The Ego Trick
'Baggini is exceptional within this popular genre for his clarity of mind' -GuardianBaggini mashes up philosophy with psychology, Buddhism, neuroscience ... considers the role of memory, demolishes a theologian's (bad) arguments for the soul, and suggests that "multiple personalities" are like different "users" of a computer system ... We end with some entertaining reflections on medical immortality, "free will", and the "extended-mind thesis", which holds that your iPhone is part of you -GuardianBaggini's study of how identity is defined is lucid and backed by a wealth of anecdote -MetroBaggini works on a broad canvas, citing Hume and Locke alongside the reflections of sex-change patients and victims of dementia. While leaving the ego in pieces, he gives your mind a thorough workout -Intelligent Life