Why Choice is Not an Illusion | Raymond Tallis

Philosophy For Our Times

English - October 20, 2020 11:23 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB - ★★★★ - 260 ratings
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In the modern world we seem to benefit from an abundance of choices in our day-to-day life. But are we really free to decide, or is choice just an illusion? On today’s episode we’re joined remotely by cultural critic and philosopher Raymond Tallis who unpicks the arguments against the existence of free will.

Professor Raymond Tallis is a philosopher, poet, novelist and cultural critic and was until recently a physician and clinical scientist. In the Economist's Intelligent Life Magazine (2009) he was listed as one of the top living polymaths in the world.

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