Giving an Account of Oneself
Author | : Judith Butler |
Publisher | : Fordham Univ Press |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2005 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780823225033 |
ISBN-13 | : 0823225038 |
Rating | : 4/5 (038 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Giving an Account of Oneself by : Judith Butler
Download or read book Giving an Account of Oneself written by Judith Butler and published by Fordham Univ Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers an outline for a new ethical practice - one responsive to the need for critical autonomy and grounded in a new sense of the human subject. The author demonstrates how difficult it is to give an account of oneself, and how this lack of self-transparency and narratibility is crucial to an ethical understanding of the human.