It's not leftovers that are wasteful, but those who either don't know what to do with them or can't be bothered. Julian Baggini botherleftoverwasteful Change image and share on social
Wellbeing is a notion that entails our values about the good life, and questions of values are not ultimately scientific questions. Julian Baggini entailgoodlife Change image and share on social
Big sporting events and spectacles might give the national morale a shot in the arm, but they are too transient and taste-specific to stand as robust symbols of nationhood. Julian Baggini armbigevent Change image and share on social
There are many things you shouldn't measure. Don't, for example, try to measure how much you love your wife! Julian Baggini lovemeasurething Change image and share on social
If we now find ourselves looking down on the cheap and convenient, it is only because we now have better things which are affordable. Julian Baggini affordablecheapconvenient Change image and share on social
Philosophy has to be enquiring; it can take nothing on faith, and its methods are based not on the blind acceptance of authority, but on establishing truths by reason and argument. Julian Baggini acceptanceargumentauthority Change image and share on social
Philosophy is at its most engaged when it is impure. What is being recovered from the Ancient Greek model is not some lost idea of philosophy's pure essence, but the idea that philosophy is mixed up with everything else. Julian Baggini ancientengageessence share on social
Rules matter, and to be rules they need to be universal in form: always do this, never do that. But it is foolish to rule out in advance the possibility that an occasion might arise when normal rules just don't apply. Rules are not there to be broken, but sometimes break them we must. Julian Baggini advanceapplyarise share on social
Accepting that the world is full of uncertainty and ambiguity does not and should not stop people from being pretty sure about a lot of things. Julian Baggini acceptambiguityfull Change image and share on social
Anger clearly has its proper place at work, which is neither wholly absent nor ever present. The manager who is an emotional blank is just as hard to work for as the volcanic boss, and both can do great harm by setting an unhelpful example for what kind of emotional expression is expected and accepted. Julian Baggini absentacceptanger share on social