Julian Baggini

United Kingdom

Freelance Writer and Philosophical Consultant at Freelance

Writer (fact). Philosopher (judgement). Latest book, How the World Eats. https://t.co/OvDF763SOy

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Articles

‘Memory Lane’ Review: Remember to Forget

1 month ago | wsj.com | Julian Baggini

For decades, psychologists and neuroscientists have propagated a dismal picture of the human mind. We are told that far from being rational, most of what we think and do is propelled by irrational emotional and instinctive forces. Unconscious processes rule the roost with the conscious mind confabulating explanations for what we do after the event. Even the self is widely said to be an illusion. There is a convincing scientific rationale for why the human self-image is so inaccurate.
Farming across the divide

1 month ago | prospectmagazine.co.uk | Julian Baggini

Every January in central Oxford, two farming conferences take place half a mile apart, at the same time: the venerable Oxford Farming Conference (OFC), first held in 1936, and the upstart Oxford Real Farming Conference (ORFC), established in 2010 to promote “an alternative to conventional agriculture”. Their names differ by just one word, but the events seem to come from parallel universes.
A Book Comes Close to a Unified Theory of Food. It’s a Big Job.

1 month ago | portside.org | Julian Baggini |Pete Wells

A Book Comes Close to a Unified Theory of Food. It’s a Big Job. Published March 17, 2025 HOW THE WORLD EATS: A Global Food Philosophy, by Julian Baggini When we talk about the food system, we usually mean a whole rat’s nest of businesses and institutions engaged in feeding people, from half-acre organic turnip farms to multinational corporations brewing chemicals meant to kill every plant in sight. Some of these businesses connect. Many don’t.
‘How to Eat’ Review: Diet Tips of the Ancients

2 months ago | wsj.com | Julian Baggini

Bookshelves today are heaving with tomes on ancient wisdom and guides to healthy eating. It was only a matter of time before the two would be brought together. So it is that we now have “How to Eat,” a compendium of writings on food and health from classical Greece and Rome. How to Eat: An Ancient Guide for Healthy Living Princeton University Press 296 pages We may earn a commission when you buy products through the links on our site.
Book Review: ‘How the World Eats,’ by Julian Baggini

2 months ago | entertainment-mag.com | Julian Baggini

One of his frequent themes is that organic practices do not work well for all crops in all places, and have little chance of cranking out enough food for the whole planet, while high-tech intensive farming isn’t always as harmful as critics make it out to be.
Scandale des “grooming gangs” : “Les leçons à tirer pour le camp progressiste”, par Julian Baggini

2 months ago | philomag.com | Julian Baggini

Dans les années 1990 et 2000, plus de 1 500 jeunes filles ont été sexuellement agressées, violées et exploitées, victimes d’un réseau pédocriminel en Angleterre, dont les membres étaient des musulmans non blancs. Elon Musk a fait ressurgir ce scandale pour attiser la haine outre-Manche.
The problem with Veganuary

Jan 7, 2025 | newstatesman.com | Julian Baggini

If the nation had to make one dietary New Year’s resolution, it should probably be “eat less meat”. For both health and environmental reasons, pretty much every expert agrees we consume far too many animals. On average, meat and dairy produce far more greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) than arable crops, whether you measure it per kilogram or per calorie, and global food system is responsible for a third of human-caused emissions.
Il mondo dentro i corn flakes: abbiamo bisogno di una filosofia del cibo

Dec 20, 2024 | editorialedomani.it | Julian Baggini

Prendete una ciotola di corn flakes, il tipo di pasto a cui di solito non si presta grande attenzione. Lo comprate per abitudine, lo consumate frettolosamente e lo dimenticate quasi subito. Ma domandatevi per un attimo come quei fiocchi di cereali siano finiti nella scodella. Un processo complessoPotreste immaginare che tutto abbia avuto inizio da un contadino, ma non c’è modo di ricondurre la vostra colazione a un’unica fattoria.
Consider the Turkey — Peter Singer brings a meaty argument to the Christmas table

Dec 13, 2024 | ft.com | Julian Baggini

Christmas has come early for Grinches seeking out the perfect stocking filler.
The scandal of food waste - and how we can stop it - podcast

Dec 2, 2024 | theguardian.com | Julian Baggini |Dermot Daly

Every informed observer agrees that food waste and loss must be reduced if we are to feed all humans. What’s stopping us? By Julian Baggini