Julian Baggini: Is there a real you?

TEDxYouth@Manchester, Filmed Nov 2011; Posted Jan 2012

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What makes you, you? Is it how you think of yourself, how others think of you, or something else entirely? At TEDxYouth@Manchester, Julian Baggini draws from philosophy and neuroscience to give a surprising answer.

Julian Baggini is a journalist and philosopher who studies the complexities of personal identity. He is currently the editor-in-chief of the Philosophers' Magazine. Full bio »