The politics and ethics of identity (Record no. 1502)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781107675575
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 320.01/9LEB
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Lebow, Richard Ned.
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Title The politics and ethics of identity
Remainder of title in search of ourselves
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Cambridge University Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2012
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xi, 431 p. ; 24 cm.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Includes bibliographical references ( p. 329-414) and index.
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Summary, etc. We are multiple, fragmented, and changing selves who, nevertheless, believe we have unique and consistent identities. What accounts for this illusion? Why has the problem of identity become so central in post-war scholarship, fiction, and the media? Following Hegel, Richard Ned Lebow contends that the defining psychological feature of modernity is the tension between our reflexive and social selves. To address this problem Westerners have developed four generic strategies of identity construction that are associated with four distinct political orientations. Lebow develops his arguments through comparative analysis of ancient and modern literary, philosophical, religious, and musical texts. He asks how we might come to terms with the fragmented and illusionary nature of our identities and explores some political and ethical implications of doing so.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Political psychology.
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        UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dar es Salaam UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dar es Salaam 01/17/2025   320.01/9LEB 001517 01/31/2025 01/17/2025 Book