Articles by Nigel Warburton
Nigel Warburton / July 20, 2011
Why would you want to look at art about looking at art? Nigel Warburton investigates the subtle photography of Thomas Struth
Nigel Warburton / January 21, 2011
Should we torture one person to save many? What is fairness? To accompany BBC4's justice season, philosopher Michael Sandel explains why justice is at the heart of contemporary political debate
Nigel Warburton / December 16, 2010
We are living in a new age of austerity, but could all this enforced abstinence be good for us?
Nigel Warburton / November 17, 2010
In the Gradgrind world of spending cuts, what is the value of philosophy?
Nigel Warburton / October 20, 2010
Norman Wisdom, who died on 4th October, was Charlie Chaplin’s favourite clown. His trademark pratfalls and contagious giggling as little guy Norman Pitkin spread mirth around the globe,...
Nigel Warburton / September 22, 2010
In 1885, Paul Gauguin abandoned his wife and five children to pursue painting, later moving to the south seas to realise his dream. The resulting works—on display from the end of September at Tate...
Nigel Warburton / August 25, 2010
Floods destroy whole villages in Pakistan. A massive landslide in China buries over 1,000 people alive. Haiti is struggling to recover from recent earthquakes. Natural disasters may be deemed "acts...
Nigel Warburton / June 22, 2010
Ludwig Wittgenstein once told his students that “philosophy begins when language goes on holiday.” Whether or not you agree, it’s certainly true that holidays—those precious periods away from...
Nigel Warburton / May 25, 2010
Whether the camera “lies” or not doesn’t make Tate Modern’s new exhibition of surreptitious photography any less arresting