What Politics Can Learn From Philosophy

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🗓️ 6 July 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:01.0	Welcome to Intelligent Squared.
1:03.0	I'm Senior Producer Connor Boyle.
1:05.0	On today's podcast, Julian Bajini, the writer and philosopher whose new book is how to think
1:10.0	like philosopher.
1:11.0	For today's discussion, we're looking at politics and how real-world issues and the public discourse
1:16.0	in general could potentially benefit from embracing a more philosophical perspective.
1:21.0	Joining Julian in conversation today is Jesse Norman, the politician and author who was
1:26.0	himself once an academic philosopher.
1:28.0	Here's Jesse with more.
1:30.0	Well, thank you very much indeed and what a delight it is to welcome an Intelligent Squared
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