
Identity
Cambridge University Press
Published on 4. November 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
228 pages
978-0-521-89726-6 (ISBN)
Description
There is a spectrum of identities: from the mathematical, through cases where specific criteria matter, to the complex or intuitive cases where we can recognise identity but don't know what the criteria should be. In a series of essays by senior figures in the sciences and humanities, this book examines what identity means across a number of academic disciplines. Topics range from mathematics, through the rules of recognition in biology and the law, to comprehending the individual in the visual, performing and literary arts, and ultimately to notions of the philosophy of existence. Using the theme of identity to make new interdisciplinary connections, the contributors offer interested readers a glimpse into their specialist subjects and suggest new ways for students and scholars to think about identity in relation to their own work.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
10 Printed music items; 17 Halftones, black and white; 2 Line drawings, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
402 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-89726-6 (9780521897266)
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Persons
Giselle Walker is Associate Dean at Darwin College and Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Cambridge. Elisabeth Leedham-Green is a Fellow of Darwin College and Ancient Archivist of Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge and former Deputy Keeper of the Cambridge University Archives.
Content
Introduction; 1. Identity of meaning Adrian Poole; 2. Identity and the law Lionel Bently; 3. Species-identity Peter Crane; 4. Mathematical identity Marcus Du Sautoy; 5. Immunological identity Philippa Marrack; 6. Visualizing identity Ludmilla Jordanova; 7. Musical identity Christopher Hogwood; 8. Identity and the mind Raymond Tallis; Notes on the contributors; Index.