Episode 209: Francis Fukuyama on Identity Politics (Part Two: Discussion)

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

• Episode: Episode 209: Francis Fukuyama on Identity Politics (Part Two: Discussion)
• Website: The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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• Duration: 01:26:16
• Published: 2019-02-18 18:40

Continuing on Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment (2018).

Fukuyama recommends a "creedal national identity" as a solution for tribalism; does this work? Is this "demand for recognition" that he describes foundational for the act of making an ethical claim? For self-consciousness itself? How does ideology prejudice the sort of theorizing that Fukuyama engages in?

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