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Against Identity

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Author : Alexander Douglas
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2025-06-19

Against Identity written by Alexander Douglas and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-06-19 with Philosophy categories.

A philosopher explains why the search for identity is meaningless, and how we should escape the self Modern life encourages us to pursue the perfect identity. Whether we aspire to become the best lawyer or charity worker, life partner or celebrity influencer, we emulate exemplars that exist in the world – hoping it will bring us happiness. But this often leads to a complex game of envy and pride. We achieve these identities but want others to imitate us. We disagree with those whose identities contradict ours – leading to polarisation and even violence. And yet when they thump against us, we are ashamed to ring hollow. In Against Identity, philosopher Alexander Douglas seeks an alternative wisdom. Searching the work of three thinkers – ancient Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi, Dutch Enlightenment thinker Benedict de Spinoza, and 20th Century French theorist René Girard – he explores how identity can be a spiritual violence that leads us away from truth. Through their worlds and radically different cultures, we discover how, at moments of historical rupture, our hunger for being grows: and yet, it is exactly these times when we should make peace with our indeterminacy and discover the freedom of escaping our selves.

Against Identity

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Author : Alexander Douglas
language : en
Publisher: Allen Lane
Release Date : 2025-05-08

Against Identity written by Alexander Douglas and has been published by Allen Lane this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-05-08 with Philosophy categories.

Modern life encourages us to pursue the perfect identity. Whether we aspire to become the best lawyer or charity worker, life partner or celebrity influencer, we emulate exemplars that exist in the world - hoping it will bring us happiness. But this often leads to a complex game of envy and pride. We achieve these identities but want others to imitate us. We disagree with those whose identities contradict ours - leading to polarisation and even violence. And yet when they thump against us, we are ashamed to ring hollow. In Against Identity, philosopher Alexander Douglas seeks an alternative wisdom. Searching the work of three thinkers - ancient Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi, Dutch Enlightenment thinker Benedict de Spinoza, and 20th Century French theorist René Girard - he explores how identity can be a spiritual violence that leads us away from truth. Through their worlds and radically different cultures, we discover how, at moments of historical rupture, our hunger for being grows: and yet, it is exactly these times when we should make peace with our indeterminacy and discover the freedom of escaping our selves.

Against Identity

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Author : Leon Wieseltier
language : en
Publisher: Small Press United
Release Date : 1996

Against Identity written by Leon Wieseltier and has been published by Small Press United this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Aphorisms and apothegms categories.

"Against Identity" is a collection of 74 poetic aphorisms confronting the question of identity, subject formation and consequences of decentering subjectivity.

The Social History Of Crime And Punishment In America A De

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Author : Wilbur R. Miller
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2012-08-10

The Social History Of Crime And Punishment In America A De written by Wilbur R. Miller and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-10 with Business & Economics categories.

This comprehensive and authoratative four-volume work surveys the history and philosophy of crime, punishment, and criminal justice institutions in America from colonial times to the present.

The Influence Of Homoeopathy On General Medicine Since The Death Of Hahnemann

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Author : Robert Ellis Dudgeon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1874

The Influence Of Homoeopathy On General Medicine Since The Death Of Hahnemann written by Robert Ellis Dudgeon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1874 with Homeopathy categories.

Trial Evidence

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Author : Austin Abbott
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1884

Trial Evidence written by Austin Abbott and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1884 with Action and defenses categories.

Mind

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1893

Mind written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1893 with Philosophy categories.

A Digest Of The Decisions Of The Courts Of Last Resort Of The Several States

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Author : Stewart Rapalje
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1891

A Digest Of The Decisions Of The Courts Of Last Resort Of The Several States written by Stewart Rapalje and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1891 with Law reports, digests, etc categories.

Reports Of Cases Adjudged In The Court Of Chancery Of Upper Canada

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Author : Alexander Grant
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1879

Reports Of Cases Adjudged In The Court Of Chancery Of Upper Canada written by Alexander Grant and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1879 with Law reports, digests, etc categories.

Lessons From Nature

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Author : St. George Jackson Mivart
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1876

Lessons From Nature written by St. George Jackson Mivart and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1876 with Matter categories.