Becoming a Subject: Reflections in Philosophy and Psychoanalysis
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Marcia Cavell draws on philosophy, psychoanalysis, and the sciences of the mind in a fascinating and original investigation of human subjectivity. A "subject" is a creature, we may say, who recognizes herself as an "I", taking in the world from her own subjective perspective; who is an agent, doing things for reasons, sometimes self-reflective, and able to assume responsibility for herself and some of her actions. The idea of a 'subject' points, then,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0199287090
ISBN13:9780199287093
Release Date:July 2008
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:192 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.3" x 9.1"
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