Puzzling Identities

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Political, Mind & Body
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Author: Vincent Descombes ISBN: 9780674495883
Publisher: Harvard University Press Publication: February 15, 2016
Imprint: Harvard University Press Language: English
Author: Vincent Descombes
ISBN: 9780674495883
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication: February 15, 2016
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Language: English

As a logical concept, identity refers to one and the same thing. So how can it describe membership in various groups, as in ethnic and religious identity? Bringing together an analytic conception of identity with a psychosocial understanding, Vincent Descombes demonstrates why a person has more than one answer to the essential question Who am I?

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As a logical concept, identity refers to one and the same thing. So how can it describe membership in various groups, as in ethnic and religious identity? Bringing together an analytic conception of identity with a psychosocial understanding, Vincent Descombes demonstrates why a person has more than one answer to the essential question Who am I?

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