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. 

Do right and wrong depend on culture, or does morality transcend place and time?
Augustine's theology came to define Christianity, but there was a rival theology.
Coherentism accepts that circular reasoning is probably the best any of us can do.
Abstract image with swirling black, white, red, blue, and orange colors resembling marbled patterns and fluid motion.
A strange philosophical thought experiment forces us to ask if the world can be completely described in physical terms.
How the brain decides what to store and what to forget.
If you had perfect foreknowledge of the blessings and tragedies that will come in your life, would you make the same choices anyway?