The first of the 10 Questions of Human Existence is "Who Am I"?
A philosophy of self-authorship drives us to be the ones holding the pen in the story of our lives. But how can we write a great story if we don't know the main character?
Drawing upon Heraclitus, Rousseau, Montaigne and Citizen Kane, we explore why self-knowledge is the first step in our path to personal fulfilment and greater understanding. And as we unravel the thread of the self, we run into problems - How can any answer to the question "Who Am I" deal with the inevitability of change? And could the whole concept of "Me" be nothing more than an illusion?
Intro Music by sscheidl from Pixabay
Sources: Bence Nanay, "Know Thyself is not just silly advice, it's actively dangerous"
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