Self and Subjectivity is a collection of seminal essays with commentary that traces the development of conceptions of "self" and "subjectivity" in European and Anglo-American philosophical traditions, including feminist scholarship, from Descartes to the present. It covers the rise of the philosophy of the subject, its crisis in postmodernity, and the re-articulation of selfhood, agency, and personal identity in very recent times. The book provides a comprehensive, accessible, and high-quality text that introduces the reader to various conceptions of self and subjectivity in relation to their historical, ethical, epistemological, and metaphysical contexts. The volume features essays by Descartes, Hume, Nietzsche, Freud, Sartre, Foucault, Judith Butler, Bernard Williams, Derek Parfit, and many others.
- ISBN10 1405112050
- ISBN13 9781405112055
- Publish Date 6 December 2004
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 7 September 2006
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Imprint Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 336
- Language English