2min chapter

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas cover image

AMA | August 2023

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

CHAPTER

The Socially Constructed Nature of the Self

Anonymous says, I really like the conversation with Brian Lowry on the socially constructed nature of the self. Is this secret sauce an innate self that I have after all, or is my intuition wrong and my just another Spider-Man? It's possible to socially construct an identity that's detached from any physical or tangible living thing. You are a bundle, a jumble of different impulses and thoughts and social relations in various ways. And so that gives you some freedom. That gives you some agency to shape your notion of self,. especially in response to the social world around you.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode