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A Hermeneutic Approach to Gender and Other Social IdentitiesIntroduction

A Hermeneutic Approach to Gender and Other Social Identities: Introduction [The Introduction establishes the aim of the book as answering the question, what are social identities (with a particular emphasis on gender identity) for? It outlines how a hermeneutic approach will offer an answer that proves more advantageous than ones given by either identity neo-realists or deflationists. The hermeneutic theory of Hans-Georg Gadamer, which defended the possibility of truth in interpretation without succumbing to either an objective theory of authorial intention or a relativistic theory of reader-response, proves a helpful resource for a feminist theory of identity that aims to foster resistance to identity-based oppression. Recalling hermeneutics’ namesake, Hermes, the messenger between gods and mortals, this book argues that identities are intersubjective interpretations that serve as a means of connection between self and others in order to create more meaningful and vital communities. After setting up this general motivation, an overview of each chapter is provided.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan US
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016. The author(s) has/have asserted their right(s) to be identified as the author(s) of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988Permission has been granted by Wiley to republish parts of “True Identities: From Performativity to Festival,” by Lauren Swayne Barthold, Hypatia vol. 29. No. 4, Fall 2014, copyright by Hypatia Inc.Permission has been granted by Cambridge Scholars Publishers to republish parts of “Warnke’s Text-Person Analogue: A Closer Look,” by Lauren Swayne Barthold, Review Journal of Political Philosophy 10, 2012, copyright by J. Jeremy Wisnewski and contributors.
ISBN
978-1-137-58896-8
Pages
1 –10
DOI
10.1057/978-1-137-58897-5_1
Publisher site
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Abstract

[The Introduction establishes the aim of the book as answering the question, what are social identities (with a particular emphasis on gender identity) for? It outlines how a hermeneutic approach will offer an answer that proves more advantageous than ones given by either identity neo-realists or deflationists. The hermeneutic theory of Hans-Georg Gadamer, which defended the possibility of truth in interpretation without succumbing to either an objective theory of authorial intention or a relativistic theory of reader-response, proves a helpful resource for a feminist theory of identity that aims to foster resistance to identity-based oppression. Recalling hermeneutics’ namesake, Hermes, the messenger between gods and mortals, this book argues that identities are intersubjective interpretations that serve as a means of connection between self and others in order to create more meaningful and vital communities. After setting up this general motivation, an overview of each chapter is provided.]

Published: Jun 17, 2016

Keywords: Social Identity; Gender Identity; Practical Philosophy; Hermeneutic Approach; Community Creation

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