Otherness

Otherness may refer to:

Literature

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Music

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Philosophy and sociology

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  • Alterity or otherness, the philosophical principle of exchanging one's perspective for that of the "other"
  • Other (philosophy), where "Otherness" describes the qualities and characteristics attributed to individuals or groups perceived as outside the dominant social norm
  • Otherness of childhood, the substantial differences between the lived worlds of children and adults