Book Description
Two essays on the nature of Identity.
Identity and Difference
Author : Martin Heidegger
Publisher :
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 33,88 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Philosophy
ISBN :
Identity/Difference Politics
Author : Rita Dhamoon
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 26,79 MB
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 077485877X
Book Description
Theories of liberal multiculturalism have come to dominate debates about identity and difference politics in recent contemporary western political theory. This book offers a nuanced critique of these debates by questioning liberal multiculturalism’s preoccupation with culture and, just as important, its unintended consequences. Identity/Difference Politics switches the focus from culture to power. Issues of power are examined through accounts of meaning-making – those processes through which meanings of difference are produced, organized, and regulated. Other forms of identity/difference such as whiteness, ableism, gender, and heteronormativity establish the analytic and normative value of Dhamoon’s alternative theoretical framework, and reveal that an exclusive preoccupation with culture can dissolve into essentialism – which too often provides a rationale for state regulation of groups deemed to be too different. Students of contemporary political theory, multiculturalism, identity politics, Canadian politics and culture, dis/ablity studies, critical race theory, and feminist and gender theory will find it an invaluable resource.
Identity and Difference
Author : Kathryn Woodward
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 33,55 MB
Release : 1997-05-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780761954347
Book Description
Book on identity
Identity, Difference
Author : William E. Connolly
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 14,78 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Democracy
ISBN : 9781452906041
Book Description
Difference Matters
Author : Brenda J. Allen
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 19,68 MB
Release : 2010-07-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1478607696
Book Description
Allens proven ability and flare for presenting complex and oftentimes sensitive topics in nonthreatening ways carry over in the latest edition of Difference Matters. Her down-to-earth analysis of six social identity categories reveals how communication establishes and enacts identity and power dynamics. She provides historical overviews to show how perceptions of gender, race, social class, sexuality, ability, and age have varied throughout time and place. Allen clearly explains pertinent theoretical perspectives and illustrates those and other discussions with real-life experiences (many of which are her own). She also offers practical guidance for how to communicate difference more humanely. While many examples are from organizational contexts, readers from a wide range of backgrounds can relate to them and appreciate their relevance. This eye-opening, vibrant text, suitable for use in a variety of disciplines, motivates readers to think about valuing difference as a positive, enriching feature of society. Interactive elements such as Spotlights on Media, I.D. Checks, Tool Kits, and Reflection Matters questions awaken interest, awareness, and creative insights for change.
Identity, Difference and Belonging
Author : Dina Mansour
Publisher : Inter-Disciplinary.Net
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 48,12 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Belonging (Social psychology)
ISBN : 9781848882843
Book Description
"This volume stems from the four-day international conference organized by Inter-Disciplinary.Net at Mansfield College, Oxford University..."--p. [vii].
Identity and Difference
Author : Rafael Winkler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 12,81 MB
Release : 2018-10-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 135162444X
Book Description
This collection reflects recent discussions on the relation between identity and difference in metaphysics, and in moral and political theory in both the analytic and continental traditions. The contributions to the volume tackle such issues as the role and place of the concept of identity in Hegel’s Science of Logic; the question of personal identity in Parfit, Riceour and Schechtman; the problem of inclusion and exclusion in Heidegger’s reading of the history of philosophy; Heidegger’s conception of the relation between philosophy and politics, the question of alterity in Levinas; and Foucault’s conception of the relation between sexual instinct, economic interest, and desire. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology.
Mountains Beyond Mountains
Author : Tracy Kidder
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 46,2 MB
Release : 2009-08-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0812980557
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “[A] masterpiece . . . an astonishing book that will leave you questioning your own life and political views.”—USA Today “If any one person can be given credit for transforming the medical establishment’s thinking about health care for the destitute, it is Paul Farmer. . . . [Mountains Beyond Mountains] inspires, discomforts, and provokes.”—The New York Times (Best Books of the Year) In medical school, Paul Farmer found his life’s calling: to cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. Tracy Kidder’s magnificent account shows how one person can make a difference in solving global health problems through a clear-eyed understanding of the interaction of politics, wealth, social systems, and disease. Profound and powerful, Mountains Beyond Mountains takes us from Harvard to Haiti, Peru, Cuba, and Russia as Farmer changes people’s minds through his dedication to the philosophy that “the only real nation is humanity.” WINNER OF THE LETTRE ULYSSES AWARD FOR THE ART OF REPORTAGE This deluxe paperback edition includes a new Epilogue by the author
Essay on Human Reason: On the Principle of Identity and Difference
Author : Nikola Stojkoski
Publisher : Vernon Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 46,28 MB
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1622733797
Book Description
The nature of human reason is one of the thorniest of mysteries in philosophy. The reason appears in many specific forms within general areas such as cognition, thinking, experiencing beauty, and moral judgment. These forms are “perfectly” known in philosophy, yet an unknown pattern has been noticed which shows us that they are all a variation of the same theme: truth is an identity relation between the “thought” and “reality”; justice is an identity relation between the given and the deserved; beauty is an identity relation as rhyme is an identity relation between the final sounds of words; rhythm is an identity relation between time intervals; symmetry is an identity relation between two halves; proportion is an identity relation between two ratios; anaphora is an identity relation between the initial words. Particular things are identities in themselves and universals are identities between particulars. One idea associates another idea identical to it; an analogy is an identity between relations; induction is an identification between the known and unknown instances; and all the logic rests on the law of identity. What is common for all of them is the nature of reason itself.
Identity
Author : Jonathan Rutherford
Publisher :
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 22,10 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
Book Description
This collection of essays addresses the issues and concerns raised by the emphasis on society not as a series of homogeneous interlocking blocks, but as a plethora of different, sometimes overlapping and often conflicting communities. Reflecting, for example, on the experience of the GLC's attempt to create a new "majority of minorities" and on the clash of values and beliefs over "The Satanic Verses," these pieces explore both the opportunities and problems presented by the growing diversity of communities, cultures and identities in contemporary society. Topics covered include: consumerism and the impact of green politics; racism and psychoanalysis; ethics and values; AIDS and citizenship; and feminism and age
