The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

Ep. 227: What Is Social Construction? (Hacking, Berger) (Part One)

Oct 7, 2019
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Dilemma of a Philosopher
01:31 • 2min
3
The Importance of Social Construction
03:06 • 2min
4
The Social Construction of Truth
04:41 • 2min
5
The Importance of Contextuality
06:11 • 2min
6
The Differences Between Global and Local Social Construction
08:06 • 2min
7
The Differences Between Social Construction and Construction
09:57 • 2min
8
The Importance of Social Construction in Public Discourse
11:37 • 2min
9
The Looping Effect of Human Kinds
13:45 • 2min
10
The Concept of Essentiality
15:51 • 2min
11
The Connotation of a Female Refugee
17:34 • 2min
12
The Child Television Viewer
19:51 • 2min
13
The Ethics of Social Construction
21:44 • 2min
14
The Ethical Dimension of Labeling
23:39 • 2min
15
The Social Construction of Reality
26:06 • 2min
16
The Mechanism of Culture
28:27 • 2min
17
The Role of Culture in Hacking
30:41 • 2min
18
The Danger of Separation of the Individual From Society
32:45 • 2min
19
The Social Construction of PTSD
34:20 • 2min
20
The Ethics of Predictive Power in the Natural Sciences
36:03 • 2min
21
The Evolution of Assholes
37:48 • 2min
22
The Looping Effects of Human Kinds
39:33 • 2min
23
The Equivocation of Essentiality in Science
41:26 • 2min
24
The Philosophy of Race Discussion
43:37 • 3min