#294 - The Philosophy of Twins: A Dialogue with Helena de Bres

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Helena de Bres about the philosophy of twins. They talk about why people are fascinated by twins, binarizing twins, definitions of selfhood, twins and individuality, and the extended mind. They also talk about twins and love, twins and dating, what twins teach people about objectification, and many more topics.

Helena de Bres is Professor of Philosophy at Wellesley College. Her main interests are on philosophy of literature, specifically the nature of memoir. She also works with themes of creative writing, public philosophy, and distributive justice. She is the author of Artful Truths: The Philosophy of Memoir and her most recent book, How to be Multiple: The Philosophy of Twins.

Website: https://sites.google.com/wellesley.edu/helenadebres/home?authuser=0

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