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A review by hades9stages
Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny by Amartya Sen
4.0
“Most people are other people” “Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.” - Oscar Wilde
“The illusion of density, particularly about some singular identity… natures violence in the world. … The neglect of plurality of our affiliations and the need for choice and reasoning obscures the world in which we live.” - Amartya Sen
do i agree with everything discussed in this book? not really. but still, it’s one of the most thought-provoking books i’ve read on identity. it’s really good :) especially the first few chapters which are a little more encapsulating.
beyond that point it’s pretty repetitive saying the same things over and over but with different evidence/ examples/ case studies etc. it’s a bit much towards the end.
“The illusion of density, particularly about some singular identity… natures violence in the world. … The neglect of plurality of our affiliations and the need for choice and reasoning obscures the world in which we live.” - Amartya Sen
do i agree with everything discussed in this book? not really. but still, it’s one of the most thought-provoking books i’ve read on identity. it’s really good :) especially the first few chapters which are a little more encapsulating.
beyond that point it’s pretty repetitive saying the same things over and over but with different evidence/ examples/ case studies etc. it’s a bit much towards the end.