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A review by baker16
The Lies That Bind: Rethinking Identity by Kwame Anthony Appiah
4.0
"I am human, I think nothing human alien to me.
Now there's an identity that should bind us all."
I won this book for free through goodreads first reads. Kwame Anthony Appiah discusses the most common classifications that people use to identify themselves, including gender, religion, country, race, social class, and culture. He also illustrates how each of these identifying factors are flawed and are therefore invalid means of identification. The author is obviously very knowledgeable about the subject and the book held my interest for the most part, but there were a few times when the context went a little out of my debt.
Now there's an identity that should bind us all."
I won this book for free through goodreads first reads. Kwame Anthony Appiah discusses the most common classifications that people use to identify themselves, including gender, religion, country, race, social class, and culture. He also illustrates how each of these identifying factors are flawed and are therefore invalid means of identification. The author is obviously very knowledgeable about the subject and the book held my interest for the most part, but there were a few times when the context went a little out of my debt.