Dr Julian Baggini, honorary research fellow in the Department of Philosophy and Kent honorary graduate, has recently been appointed academic director of the Royal Institute of Philosophy.

Julian Baggini is a writer and the founding editor of The Philosophers’ Magazine. He has a PhD on the philosophy of personal identity and is the author of over 20 books including The Pig That Wants to be Eaten (Granta, 2010), The Virtues of the Table (Granta, 2014) and The Ego Trip (Granta, 2012). Julian’s most recent book How the World Thinks: A Global History of Philosophy (Granta Books, 2018).

The Royal Institute of Philosophy is a charity dedicated to the advancement of philosophy through the organisation and promotion of teaching, discussion and research of all things philosophical. The Institute is not committed to any particular philosophical school or method or, of course, any ideology.

Julian is also appearing at an event with Richard King, Professor of Buddhist and Asian Studies, called ‘Globalising Philosophy’ taking place on Friday 14 June 2019.