Julian Baggini

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First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

'I feel so humble' – the common cry of heroes and villains | Julian Baggini

Chris Huhne is humbled by his disgrace, Alex Ferguson by his triumph. Those with true humility let their actions do the talking Saints and sinners of the world unite: you have nothing to lose but your pride. That would appear to be the message sent by ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 18 2013]
First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

The Weekend Wrap

This weekend on the Dish, we stepped away from politics to share the cultural coverage that fascinated us the most. In matters of religion and philosophy, Cass Sunstein reviewed the doubt-driven thought of Albert O. Hirschman, Ollie Cussen praised ... [Published The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - May 13 2013]
First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 2 reports

Falling From Reason

For Kierkegaard, writes Julian Baggini, “to become a Christian requires a ‘leap of faith’ without the safety net of reason or evidence”:Kierkegaard’s greatest illustration of this is his retelling of the story of Abraham and Isaac in Fear and Trembling ... [Published Atlantic Monthly - May 12 2013]
First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Your weekend reading: Depression in comics, betting on the origin of the universe

A round-up of funny, interesting and strange stories on the Internet this week: Hyperbole and a Half’s Allie Brosh is back after a two-year hiatus, with part 2 of an illustrated account of overcoming depression. Dark and delightful. [ Hyperbole and ... [Published TED Blog - May 11 2013]
First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Untimely Metaphysics

The Stone is a forum for contemporary philosophers on issues both timely and timeless.Tags:The Stone’s weekly briefing of notable philosophy-related issues and ideas from around the Web.“We physicists are all romantics,” says Adam Frank in a review of ... [Published New York Times - May 07 2013]
First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

Zuckerberg Unbound

The Stone’s weekly briefing of notable philosophy-related issues and ideas from around the Web.While some may view the ad campaign for Facebook’s new “Home” application with sympathy, or even nostalgia, Evan Selinger sees it as something altogether more ... [Published New York Times - Apr 24 2013]
First reported Apr 21 2013 - Updated Apr 21 2013 - 2 reports

A Kinder, Gentler Atheism

Theo Hobson profiles the “new new atheists,” who he claims are more nuanced, diplomatic, and “admirably refuse to lapse into a comfortably sweeping ideology that claims the moral high ground for unbelief”:Crucially, atheism’s younger advocates are reluctant ... [Published Atlantic Monthly - Apr 21 2013]
First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 1 reports

The Philosopher's Toolkit: A Compendium of Philosophical Concepts and Methods

If you spend much time discussing religion, politics, and philosophy, you'll quickly find that if you want to get anywhere you'll need to acquire some skill when it comes to analyzing, understanding, and refuting basic arguments - and that's all before ... [Published About - Apr 15 2013]
First reported Mar 13 2013 - Updated Mar 13 2013 - 1 reports

We must fight to preserve traditional English foodstuffs and techniques

Einkorn is just one traditional wheat that we rarely see – and for some good reasons. But if we allow it and other unfashionable crops, breeds and production methods to vanish, we will regret itWhen no corner of the world has been left unexplored, and ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Mar 13 2013]
First reported Mar 11 2013 - Updated Mar 11 2013 - 1 reports

The Weekend Wrap

This weekend on the Dish, we provided our usual eclectic coverage of religious, books, and cultural coverage. In matter of faith, doubt, and philosophy, Conor Williams pondered the miracles that come from love, J.L. Wall examined an exception ... [Published The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - Mar 11 2013]
First reported Mar 04 2013 - Updated Mar 04 2013 - 1 reports

Quote of the Week: John Gray

“The idea that humans may one day be more rational requires a greater leap of faith than anything in religion.” - John Gray, Emeritus Professor of European Thought at the London School of Economics. Author of the best seller Straw Dogs: Thoughts ... [Published blogs.worldbank.org - Mar 04 2013]
First reported Feb 28 2013 - Updated Feb 28 2013 - 1 reports

Letters: We backed the Lib Dems over civil liberties – they must stand firm

_ MPs are preparing to vote on the justice and security bill, which will introduce secret courts – called "close material procedures" – into ordinary civil law for the first time, when national security is said to be at stake (Lawyers savage Clarke's ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Feb 28 2013]

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'I feel so humble' – the common cry of heroes a... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 18 2013]
The Weekly Wrap [Published The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - May 18 2013]
The Weekend Wrap [Published The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - May 13 2013]
Falling From Reason [Published Atlantic Monthly - May 12 2013]
Falling From Reason [Published The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - May 12 2013]
Your weekend reading: Depression in comics, bet... [Published TED Blog - May 11 2013]
Untimely Metaphysics [Published New York Times - May 07 2013]
I still love Kierkegaard [Published Aeon Magazine - May 06 2013]
Zuckerberg Unbound [Published New York Times - Apr 24 2013]
A Kinder, Gentler Atheism [Published Atlantic Monthly - Apr 21 2013]
A Kinder, Gentler Atheism [Published The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - Apr 21 2013]
The Philosopher's Toolkit: A Compendium of Phil... [Published About - Apr 15 2013]
The Weekly Wrap [Published The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - Mar 16 2013]
We must fight to preserve traditional English f... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Mar 13 2013]
The Weekend Wrap [Published The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - Mar 11 2013]
Quote of the Week: John Gray [Published blogs.worldbank.org - Mar 04 2013]
Letters: We backed the Lib Dems over civil libe... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Feb 28 2013]
Why business needs to concentrate on value – no... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Feb 28 2013]
The Weekly Wrap [Published The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - Jan 19 2013]
The Examined Life [Published The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - Jan 15 2013]
The Weekend Wrap [Published The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - Jan 14 2013]
The Precision Of The Perfect Cup [Published The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - Jan 12 2013]
What is love? Five theories on the greatest emo... [Published Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - Dec 13 2012]
Life's a lottery [Published normblog - Dec 07 2012]
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The Weekly Wrap [Published The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - May 18 2013]
Friday on the Dish, Andrew  slammed Peggy Noonan’s latest column,  parsed public opinion on the IRS and Benghazi, and  recalled Rumsfeld’s shut-down argument style. He  encouraged consenting adults to let their freak flags fly and  dove deep on ...
The Weekend Wrap [Published The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - May 13 2013]
This weekend on the Dish, we stepped away from politics to share the cultural coverage that fascinated us the most. In matters of religion and philosophy, Cass Sunstein reviewed the doubt-driven thought of Albert O. Hirschman, Ollie Cussen praised ...
Falling From Reason [Published The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - May 12 2013]
For Kierkegaard, writes Julian Baggini, “to become a Christian requires a ‘leap of faith’ without the safety net of reason or evidence”: Kierkegaard’s greatest illustration of this is his retelling of the story of Abraham and Isaac in Fear and Trembling ...
Your weekend reading: Depression in comics, bet... [Published TED Blog - May 11 2013]
A round-up of funny, interesting and strange stories on the Internet this week: Hyperbole and a Half’s Allie Brosh is back after a two-year hiatus, with part 2 of an illustrated account of overcoming depression. Dark and delightful. [ Hyperbole and ...
A Kinder, Gentler Atheism [Published The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - Apr 21 2013]
Theo Hobson profiles the “new new atheists,” who he claims are more nuanced, diplomatic, and “admirably refuse to lapse into a comfortably sweeping ideology that claims the moral high ground for unbelief”: Crucially, atheism’s younger advocates are ...
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