New Philosopher

Two millennia ago, Greek philosopher and historian Plutarch wrote about a thought experiment on identity, The Ship of Theseus, in which every plank of wood on a ship is replaced over time. Philosophers were divided: some claimed that the ship “remain

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Alone among species, we have learned to tap into sources of energy that vastly exceed our own bodies’ resources. https://newphilosopher.com/articles/it-began-with-fire/ I think many of us have, for some decades, been aware of the challenges that c

Star Trek is a popular TV and movie series about a spaceship whose crew members regularly die by suicide. Over and over again, the crew of the Starship Enterprise step into a machine that disintegrates them, and then constructs a perfect replica of t

A lot of politics is about bringing people together to get things done, but the negative side is around division of us from them. In the United States, the divide between people of different political identities is hostile… people are now more concer

In the 20th century, if one was truly mortified by a photograph from childhood or adolescence, there was a simple solution: secretly slip the photograph our of its frame or the family photo album and destroy it. In seconds, a particularly awkward eve

There are some philosophers who imagine we are every moment intimately conscious of what we call our SELF; that we feel its existence and its continuance in existence; and are certain, beyond the evidence of a demonstration, both of its perfect ident

Extraordinary quality in all respects. New Philosopher is one of the best things happening. I love how the writing reminds me that the types of issues we are grappling with today are similar to those grappled with by philosophers for centuries. I lov