GS220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Evry, Post-Structuralism, Michel Foucault
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Where (from what philosophical tradiion) does the noion of. Where does the idea that you can choose your idenity come? (kwame. Liberalism as form of poliical life (consituions, rights, elecions, protecion of private property, later welfare). Liberalism as philosophy, culture (liberty, freedom = john stuart mill) He who lets the world choose his plan of life for him, has no need for any other faculty than the ape-like one of imitaion. Argument that culivaion of one"s individuality is part of well-being and a good in itself. I"ve travelled each and ev"ry highway; but more, much more than this, i did it my way . First: individual idenity: sameness, basic feature of your personality, made a human being a person and acing individual, foundaional aspect of selhood. Second: group idenity: one"s self is like selves of a group, consciousness of sharing language, culture, common descent.
