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(philosophy, anthropology) Otherness; the entity in contrast to which an identity is constructed.

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alterity

Noun

countable uncountable

(philosophy, anthropology) Otherness; the entity in contrast to which an identity is constructed.

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他者性：自己のアイデンティティが他との対比を通じて形成されるという概念。哲学や人類学において、自己とは異なる他者として存在する性質を指す。

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In her research on indigenous storytelling, she emphasized alterity as a fundamental lens for understanding cultural encounters.

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先住民の語りに関する研究で、彼女は文化的遭遇を理解するための基本的な視点として他性を強調した。

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(philosophy, anthropology) Otherness; the entity in contrast to which an identity is constructed.

Nominal declensions, verbal case endings, gerundival constructions, in short, the full range of grammatical alterations—for which Sanskrit has a particular genius and meticulous order—announce language itself as a field of alterity.

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alterities

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