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6 Crit 1 (2012-2013)

handle is hein.journals/tcrit6 and id is 1 raw text is: Philosophy, Law, & Literature IDENTITY, LAW, AND ESSENTIALISM: WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH SAME-SEX MARRIAGE? RAINIER ELIAS* TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION.................................................................2 I. PREFACE: CONFESSIONS OF A JADED LAW STUDENT............. .................2 II. THE SOURCES AND OBJECTIVES OF CONTEMPORARY CATEGORIZATION. ................4 A. Essentialism & Modern Philosophy...................................5 i. The Essence of Tableness..................... ..................5 ii. The Essence of Humanness.....................................6 B. Modern Views on Power...........................................7 C. Essentialism, Power, & Personal Identity..............................8 D Identity Politics & Essentialism.....................................10 III. FITTING INTO IDENTITY POLITICS THROUGH ESSENTIALISM: WHAT'S LOVE GOT ToDo WITH IT?..........................................11 IV. CONCLUSION..............................................................13 *Rainier Elias, J.D. The University of Idaho College of Law. I would like to dedicate this article to my family and friends, who have stayed by me through the best and the worst days of my life. Especially, I would like to mention my mom, Marcia Gary, and my partner, Eric Nickelson, for I would be nothing without them. I would also like to thank Professors Annemarie Bridy, Elizabeth Brandt, and Michael Satz, who helped me understand the concepts discussed here. Lastly, I would like to thank the crit, an incredible journal of change for students, practitioners, and academics. The crit: a critical legal studies journal Vol. 6, no. 1

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