Abstract:
The article aims to provide a philosophical analysis of the anthropological approach to
the identity study. Through the application of diachronic analysis and content analysis to the
works of anthropologists who are theorists of identity, we have highlighted various historical,
methodological, and philosophical aspects of the topic. These aspects include the history of the
conceptualization of the term «identity» in anthropology, the correlation between the concepts of
«identity» and «character», the analytical significance of the «identity» concept in anthropological
works, and the methodological foundations of the anthropological understanding of identity. The
result of the philosophical analysis is the identification of both the advantages and disadvantages
of the anthropological approach to the identity study. On one hand, it emphasizes the significance
of material and cultural aspects of human existence and highlights the distinction between the
practical use of «identity» and its theoretical understanding within the academic community. On
the other hand, it tends to reduce the individual to the collective.
Description:
ГОНЧАРОВА, Ксения. Философский анализ антропологического подхода к изучению идентичности. In: Integrare prin cercetare și inovare: conferința științifică națională cu participare internațională. Științe umanistice și sociale, 9-10 noiembrie 2023. CEP USM, 2024, pp. 40-46. ISBN 978-9975-62-691-0 (PDF).