Why Are You?

 As the first episode in this series, I wanted to ask a real philosopher to discuss identity, and Cypress was kind enough to oblige.  We start off with a theory of identity before I ask Cypress "Why are you?"  Cypress is a profound thinker - this is a wonderful inaugural episode!

REFERENCES:
Cypress's Academic Profile:  https://philosophy.yale.edu/people/cypress-hall
Cypress's Advisor, Robin Dembroff:  https://www.robindembroff.com/real-men-on-top.html
Judith Butler:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Butler
Substack:  https://amethystadings.substack.com/
Website:  https://amethysta.io

"Why Are You Theme" composed and recorded by Amethysta 

• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:38) - Show Opening
• (02:00) - A Brief Theory of Identity
• (17:24) - Why Are You, Cypress?
• (36:10) - Outro