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The Discipline of Subjectivity: An Essay on Montaigne
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Full Title:
The Discipline of Subjectivity: An Essay on Montaigne
Contributors:
By (Author) Ermanno Bencivenga
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
23rd September 2014
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Western philosophy from c 1800
Dewey:
194
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
146
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
198g
Description
Through an interpretation of Montaigne's philosophical vision as expressed in his Essays, Ermanno Bencivenga contributes to the current debate about the "death of the subject" by developing a view of the self as a project of continuous construction rather than the source and foundation of knowledge. This latter, Cartesian conception of self-conscio
