14min chapter

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Late-stage liberalism

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

CHAPTER

The Challenges of Self-Expression and Self-Creation in Liberal Politics

This chapter explores the pursuit of individual freedom and self-definition within liberal politics, discussing the contest for recognition and the efficacy of liberal politics in handling it. It questions whether the contemporary obsession with self-expression and self-creation is a result of a failure of liberal politics to satisfy people's needs.

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