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Live On Stage
Tuesday October 28 2025, 7pm GMT

How Philosophy Explains Our World, with Julian Baggini

What would Aristotle make of Keir Starmer? Would Plato be a Republican? And what can philosophy teach us about modern politics? 

On October 28 philosopher Julian Baggini comes to Intelligence Squared to help us understand the world of politics through philosophy. He will set out why ‘polarisation’ need not be a dirty word, what differentiates conspiracy theorists from skeptics, and how to apply precepts such as: follow the facts, be humble and think for yourself but not by yourself.

Join us live at Conway Hall with Julian Baggini and host Ritula Shah, and have your questions answered in the audience Q&A. 

How to Think Like a Philosopher: Essential Principles for Clearer Thinking (Paperback)
by Julian Baggini

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Event Name

How Philosophy Explains Our World, with Julian Baggini

speaker

  • Julian Baggini

    Philosopher and author

Host

  • Ritula Shah

    Journalist and Broadcaster

Speakers are subject to change.

Location
  • Conway Hall
  • 25 Red Lion Square
  • London
  • WC1R 4RL
Time
  • Tuesday 28 October 2025
  • 7pm to 8:30pm GMT

Speakers

speaker

Julian Baggini

Philosopher and author

Julian Baggini is a philosopher and the author, co-author or editor of over 20 books including The Great Guide: What David Hume Can Teach Us about Being Human and Living Well; The Godless Gospel; How The World Thinks; The Virtues of the Table; The Ego Trick; and The Edge of Reason. He was the founding editor of The Philosophers’ Magazine and has written for numerous newspapers and magazines, as well as for think tanks such as The Institute of Public Policy Research, Demos and Counterpoint. He is Academic Director of the Royal Institute of Philosophy and an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Kent.   
Host

Ritula Shah

Journalist and Broadcaster

Presenter of Calm Classics on Classic FM. She was previously the main presenter of the World Tonight, BBC Radio 4’s main evening news programme.

Speakers are subject to change.