Events

How does the food we eat shape our lives? Philosopher and author Julian Baggini joins us in the bookshop to answer this very question.

Join us for an evening of philosophy as Julia Baggini guides us through How the World Eats, his attempt to develop a global food philosophy.

In How The World Eats: A Global Food Philosophy, Baggini examines how the choices we make about what to eat influence the way we live, with most of us now relying on a global web of food production, distribution, consumption and disposal.

A regular exploration of some of the big ideas that connect with and emerge from the month’s news stories. Sit back and enjoy the live conversation or take part as much as you like – this is always a lively and inspiring discussion!

Julian Baggini offers a comprehensive overview of the global food network. He makes a convincing case for philosophy to spearhead a multi-disciplinary approach that will provide a framework for managing the demands, conflicts, inequities, and dangers that jeopardise the network's effective operation

A regular exploration of some of the big ideas that connect with and emerge from the month’s news stories. Sit back and enjoy the live conversation or take part as much as you like – this is always a lively and inspiring discussion!

A thoughtfully selected panel will bring diverse perspectives from rural smallholders, academia, private philanthropy and business in agriculture to provide actionable steps we can all take to create a just and sustainable global food system.

The global food system is incredibly complex and in crisis. In his new book, How the World Eats, Julian Baggini argues that we can use philosophical tools to identify the key principles that should govern a food system fit for the 21st century and beyond, drawing on the empirical base of how humans have fed themselves across the globe and history.

Existential philosophy has from the outset prided itself on an unblinking view of reality at it is, without illusions. This talk will explore ways which we can use its resources without what Sartre called the false hope in belief that we will prevail and the end of the tunnel will come.

Julian Baggini embarks on a thought-provoking exploration of food across cultures, uncovering the best and worst of how societies approach feeding themselves. From cutting-edge technologies like cultured meat to the ethics of aquaculture and food commodification, Baggini exposes the big ideas shaping our plates—and our futures.

Philosopher Julian Baggini delves into the best and worst food practices in a huge array of societies, past and present,[...]

Welcome to Julian Baggini’s Philosophy Café at Stonewell Spring, the delicious deli and café just down Moor Lane from The[...]