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West argues that the application of natural history techniques to the study of the human species yields a comparative analysis "based on visible, especially physical, characteristics. . . [which] permit one to discern identity and difference, equality and inequality, beauty and ugliness among ...
That’s one of the fascinating things about Hume. He challenges us and says: ‘When I introspect, all I see are particular impressions and ideas. I don’t introspect and see a self that has those impressions or ideas.’ He has a challenging account of general issues of identity. I love...
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The Ethics of Identity by Kwame Anthony Appiah The concept of 'race' is misleading and inaccurate, arguesKurt Barling, Professor of Journalism at the University of Middlesex and author ofThe R Word: Racism and Modern Society. He recommends the best books to think about racism. ...
As Americans of African descent reached each new plateau in their struggle for equality, they reevaluated their identity. The slaveholder labels ofblackandnegro(Spanish for “black”) were offensive, so they chose theeuphemismcoloredwhen they were freed. Capitalized,Negrobecame acceptable during the ...
Books by David Edmonds Edmonds, David: Undercover Robot Ethics and the Contemporary World Philosophers Take On the World David Edmonds: Would You Kill the Fat Man? David Edmonds: Caste Wars: The Philosophy of Discrimination David Edmonds and John Eidinow: Rousseau's Dog: A Tale of Two Philosop...
“literature,” respectively. There is a chapter (Ch.3) that distinguishes the field from the overlapping discipline of cultural studies. The remaining six chapters cover topical components of the field, including: language / meaning, rhetoric / poetics, story, performative language, identity, ...
Barnes, J.(1987) Early Greek Philosophy, London: Penguin Books. Blackburn, S.(1994) The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy, Oxford, Oxford University Press. Blakemore, C. and Greenfield, S.(eds)(1987) Mindwaves. Thoughts on Intelligence, Identity and Consciou ...
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