Stress means something different if it is the result of rewarding work rather than struggling to keep the family out of debt. Julian Baggini debtfamilymean Change image and share on social
It may not have the virtuous ring of the golden rule, but the maxim 'never say never' is one of the most important in ethics. Julian Baggini ethicgoldenimportant 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
True respect means taking other people's beliefs seriously and assuming they are adult and intelligent enough to be able to cope with it if you tell them, clearly and civility, why you think they are totally, utterly and disastrously wrong. Julian Baggini adultassumebelief 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
