Do Your Memories or Your Morals Make You You?

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Philosophers have long thought that memory is the key to maintaining a continuous self--to feeling like the same person from one day to the next. But philosopher Jesse Prinz is turning that idea on its head. At the 2016 World Science Festival, he discussed his work in the new field of experimental psychology and his revelation that the true key to maintaining a self is morality.

Original Program Date: June 5, 2016
MODERATOR: Bill Blakemore
PARTICIPANTS: Martha Farah, Joy Hirsch, Jesse Prinz, Daphna Shohamy

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Moral values are social conventions learned by memory

miguelespinosa
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_Do Your memories or morals make you you?_
Wouldn't it be both?

Postghost
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Wouldn't morality be part of strong convictions someone holds?

daddyleon
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I kept wondering if he was going to summarize his argument with a description of why his hair was pink during a professional forum, with other professionals and theorists... but he said nothing, allowing me to make my own conclusions. In other words, instead of listening to his discussion, I kept focusing on his pink head...

CS-tuho
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what makes our morality? memory of course....

rabinaojha
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Neither, they are both properties of the self.

Existentialist
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Philosophy is not a science why is it being treated like one? I like philosophy don't get me wrong, but it is it's own thing.

mikestmp
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never trust a philosopher talking about science

zambazzee
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Is 'maintaining a self' the assumed goal here? Shouldn't we evolve ourselves? If we are not actually the same person day to day (as has been admitted), then does not putting undue stock in the illusion of such hold us back? Of course our moral programming will be central to our perceived character -- it is referenced (consciously or not) when undertaking a great range of thoughts and actions. Hardly a revelation.

chromanin
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I guess this guy is watching anime too much, and maybe he's a fan of Black Goku or something

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