Independent magazine · Issue 01

Ideas for a life made new.

Vita Nova follows the connections between philosophy, art, literature, science, and mathematics—one carefully made issue at a time.

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Issue 01 — Beginnings

The inaugural Vita Nova issue, exploring how ideas, works, and communities begin.

Featured · Philosophy

Does Bliss Come from Blindness?

A dramatic meditation on happiness, suffering, escapism, and whether the relief we seek can cost us our humanity.

1 October 2026