Who Are We? In What Ways Does Who I Am Shape What I Know?

Who Am I?

Begin with this fun thought experiment: The Ship Of Theseus

• BrainPickings: Ship Of Theseus
• Who Am I? A Philosophical Inquiry/Ship Of Theseus (YouTube :5 mins)

And if you liked Theseus, Try Sam Harris here:

• The Self Is An Illusion- Sam Harris (YouTube :7 mins)

And what if we chose to attach ourselves to machines (cell phones)? Oliver Sacks asks who we are then?

• The Machine Stops – Oliver Sacks (The New Yorker)

 

We’ll do some personal history & bias reflections in class, but feel free to dip your toes in these fun (but not terribly scientific) psychology/personality assessments:

• Social Styles Assessment
• Myers Briggs Personality Test
• Project Implicit – Explore Your Implicit Biases (Harvard)
• Girl Sues To Be Valedictorian & Town Turns On Her