We often think identity is personal. But the identities that shape the
world, our struggles, and our hopes, are social ones, shared with
countless others. Our sense of self is shaped by our family, but also
by affiliations that spread out from there, like our nationality,
culture, class, race and religion.
Taking these broad categories as a starting point, Professor Appiah
challenges our assumptions about how identity works. In eloquent and
lively chapters, he weaves personal anecdote with historical, cultural
and literary example to explore the entanglements within the stories
we tell ourselves. We all know there are conflicts among identities;
but Professor Appiah explores how identities are created by conflict.
Identities are then crafted from confusions - confusions this book
aims to help us sort through. Religion, Appiah shows us, isn't
primarily about beliefs. The idea of national self-determination is
incoherent. Our everyday racial thinking is an artefact of discarded
science. Class is not a matter of upper and lower. And the very idea
of Western culture is a misleading myth. We will see our situation
more clearly if we start to question these mistaken identities. This
is radical new thinking from a master in the subject and will change
forever the way we think about ourselves and our communities.
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ISBN
9781782833901
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Vendor
Profile Books
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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