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Identity as reasoned choice: a South Asian perspective on the reach and resources of public and practical reason in shaping individual identities

By: Publication details: 2012 Continuum New YorkDescription: x, 240 pISBN:
  • 9781441196576
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 126 G2I2
Summary: In an increasingly multi-religious and multi-ethnic world, identity has become something actively chosen rather than merely acquired at birth. This book essentially analyzes the resources available to make such a choice. Looking into the world of intellectual India, this unique comparative survey focuses on the identity resources offered by India's traditions of reasoning and public debate. Arguing that identity is a formation of reason, it draws on Indian theory to claim that identities are constructed from exercises of reason as derivation from exemplary cases. The book demonstrates that contemporary debates on global governance and cosmopolitan identities can benefit from these Indian resources, which were developed within an intercultural pluralism context with an emphasis on consensual resolution of conflict.
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Books Vikram Sarabhai Library Rack 4-B / Slot 129 (0 Floor, West Wing) Non-fiction General Stacks 126 G2I2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 178914

Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-233) and index.

In an increasingly multi-religious and multi-ethnic world, identity has become something actively chosen rather than merely acquired at birth. This book essentially analyzes the resources available to make such a choice. Looking into the world of intellectual India, this unique comparative survey focuses on the identity resources offered by India's traditions of reasoning and public debate. Arguing that identity is a formation of reason, it draws on Indian theory to claim that identities are constructed from exercises of reason as derivation from exemplary cases. The book demonstrates that contemporary debates on global governance and cosmopolitan identities can benefit from these Indian resources, which were developed within an intercultural pluralism context with an emphasis on consensual resolution of conflict.

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