6/18-6/24 Post 3: Textbook Chapter 2 (Dialogue and the Social Self)

Chapter 2 of Burkitt's text, "Dialogue and the Social Self" I found to be extremely interesting just like chapter one. Again there was a lot to digest and I found some parts rather challenging. There are a couple of points I would like to touch base on that I furthered my thoughts upon and found thought provoking. The first is that I think that consciousness can be a second look at something we are about to do. For instance, it helps us rethink our temptations, wants and desires which would fall under morality. To further this thought, it is creative in the sense that we branch out from the typical right/wrong notion and "survival of the fittest." I really liked Darwin's take that it, "evolved in activity as a means for humans to better adapt to the environment," (33). I can definitely see how this is true because as a human race we keep advancing and having to restructure our society. For instance, cameras are video recorders are not allowed in court rooms. But what are they to say about smart phones that have both? Later in the chapter, Burkitt talks about choice to act, which made me think that our consciousness makes us think twice about what others will think of us when we want to say or do something (on Facebook or Twitter for example). A lot to think about in this chapter!