Thought Paralysis : The Virtues of Discrimination
by
Farhad Dalal
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
The Exploring Psycho-Social Studies Series
ISBN-10
1780490526
ISBN-13
9781780490526
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Karnac Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 31st, 2012
Print length
272 Pages
Weight
386 grams
Dimensions
23.00 x 15.40 x 2.00 cms
Product Classification:
Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology)
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Walks the thin line between the apologists who deify difference and the zealots and bigots who vilify the different, to argue that to create a fairer world, we need to enhance our capacities for discrimination, not stifle them.
Given the enormous struggles, efforts and money expended on the equalities enterprise, why has more progress not been made? And further, why have things actually become worse in some circumstances? It is argued this has occurred because:- The values of Equality have been bureaucratized, allowing the liberal principle of "live and let live" to be perverted and put in the service of fear and control.- The Diversity discourse has been hijacked by the libertarians and put in the service of increasing profit, under the guise of liberty and inclusivity.- The equality movements have become apolitical, sidetracked into the project of the indiscriminate celebration and preservation of cultures, in lieu of challenging the status quo within cultures as much as between them.- The versions of psychology and sociology that the equality movements have drawn on are over simple
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