or ‘goal’… 100
Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Looking forward to interviewing Carlo Rovelli later this month in the same series organised by @blackwelloxford.bsky.social 041
Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I really enjoyed interviewing Francis Fukuyama in Oxford on Friday about his new book In the Realm of the Last Man 390
Reposted by Nigel WarburtonNigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Really 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...eventbrite.co.uk 1124
Reposted by Nigel WarburtonFactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Dolly Parton's Imagination Library gifted over 332 million books to children under 5 since it was first created 31 years ago. 3337105
Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 25/08/2026If you want to PhilosophyMax, start by listening to all 409 Philosophy Bites podcast episodes on philosophybites.com, Apple, Spotify etc.philosophybites.comPhilosophy Bites PodcastTop philosophers interviewed on bite-sized topics 1205
Reposted by Nigel WarburtonDean Booth 🦆🐇 @deanbooth.bsky.social · 22/08/2026The only thing I’ve learned from UK politics is don’t trust anyone named Nigel (except Nigel Warburton). 081
Reposted by Nigel WarburtonThe New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · 23/08/2026The best political performers are the ones who convince us there’s no performance at all ✏️ @nigelwarburton.bsky.socialthenewworld.co.ukEveryday philosophy: This is why Andy Burnham seems so authenticThe best political performers are the ones who convince us there’s no performance at all 092
Reposted by Nigel WarburtonAeon Magazine @aeon.co · 16/08/2026If we couldn’t make generalisations, we would be paralysed by the world’s complexity. Does that ever excuse stereotyping?. An Essay by Tom Ralstonaeon.coWhen is stereotyping a handy tool, and when is it a sin? | Aeon EssaysIf we couldn’t make generalisations, we would be paralysed by the world’s complexity. Does that ever excuse stereotyping? 161
Reposted by Nigel WarburtonAeon Magazine @aeon.co · 18/08/2026We 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 feministsaeon.coPolite debate has privilege. The marginalised need zealotry | Aeon EssaysEarly feminists like Mary Astell and Catharine Macaulay refused their male peers’ advice to remain polite in debate. Why? 0125
Reposted by Nigel WarburtonDavid Edmonds @davidedmonds100.bsky.social · 05/08/2026The great Anthony Kenny - RIP -on Philosophy Bites philosophybites.com/podcast/anth...philosophybites.comAnthony Kenny on Aquinas' Ethics - Philosophy BitesThomas 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. 02512
Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 20/08/2026What an honour to find myself next to Carl Sagan @waterstones.bsky.social Oxford 0190
Reposted by Nigel WarburtonSkye Cleary @skyecleary.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Talking about authenticity in Oxford recently with @nigelwarburton.bsky.social at @blackwells.bsky.social! 172
Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Really 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...eventbrite.co.uk 1124
Reposted by Nigel WarburtonNigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 12/08/2026What Anthony Kenny couldn’t teach Boris Johnson www.thenewworld.co.uk/nigel-warbur...thenewworld.co.ukEveryday philosophy: The philosopher who couldn't save Boris JohnsonAnthony Kenny saw the future PM’s flaws close-up at Oxford University 292
Reposted by Nigel WarburtonNigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Looking forward to chairing this event with Francis Fukuyama in Oxford 4th September… @blackwelloxford.bsky.social 0131
Reposted by Nigel WarburtonBlackwell's Bookshops in Oxford @blackwelloxford.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Tickets can be booked here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1983447509...eventbrite.co.ukFrancis Fukuyama IN THE REALM OF THE LAST MAN with Nigel WarburtonAmerican Political Scientist, Francis Fukuyama joins us to talk about his new memoir, 'In The Realm Of The Last Man'. 021
Reposted by Nigel WarburtonFrancis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 09/07/2026If you can get to Oxford on Sept. 4, please come hear me talk about my new memoir, In the Realm of the Last Man. 1184
Reposted by Nigel WarburtonThe New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Karl Popper identified the problem of how tolerant we should be towards intolerant people. Where do you draw the line? ✏️ @nigelwarburton.bsky.socialthenewworld.co.ukEveryday 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? 4156
Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 12/08/2026What Anthony Kenny couldn’t teach Boris Johnson www.thenewworld.co.uk/nigel-warbur...thenewworld.co.ukEveryday philosophy: The philosopher who couldn't save Boris JohnsonAnthony Kenny saw the future PM’s flaws close-up at Oxford University 292
Reposted by Nigel WarburtonNigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Looking forward to chairing this @blackwelloxford.bsky.social event with Francis Fukuyama 053
Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 08/08/2026I strongly suspect that all the philosophers we’ve interviewed on Philosophy Bites will eventually die, but few if any because we’ve interviewed them 040
Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 08/08/2026I interviewed Anthony Kenny on Aquinas for Philosophy Bites. Kenny died 3rd August philosophybites.com/podcast/anth...philosophybites.comAnthony Kenny on Aquinas' Ethics - Philosophy BitesThomas 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. 1184
Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Looking forward to chairing this @blackwelloxford.bsky.social event with Francis Fukuyama 053
Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Looking forward to chairing this event with Francis Fukuyama in Oxford 4th September… @blackwelloxford.bsky.social 0131
Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Everyday Philosophy: The Paradox of Tolerance - The New World magazine www.thenewworld.co.uk/nigel-warbur...thenewworld.co.ukEveryday 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? 087
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...nytimes.comOpinion | I’m Begging You: Never Write With A.I.It’s bad for your brain and worse for democracy. 3212
Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Epistemic convergence in the study of world philosophies - Takeshi Morisato on the risks of sampling non-Western philosophies in anodyne form aeon.co/essays/epist...aeon.co 061
Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Everyday Philosophy: on the power and mystery of music www.thenewworld.co.uk/nigel-warbur...thenewworld.co.ukEveryday philosophy: Why philosophers can’t explain the power of musicThe Proms is a reminder that the stirring quality of organised sound defies all reason 261
Reposted by Nigel WarburtonThe New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · 15/07/2026AI firms have been hiring philosophers to deal with the moral questions thrown up by their platforms. But are they just window-dressing? ✏️ @nigelwarburton.bsky.socialbuff.lyEveryday philosophy: Artificial intelligence and artificial philosophyAI firms have been hiring philosophers to deal with the moral questions thrown up by their platforms. But are they just window-dressing? 271
Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Bet you didn’t know I was a swifty! www.thenewworld.co.uk/tnw-writers-...thenewworld.co.uk14 ideas Andy Burnham definitely – definitely – won’t have thought ofHelping 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... 130
Reposted by Nigel WarburtonPhlexible Philosophy @phlexphilosophy.bsky.social · 15/07/2026The 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 081
Reposted by Nigel WarburtonNigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Looking forward to this event in Oxford 4th Sept… @blackwelloxford.bsky.social 0122