People have often asked me why I quit Academia. Below is an excerpt from my first lecture of the Philosophy as the Art of Living course that explains some of it: In 2021 I quit my academic position at a university in London. I had had enough of seeing young students come in with great aspirations, with deep existential questions about life and the metaphysics of the universe only to see them either quit studying philosophy altogether or be turned into academic automata. Ironically, one course...

When I conceptualised Philosophy as the Art of Living I wanted to create a course that is true philosophy. The kind of philosophy you'd expect beyond scholarly jargon and fruitless academic debates. The kind of philosophy that is life-affirming and embellishing. But don't take my word for it. Here is what one of my students says: "I'm throughly enjoying this course, aside from the extremely generous pricing, it's a great way to engage with philosophy in a pressure free way when I need a break...

Hi there, Sorry for the mishap. We sent out an email that included links that didn't work. This should be the correct link https://halkyonacademy.com/p/philosophy-as-the-art-of-living to the course enrolment page. Hope to see you inside! The day is come my friends. My new course Philosophy as the Art of Living is now open for enrolment! Here is the link to enrol. In the making for many years the time felt right to complete the lectures and record them in Florence, the capital of the...