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There's been a good deal of coverage in the British Press of late over efforts to make Malmesbury in Wiltshire, England a 'Philosophy town.'  Malmesbury is near the birthplace of Thomas Hobbes, and has hosted a 'Hobbes festival' for a couple of years, and so has some basis to stake a claim for Philosophic significance. 

The idea appears to be to develop the town as a center for public philosophy - including staging festivals and appointing a 'town philosopher.'

Incidentally, the first town philosopher is Angie Hobbs, who, longtime readers of this blog will remember, is the University of Warwick's Professor of the Public Understanding of Philosophy. She can be followed on twitter here: http://twitter.com/#!/drangiehobbs

Here are a couple of the stories:

Malmesbury bids to become UK's first 'philosophy town' - The Guardian

Malmesbury appoints UK's first town philosopher - BBC

Malmesbury welcomes thoughtful visitors - Telegraph

Malmesbury crowned as thinkers’ paradise - Gazette and Herald

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