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ISBN: 9781526179869
Year: 2024
Publisher: Manchester University Press
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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.
‘Stunning...This will challenge the way readers see the world.’ — Publishers Weekly
‘A thoughtful, well-rendered collection of musings on identity.’ — Kirkus Reviews
'This study of twinhood sits at the intersection of the intellectual and the personal - philosopher Helena de Bres is a twin herself, attuned to the uncanniness of being a twin as both a scholar and a sister.' — The Millions
'Lucid, curious, and deeply felt, How to be multiple is a work of philosophy, an autobiography of twindom, and a captivating exploration of selfhood. Most of us are not twins, but we all know duality, and de Bres uses her exceptional condition as a lens to examine what makes us distinct and what we all share. What a fun, gorg
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781526179869
Year: 2024
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Description:
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.
‘Stunning...This will challenge the way readers see the world.’ — Publishers Weekly
‘A thoughtful, well-rendered collection of musings on identity.’ — Kirkus Reviews
'This study of twinhood sits at the intersection of the intellectual and the personal - philosopher Helena de Bres is a twin herself, attuned to the uncanniness of being a twin as both a scholar and a sister.' — The Millions
'Lucid, curious, and deeply felt, How to be multiple is a work of philosophy, an autobiography of twindom, and a captivating exploration of selfhood. Most of us are not twins, but we all know duality, and de Bres uses her exceptional condition as a lens to examine what makes us distinct and what we all share. What a fun, gorg