Jonny Thomson

Jonny Thomson

Jonny Thomson taught philosophy in Oxford for more than a decade before turning to writing full-time. He’s a columnist at Big Think and is the award-winning, bestselling author of three books that have been translated into 22 languages.

Jonny is also the founder of Mini Philosophy, a social network of around two million curious, intelligent minds. He's known all over the world for making philosophy accessible, relatable, and fun. 

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The existential philosopher argued that an authentic and meaningful life is measured by choice.
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Plato, Sun Tzu, and Buddha all lived in a "golden age" of philosophy that laid the foundation of modern thought.
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A part of human nature needs to be challenged and feel strong. Today, we fulfill that need with "surrogate activities."
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It’s the paradoxical observation that the more we try to process, the less we actually can.
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In a time when we dislike and distrust our politicians, why can't we get more popular leaders like Kim Jong Un and Bashar al-Assad?
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The Shirky Principle states that "institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution."