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The Observer

Overview

The Observer is a British newspaper published on Sundays. First published in 1791, it is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.

In 1993 it was acquired by Guardian Media Group Limited, and operated as a sister paper to The Guardian and The Guardian Weekly. In December 2024, Tortoise Media acquired the paper from the Scott Trust Limited, and took ownership of The Observer on 22 April 2025.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).

Philosophers who discussed The Observer

• Roger Scruton
• John Gray (philosopher)
• Julian Huxley
• Karl Marx
• The Guardian
• Peter Marshall (travel writer)
• Christopher Hitchens
• Sam Harris
• Susan Sontag
• Bertrand Russell
• Galen Strawson
• Simone de Beauvoir

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Place in the tradition

Part of Bertrand Russell.

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