Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations

Kaul, Volker

This book provides a comprehensive account of the phenomenon of identity in politics, featuring for the first time the question of individual emancipation. It addresses the burning questions of our times, viz. nationalism, populism, Islamic fundamentalism, multiculturalism, postsecularism and postcolonialism. The volume repudiates an easy reconciliation between identity and emancipation, such as it occurs in contemporary liberal and multicultural political theories. It shows that we cannot achieve emancipation without Kant’s help, whereas identity relentlessly draws us back to collective values and the community. The book urges for a new understanding of identity and a politics that instead of accommodating identities seeks to govern them.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2021-08-26

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783030523770

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-52375-6

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 204