Identity and liberation

How we divide history into periods is always a matter of debate. Like maps, historical markers are tainted by arbitrariness and ideology. Yet periodizations and the great blocks that divide the historical continuum into semi-discrete identities still retain some usefulness. In contrast to other peri...

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Published inPeace review (Palo Alto, Calif.) Vol. 9; no. 4; pp. 497 - 502
Main Author Mendieta, Eduardo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Palo Alto, CA Taylor & Francis Group 01.12.1997
Peace Review Publications
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Behavior
Freedom
IDENTITY
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
MODERN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Modernity
PEACE, PEACE MOVEMENT, PEACE GROUPS
Personal development
Social Identity
STUDY OF HISTORY AS SUBJECT MATTER
Subjectivity
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ISSN1040-2659
1469-9982
DOI10.1080/10402659708426099

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Summary:How we divide history into periods is always a matter of debate. Like maps, historical markers are tainted by arbitrariness and ideology. Yet periodizations and the great blocks that divide the historical continuum into semi-discrete identities still retain some usefulness. In contrast to other periods in the human history, our epoch-often called modernity-is characterized by the dominance of subjectivity and its concomitant, identity. Indeed, from the standpoint of philosophy, or any of the human sciences, we live in an epoch in which the philosophy of consciousness, or egology, has reigned.
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ISSN:1040-2659
1469-9982
DOI:10.1080/10402659708426099