Aye Write!
THE POLITICS OF FOOD – GLASGOW, 12 APRIL. Talking at the Aye Write! book festival alongside Compassion in World Farming’s[…]
ReadAuthor: Julian Baggini
Is it OK to objectify people?
The imperative not to treat people as objects is a minimal requirement of civility rather than the foundation of all ethics.
ReadWise Words
WISE WORDS – CANTERBURY, 6 APRIL. I’m giving two talks at this weekend festival. The first, at 2pm, is on my book about the self The Ego Trick, while the second, at 4:30, is about my new one, The Virtues of the Table.
ReadShould we be religious?
We can’t just choose what to believe because it would be convenient to do so. Of course, people do sometimes deceive themselves to avoid uncomfortable truths but that usually happens unconsciously. Believing by mere force of effort is nigh on impossible.
ReadOxford Literary Festival
I failed to post advance information about this event which took place yesterday. Donald Sloan of Oxford Brookes University, led a discussion with me and two of the UK’s most admired chefs, Antonio Carluccio and Michael Caines, to explore our relationship with food.
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