The Spinoza Triad:
Philosophy in our World

Social media and the problem of authenticity


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In this episode the Spinoza Triad, John Gibbs, Dr Richard Miller and Dan Rowlands, discuss how the internet and social media may have contributed to the philosophical debates surrounding authenticity. In Hamlet, Polonius advises Laertes 'to thine own self be true'. It its possible to be true to yourself and true to others on social media. Do we have a 'true self'?

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The Spinoza Triad:
Philosophy in our WorldBy John Gibbs, Dr Richard Miller & Dan Rowland