#### [[video_Social Constructs Philosophy Tube]] **Creator**:: [[Abigail Thorn]] **Source**:: [Social Constructs | Philosophy Tube - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koud7hgGyQ8) **Covers**:: [[metaphysics]], [[social construct]], [[homeostatic property cluster]], [[philosophy]], [[Politics]], Watches:: 1 <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/koud7hgGyQ8" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> ^video # Notes - [[Metaphysics]] - looks at existence [01:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koud7hgGyQ8#t=86.12755913351441) - What is 'x'? - How many parts can we take away till the object is gone - instrinsic vs relational properties - [[social construct]] - Earth -1-2 analogy [04:32](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koud7hgGyQ8#t=272.21790209536744) - Just because you can measure or define something does not mean you need to socially construct your society around that - Earth negative one - there are no natural properties, only vibes - If we erased our memories of social constructs we would could reconstruct them based on our environment [08:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koud7hgGyQ8#t=528.4117546848381) - Strike analogy [12:51](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koud7hgGyQ8#t=771.0898409237061) - [[Homeostatic property cluster]] - properties which make something a "thing" if they have enough - the point of classify animals is to be able to predict and describe things around them. - we debate social constructs because the are inherently able to change [19:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koud7hgGyQ8#t=1170.58278) and because they are the foundations of many of our rights [20:18](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koud7hgGyQ8#t=1218.0759227711528) - when you leave the classroom [[politics]] and [[metaphysics]] combine ##### Different earths example <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/koud7hgGyQ8?start=268" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>