Tautotes

On the Western Meaning of Identity

By: Emanuele Severino, Antimo Lucarelli (Translator)

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Paperback | 17 September 2026

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The first English translation of Emanuele Severinoâs radical critique of the notion of identity.

Starting from his central intuition that Western culture is essentially nihilism, Emanuele Severino reflects anew on the problem of identity, abandoning the ambiguous (and ultimately contradictory) fashion in which being and becoming are grasped in the Western tradition. In this foundational work in Severinoâs philosophy, the philosopher questions the dominant understanding of identity in Western culture, tracing it back to Aristotleâs definition of identity as âtaut³tesâ. In his endeavour, Severino discusses â" with his particular depth â" the most renowned philosophical passages from Hegel, Aristotle, Plato and Kant, presenting a radical critique of identity.

This book constitutes part of Severinoâs monumental theoretical apparatus, comprising a critique of Western metaphysics that sets him alongside Heidegger in contemporary theory. This translation of Taut³tes will appeal to those interested in the central problems of Ancient and contemporary philosophy, ontology and metaphysics.

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