My Society My Self
Offered By: World Science Festival via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Syllabus
Maria Konnikova Introduction
Participant introductions
What is the self?
What methods are used to identify the self?
Is difference of feeling like yourself and the what the self feels like on the inside.
Does the self come from our social experiences?
Is memory more important than morality?
What is memory for?
Who was patient HM?
How do you define morality?
Does the self change along with morality changes?
Can the self be dismantled?
Is there a memory based fabric that lies underneath morality?
Have narrative structures been imprinted in our memories over time?
How long have morality based decisions been a part of emotional sections of the brain?
Is it possible to test what is more predictable in moral behavior?
Taught by
World Science Festival
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