Lessons from a divided nation
Could Brexit be good for business? Perhaps – if only because it has taught us several important lessons about how not to conduct collective decision-making, which corporations would be wise to heed.
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Author: Julian Baggini
Postcard from the past
Joining Tom Jackson to discuss the postcards from their pasts are philosopher JULIAN BAGGINI and journalist EMILY DUGAN, senior reporter for BuzzFeed News. In this New Year episode, we discover the perils of anthropomorphism, the joy of hitch-hiking, and venture towards a philosophy of postcards. Along the way we learn some grubby secrets of south coast coffee making and brave a breakfast-time singalong. Wish you were here?
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The Anatomy of Morality
“The new “moral scientists” address ethics solely through empirical methods and try to put moral claims on a secure scientific footing. Julian Baggini reviews “Science and the Good” by James Davison Hunter and Paul Nedelisky.”
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Oxford – 28 January
I’ll be attempting to “inspire people” at an in conversation event at The North Wall in Oxford at 19:30.
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Hampshire – 19 Jan
Why are some Britons’ lives shortening? In discussion with Sir Michael Marmot, Professor of Epidemiology at University College London on the social determinants of health. 19:00 at Heckfield Place, Hampshire
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