Description
Judith Butler's seminal work delves into the profound difficulty of self-understanding and its implications for ethical life. The book challenges the notion of a fully transparent and autonomous self, arguing that our inherent lack of complete self-knowledge is not a deficit but a crucial element in forming an ethical framework. Butler explores how this opacity, this resistance to easy narration, fundamentally shapes our responsibilities to ourselves and others. Ultimately, the text offers a compelling re-evaluation of the human subject, proposing a new ethical practice grounded in critical autonomy and a nuanced understanding of our own limitations.
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paperback
Fordham University Press
Published Jan 1, 2005
149 pages
ISBN: 9780823225040
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First Published
2005
Language
eng
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