Name: Is there a real you?
Uploaded: 2012-01-22T14:59:17Z
Duration: 11 min 49 s
Description: What makes you, you? Is it how you think of yourself, how others think of you, or something else entirely? Philosopher Julian Baggini draws from philosophy and neuroscience to give a surprising answer.

What makes you, you? Is it how you think of yourself, how others think of you, or something else entirely? Philosopher Julian Baggini draws from philosophy and neuroscience to give a surprising answer.

Julian Baggini: Is there a real you?

Is there a real you?

Challenging the notion of a fixed self, the idea is proposed that we're more a collection of experiences than a static entity.

Neuroscience supports the view of self as an integrated collection of brain processes, debunking the myth of a central 'I'.

Exploring identity: Instead of a permanent core, 'you' are an interwoven set of experiences shaped by memory and belief.