Identity and Difference

Contemporary Debates on the Self

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Phenomenology, Political
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Author: ISBN: 9783319404271
Publisher: Springer International Publishing Publication: January 10, 2017
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9783319404271
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Publication: January 10, 2017
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

This book provides a persuasive account of how identity and difference factor in the debate on the self in the humanities. It explores this topic by applying the question to fields such as philosophy, cultural studies, politics and race studies. Key themes discussed in this collection include authenticity in Michel de Montaigne’s essays, the limits of the narrative constitution of the self, the use and abuse of the notion of human nature in political theory and in the current political context of multiculturalism, and the feminist notion of the erotic and of sexual violence. This book will appeal to readers with an interest in new perspectives on the self within the humanities.

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This book provides a persuasive account of how identity and difference factor in the debate on the self in the humanities. It explores this topic by applying the question to fields such as philosophy, cultural studies, politics and race studies. Key themes discussed in this collection include authenticity in Michel de Montaigne’s essays, the limits of the narrative constitution of the self, the use and abuse of the notion of human nature in political theory and in the current political context of multiculturalism, and the feminist notion of the erotic and of sexual violence. This book will appeal to readers with an interest in new perspectives on the self within the humanities.

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