Authenticity, Autonomy and Multiculturalism

Geoffrey Brahm Levey is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Political Science at the University of New South Wales, Sydney.

Brings together a distinguished group of philosophers, political theorists, and anthropologists to explore the role that the idea of 'authenticity' plays in the recognition and accommodation of cultural minorities and their practices. Discussing a wide range of illustrative cases and controversies drawn from Britain and continental Europe, North America, Australia, and the Middle East, this book moves beyond abstract discussion to consider also the practical and public policy implications of the putative authenticity of autonomous persons and of cultural practices.

Selected Contents: 1. Authenticity and the Multiculturalism Debates Geoffrey Brahm Levey Part 1: Individual Autonomy and Cultural Identity 2. Autonomy and Social Disorientation John Christman 3. Autonomy and Multiculturalism Anna Elisabetta Galeotti 4. Belief, Autonomy and Responsibility: The Case of Indirect Religious Discrimination Peter Jones Part 2: Debating Preference and Cultural Authenticity 5. Against Authenticity Anne Phillips 6. Individual or Collective Autonomy and/or Cultural Authenticity? In Defense of Minimalism Veit Bader 7. Authenticity and the Third-Person Perspective Ben Colburn Part 3: Pluralizing Authenticity 8. What is Wrong with a Liberal Assessment of Religious Authenticity? Avigail Eisenberg 9. Analyzing "Authenticity" in the Litigation of Cultural Claims: Reflections on the Role of Expertise Alison Dundes Renteln and Marie-Claire Foblets 10. Authenticity and Jewish Self-Hatred Marilyn Friedman