Microphilosophy – Page 14

Where is the conservative metropolitan elite?

July 2, 2018 Julian Baggini Microphilosophy

Why is the metropolitan elite always characterised as liberal?

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I-strain

June 25, 2018 Julian Baggini Microphilosophy

It cannot be denied that people have experiences of ego-dissolution that can be profound and live-changing. Do they reveal deep truths about the universe or are the “truths” revealed no more real than the pink elephants on parade that the drunk Dumbo hallucinated?

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Cow philosophy

June 18, 2018 Julian Baggini Microphilosophy

Rosmaund Young’s The Secret Life of Cows made me think of how Hume did not so much elevate the animals to the supposed level of humans as claim that much human “reasoning” is no more rational than that of other animals.

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The meaning of life (redux)

June 11, 2018 Julian Baggini Microphilosophy

We should all know what the meaning of life is by now. So why do we still have more books, more discussion, more head-scratching about what it is?

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Home

June 7, 2018 Julian Baggini Microphilosophy

A Life Philosophic is a little late this week because I’ve been back to the home I’ve never lived in…

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