“The philosopher is not a person who wears no mask, but one who knows how to play with a number of masks, skillfully shifting from wearing one to wearing another, as circumstances demand.” ~Raymond Geuss The self is not a monolith but a kaleidoscope. It’s a circus of smoke and funhouse mirrors. Even our masks wear masks. We tailor our expressions to the moment, to the audience, to the expectation. We are mostly unaware of this. Our “self” moves in and out of these performan