Philosophy Talk. Self and Self-Presentation

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Abstract/Contents

Abstract: We craft personal brands or images to accompany or represent ourselves in various situations. These personas are malleable – how we portray ourselves online differs from how we act at an event, which differs from the workplace or in the privacy of the home. Social media and the possibility of creating an online 'self' exacerbate this situation. We wonder: who is the true self if we have the power change selves given various circumstances? Is there such a thing as 'one true self', or is the self merely a conglomerate of 'mini-selves' shaped by cultural and societal forces? Could it be detrimental to think of a self as socially constructed? John and Ken put their best face on for Susan Hekman from the University of Texas at Arlington, author of Private Selves, Public Identities: Reconsidering Identity Politics.

Type of resource	sound recording-nonmusical
Form	podcasts
Extent	1 audio file
Place	KALW (Radio station : San Francisco, Calif.)California
Date created	December 6, 2015
Language	English
Digital origin	born digital
Track configuration	Stereo

philosophytalk.org show page	Title Self and Self-Presentation
Finding Aid	Title Philosophy Talk (SC1118)
Show#	395.0
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/rt463nm3940
Location	SC1118
Repository	Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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