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Philosophy Christmas Gift Guide 2025

If there’s a philosophy lover in your life who’s unlikely to be impressed with a pair of socks this year, why not choose something they’ll actually love? Get inspiration from our Philosophy Gift Guide.

Give the gift of TRIP membership 

Gift Membership to the Royal Institute of Philosophy includes an online subscription to a journal of your choice (Think or Philosophy), exclusive member events, presale access to TRIP lecture tickets and much more.

It runs for a year and you can specify the name and contact details of your chosen recipient. Just £65 (or £15 for students).

Buy a Gift Membership

Buy them tickets to a London Lecture

For many people, the gift of an experience can be better than a physical object. So why not treat the curious person in your life to a philosophy lecture?

We have a packed programme of events coming up in 2026, with lectures on Thursday evenings from January to March. From apocalyptic technology to social equality, there’s something to pique everyone’s interest.

Get event tickets

Treat them to the Philosophy of Comedy

NB this may not arrive before Christmas. As an alternative you can get instant access to online articles within the supplement.

Laughter – and the causes of laughter – are part and parcel of everyday life. How should we understand humour philosophically? The Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplement on The Philosophy of Comedy explores everything from the use of comedy as a medium for philosophy, to what’s really going on when stand-up comedians invite us to laugh at their failures.

It’s the perfect reading material for anyone fascinated by both philosophy and comedy. Many articles within the supplement are open access, and you can purchase instant digital access to the others.

Make a donation

Some people choose to make a charitable donation in lieu of the cost of sending Christmas cards, or to have a donation made in their name rather than receiving a gift.

As a charity, we rely on donations from our supporters to make philosophy available to a wider audience, through our public lectures, schools programme, prisons programme, and graduate studentships and bursaries.

Donate to support our work

You can’t go wrong with a good book

If you want to buy a book as a gift, but you’re not sure what to choose, our 2025 Nayef Al-Rodhan Shortlist is a great place to start. Choose from the following interdisciplinary titles: