Julian Baggini
Writer and Philosopher,
Julian Baggini is a writer and philosopher. His latest book is The Great Guide: What David Hume Can Teach Us about Being Human and Living Well (Princeton University Press, 2021).
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Food and drink
Joy in the task
Even the finest restaurants are serving coffee made with capsules. Have we lost faith in the human touch?
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Food and drink
Recipe for success
Who should we admire more: the Michelin-starred chef with his teams and glamour, or the unsung but brilliant cook?
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Mood and emotion
Super excited
Does relentless enthusiasm really help the world, or should generation TED learn to take a more sceptical view?
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Food and drink
A taste of the divine
An exquisite, luxurious meal is an ephemeral pleasure – but perhaps that’s the point. So is the human condition
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Death
The death of my father
When someone close to you dies, the very fabric of your life is ripped to shreds. Is philosophy any consolation?
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Biotechnology
The vegan carnivore?
It’s made in a lab, no factory farms and no killing, but it’s still meat. Looks like we’ll need a whole new food ethics
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History of ideas
I still love Kierkegaard
He is the dramatic thunderstorm at the heart of philosophy and his provocation is more valuable than ever
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Food and drink
To tip or not to tip?
Rude in Tokyo, rude not to in New York – tipping mystifies tourists, economists and anthropologists. Should we stop?
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Childhood and adolescence
The madeleine effect
Why is the smell and taste of some foods so evocative of the past? I spent a day eating childhood favourites to find out
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Education
Bibliocide
They were mouldy, unread and long out of date. So why did I feel so bad about burning my Britannicas?
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Political philosophy
Why I never want to dress up in black tie again
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Values and beliefs
Life-and-death thought experiments are correctly unsolvable
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