
Julian Baggini
Julian is founding editor of The Philosophers’ Magazine. What’s your favourite empire? ‘Empire magazine, circa 1989. My tastes eventually departed from its core Hollywood content but it was a passionate youthful romance while it lasted.’
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Travels with
An Existential Tour of Paris with Jean-Paul Sartre
Forget tourist escapism – France’s greatest philosopher evaluated places for their extent of personal freedoms
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Travels with
Following the Footsteps of Japan’s Greatest Haiku Poet
Matsuo Basho’s pilgrimage through Northern Japan inspired poetry reflecting on the fleeting nature of life and value of visiting ancient sites
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Art and culture
East vs West: India
Westerners still flock to India in search of enlightenment – but the influence of India on Chinese and Western thinking is a matter of historical debate
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Health and wellness
East vs. West: Medicine
Why do Chinese and Western medicine approach the business of healing in such different ways?
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Urban life
East vs. West: Thoughts on cities
What’s better for the mind – urban competition or rural escape?
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Chinese mainland
Philosophy With Soup: Where Confucius’ Ideas Live On
One in five people in Qufu are related to master philosopher Confucius. A philosopher pays his hometown a visit and finds his teachings live on in the Chinese city in housing developments, public signage and the food





