Julian Baggini
Julian Baggini
Julian Bagginiis a British philosopher, and the author of several books about philosophy written for a general audience. He wrote The Pig that Wants to be Eaten and 99 other thought experiments and is co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Philosophers' Magazine...
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humility humble deeds
True humility is expressed in deeds, not words. The humble are those who truly walk the same ground as everyone else - not necessarily with grovelling, hunched backs, but certainly not lording it over others, either.
compassion justice warm
Being a good neighbour is about compassion, which is as warm-blooded as justice is cool-headed.
feelings shortcuts vices
Being virtuous is wonderful thing, but feeling virtuous is a shortcut to vice.
satisfaction might flourishing
Happiness is not the same as life satisfaction, while neither are identical to what we might call flourishing.
plato world considering
Since Plato, we have been considering the nature of knowledge, the meaning of meaning and the status of the physical world.
philosophy appreciate done
If philosophy is to be a valuable part of life, we have to appreciate it for its own sake, and not just for what it's done for us lately.
affordable looking-down ifs
If we now find ourselves looking down on the cheap and convenient, it is only because we now have better things which are affordable.
healthy mind obfuscation
The mark of a mature, psychologically healthy mind is indeed the ability to live with uncertainty and ambiguity, but only as much as there really is. Uncertainty is no virtue when the facts are clear, and ambiguity is mere obfuscation when more precise terms are applicable.
doubt firsts questioning
The very act of questioning whether you exist proves you do, because you must be there for the doubt to be entertained in the first place.
emotion morality unlikely
Indeed, without emotion it seems unlikely we can even have morality.
law morality citizenship
It is true that legality is not morality, and sticking to the law is necessary for good citizenship, but it is not sufficient.
important may golden
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.
leftovers bothered knows
It's not leftovers that are wasteful, but those who either don't know what to do with them or can't be bothered.
impact matter natural
Right and wrong are not simply matters of evolutionary impacts and what is natural.