Articles & Essays – Page 2

Now’s the time for Confucian wisdom

July 28, 2026 Julian Baggini Articles & Essays, Slider

We’ve found it easy to ignore the philosopher’s work—but, as a new translation shows, it contains correctives for the limitations of western liberalism

Read

Review: Why We Think What We Think:

July 28, 2026 Julian Baggini Articles & Essays, Slider, Supporter Exclusives

Review for the FT of Why We Think What We Think: The Unexpected Origins of Our Deepest Beliefs, by Turi Munthe

This content is for Angel Lifetime Supporter and Lifetime Supporters only.
Login Join Now

Read

Review: Prophecy by Carissa Véliz

July 28, 2026 Julian Baggini Articles & Essays, Slider, Supporter Exclusives

Review of Prophecy: Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the Future, from Ancient Oracles to AI, by Carissa Véliz for the Wall Street Journal.

This content is for Angel Lifetime Supporter and Lifetime Supporters only.
Login Join Now

Read

Recipes for Success

July 6, 2026 Julian Baggini Articles & Essays, Slider, Supporter Exclusives

Review for the TLS of What We Eat: A Global History of Food, Edited by Pierre Singaravélou and Sylvain Venayre. Translated by Stephen W. Sawyer. Columbia University Press. (Unedited, submitted version.)

This content is for Angel Lifetime Supporter and Lifetime Supporters only.
Login Join Now

Read

Heated debate

June 27, 2026 Julian Baggini Articles & Essays, Microphilosophy, Slider

The ethics of air conditioning

Read