The first part of the article notes the sudden and conspicuous interest for the problem of identity at the turn of the 21st century. It presents Modern and postmodern conceptualizations of collective identity of social theorists. In the second part, the text draws on the legacy of philosophical speculation of the same period. The article aims to show that many of the dilemmas faced by latterday humanities in their efforts to articulate their thinking of identity as well as difference still have a relevant “pre-game” in the structural and dialectical interrelatedness thematized by philosophers of classical German idealism and the “philosophers of difference.” The text concludes that such “metaphysical” reflection comprises an unavoidable element, which can only be ignored by social theory at its own peril, even if it is not bound by the reflection’s findings.
Keywords:
identity / philosophy / difference / sameness / otherness / social theory
Source:
Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society, 2017, 28, 1, 136-152
Publisher:
Beograd : Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju
TY - JOUR
AU - Krstić, Predrag
PY - 2017
UR - http://rifdt.instifdt.bg.ac.rs/123456789/1358
AB - The first part of the article notes the sudden and conspicuous interest for the problem of identity at the turn of the 21st century. It presents Modern and postmodern conceptualizations of collective identity of social theorists. In the second part, the text draws on the legacy of philosophical speculation of the same period. The article aims to show that many of the dilemmas faced by latterday humanities in their efforts to articulate their thinking of identity as well as difference still have a relevant “pre-game” in the structural and dialectical interrelatedness thematized by philosophers of classical German idealism and the “philosophers of difference.” The text concludes that such “metaphysical” reflection comprises an unavoidable element, which can only be ignored by social theory at its own peril, even if it is not bound by the reflection’s findings.
PB - Beograd : Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju
T2 - Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society
T1 - Thinking identity with difference: Society and theory
T1 - Kako misliti identitet s razlikom: društvo i teorija
IS - 1
VL - 28
SP - 136
EP - 152
DO - 10.2298/FID1701136K
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Krstić, P.. (2017). Thinking identity with difference: Society and theory. in Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society
Beograd : Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju., 28(1), 136-152.
https://doi.org/10.2298/FID1701136K
Krstić P. Thinking identity with difference: Society and theory. in Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society. 2017;28(1):136-152.
doi:10.2298/FID1701136K .
Krstić, Predrag, "Thinking identity with difference: Society and theory" in Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society, 28, no. 1 (2017):136-152,
https://doi.org/10.2298/FID1701136K . .
