Identity Politics, Justice, and the Quest for Solidarity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10759686 |
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| Authors | Shannon Dunn (Gonzaga University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 104 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 281-298 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Soundings An Interdisciplinary Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-1861 • E-ISSN: 2161-6302 |
| Publisher | The Pennsylvania State University Press (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5325/soundings.104.4.0281 |
| OpenAlex | W3214574009 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
This article situates arguments against identity politics within a broader context of philosophical and political arguments about identity and the subject. One pervasive argument is that identity politics is a key factor working against social solidarity in a pluralistic democracy. In order to contest this claim, I use the work of feminist theorists who address a persistent bias against collective identity in Western philosophical thought. Finally, I argue that the practice of social solidarity requires not jettisoning identity, but re-conceptualizing identity in terms of narrative, which can serve as a basis for understanding one’s moral responsibility to others
Aesthetics · Argument (complex analysis · CONTEST · Context (archaeology · Democracy · Economic Justice · Epistemology · Identity (music · Identity politics · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Social group · Social identity approach · Social identity theory · Social science · Sociology · Solidarity · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Law · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics
| Highly cited | No |
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