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Gareth Southwell is a writer, illustrator and philosopher who lives in South Wales in the UK. He has a PhD in death, which has been read by exactly four people (including himself). His first novel MUNKi is just a thinly fictionalised version of this, with most of the boring bits taken out and replaced with robots and people swearing in Welsh. Sign up to his monthly email list for news, views, and free stories from the MUNKi universe. For more information on his sci-fi and philosophy writing, or his book cover and design work, please visit garethsouthwell.com . ...more

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What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?

Gareth Southwell Well, not strictly speaking my own life, and not perhaps a mystery, but I did recently find out that I'm related to Griffith J. Griffith, the milliona…moreWell, not strictly speaking my own life, and not perhaps a mystery, but I did recently find out that I'm related to Griffith J. Griffith, the millionaire Welsh philanthropist who gifted Griffith Park (where the Hollywood sign is) to the City of Los Angeles. He was later imprisoned for the attempted murder of his wife, so I would think there's good material there for a book (if there isn't one already).(less)

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I just read your book on paradoxes, and it was amazing! It was one of the first books in a while that really held my attention. Was there a point when you knew that philosophy was something you wanted to pursue, or especially when you knew you wanted to combine your talents for philosophy and illustration?

Gareth Southwell Hi Matt,

Thanks for your question, and glad that you enjoyed the book. By the way, I should point out that this is the third edition, and that I was br…moreHi Matt,

Thanks for your question, and glad that you enjoyed the book. By the way, I should point out that this is the third edition, and that I was brought in to build on the work of Gary Haden and Michael Picard, who were responsible for most of the logic and mathematics paradoxes. For some reason, the publisher has left their names off the front, unfortunately.

I've always drawn, and from the point where I started to teach philosophy, and started to develop my own resources, it was natural to try to make the these more interesting via images (to explain concepts, etc). And when these resources eventually became books (the guides to Descartes and Nietzsche), then I started to branch out into providing caricatures and illustrations for them. However, before this (coincidentally), I was already providing illustrations for The Philosohpers' Magazine, so I guess that was one other reason that these carried over to the books.

There have been times where I would have been glad to concentrate on one activity (either the writing or drawing), and hoped one would take off, but this never seems to have happened! Which is probably a good thing, and certainly has made my career more varied!

Thanks again - and best wishes,

Gareth.(less)

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	What Would Marx Do?: How the Greatest Political Theorists Would Solve Your Everyday Problems 4.04 avg rating — 164 ratings — published 2018 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paradoxes by Gareth Southwell (Goodreads Author), Gary Hayden (Goodreads Author), Michael Picard 3.51 avg rating — 178 ratings — published 2019 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Words of Wisdom: Philosophy's Most Important Quotations and their Meanings 3.72 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 2010 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Beginner's Guide to Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil 4.21 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2008 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	50 Philosophy of Science Ideas You Really Need to Know 3.72 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Philosophy in 100 Quotes 3.72 avg rating — 39 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Everyday Stoicism 3.97 avg rating — 33 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	FILOSOFIA EN SEGUNDOS: PENSADORES, TEORIAS, DESCUBRIMIENTOS E INVENCIONES EXPLICADOS EN UNA SOLA PAGINA 3.85 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2021 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Beginner's Guide to Descartes's Meditations 3.82 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Descartes's Dog: Animals, Machines, and the Problem of Other Minds 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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As an experiment, for the last few months I've been serialising my latest novel every week over on Substack. Set in the future, Tidelands is a dystopian blend of cyberpunk, first contact, Lovecraftian horror and dark humour. You can catch up on the serialisation for free here: garethsouthwell.substack.com .

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