{"product_id":"identity-and-difference-john-locke-and-the-invention-of-consciousness-paperback","title":"Identity And Difference: John Locke And The Invention Of Consciousness - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEtienne Balibar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn 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 \u003ci\u003eEuropean\u003c\/i\u003e philosopher? \u003ci\u003eIdentity and Difference\u003c\/i\u003e argues for reassessing this canonical figure. Closely examining the \"treatise on identity\" added to the second edition of \u003ci\u003eAn Essay Concerning Human Understanding\u003c\/i\u003e, Étienne Balibar demonstrates Locke's role in the formation of two concepts central to the metaphysics of the subject--consciousness and \u003ci\u003ethe self\u003c\/i\u003e--and the complex philosophical, legal, moral and political nature of his terms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an accompanying essay by Stella Sandford, situating Balibar's reading of Locke in the history of the reception of the \u003ci\u003eEssay\u003c\/i\u003e and within Balibar's other writings on \"the subject,\" \u003ci\u003eIdentity and Difference\u003c\/i\u003e rethinks a crucial moment in the history of Western philosophy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eÉtienne Balibar\u003c\/b\u003e is a French Marxist philosopher and the most celebrated student of Louis Althusser. He is also one of the leading exponents of French Marxist philosophy and the author of \u003ci\u003eSpinoza and Politics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of Marx\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eRace, Nation and Class\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eReading Capital\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eStella Sandford\u003c\/b\u003e is Reader in Modern European Philosophy in the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy, Kingston University London. She is the author of several books including \u003ci\u003ePlato and Sex\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Metaphysics of Love: Gender and Transcendence in Levinas\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a longstanding member of the \u003ci\u003eRadical Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e editorial collective and a member of the executive committee of the UK Society for Women in Philosophy.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 158\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53301571453235,"sku":"9781781681343","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/mHhIQF4XBv9781781681343.webp?v=1777513183","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/identity-and-difference-john-locke-and-the-invention-of-consciousness-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}