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Kaban ng Hiyas
Congressional Library

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Kaban ng Hiyas
Congressional Library

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Philosophy

Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny (Issues of Our Time)

Author

Amartya Sen

Call Number

PL 797443 Y6 4224 1985

Accession Number

37868pl

PUBLICATION YEAR

2011

Keywords

Identity, Violence, Misunderstanding, Cultural Differences, Peace

Book Summary

Arguing that the violence of today's world is as much as factor of misunderstanding as it is of cultural differences, a Nobel Laureate explains that modern conflicts have origins in illusions about identity, morality, and other factors, in an account that presents the author's vision of how the world can move toward peace. Reprint.

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