Becoming a subject reflections in philosophy and psychoanalysis

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...

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Autor principal: Cavell, Marcia
Otros Autores: Marcia Cavell
Lenguaje:Undetermined
English
Publicado: Oxford,New York Clarendon Press,Oxford University Press 2006
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Sumario: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, toward an ideal. It asks for the conditions under which a human infant becomes a subject, and for the sorts of things, like self-deception and massive anxiety, that get in the way
Descripción Física:viii, 182 p.
24 cm
ISBN:0199287090
9780199287093