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Julian Baggini

Julian Baggini is a British philosopher and writer. He is the author of The Pig that Wants to be Eaten and 99 Other Thought Experiments (Granta, 2005) and, most recently, The Ego Trick: What Does it Mean to Be You (Granta, 2011). He is a co-founder and editor of The Philosophers’ Magazine, has written for the Guardian, the Independent, the Observer, and the BBC, and has been a regular guest on BBC Radio 4’s In Our Time.

Articles by Julian Baggini

Of beasts and men

With animal sentience likely to be legally recognised in the UK, should we stop killing other creatures?

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Hope against hope

One of the selling points of religion is that it offers hope in a heartless world. Does that mean those without religion are also without hope? Julian Baggini looks on the bright side

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Spongers

Why shouldn’t people have to earn the right to be housed? Julian Baggini gets back to basics

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