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Julian Baggini

British philosopher and writer; co-founder of The Philosophers' Magazine; author of more than 20 books including The Ego Trick (2011) and How the World Thinks (2018).

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Natural GoodnessBook Philippa Foot

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She wrote one monograph, which is this book, Natural Goodness.

Five Books interview: the best books on How To Think (Like a Philosopher)

2023-03-25·fivebooks.com ↗

A Question of TrustBook Onora O’Neill

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In A Question of Trust she’s talking about issues of trust in public life, which is still a big issue today.

Five Books interview: the best books on How To Think (Like a Philosopher)

2023-03-25·fivebooks.com ↗

Daily RitualsBook Mason Currey

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Daily Rituals is one of those books where you wish you had the idea.

Five Books interview: the best books on How To Think (Like a Philosopher)

2023-03-25·fivebooks.com ↗

Existentialism and HumanismBook Jean-Paul Sartre

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For them, people like me who say, ‘I like Sartre, I like Existentialism and Humanism’ are a bit like people who say ‘I really like Wagner, that ‘Ride of the Valkyries’ is a great tune,’ but have never sat through the Ring Cycle.

Five Books interview: the best books on Atheism

2016-02-26·fivebooks.com ↗

AtheistsBook Nick Spencer

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Yes, it’s Nick Spencer’s Atheists: the Origin of the Species.

Five Books interview: the best books on Atheism

2016-02-26·fivebooks.com ↗

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