Microphilosophy with Julian Baggini
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S5E9 An Interview with Martin Parr
I was very saddened to hear of the death of photographer Martin Parr on the 6th of December last year. Parr had a singular, signature style which defied low-brow / high-brow distinctions. In 2011 I…
S5E8 How to Think Like a Philosopher Ep7
Julian Baggini and guests Myisha Cherry and Catarina Dutilh Novaes explore how the exemplary habits and principles of the best philosophers can help us to think better. Their focus today is on the…
S5E7 How to Think Like a Philosopher Ep6
Julian Baggini and guests Simon Kirchin and Anil Seth explore how the exemplary habits and principles of the best philosophers can help us to think better. Their focus today is on the problems of…
S5E6 How to Think Like a Philosopher Ep5
Julian Baggini and guests Nilanjan Das and Leah Kalmanson explore how the exemplary habits and principles of the best philosophers can help us to think better. Their focus today is on the value of…
S5E5 Stand-up Philosophy
We’re at the midpoint of series five of Microphilosophy, in which I’ve been discussing the habits and virtues of highly effective thinkers with guest philosophers. We’ll be resuming these episodes…
S5E4 How to Think Like a Philosopher Ep4
Julian Baggini and guests Clare Chambers and Lucy O'Brien explore how the exemplary habits and principles of the best philosophers can help us to think better. Their focus today is on the principles…
S5E3 How to Think Like a Philosopher Ep3
Julian Baggini and guests Peter Adamson and Tom Kasulis explore how the exemplary habits and principles of the best philosophers can help us to think better. Their focus today is on how to use…
S5E2 How to Think Like a Philosopher Ep2
Julian Baggini and guests Patricia Churchland and Owen Flanagan explore how the exemplary habits and principles of the best philosophers can help us to think better. Their focus today is on following…
S5E1 How to Think Like a Philosopher Ep1
In this discussion recorded live at St Georges, Bristol, philosopher Julian Baggini and guests Lisa Bortolotti and Rebecca Buxton explore how the exemplary habits and principles of the best…
S4E10 Hope I Get Old before I Die
This edition was dropped the week that the legendary guitarist Wilko Johnson died, aged 75. Back in February 2014 I interviewed Wilko at the Giants of Rock Festival in Minehead. We talked about…
S4E9 The Art of the Moog
I talked to Will Gregory and Graham Fitkin when they visited St Georges in Bristol in 2018 to perform with Will Gregory’s Moog Ensemble, Will Gregory is best known as half of Goldfrapp and is also a…
S4E8 Take your mind for a ride
Today’s episode features another Philosophy salon recorded live pre-Covid at St George’s in Bristol. This time, we’re talking about the perhaps unlikely and surprising connections between philosophy…
S4E7 Anarchism Today
In our tumultuous times, is anarchism a fate to be dreaded or could it actually be part of the solution? In her definitive history of anarchism The Government of No One, Ruth Kinna argues that…
S4E6 The history of philosophy in English
Jonathan Rée rejects the ‘condescending smugness’ of traditional histories of philosophy. In his new history of philosophy in English Witcraft he abandons the standard, tired narratives and presents…
S4E5 Existentialism Today
This was recorded at one of my series of Philosophy Salons at St Georges, Bristol. My guests were Kate Kirkpatrick, the author of the biography Becoming Beauvoir: and Jonathan Webber, author…
S4E4 Learning from Asian Philosophy
Bryan van Norden and Jin Y. Park are two of the world’s leading philosophers working at the intersection of east and west. Park’s book Buddhism and Postmodernity combines Zen and Huayan Buddhism with…
S4E3 How can we talk about trans rights and women’s rights? Pt3
In 2021 I facilitated a lengthy discussion between two philosophers who take different views on the best way to advance trans rights about why the debate is such a fraught one, Catarina Dutilh Novaes…
S4E2 How can we talk about trans rights and women's rights? Pt2
n 2021 I facilitated a lengthy discussion between two philosophers who take different views on the best way to advance trans rights about why the debate is such a fraught one, Catarina Dutilh Novaes…
S4E1 How can we talk about trans rights and women's rights? Pt1
In 2021 I facilitated a lengthy discussion between two philosophers who take different views on the best way to advance trans rights about why the debate is such a fraught one, Catarina Dutilh Novaes…
S3E10 Hierarchy and Inequality in Nietzsche and Falsafa
In many ways medieval Islamic philosophy and the works of Friedrich Neitzsche couldn’t be more different. But as we see in this podcast, both provide interesting, rich challenges to modern western…
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Microphilosophy with Julian Baggini has published 40 episodes since May 2011, covering topics in Philosophy, Society & Culture.
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