New Philosopher #51
210 x 275 mm, 132 pages
Australia (UK edition)
Quarterly
Editor-in-chief: Zan Boag
Editor-at-large: Nigel Warburton
‘All eyes on you’
Written with the layperson in mind, New Philosopher examines and explains ideas from thinkers across history and the present day, always with the goal of helping its readers live happier, more liberated lives in mind.
This latest edition—themed ‘Noise’—opens with an editorial from Zan Boag exploring the abundance of noise in contemporary life, and our tendency towards discomfort when silence sets in and distraction finally falls away, meaning we encounter ‘ourselves’.
Editor Nigel Warburton ruminates on silence, referencing the work of avant-garde composer John Cage and French writer Alphonse Allais; Boag sits in conversation with neuroscientist and musician Daniel J. Levitin to discuss his vast oeuvre spanning writing, music and research; plus discover six eminent figures—including Michel Serres, Seneca, and Ludwig Wittgenstein—views on ‘sound, noise and silence’ as surmised by the editorial team.