I’ve been trying to wrap my head around these beef protests ever since they started a month ago here in Seoul. From peaceful candle light vigils to violent clashes between police and protesters the whole thing has just boggled my mind. I remember my first reaction was to dismiss the protesters as naive. As the [...]
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Defining the Self. What are the origins of identity? Hegel argued identity arose from a self-other distinction, that as the object one becomes self-aware through recognition of the other, or subject. Accordingly, as identities emerge it becomes necessary to maintain distinction, even to emphasize it, to bolster the self by negating a common unity. Over [...]
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