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Julian Baggini
Julian Baggini is the author, co-author or editor of over 20 books including The Godless Gospel, How The World Thinks, The Virtues of the Table and The Ego Trick and, most recently, How to Think Like a Philosopher (all Granta). He was the founding editor of The Philosophers’ Magazine and has written for numerous newspapers and magazines, as well as for the think tanks The Institute of Public Policy Research, Demos and Counterpoint. He has served as Academic Director of the Royal Institute of Philosophy, is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Kent and has been a member of the Food Ethics Council since 2016.
Books by Julian Baggini
The Great Guide: What Hume Can Teach Us about Being Human and Living Well
by Julian Baggini
The Great Guide by Julian Baggini is a wonderful introduction to David Hume, the 18th century Scottish philosopher, and blends in his precepts and views with travelling in his footsteps and learning about his life. "Hume didn't just write about how to live," writes Baggini. "He modelled the good life."
How the World Thinks: A Global History of Philosophy
by Julian Baggini
In the audiobook of How the World Thinks, the author himself, Julian Baggini, takes us on a tour of world philosophy, highlighting the similarities and the differences in the way people think about the world around them.
Narrator: Julian Baggini
Length: 12 hours and 43 minutes
The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten
by Julian Baggini
Thought experiments are a really lively way to get children involved with philosophy.
Interviews with Julian Baggini
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Intuition Pumps And Other Tools for Thinking
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Natural Goodness
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A Question of Trust
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Intimacy or Integrity: Philosophy and Cultural Difference
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Daily Rituals: How Great Minds Make Time, Find Inspiration, and Get to Work
by Mason Currey
The best books on How To Think, recommended by Julian Baggini
The best books on How To Think, recommended by Julian Baggini
We all have opinions about things and sometimes quite strong ones. When it comes to our values and politics we also tend to think we’re right. That’s why examining how we think is so important, argues philosopher Julian Baggini. That’s something philosophy can help with, if it’s done well. Here he recommends five books that shed some light on how philosophers think, when they’re thinking at their best.
The best books on Atheism, recommended by Julian Baggini
Which are the best books on atheism? The British philosopher Julian Baggini, author of Atheism: A Very Short Introduction, chooses his top five.
Interviews where books by Julian Baggini were recommended
The Best Philosophy Books for Children, recommended by Peter Worley
What is fairness? What does it mean to be brave? Can you step in the same river twice? It is not only adults who can discuss philosophical issues. Peter Worley picks the best philosophy books for children
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The Lies That Bind: Rethinking Identity
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How the World Thinks: A Global History of Philosophy
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A Fistful of Shells: West Africa from the Rise of the Slave Trade to the Age of Revolution
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Maoism: A Global History
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Remnants of Partition: 21 Objects from a Continent Divided
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Latinx: The New Force in American Politics and Culture
by Ed Morales
Best Books of 2019 on Global Cultural Understanding, recommended by Ash Amin
Best Books of 2019 on Global Cultural Understanding, recommended by Ash Amin
Every year the British Academy’s Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize is awarded to a nonfiction book that has contributed to ‘global cultural understanding.’ Cambridge professor Ash Amin, chair of this year’s panel of judges, talks us through the fabulous books that made the 2019 shortlist and explains why they’re so important.
