Wold Philosophy Day - 7 'Thinkers' who inspired me in 2024
As we celebrate World Philosophy Day on November 21st, I’m reflecting on 7 thinkers who have deeply influenced my thinking in 2024. While...
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Dr Annie Webster
Aug 283 min read
Living with Food - Rebalancing and Moving Forward
There’s a growing sense that humanity is disconnected from the very earth we depend on. We’re not only destroying ecosystems that...
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Dr Annie Webster
Aug 213 min read
Living with Food -Feeling into Food
In my last post, I briefly explored the ontology of food, suggesting that both humans and food are fundamentally made of the same stuff,...
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Dr Annie Webster
Aug 143 min read
Living with Food - Beings out of Balance
Usually, when discussing food, our conversations revolve around what is considered ‘good’ or ‘bad’ to eat. We often prefer clear-cut...
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Dr Annie Webster
Aug 83 min read
Living with Food - A Minefield
Do I buy the avocado from South Africa, rich in the fats my body craves, or the apple from my county that barely satisfies my appetite?...
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Dr Annie Webster
Jul 410 min read
Does God Exist? - No, but Yes
Last week, I led a discussion on the existence of God. The consensus among the participants was that God, as traditionally conceived in...
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Dr Annie Webster
Apr 232 min read
Returned to Nature - Daniel Dennett (1942-2024)
'If we understand how amazingly intricate and wonderful and ingenious nature is in allowing us to understand things and create things,...
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Dr Annie Webster
Apr 41 min read
The Philosopher's Hut (aka Sofia)
Welcome to my home, The Philosopher's Hut. Also known as Sofia. This self-sustaining 'tiny home on wheels' was crafted The Woodcraft...
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Dr Annie Webster
Mar 153 min read
The Love of Wisdom
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the Chitheads podcast for the first time. With Athena Potari and Jacob Kyle from Embodied Philosophy....
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Dr Annie Webster
Aug 29, 20225 min read
The Rites of Women, Men, and Beyond
For the past year, I have facilitated philosophy discussions at the ASHA Centre. These have been for youth workers attending Erasmus+...
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Dr Annie Webster
Jun 3, 20225 min read
Day One at A Festival that Pushes the Edge
The Morning We are here, my sister and I traveled up from the Forest of Dean yesterday and set up our tent in preparation for four days...
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Dr Annie Webster
May 28, 20223 min read
Breadth or Depth? - Philosophy with 10-Year-Olds
When you have only 10 1-hours sessions with a class of primary school pupils, what is better? To teach them a philosophical depth - that...
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Dr Annie Webster
May 23, 202215 min read
A Festival that Pushes the Edge: An interview with Hilary Lawson
Originally published for The Philosophy Foundation I have been living in the beautiful countryside near the river Wye for a year now,...
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Dr Annie Webster
Feb 13, 20223 min read
'What is Philosophy?' according to 10-year-olds
Over the winter, I had the wonderful privilege of taking three primary school classes on an adventure into the world of philosophy. An...
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Dr Annie Webster
Jul 14, 202110 min read
Can you Escape Republic Island? - Philosophy with Kids
The Philosophy Foundation's Holiday Club at Republic Island at Rathfern Primary School Day 1 - Survival The children are sitting on the...
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Dr Annie Webster
Jun 21, 20218 min read
Doing Philosophy for Wellbeing
Philosophers have forever been interested in how one can live a 'good life'. From Aristotle's theory of flourishing ( called...
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Dr Annie Webster
May 25, 20216 min read
Slalom on the River Frome - Getting out of the Armchair and into the Canoe
Academic philosophy (or the 'brick philosophy' I talked about in my first post) is all about thinking about stuff. Then trying to explain...
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Dr Annie Webster
May 10, 20215 min read
Wye Philosophy - Wandering between Bricks and Flow
So, why the ‘Wye’? First it was because of the River Wye. A beautiful river near my home who’s name inspires many clever titles for...
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