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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"In order to seek truth," Rene Descartes once wrote, "it is necessary once in the course of our life to doubt, as far as possible, all things."
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We know that everything changes, but we long for something more permanent.
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Nobody knows where the word "penguin" comes from.
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What do Remus Lupin, Katniss Evergreen, William Wordsworth, and Usain Bolt all have in common?
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“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve."