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Philosophy, Writing and Wayward Curiosities from Will Buckingham

Guardian Review of HELLO, STRANGER

Guardian Review of HELLO, STRANGER

A cracking review of HELLO, STRANGER in the Guardian

Take Five Books

Take Five Books

Five book recommendations about hospitality and the art of living alongside strangers.

How Writing Opens Up New Spaces in a Crowded World

How Writing Opens Up New Spaces in a Crowded World

When the marketplace of words seems crowded, the best remedy is to keep on writing

Aztec Philosophy and the Slipperiness of the World

Aztec Philosophy and the Slipperiness of the World

Aztec philosophy tells us that the world is slippery, and that if we don't want to lose our footing, we need all the wisdom we can get.

Free and Easy Rambling With Zhuangzi

Free and Easy Rambling With Zhuangzi

The ancient Chinese philosopher who advocated uselessness and free-and-easy wandering.

Refugee Writers Workshop at the Goethe Institut

Refugee Writers Workshop at the Goethe Institut

Working with refugee writers in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Arete of Cyrene and the Smooth Motion of the Flesh

Arete of Cyrene and the Smooth Motion of the Flesh

Arete of Cyrene was an early woman philosopher who was important in the establishment of the Cyrenaic school, which emphasised the centrality of bodily pleasure to the good life.

Mencius and the Sprouts of Virtue

Mencius and the Sprouts of Virtue

Mencius was a Confucian philosopher who argued for the inherent goodness of human nature, and who insisted that good government is about nourishing this inherent goodness.

Plato's Cave, and Escaping the Prison of Ignorance

Plato's Cave, and Escaping the Prison of Ignorance

Plato is undoubtedly one of the most influential thinkers in all of history. He opened up a series of questions — about philosophy, about knowledge, about truth, about politics and about ethics — that have continued to preoccupy people down to the present-day.

Creativity on the Academic Margins: Podcast

Creativity on the Academic Margins: Podcast

A podcast interview about writing, creativity and the challenges of teaching in multilingual environments, with Dr Tim Hannigan.

New Book Chapter: A Rude People Subjected to No Restraint

New Book Chapter: A Rude People Subjected to No Restraint

A new book chapter, in Travel Writing in An Age of Global Quarantine edited by Gary Fisher and David Robinson.

7 Ways of Reading Philosophy: #3 Reading self-interestedly

7 Ways of Reading Philosophy: #3 Reading self-interestedly

Why be a dutiful reader, when you can read self-interestedly?