In the summer of 2019, which now feels as though it belongs to a different geological epoch, I interviewed some of people who work in Princeton University Press’s UK office… Read More
Category: philosophy
Julian Baggini on Babette’s Feast
Babette’s Feast, released in 1987, was the first Danish submission to win the Oscar for best foreign language film and it’s the subject of Julian Baggini’s recent book in the… Read More
Julian Baggini on How the World Thinks
Julian Baggini introduces How the World Thinks from George Miller on Vimeo.
Julian Baggini: How the World Thinks
This week the hedgehog and the fox are in the company of philosopher Julian Baggini and we are in pursuit of no less a question than how the world thinks… Read More
Brian O’Connor: In defence of idleness
Leisure, we quickly learn, is the reward for hard work, the chance to recharge before returning to the fray. But idleness is unearned, unjustified, self-indulgent – certainly not something a… Read More
More than happiness, the Buddhist and Stoic way
Last month, I spoke to existential psychotherapist Antonia Macaro about her new book, More than Happiness, which investigates ‘Buddhist and Stoic wisdom for a secular age’. Antonia writes in her… Read More
Greg Garrett: still life with zombies
I spoke recently to Greg Garrett, who is professor of English at Baylor University in Texas, where he teaches fiction and screenwriting, literature, film, popular culture, and theology. Greg’s latest… Read More
A. C. Grayling on War
Julian Baggini on the Edge of Reason
“We have lost our reason,” writes philosopher Julian Baggini in the introduction to his latest book, The Edge of Reason, “and our loss is no accident. Gradually, the contemporary West… Read More