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Yascha Mounk: Avoiding The Identity Trap

The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie

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Identity Synthesis and the Power of Post-Modernism

This chapter explores the ideology of identity synthesis, combining post-modernism, post-colonialism, and critical race theory. It delves into the rejection of grand narratives and objective truth in post-modernism, and the influence of post-modernist ideas in society and the medicalization of everyday life. The chapter also discusses the relationship between post-colonial theory and identity synthesis, and how discourses shape cultural understanding and treatment of others.

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