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How to be Multiple : The Philosophy of Twins

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SKU:
9781526179869
UPC:
9781526179869
Author:
de Bres, Helena'
'ISBN:
9781526179869'
'Publisher:
MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS '
'Language:
English'
'Pages:
272 pages, 12 black & white illustrations'
'Format:
Hardback'
'Published Date:
12/03/2024'
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Author: de Bres, Helena

Social & political philosophy

Published on 12 March 2024 by MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 272 pages, 12 black & white illustrations
225 x 150 x 25 | 420g

In How to be multiple, Helena de Bres – a twin herself – argues that twinhood is a unique lens for examining our place in the world and how we relate to other people. The way we think about twins offers remarkable insights into some of the deepest questions of our existence, from what is a person? to how should we treat one another?Deftly weaving together literary and cultural history, philosophical enquiry and personal experience, de Bres examines such thorny issues as binary thinking, objectification, romantic love and friendship, revealing the limits of our individualistic perspectives.

In this illuminating, entertaining book, wittily illustrated by her twin sister, de Bres ultimately suggests that to consider twinhood is to imagine the possibility of a more interconnected, capacious human future. -- .