"Poststructuralism has long been acknowledged to offer a radical critique of the foundational subject as a precursor to affirming a constituted subject. Its detractors have however held that the resultant position cannot offer a coherent account of agency (strong version) or, alternatively, tha...

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Weitere Verfasser:	Ó Fathaigh, Cillian 1992- (HerausgeberIn), Rae, Gavin 1982- (HerausgeberIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	New York, NY Routledge 2025
Schlagworte:	Poststructuralism Structuralism Philosophy Poststructuralisme Structuralisme Philosophie post-structuralism structuralism philosophy
Zusammenfassung:	"Poststructuralism has long been acknowledged to offer a radical critique of the foundational subject as a precursor to affirming a constituted subject. Its detractors have however held that the resultant position cannot offer a coherent account of agency (strong version) or, alternatively, that while it may be able to account for non-subjective agency it is unable to develop a coherent explanation for subjective agency (weak version). Somewhat strangely, this issue has been largely ignored by commentators predisposed to poststructuralist thought. In contrast, this volume focuses on the works of Judith Butler, Cornelius Castoriadis, Gilles Deleuze, Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault, Luce Irigaray, Jacques Lacan, and Catherine Malabou, to show that the question of the subject is a key one for many poststructuralist thinkers, that they are aware of the problematic status of agency that arises from their decentering of the foundational subject, and that they offer heterogeneous responses to it. Subjective Agency and Poststructuralism will therefore be an invaluable resource for researchers and advanced students interested in philosophy, political theory, psychoanalysis, critical theory, history of ideas, feminist theory, and cultural studies"--
Beschreibung:	205 Seiten
ISBN:	9781032364292 9781032364308