New Philosopher Explained

New Philosopher
Publisher:Poet Press
Language:English, Korean, Arabic, Chinese
Category:Philosophy, Society, Culture, Art, Literature
Frequency:Quarterly
Editor:Zan Boag
Founded:2013
Country:Worldwide
Based:Hobart, Australia
Issn:2201-7151

New Philosopher is an ad-free newsstand philosophy magazine distributed throughout the United States, Canada, the UK, Australia, Europe, Asia, and New Zealand, and produced by the team behind the magazine Womankind.[1] Both publications were co-founded and are edited by Zan Boag and Antonia Case.

History and profile

New Philosopher launched in Australia in 2013 at the Byron Bay Writers Festival, where it was the bestselling item at the festival and number 6 at the festival the following year.[2] According to the University of Sydney, it launched with distribution "across 2,000 news agencies in Australia and New Zealand and circulation in book shops, airports, cafes, delis, art galleries, boutiques and museums."[3] According to posts on Facebook, as of 2015 New Philosopher was the most widely distributed philosophy magazine in the world, with more than 10,000 stockists globally.[4] Each edition is set around a philosophical theme and features articles from and interviews with leading intellectuals.

Contributors

The magazine includes writing from prominent intellectuals such as philosophers Peter Singer, Clive Hamilton, Angie Hobbs, Robert W. McChesney, Massimo Pigliucci, Nigel Warburton, and Howard Gardner; Booker Prize winners DBC Pierre and Peter Carey;[3] award-winning British novelist and essayist Will Self[5] and Pulitzer Prize finalist Nicholas G. Carr;[6] Australian cartoonist and Australian Living Treasure Michael Leunig; and five winners of the Australasian Association of Philosophy Media Prize: philosophers Damon Young, Patrick Stokes, Matthew Beard, Russell Blackford, and Paul Biegler.[7] The magazine's literary editor Antonia Case, who is also the editor of Womankind, won the Australasian Association of Philosophy Media Professionals' Award in 2014;[8] New Philosopher's editor-in-chief Zan Boag won the same award in 2017.[9]

Joint edition with The New York Times

In February 2019, a special joint edition 'Being Human' was produced between New Philosopher and The New York Times,[10] which saw New York Times contributors such as Martha Nussbaum, Ai Weiwei, Bernard-Henri Lévy, Pico Iyer, Dan Ariely, Anne Wojcicki, Sherry Turkle, and Simon Critchley appear alongside regular contributors to New Philosopher.

Interviewees

Many prominent thinkers have been interviewed in the magazine, including Noam Chomsky,[11] Daniel Dennett,[12] Thomas Piketty,[13] Jane Goodall, Carlo Rovelli,[14] Ricky Gervais,[15] John Searle, Peter Singer,[16] Anita L. Allen,[17] Leo Braudy, Luciano Floridi, David Wood,[18] David Chalmers,[19] and Gregg Caruso.[20]

Awards and recognition

Described by the editor Zan Boag in an interview with MagCulture as being a magazine "as much about art and design as it is about philosophy",[21] the magazine has received recognition around the world for its design and editorial content. In December 2019 it was named overall 'Magazine of the Decade' by Stack Magazines[22] after being named earlier as News/Current Affairs Magazine of the Decade.[23]

It was shortlisted for Best Use of Illustration in The Stack Awards 2016[24] and in 2017;[25] shortlisted for Editor of the Year[26] and Best Original Non-Fiction[27] in The Stack Awards in 2017; it was shortlisted in the World Illustration Awards 2016;[28] and the cover of the "happiness" edition was voted one of the coolest covers of February 2014 by Complex.[29] Design website Abuzeedo commented that "the design is super cool and out of the box" [30] and the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) featured the magazine, referring to it as a "very popular... ad-free publication that has become a favorite amongst readers in its home country...", a publication that takes "an approachable yet still thoughtful and intelligent tone".[31] The director of magazine website Magpile says "the design is calm, intelligent and very neat" and "if I needed to use just one word to sum up new Aussie magazine, New Philosopher, it would be 'smart'.”[32] It was named one of top magazines launched for 2014 (in the US) by the Library Journal[33] and New York Post listed it as one of six "magazines that will get you thinking", writing that it "feels like a coffee table book with beautiful pictures and large, double-spaced font".[34]

Foreign language editions

In 2017 a Korean edition was launched via AMO Agency with the publisher, Bada, printing "more than 5,000 copies"[35] - readers are predominately "Koreans in their 20s and 30s". The Korean Editor Jang Dong-seok said, “I thought that there might not be a clear-cut readership for our magazine, but surprisingly young people were interested in humanities and philosophy.” He added, “Until now, humanities and philosophy were for those boring people who always recited big words, but our readers are responding to the appeal of the ‘philosophy of daily life’.” A digital edition is available on Air France and KLM flights and lounges.[36]

In October 2019 it was announced via the Saudi Press Agency that leading Arabic philosophy website Mana.net would translate and publish articles[37] from New Philosopher online immediately[38] and published first printed Arabic edition in early 2020.

Other activities

New Philosopher runs and curates the bookstore 'poet store' in Hobart, Australia,[39] hosts the philosophy café 'New Philosopher'[40] and announced in 2019 that it will open a philosophical art gallery called GAAP (Gallery of Art And Philosopher) in Hobart in 2020,[41] with New Philosopher's editor Zan Boag stating that the purpose of launching the gallery was because “art that reflects the philosophical tensions of our time can help us make better sense of our world, our place in it, and where we are heading. Art awakens the senses and forces us to reconsider how we perceive the world, much like philosophy does.”[42]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: New Philosopher's Australian operation to launch women's magazine Womankind. 29 July 2014. mumbrella. 26 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180626083311/https://mumbrella.com.au/new-philosophers-australian-operation-launch-womens-magazine-womankind-241260. live.
  2. Web site: Breaking records. Byron Bay Writers Festival. 3 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923195600/http://www.byronbaywritersfestival.com.au/v2/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1601:breaking-records&catid=25. 23 September 2015. dead.
  3. News: Philosophy in demand: new magazine launches. 13 August 2013. University of Sydney. 28 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160128014037/http://sydney.edu.au/news/arts/2228.html?newsstoryid=12129. live.
  4. Web site: Facebook. www.facebook.com. 4 March 2023. 4 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230304064611/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fnewphilosopher. live.
  5. News: The future of journalism. 3 May 2015. The City Reader. 8 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150508213922/http://www.the-city-reader.com/may-day-mayhem-plus-the-future-of-journalism-may-3-2015/. live.
  6. News: The virtual postman never stops ringing. 23 December 2017. Nicholas Carr. 23 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171223102704/http://www.roughtype.com/?p=8005. live.
  7. News: AAP Media Prize. 2 September 2015. AAP. 27 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150827200156/http://aap.org.au/AAPmediaprize. live.
  8. News: AAP Media Professionals' Award. 2 September 2015. AAP. 2 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150902083814/http://www.aap.org.au/mediaprofessionalsaward. live.
  9. News: AAP Media Prize. 23 December 2017. AAP. 9 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180309204322/https://aap.org.au/AAPmediaprize. live.
  10. News: Life Lessons From Jarrod and Briony Lyle. Cave. Damien. 2019-01-31. The New York Times. 2019-04-03. en-US. 0362-4331. 3 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403052411/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/31/world/australia/jarrod-briony-lyle-golf-leukemia.html. live.
  11. News: Talking philosophy. 4 August 2013. The Philosophers’ Magazine.
  12. News: The secret of consciousness. 12 March 2014. New Philosopher. https://web.archive.org/web/20181010054115/http://www.newphilosopher.com/articles/the-secret-of-consciousness-with-daniel-c-dennett/. 10 October 2018. dead.
  13. News: A property crisis. 24 August 2015. New Philosopher. 30 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151030101054/http://www.newphilosopher.com/articles/a-property-crisis-interview-with-thomas-piketty/. live.
  14. News: The mystery of time. 12 December 2018. New Philosopher. 14 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181214191309/http://www.newphilosopher.com/articles/the-mystery-of-time/. live.
  15. News: 13 questions with Ricky Gervais. 10 June 2018. Twitter. 4 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230304064557/https://twitter.com/rickygervais/status/1005713627830276097. live.
  16. News: Travelling with purpose. 10 August 2015. The Bull. 12 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150812225547/http://www.thebull.com.au/premium/a/55094-travelling-with-purpose.html. live.
  17. News: Who's watching you?. 23 January 2016. New Philosopher. 30 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160130151605/http://www.newphilosopher.com/articles/whos-watching-you/. live.
  18. News: David C Wood CV. 4 August 2013. Vanderbilt Philosophy. 5 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131005083718/http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AnS/philosophy/_people/_wood.html. live.
  19. News: Interview: David Chalmers and Andy Clark. 1 March 2014. NKU Philosophy. 29 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160129072644/http://nkuphilosophy.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/interview-david-chalmers-and-andy-clark.html. live.
  20. Web site: On purpose New Philosopher. 2021-05-04. en-US. 25 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221225121204/https://www.newphilosopher.com/articles/on-purpose/. live.
  21. News: Australia's New Philosopher. 9 June 2015. MagCulture. 12 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150612000230/http://magculture.com/australias-new-philosopher/. live.
  22. Web site: 2019-12-20. We have a winner!. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191220112922/https://twitter.com/StackMagazines/status/1207985756515586049. 20 December 2019. 2019-12-24. Twitter. en.
  23. Web site: We've asked #StackAwards judges and we've asked twitter and the nominations are in. Cast your vote for the best indie news/ affairs title of the decade.. Magazines. Stack. 2019-12-17. @StackMagazines. en. 2019-12-24. 18 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191218020310/https://twitter.com/StackMagazines/status/1206964736396603392. live.
  24. News: The Stack Awards 2016. 23 April 2017. Stack. 2 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190502131308/https://www.stackmagazines.com/awards/. live.
  25. News: The Stack Awards 2017 - Best Use of Illustration. 23 December 2017. Stack. 23 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171223102310/https://www.stackmagazines.com/art-design/stack-awards-illustration-shortlist/. live.
  26. News: The Stack Awards 2017 - Editor of the Year. 23 December 2017. Stack. 23 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171223102130/https://www.stackmagazines.com/current-affairs/stack-awards-editor-shortlist/. live.
  27. News: The Stack Awards 2017 - Best Original Non-Fiction. 23 December 2017. Stack. 23 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171223215721/https://www.stackmagazines.com/current-affairs/stack-awards-best-non-fiction-2017/. live.
  28. News: The World Illustration Awards 2016. 23 April 2017. WIA. 23 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170423152537/http://www.theaoi.com/awards/archive.php?type=2&year=2016&catid=5. live.
  29. News: The Coolest Magazine Covers of February 2014. 2 September 2015. Complex. 12 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150712010504/http://www.complex.com/style/2014/03/the-coolest-magazine-covers-of-february-2014/. live.
  30. News: Editorial Design Inspiration. 20 November 2014. Abuzeedo. 22 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141122164429/http://abduzeedo.com/editorial-design-inspiration-new-philosopher-magazine. live.
  31. News: Australia's Popular New Philosopher Magazine Blurs the Line Between Indie and Mainstream. 15 June 2015. AIGA. 15 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150615223805/http://eyeondesign.aiga.org/australias-popular-new-philosopher-magazine-blurs-the-line-between-indie-and-mainstream/. live.
  32. News: New Philosopher. 24 November 2013. Magpile. 27 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131127010746/http://journal.danrowden.com/post/67929456842/if-i-needed-to-use-just-one-word-to-sum-up-new. live.
  33. News: A thriving print scene. 21 April 2015. Library Journal. 23 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150423192639/http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2015/04/best-of/a-thriving-print-scene-best-magazines-2014/. live.
  34. News: Magazines that will get you thinking. 2 August 2015. New York Post. 4 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150804210447/http://nypost.com/2015/08/02/magazines-that-will-get-you-thinking/. live.
  35. News: Magazines focused on alternatives. 12 December 2018. The Dissolve. 15 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181215022027/http://thedissolve.kr/magazines-focused-on-alternatives-womankind-and-new-philosopher. live.
  36. News: New Philosopher on Pics & Ink. 12 December 2018. Pics&Ink. 15 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181215022124/http://newdemo.picsandink.com/new-philosopher.html. live.
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  40. Web site: New Philosopher (Hobart, Australia). Meetup. en. 2019-12-24. 24 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191224040501/https://www.meetup.com/NewPhilosopher/. live.
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  42. Web site: New Philosopher launches art gallery 'GAAP' New Philosopher. en-US. 2019-12-24.

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