Some people say that we live in a new age of identity politics. But what is identity and why has it become more complicated?

The question of identity has troubled humans throughout the 200,000 history of humankind. Just who are we and what makes us different from other humans and how important are those differences? 

In evolutionary terms, for most of human history, identity has been a relatively simple matter. But, since the age of civilisations emerged some 5,000 years ago, it has become more and more complicated.

In this short essay, I have endeavoured to explain why identity has become more complicated, why it is influencing politics, and how we should respond to the identity debate.


 




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