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Against Identity: The Wisdom of Escaping the Self - ALEXANDER DOUGLAS

Against Identity: The Wisdom of Escaping the Self

ALEXANDER DOUGLAS

 
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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.

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Author:  ALEXANDER DOUGLAS
Title: Against Identity: The Wisdom of Escaping the Self
Release date: 28 October 2025
Editor: PENGUIN PRESS
Subject: ETHIQUE-PHILO POLITIQUE
ISBN: 9780241648216 (0241648211)
Renaud-Bray Reference: 21751773
Item nb: 4484952

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