Self & identity – Page 10

How can we talk about trans rights and women’s rights? (Part 1)

January 18, 2022 Julian Baggini Podcasts & Videos, Slider

In 2021 I facilitated a lengthy discussion between two philosophers who take different views on the best way to advance trans rights about why the debate is such a fraught one, Catarina Dutilh Novaes and Mary Leng. I will shortly be releasing the interview as a three-part podcast. Here is an exclusive preview of the almost final edit of part one.

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Real success

December 28, 2021 Julian Baggini Articles & Essays, Supporter Exclusives

How a trio of professional failures taught me the real meaning of success.

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Being You by Anil Seth: Full review

December 10, 2021 Julian Baggini Articles & Essays, Supporter Exclusives

A slightly longer, unedited version of the review published in the Wall Street Journal

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‘Being You’ Review: Why We Have a Sense of Self

December 10, 2021 Julian Baggini Articles & Essays, Slider

When the latest would-be Einstein announces yet another theory, my eyes start to glaze over in anticipation of drivel and disappointment. Neuroscientist Anil Seth’s “Being You” is the exception that proves the rule. If you only read one book about consciousness, it must be his.

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Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism

September 16, 2021 Julian Baggini Articles & Essays, Slider

Review of Kathleen Stock’s new book for The Philosophers’ Magazine.

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