Julian Baggini Quotes


No genuine choice is ever simply a matter of the arbitrary exercise of will. Take your choice of lunch today. You can't decide to want anything, but what you want will at least in part be a result of a series of other choices and judgments you've made in your life to date.


Citations

Baggini, Julian. Freedom Regained: The Possibility of Free Will. Granta Books, 2015.

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Julian Baggini
Julian Baggini
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  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Philosopher, Writer

Julian Baggini (born 1968) is a British philosopher, journalist and the author of over 20 books about philosophy written for a general audience. He is co-founder of The Philosophers' Magazine and has written for numerous international newspapers and magazines. In addition to writing on the subject of philosophy he has also written books on atheism, secularism and the nature of national identity. He is a patron of Humanists UK.