Julian Baggini is a British philosopher and the author of several books about philosophy written for a general audience. He is the author of The Pig that Wants to be Eaten and 99 other thought experiments (2005) and is co-founder and editor of The Philosophers’ Magazine. He was awarded his Ph.D. in 1996 from University College London for a thesis on the philosophy of personal identity. In addition to his popular philosophy books, Baggini contributes to The Guardian, The Independent, The Observer, and the BBC. He has been a regular guest on BBC Radio 4’s In Our Time.
Books in order of publication:
New British Philosophy: The interviews – Routledge, 2002 (co-written with L.Alpeart (eds.)).
Philosophy: Key Themes – Palgrave Macmillan, 2002.
The Philosopher’s Toolkit: A Compendium of Philosophical Concepts and Methods – Blackwell, 2002 (co-written with Peter S. Fosl)
Making Sense: Philosophy Behind the Headlines – Oxford University Press, 2002.
What Philosophers Think – Continuum, 2003 (co-written with Stangroom, J. (eds.))
Atheism: A Very Short Introduction – Oxford University Press, 2003.
Great Thinkers A-Z – Continuum, 2004 (co-written with Stangroom, J. (eds.))
What’s It All about? Philosophy and the meaning of life – Granta, 2004.
The Pig that Wants to be Eaten and 99 other thought experiments – Granta, 2005.
Do You Think What You Think You Think? – Granta, 2006 (co-written with Stangroom, J.)
Welcome to Everytown: a journey into the English mind – Granta, 2007.
The Ethics Toolkit: A Compendium of Ethical Concepts and Methods, Blackwell, 2007 (co-written with Peter S. Fosl)
The Duck That Won the Lottery: And 99 Other Bad Arguments (published in paperback in UK as Do They Think You’re Stupid?) – Granta, 2008
Complaint: From Minor Moans to Principled Protests – Profile Books, 2008.
Should You Judge This Book by Its Cover? – Granta, 2009
Without God, is Everything Permitted? The 20 Big Questions in Ethics – Quercus,2014
The Ego Trick: What Does It Mean To Be You? – Granta Books, 2011
Really Really Big Questions about Faith – Kingfisher (children’s book), 2011
Freedom Regained: The Possibility of Free Will – Granta Books, 2015
The Edge of Reason: A Rational Skeptic in an Irrational World – Yale University Press, 2016
A Short History of Truth – Quercus, 2017
How The World Thinks: A Global History Of Philosophy – Granta, 2018
How to Think Like a Philosopher – Granta. Reviewed in Times Literary Supplement, Issue No. 6261, March 31, 2023
How the World Eats: A Global Food Philosophy – Pegasus Books, 2025
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