“ The assumption that being gay or black necessarily harms the self-worth of all who fit this category has a patronizing dimension, because it neglects consideration of the agency that persons exercise… Michael Kenny
“ In modern societies, some members of ethnic minority groups do not want to feel compelled to heed the voices of their communities when participating as citizens. Michael Kenny
“ An important ethical function of identity politics, in this context, is to highlight that obstacles to the self-development of individuals, and to the formation and exercise of their agency, emerge in… Michael Kenny
“ The self is constituted within a variety of arenas and in relation to multiple traditions. Self-hood, on this understanding, is both provisional and open-ended, and critically depends on the configura… Michael Kenny
