Identity and Difference: Contemporary Debates on the Self

Winkler, Rafael

This book provides a persuasive account of how identity and difference factor in the debate on the self in the humanities. It explores this topic by applying the question to fields such as philosophy, cultural studies, politics and race studies. Key themes discussed in this collection include authenticity in Michel de Montaigne’s essays, the limits of the narrative constitution of the self, the use and abuse of the notion of human nature in political theory and in the current political context of multiculturalism, and the feminist notion of the erotic and of sexual violence. This book will appeal to readers with an interest in new perspectives on the self within the humanities.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2017-01-18

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783319404264

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-40427-1

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 286