6th Form Philosophy (1) – Me, Myself & I

What does it mean to be self-aware? When I become aware of myself, what exactly am I becoming aware of? And when, if ever, is this a good thing?

In the first seminar of our 6th Form Philosophy Value of Self Awareness series, we will introduce ourselves to the philosophy of metacognition (literally, ‘thinking about thinking’) and explore some scientific answers to the problems of self-awareness.

We’ll work out what you want out of this course and which problems interest you the most, running through a whistle-stop tour of the history of self-awareness and beginning to think about how our individual lives form a part of the human story.

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? 

For details of the whole series go to this link.

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