The Discipline of Subjectivity: An Essay on Montaigne by Ermanno Bencivenga - 1990-02

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1990. Cloth. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 132 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings.

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0691073643 .

Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press, 1990. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows only the slightest spine lean, but the binding remains perfectly secure; else flawless; text clean. DJ price unclipped; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 132pp. (Princeton Legacy Library). Hardback with DJ. Through an interpretation of Montaigne's philosophical vision as expressed in his Essays, Ermanno Bencivenga contributes to the current debate about the "death of the subject" by developing a view of the self as a project of continuous construction rather than the source and foundation of knowledge. This latter, Cartesian conception of self-consciousness as a logical and epistemological starting point is, Bencivenga contends, delusive: the certainty it provides is more akin to faith than to a cognitive state. How then do we acquire knowledge of the self?… Read More

U.S.A.: Princeton University Press, 1990. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Near fine jacket. Ink underlining to eight pages..

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Princeton University Press, 1990. Maroon Cloth. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 132 pages Very good copy, no dj.

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