Giving an Account of Oneself

by Judith Butler

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What does it mean to lead a moral life?

In her first extended study of moral philosophy, Judith Butler offers a provocative outline for a new ethical practice--one responsive to the need for critical autonomy and grounded in a new sense of the human subject.

Butler takes as her starting point one's ability to answer the questions "What have I done?" and "What ought I to do?" She shows that these question can be answered only by asking...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0823225046

ISBN13:9780823225040

Release Date:October 2005

Publisher:Fordham University Press

Length:160 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Ethics Ethics & Morality Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences

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