Identity Exists Only in Its Modes: The Flexible Subject and the Interpretative Mind Against Semi-Cognitive “Sciences”

Though identity and narrative are the subjects of many discussions, the two terms are not usually accompanied by any adjective, as if <em>identity</em> necessarily meant “rigid identity”, and <em>narrative</em> were synonymous of “linear, coherent narrative” (in the most redu...

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Main Author: Giovanni Bottiroli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ledizioni 2016-10-01
Series:Comparatismi
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Online Access:https://www.ledijournals.com/ojs/index.php/comparatismi/article/view/712
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spelling doaj-ec6833e1eb78405282a4e994fb8befc62021-02-04T17:16:54ZengLedizioniComparatismi2531-75472016-10-010111910.14672/2016712572Identity Exists Only in Its Modes: The Flexible Subject and the Interpretative Mind Against Semi-Cognitive “Sciences”Giovanni Bottiroli0Università degli Studi di BergamoThough identity and narrative are the subjects of many discussions, the two terms are not usually accompanied by any adjective, as if <em>identity</em> necessarily meant “rigid identity”, and <em>narrative</em> were synonymous of “linear, coherent narrative” (in the most reductive acceptation of <em>coherence</em>). Quite the contrary, it is necessary to rediscover the polysemy of the concept of identity, linking narrative theory to philosophies and theories of the subject. Identity exists only in its modes and in the conflict between coincidence and non-coincidence.https://www.ledijournals.com/ojs/index.php/comparatismi/article/view/712identitysubjectinterpretationnarrative theorycognitive sciences
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Identity Exists Only in Its Modes: The Flexible Subject and the Interpretative Mind Against Semi-Cognitive “Sciences”
Comparatismi
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interpretation
narrative theory
cognitive sciences
author_facet Giovanni Bottiroli
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title Identity Exists Only in Its Modes: The Flexible Subject and the Interpretative Mind Against Semi-Cognitive “Sciences”
title_short Identity Exists Only in Its Modes: The Flexible Subject and the Interpretative Mind Against Semi-Cognitive “Sciences”
title_full Identity Exists Only in Its Modes: The Flexible Subject and the Interpretative Mind Against Semi-Cognitive “Sciences”
title_fullStr Identity Exists Only in Its Modes: The Flexible Subject and the Interpretative Mind Against Semi-Cognitive “Sciences”
title_full_unstemmed Identity Exists Only in Its Modes: The Flexible Subject and the Interpretative Mind Against Semi-Cognitive “Sciences”
title_sort identity exists only in its modes: the flexible subject and the interpretative mind against semi-cognitive “sciences”
publisher Ledizioni
series Comparatismi
issn 2531-7547
publishDate 2016-10-01
description Though identity and narrative are the subjects of many discussions, the two terms are not usually accompanied by any adjective, as if <em>identity</em> necessarily meant “rigid identity”, and <em>narrative</em> were synonymous of “linear, coherent narrative” (in the most reductive acceptation of <em>coherence</em>). Quite the contrary, it is necessary to rediscover the polysemy of the concept of identity, linking narrative theory to philosophies and theories of the subject. Identity exists only in its modes and in the conflict between coincidence and non-coincidence.
topic identity
subject
interpretation
narrative theory
cognitive sciences
url https://www.ledijournals.com/ojs/index.php/comparatismi/article/view/712
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