Becoming a Subject
Author | : Marcia Cavell |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2006-02-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199287086 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199287082 |
Rating | : 4/5 (082 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Becoming a Subject by : Marcia Cavell
Download or read book Becoming a Subject written by Marcia Cavell and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-02-23 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marcia Cavell draws on philosophy, psychoanalysis, and the sciences of the mind in an investigation of human subjectivity. She describes the ideal of a subject as an agent doing things for reasons and able to assume responsibility for itself. The book investigates what might stand in the way of this.