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Against Identity

Against Identity

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‘Deeply interesting … a superb critique of contemporary self-obsession’ Steven Poole, Guardian

 

'Engrossing … bracing … incendiary and timely’ Stuart Jeffries, Daily Telegraph

A philosopher explains why the search for identity is meaningless, and how weshould 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 identitiescontradict 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 violencethat 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.

‘Lucid and absorbing … One of my highlight books of the year’ Stuart Kelly, Scotsman

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