Podcasts about philosopher julian baggini

Philosopher Julian Baggini shares the insights of his new book How to Think Like a Philosopher: Essential Principles for Clearer Thinking. In conversation with government minister Jesse Norman, who was himself once an academic philosopher, Baggini set out the techniques, methods and principles that guide philosophy, and show how they can be applied to our own lives – and our politics. Using precepts such as: pay attention, question everything, follow the facts, and think for yourself but not by yourself, Baggini shows how clearer thinking can help us meet the challenges of our troubled times.  We'd love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be.  Send us an email or voice note with your thoughts to podcasts@intelligencesquared.com or Tweet us @intelligence2.  And if you'd like to support our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations, as well as ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content, early access and much more, become a supporter of Intelligence Squared today. Just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is the West more individualistic than the East? And why does secularism have less influence in the Islamic world than in Europe? According to British philosopher Julian Baggini, we do not differ from each other as much as we think. All around the world, people grapple with the same moral questions: Individual autonomy versus the collective good, the social demand for clear truth versus the awareness that everything is subjective. Different ways of thinking are found in the answers. Come hear from Baggini what we can learn from how the rest of the world thinks. Monday 16 September 2019 | 19.30 – 21.00 hrs | Collegezalencomplex, Radboud University | Radboud Reflects and Uitgeverij Nieuw Amsterdam Read the review: https://www.ru.nl/radboudreflects/terugblik/terugblik-2019/terugblik-2019/19-09-16-how-the-world-thinks-lecture-by/ Or watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2Jx1akQQ7c&list=PLdczh9H5y7NQy4dOypBWqAqbLf-M4r6az Never want to miss a podcast again? Subscribe to this channel. Radboud Reflects Organizes in-depth lectures about philosophy, religion, ethics, society and culture. www.ru.nl/radboudreflects Wil je op de hoogte blijven van onze activiteiten? Schrijf je dan in voor de tweewekelijkse nieuwsbrief: https://www.ru.nl/radboudreflects/nieuwsbrief/aanmelden-mailnieuwsbrief-radboud-reflects/ Do you want to stay up to date about our activities? Please sign in for the English newsletter: https://www.ru.nl/radboudreflects/nieuwsbrief/subscribe-to-newsletter/

55,000 people worldwide completed the BBC Loneliness Experiment. It is the largest survey of loneliness ever done. The results are unique in their scope and reach and were revealed first at an event in the Reading Room of Wellcome Collection. At the live event, presented by Claudia Hammond, musician Jazz Morley and poet Daljit Nagra perform and talk about how their creativity was driven by their loneliness. Philosopher Julian Baggini challenges the idea that loneliness is always a negative experience. And Claudia discusses the results of the Wellcome supported research with Professor Christina Victor of Brunel University and Professor Pam Qualter of Manchester University.

Does free will exist? If so, what is it? How does it relate to our ideas about causation? Are we in fact just the product of a kind of 'fate', where the events of our lives were pre-determined from the Big Bang itself? Philosopher Julian Baggini, author of 'Freedom Regained: The Possibility of Free Will', talks to Rob Lyons about how we might tread a realistic middle way between absolute freedom of action and fatalism. Yes, in a sense we are 'determined' by what has gone before, but there is still room for choice and responsibility.

Julian Baggini is the founding editor of The Philosophers· Magazine. He has a PhD on the philosophy of personal identity and is the author, co-author or editor of over 20 books. We discuss the what makes us who we are, questioning consciousness, point of view, and how we as humans are more of a process […]

Julian Baggini is the founding editor of The Philosophers· Magazine. He has a PhD on the philosophy of personal identity and is the author, co-author or editor of over 20 books. We discuss the what makes us who we are, questioning consciousness, point of view, and how we as humans are more of a process than a thing.

Architect Zaha Hadid joins Rana Mitter to reflect on her designs for the Serpentine's new Sackler Gallery. Critics Ian Christie and Muriel Zagha discuss the sounds and music of French Cinema. Philosopher Julian Baggini and Classicist Richard Seaford consider the pros and cons of cynicism towards the public sphere.

Samira Ahmed talks with Lee Smolin, a controversial and prominent figure in the field of theoretical physics, about the search for a new kind of theory that can be applied to the whole universe challenging the way we experience time. Is Italy a Mafia republic? Acclaimed Mafia historian John Dickie, political journalist Annalisa Piras and author Clare Longrigg discuss. Samuel Beckett's 'Not I' premiered 40 years ago. To mark the anniversary the Royal Court theatre is staging the piece again, performed by Lisa Dwan. Lisa and Derval Tubridy, join Samira. Challenges to our concept of the physical world abound with recent news in technological advances. Philosopher Julian Baggini reflects on conceiving the inconceivable.

Philosopher Julian Baggini answers the question "What does religion have that we don’t?".

Philosopher Julian Baggini has taken to film-making to promote his latest book entitled Should You Judge This Book by its Cover? In the book, he subjects one hundred proverbs and other examples of homespun wisdom to philosophical scrutiny. And in the film – well, click below and see for yourself. You can also listen to an audio interview about the book which I recorded with Julian last week for Blackwell Online by clicking here.