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. 

Life is governed by unspoken rules. How do you know you're following them correctly?
Milgram's experiment is rightly famous, but does it show what we think it does?
When does a healthy desire for wealth morph into greed? And how can we stop it?
Why saying, "I don't know," might be the best thing you can do.
Hippocrates overturned conventional wisdom and invented modern medicine.
Diogenes was no doubt odd, but Cynicism might just help our overcrowded lives.
Have you ever heard a tree scream?