Identity and Difference: John Locke and the Invention of Consciousness (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781781681343)

John Locke's foundational place in the history of British empiricism and liberal political thought is well established. So, in what sense can Locke be considered a modern European philosopher? Identity and Difference argues for reassessing this canonical figure. Closely examining the "treatise on identity" added to the second edition of An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, ﾉtienne Balibar demonstrates Locke's role in the formation of two concepts central to the metaphysics of the subject--consciousness and the self--and the complex philosophical, legal, moral and political nature of his terms.

With an accompanying essay by Stella Sandford, situating Balibar's reading of Locke in the history of the reception of the Essay and within Balibar's other writings on "the subject," Identity and Difference rethinks a crucial moment in the history of Western philosophy.

Author: ﾉtienne Balibar
ISBN-10: 1781681341
ISBN-13: 9781781681343
Publisher: Verso
Language: English
Published: 10/08/2013
Pages: 158
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d