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""An essential, inspiring guide to the challenges of our time"" from the author of the UK bestseller The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten (Sarah Bakewell, New York Times bestselling author). By now, it should be clear: in the face of disinformation and disaster, we cannot hot take, life hack, or meme our way to a better future. But how should we respond instead? In How to Think Like a Philosopher, Julian Baggini turns to the study of reason itself for practical solutions to this question, inspired by our most eminent philosophers, past and present. Baggini offers twelve key principles for a more humane, balanced, and rational approach to thinking: pay attention; question everything (including your questions); watch your steps; follow the facts; watch your language; be eclectic; be a psychologist; know what matters; lose your ego; think for yourself, not by yourself; only connect; and don't give up. Each chapter is chockful of real-world examples showing these principles at work--from the discovery of penicillin to the fight for trans rights--and how they lead to more thoughtful conclusions. More than a book of tips and tricks (or ways to be insufferably clever at parties), How to Think Like a Philosopher is an invitation to develop the habits of good reasoning that our world desperately needs.

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Julian Baggini's books include the internationally bestselling How the World Thinks; How to Think Like a Philosopher; The Virtues of the Table; and The Pig That Wants to be Eaten. He is the academic director of the Royal Institute of Philosophy and is a member of the Food Ethics Council. He is a regular columnist for the Guardian, Prospect magazine, Financial Times and a columnist and book reviewer for the Wall Street Journal. He has also written for New Humanist magazine, The Week, New Statesman, New York Times, and Literary Review.

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