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Will Buckingham in Looking for Wisdom

Getting Strategic with Sunzi’s Art of War

The troubling, fascinating treatise on ancient strategy…

Will Buckingham in Looking for Wisdom

On the Virtues of Cats

What Philosopher John Gray and the philosophers of medieval China say about the…

Will Buckingham in Looking for Wisdom

Philosopher File: Anna Ezekiel on Karoline von Günderrode

One of history’s most overlooked women…

Will Buckingham in Looking for Wisdom

How Plato played Aristotle: a Medieval Persian tale

This story from a 12th century Persian text is…

Will Buckingham in Looking for Wisdom

What is Wisdom?

What is wisdom, why does it matter, and how do we cultivate it?

Will Buckingham in Looking for Wisdom

7 Ways of Reading Philosophy: An Introduction

There are many ways you can read a philosophy book.

Will Buckingham in Looking for Wisdom

7 Ways of Reading Philosophy: #2 Reading haphazardly

Reading systematically is no way to read…

Will Buckingham in Looking for Wisdom

The Original Drop-out Philosopher: Diogenes the Cynic

Diogenes was a fierce critic of hypocrisy. He…

Will Buckingham in Looking for Wisdom

Philosopher File: Alcmaeon of Croton

Alcmaeon was one of the earliest thinkers to systematically…

Will Buckingham in Looking for Wisdom

An Amazonian Philosophy of Love

What we can learn about love from the indigenous Enxet people of…