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Do we have free will? It's a question that has puzzled philosophers and theologians for centuries and feeds into numerous political, social, and personal concerns. Are we products of your culture or free agents within it? Just how much responsibility should we take for our actions? Are our neural pathways set early on by an assortment of characteristics and nurture, or is the probability of thorough, intentional psychological change always open to us? What role do our brains play in the engineering of free will, and how much scientific information is there for the lifestyle of it? Exactly what are we discussing when we talk about 'liberty' anyway? On this cogent and engaging book, Julian Baggini explores the concept of free will from every angle, blending school of thought, neuroscience, sociology and cognitive research. Independence Regained brings the problems raised by the possibilities - and denials - of free will to vibrant life, drawing on methodical research and attractive encounters with expert witnesses, from designers to lovers, prisoners to dissidents. Contemporary thinking says us that free will is an illusion, and Baggini challenges this position, providing instead a new, more positive understanding of our sense of personal liberty: a liberty worthy of having. Julian Baggini's catalogs include The Ego Trick, Welcome to Everytown, What's It All About? - Viewpoint and the Meaning of Life and The Pig That Wants to be Consumed, all released by Granta Literature. He writes for a number of newspapers and journals which is cofounder of The Philosophers' Mag.
