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SELFLESS: Why “You” Are a Social Creation

The Next Big Idea

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The Importance of Social Construction

Brian Greene: The self is developed through social interaction. He says we don't even have a sense of self without these other people around us. This reframing of how we think about ourselves can make our individual lives and collective lives better, he says. Greene: To be human is to be in relationship with other human beings.

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