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Should I use New Philosopher?

Independent philosophy magazine - newphilosopher.com

· 3 weeks ago

Buy it if you personally want an ad-free quarterly philosophy read in print or digital; it is a magazine, not software. Teams shopping for tools should look elsewhere entirely — nothing here touches workflows.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~30 public sources; most user-review snippets were truncated, so sentiment evidence is thin.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depthMagazine — not applicable
  • Support qualityNo support evidence found
  • Security posture

Pricing

$65.98/year

Print subscription

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Digital subscriptionVaries by store

Best for

  • Personal philosophy reading
  • Ad-free longform fans
  • Design-conscious magazine collectors
  • Library-app readers

Not for

  • Teams evaluating business software — it is a magazine
  • Readers wanting frequent content — quarterly only
  • Anyone needing free access — issues are paid
  • Guess: casual skimmers wanting quick how-to reads

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Print sub $65.98/year; digital prices vary by retailer

medium

Back issues sold separately; collecting gets pricey

low

Cookie banner assumes consent — adjust privacy settings

low

Multiple regional retailers with differing prices and availability

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Ad-free, independent newsstand publication
  • Available in print, digital, iOS and Android
  • Reached 50 editions in 13 years
  • Available through library apps like Flipster
  • Praised for design as well as content

Cons

  • Quarterly cadence — long waits between issues
  • Print subscription runs $65.98/year at listed retailer
  • Awards claims like 'Magazine of the Decade' are self-published
  • Not a tool — useless for any software decision

Sources & method

- 10 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x4review x3security x2news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • $65.98/year

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Ad-free quarterly, ~$66/year print
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Web, iOS, Android, library apps
  • Feature depth. Magazine — not applicable
  • Support quality. No support evidence found
  • Security posture: 4/5. No known issues; publishes privacy and security pages
  • Quarterly Format Print + digital editions
  • 2013 Founded Launched via crowdfunding
  • $65.98 Print subscription Per year, retailer listing
  • None evident Free tier Subscriptions and back issues sold

Pricing

Print subscription

$65.98/year

  • Quarterly print issues
  • Ad-free publication
  • Sold via third-party retailers

Digital subscription

Varies by store

  • iOS/Android apps
  • Zinio and Flipster access
  • Digital archive

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Readers on Reddit and Instagram discuss it as a well-designed philosophy magazine alongside peers like Philosophy Now; sentiment appears positive but review volume is sparse.

“Quality philosophy magazines?”
Reddit, r/askphilosophy
“Any suggestions on philosophical magazines?”
Reddit, r/askphilosophy
“Cartoon from New Philosopher Magazine”
Reddit, r/simpleliving
Full analysis

Based on ~30 public sources; most user-review snippets were truncated, so sentiment evidence is thin.

Not software — an ad-free quarterly philosophy magazine. Great personal read; irrelevant for team tooling.

Methodology

Based on ~30 public sources; most user-review snippets were truncated, so sentiment evidence is thin.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. New Philosopher — Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
    official
  2. New Philosopher subscriptionsnewphilosopher.com
    official
  3. New Philosopher — The City Reader (quarterly format)the-city-reader.com
    review
  4. Print subscription listing — $65.98slickmagazines.com
    review
  5. App Store listingapps.apple.com
    official
  6. Flipster via EBSCOabout.ebsco.com
    official
  7. Crowdfunded launch — Mumbrella, 2013mumbrella.com.au
    news
  8. Reddit — quality philosophy magazinesreddit.com
    review
  9. Product security pagenewphilosopher.com
    security
  10. Privacy policynewphilosopher.com
    security

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