The Hundred Year Ego
I appeared on this BBC Radio Four Archive Hour programme
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Author: Julian Baggini
A Contest Over Cosmic Authority
Religion and science are often framed as hostile, opposing forces. But in the history of human society, they are more like siblings.
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In Search of Wisdom
I was J.W. Bertolotti’s guest on this edition of his podcast, talking about How to Think Like a Philosopher.
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The astonishing mind of Derek Parfit
Parfit often said, “If my arguments don’t succeed, my life has been wasted.” Fortunately he was wrong. He ultimately failed, but more brilliantly than almost all the rest of us could ever succeed.
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Manners matter
To refuse politeness is to refuse to take your place in society, to throw grit into the wheels of social interaction. Like littering and petty shoplifting, what is harmless when done rarely by a few would be harmful if done regularly by the many.
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