Part 3

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 and Mary Leng. This is the third and final part.

How can we talk about trans rights and women’s rights? Pt3

with Clare Chambers and Lucy O'Brien

<a href="https://www.julianbaggini.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Julian Baggini</a> and guests <a href="http://www.clarechambers.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Clare Chambers</a> and <a href="https://www.ucl.ac.uk/philosophy/people/permanent-academic-staff/lucy-o-brien" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lucy O'Brie</a>n explore how the exemplary habits and principles of the best philosophers can help us to think better. Their focus today is on the principles of charity and sincerity, and the need to abide in uncertainty. They take as their cue Baggini’s new book&nbsp;<a href="https://www.julianbaggini.com/how-to-think-like-a-philosopher/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to Think Like a Philosopher</a>, in which he offers 12 key principles for a more humane, balanced and rational approach to thinking.

How to Think Like a Philosopher Ep4

With Peter Adamson and Tom Kasulis

<a href="https://www.julianbaggini.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Julian Baggini</a> and guests <a href="https://historyofphilosophy.net" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Peter Adamson</a> and <a href="https://comparativestudies.osu.edu/people/kasulis.1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tom Kasulis</a> 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 thought experiments and being misled by concepts. They take as their cue Baggini’s new book&nbsp;<a href="https://www.julianbaggini.com/how-to-think-like-a-philosopher/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to Think Like a Philosopher</a>, in which he offers 12 key principles for a more humane, balanced and rational approach to thinking.

How to Think Like a Philosopher Ep3

with Patricia Churchland and Owen Flanagan

<a href="https://www.julianbaggini.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Julian Baggini</a> and guests <a href="https://patriciachurchland.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patricia Churchland</a> and <a href="https://www.neuro.duke.edu/profile/owen-flanagan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Owen Flanagan</a><a href="https://www.rebeccabuxton.com/about" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;</a>explore how the exemplary habits and principles of the best philosophers can help us to think better. Their focus today is on following the facts, without assuming they speak for themselves. They take as their cue Baggini’s new book&nbsp;<a href="https://www.julianbaggini.com/how-to-think-like-a-philosopher/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to Think Like a Philosopher</a>, in which he offers 12 key principles for a more humane, balanced and rational approach to thinking.

How to Think Like a Philosopher Ep2

with Lisa Bortolotti and Rebecca Buxton

In this discussion recorded live at St Georges, Bristol, philosopher <a href="https://www.julianbaggini.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Julian Baggini</a> and guests <a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.birmingham.ac.uk%2Fstaff%2Fprofiles%2Fphilosophy%2Fbortolotti-lisa.aspx&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AOvVaw0z13LTOrNOg0xefRhnE_Ls" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lisa Bortolotti</a> and <a href="https://www.rebeccabuxton.com/about" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rebecca Buxton&nbsp;</a>explore how the exemplary habits and principles of the best philosophers can help us to think better. They took as their cue Baggini’s new book&nbsp;<a href="https://www.julianbaggini.com/how-to-think-like-a-philosopher/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to Think Like a Philosopher</a>, in which he offers 12 key principles for a more humane, balanced and rational approach to thinking. Event produced by <a href="https://www.bristolideas.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bristol Ideas</a>.

How to Think Like a Philosopher Ep1

A previously unreleased interview with Wilko Johnson

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 getting old but continuing to rock, a life-affirming choice Wilko and his mostly middle-aged audience both made with glee. The interview wasn’t recorded for broadcast so its backstage, rough-and-ready aesthetic is by accident not design. But I think the informality of the conversation makes a welcome change and gives a good sense of the man himself.Johnson rose to fame with the band Dr Feelgood in the 1970s. He continued to play with various bands after leaving the Feelgoods in 1977.&nbsp;In January 2013 he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and given less than a year to live. He threw himself into touring and a year later when we spoke he was still going strong. At the Giants of Rock Festival he was playing with his long-term sidekick, bass legend Norman Watt-Roy and drummer Dylan Howe. Listen to this and tell me Wilko’s not a philosopher.

Hope I Get Old before I Die

With Will Gregory and Graham Fitkin 

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 composer and producer. Graham Fitkin a composer, pianist and conductor best known for his minimalist and postminimalist work.&nbsp;Our conversation contains gems for both synth geeks and those like me who don’t know much except what we like. And if you’re thinking what has this got to do with philosophy?, just take a listen and if you’re still asking by the end, I’d suggest your conception of philosophy might be too narrow.

The Art of the Moog 

with Kate Rawles and Jet Jet MacDonald

Today’s episode features another Philosophy salon recorded live pre-Covid at St George’s in Bristol.&nbsp;This time, we’re talking about the perhaps unlikely and surprising connections between philosophy and … cycling.&nbsp;I was sceptical too but after talking with activist, writer and self-described “outdoor philosopher” Kate Rawles and writer and musician Jet MacDonald, I was converted, and I hope you will be too.

Take your mind for a ride

With Ruth Kinna and Nathan Eisenstadt 

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 anarchism in various forms has made a series of challenging contributions to political thought rooted in a belief in freedom and working towards collective good without the interference of the state. She is in conversation with Julian Baggini and Nathan Eisenstadt (Bristol University).

Anarchism Today

With Jonathan Rée and Andrew Pyle

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 the history of philosophy as a haphazard series of unmapped forest paths, a mass of individual stories showing endurance, inventiveness, bewilderment, anxiety, impatience, and good humor. Expect the same from this conversation with Julian Baggini, Rée and Andrew Pyle.

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