Ethics of identity. Appia K.E.

race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender - in recent decades, more and more attention has been paid to such collective identities. They require recognition and respect, which often leads to conflict with the values ​​of liberalism and individualism. To what extent is the identity determine and limit our freedom? How do they contribute to the manifestation and building of our individuality? Is the variety valuable in itself?

The philosopher and Africanist Kvama Anthony Appia summarizes the intellectual experience of thinkers of different eras and cultures in search of answers to these questions. The author focuses on relationships between identity and individuality, between moral obligations in relation to oneself and collective responsibility. The result of his study is a new vision of humanism, according to which the diversity, characteristic of people, does not prevent a constructive dialogue, but on the contrary, makes it interesting and meaningful.

Kvama Anthony Appia-philosopher, professor of New York University.