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Julian Baggini

Co-founder and editor of The Philosophers’ Magazine, author of The Duck That Won The Lottery

"Equating freedom with an absent state is an old conservative trick that suits only those who don’t need protecting"

Julian Baggini is a philosopher, journalist and author of over 20 books about Philosophy for the general reader. He is the co-founder of co-founder and editor of The Philosophers’ Magazine, who also writes and broadcasts for The Guardian and the BBC. Baggini is the author of Freedom Regained: The Possibility of Free WillThe Ego Trick: and The Duck That Won The Lottery.

His books have granted him critical acclaim for his efforts to popularise philosophy. He has also written for the New Humanist magazine, Guardian, the Financial times and Wall Street Journal. He is also the academic director of the Royal Institute of Philosophy.

"ingenious and open-hearted" - The Scotsman

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"Equating freedom with an absent state is an old conservative trick that suits only those who don’t need protecting"

Julian Baggini is a philosopher, journalist and author of over 20 books about Philosophy for the general reader. He is the co-founder of co-founder and editor of The Philosophers’ Magazine, who also writes and broadcasts for The Guardian and the BBC. Baggini is the author of Freedom Regained: The Possibility of Free WillThe Ego Trick: and The Duck That Won The Lottery.

His books have granted him critical acclaim for his efforts to popularise philosophy. He has also written for the New Humanist magazine, Guardian, the Financial times and Wall Street Journal. He is also the academic director of the Royal Institute of Philosophy.

"ingenious and open-hearted" - The Scotsman

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