Julian Baggini

Writer and Philosopher, UK

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Julian Baggini is a writer and philosopher. His latest book is How to Think Like a Philosopher (2023).

Written by Julian Baggini

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FREEDOM AND CHOICE

How to think about free will

You can’t escape cause and effect, but there is a way of viewing human agency that is motivating, plausible and humane

by Julian Baggini

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FREEDOM AND CHOICE

In a pandemic we learn again what Sartre meant by being free

What the Nazi occupation was for Sartre, the COVID-19 pandemic is for us: an opportunity to relearn what it means to be free

by Julian Baggini