你知道嗎？有一隻豬想被吃掉，這會改變吃肉的道德嗎？這不是荒謬的笑話，而是英國哲學家朱利安巴吉尼用來訓練批判性思考的思想實驗。

一九六八年生於英國的巴吉尼，拒絕走傳統學術道路，而是選擇成為「哲學的翻譯者」。他創辦《哲學家雜誌》，出版超過二十本哲普書籍，用最簡單的語言討論最深刻的問題。他的代表作《想被吃掉的豬》包含一百個思想實驗，從電車難題到人工智慧，讓讀者在趣味中訓練邏輯思維。

巴吉尼證明了專業不等於艱深，深度不等於無趣。他用食物談倫理，用日常生活討論形上學，讓哲學從象牙塔走進咖啡館。他的《世界如何思考》更打破西方中心視角，探討中國、印度、日本、非洲的哲學智慧，提醒我們理性有多種面貌。

在假新聞氾濫、極端觀點對立的今天，巴吉尼教我們的批判性思考技能從未如此重要。他說：「哲學不是要給你答案，而是要教你如何提問。」這位把哲學帶給大眾的思想家，值得每個想更好思考的人認識。

Did you know there is a pig that wants to be eaten? Would that change the morality of eating meat? This is not an absurd joke, but a thought experiment designed by British philosopher Julian Baggini to train critical thinking.

Born in nineteen sixty-eight in England, Baggini rejected the traditional academic path and chose to become a translator of philosophy. He co-founded The Philosophers Magazine and published over twenty popular philosophy books, using the simplest language to discuss the most profound questions. His masterpiece, The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten, contains one hundred thought experiments, from the trolley problem to artificial intelligence, training readers in logical thinking through fun scenarios.

Baggini proved that professionalism does not equal obscurity, and depth does not equal boredom. He uses food to discuss ethics and everyday life to explore metaphysics, bringing philosophy from the ivory tower to the coffee shop. His book How the World Thinks breaks away from a Western-centric perspective, exploring the philosophical wisdom of China, India, Japan, and Africa, reminding us that reason has many faces.

In an age of rampant fake news and polarized extreme views, the critical thinking skills Baggini teaches have never been more important. He says: Philosophy is not about giving you answers, but about teaching you how to ask questions. This thinker who brought philosophy to the masses deserves to be known by everyone who wants to think better.

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