The Discipline of Subjectivity: An Essay on Montaigne

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Discipline of Subjectivity: An Essay on Montaigne
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ermanno Bencivenga
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:146
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreLiterary essays
History of Western philosophy
ISBN/Barcode 9780691636214
ClassificationsDewey:194
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 19 April 2016
Publication Country United States

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