6th Form Philosophy (2) – Ourselves Among Others

Can I be self-aware without other people? How should I feel about the influence of other people on me? What about the influence of technology?

This week, in the second seminar of our series on The Value of Self-Awareness, we’ll zoom out from the individual perspective and start thinking about how self-awareness interacts with group decision-making. We’ll talk about the idea that other people and technologies influence the way you think about yourself, and work out what this means for our lives. Building on the problems we identified last week, we’ll explore the limitation and opportunities created by thinking with other people.

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