Heterogeneities: Race, Gender, Class, Nation, and State (Biological Chemistry)
By Robert Ackermann.
Description
In this book, a distinguished philosopher offers a provocative analysis of the hidden assumptions that lie at the heart of contemporary social ideology. Robert John Ackermann argues that all social life is intrinsically heterogeneous and that such homogeneous constructs as race, gender, class, nation, and state are necessarily artificial. In the course of his inquiry, he discusses what we mean when we invoke these terms and explores the intellectual implications and concrete consequences of their everyday use.Although Ackermann's approach is philosophical, his arguments are grounded in...
ISBN(s)
1558490140, 9781558490147
