6th Form Philosophy (3) – The Networked Self

What role does my self-awareness play in the life of the human species? Is self-awareness something I am in control of? Is anything else self-aware?

Concluding the first half of our course on The Value of Self-Awareness, we’ll zoom out again to think about how self-awareness interacts with population-level patterns in human culture and beyond. Looking at the evolutionary trajectory of our species alongside technology and the wider biosphere, we will explore the relationship between your individual self-awareness and the place you occupy in the natural world. We’ll end this week by reflecting back on our original problems and building a roadmap for applying them to practical matters in the second half of the course.

A series of free seminars for sixth formers, using philosophy to explore one of the fundamental questions of life: What is self-awareness and what am I supposed to do with it?

Series runs for 6 weeks (in person or online) on Wednesdays from 30 April – 4 June, 5.30-7pm.

To sign up contact your Head of Sixth Form or Philosophy teacher, or email programme@brlsi.org with your name and the name of your school. Please note this course is for school pupils in Y12 & Y13 only.

What will you be thinking about?

30 April: Me, myself & I

7 May: Ourselves among others

14 May: The networked self

21 May: Self-awareness & values

28 May: Social self-awareness

4 June: Self-awareness for change

In conjunction with the Royal Institute of Philosophy