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The Importance of Self Objectification
i'm really interested in how this connects tho conceptions of selfhood. Because i think the rise of the influence or economy leads us to further and further reliance on a visual concept of self, especially the self as an object. What is it like to have a profession that is so deeply bound up with your image? How does influencing shape one's sense of self? For bauvoir, to be human means to be both passive and active. The very nature of our bodies, for instance, is one way that you can think about this. Our bodies are not separate from consciousness, but the sight of consciousness, bodies are active in the world.
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