Multiculturalism and "The Politics of Recognition"
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Multiculturalism and "The Politics of Recognition" is a seminal philosophical work by Charles Taylor that explores how modern liberal democracies should acknowledge and accommodate cultural diversity and minority identities.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Multiculturalism and "The Politics of Recognition" canonical | 2 |
| "The Politics of Recognition" (essay) | 1 |
| politics of recognition | 1 |
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Target entity: Multiculturalism and "The Politics of Recognition" Context triple: [Charles Taylor, notableWork, Multiculturalism and "The Politics of Recognition"]
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A.
A Critique of Postcolonial Reason
A Critique of Postcolonial Reason is a seminal theoretical work by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak that interrogates how Western philosophy, literature, and colonial discourse construct and silence the subaltern.
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In Other Worlds: Essays in Cultural Politics
In Other Worlds: Essays in Cultural Politics is a seminal collection of essays by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak that helped shape postcolonial theory, feminist criticism, and deconstructive literary studies.
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C.
Culture and Imperialism
Culture and Imperialism is a critical work of literary and cultural theory by Edward Said that examines how Western imperialism is reflected in and reinforced by canonical literature and cultural narratives.
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1993: Political Liberalism
1993: Political Liberalism is John Rawls’s major philosophical work that revises and extends his theory of justice to address the stability and legitimacy of a pluralistic democratic society.
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Justice as Fairness: A Restatement
Justice as Fairness: A Restatement is a later work by philosopher John Rawls that clarifies, updates, and systematizes his theory of justice originally presented in A Theory of Justice.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Multiculturalism and "The Politics of Recognition" Target entity description: Multiculturalism and "The Politics of Recognition" is a seminal philosophical work by Charles Taylor that explores how modern liberal democracies should acknowledge and accommodate cultural diversity and minority identities.
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A.
A Critique of Postcolonial Reason
A Critique of Postcolonial Reason is a seminal theoretical work by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak that interrogates how Western philosophy, literature, and colonial discourse construct and silence the subaltern.
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B.
In Other Worlds: Essays in Cultural Politics
In Other Worlds: Essays in Cultural Politics is a seminal collection of essays by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak that helped shape postcolonial theory, feminist criticism, and deconstructive literary studies.
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C.
Culture and Imperialism
Culture and Imperialism is a critical work of literary and cultural theory by Edward Said that examines how Western imperialism is reflected in and reinforced by canonical literature and cultural narratives.
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D.
1993: Political Liberalism
1993: Political Liberalism is John Rawls’s major philosophical work that revises and extends his theory of justice to address the stability and legitimacy of a pluralistic democratic society.
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E.
Justice as Fairness: A Restatement
Justice as Fairness: A Restatement is a later work by philosopher John Rawls that clarifies, updates, and systematizes his theory of justice originally presented in A Theory of Justice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
essay collection
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
cultural studies
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philosophy ⓘ political science ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| addresses |
public recognition of cultural identities
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status of minority cultures in liberal democracies ⓘ tension between universalism and particularism ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
accommodation of cultural minorities within liberal states
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importance of recognition for individual identity ⓘ |
| author | Charles Taylor ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
authenticity
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dialogical identity ⓘ misrecognition ⓘ recognition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| critiques | atomistic conceptions of the self in liberal theory ⓘ |
| editor | Amy Gutmann ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
Amy Gutmann
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Charles Taylor ⓘ Jürgen Habermas ⓘ Kwame Anthony Appiah ⓘ
surface form:
K. Anthony Appiah
Michael Walzer ⓘ Steven C. Rockefeller ⓘ Susan Wolf ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Multiculturalism and "The Politics of Recognition"
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
"The Politics of Recognition" (essay)
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| influenced |
debates on multicultural citizenship
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normative political theory of multiculturalism ⓘ theory of identity politics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
communitarianism
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cultural diversity ⓘ identity politics ⓘ identity recognition ⓘ liberal democracy ⓘ liberalism ⓘ minority rights ⓘ multiculturalism ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ Multiculturalism and "The Politics of Recognition" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
politics of recognition
social justice ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
communitarian political theory
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contemporary political philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| publisher | Princeton University Press ⓘ |
| subjectOfDebate |
individual rights versus group-differentiated rights
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liberalism versus communitarianism ⓘ |
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