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OverviewMarcia Cavell draws on philosophy, psychoanalysis, and the sciences of the mind in a fascinating and original investigation of human subjectivity. A 'subject' is a creature, we may say, who recognizes herself as an 'I', taking in the world from her own subjective perspective; who is an agent, doing things for reasons, sometimes self-reflective, and able to assume responsibility for herself and some of her actions. The idea of a 'subject' points, then, toward an ideal. It asks for the conditions under which a human infant becomes a subject, and for the sorts of things, like self-deception and massive anxiety, that get in the way. What sorts of questions are these? Certainly philosophical. They burrow into central issues in moral philosophy: freedom of the will, the 'self', self-knowledge, the relations between reason and passion, between autonomy and self-knowledge, issues that form roughly the second half of the book. They lead also into metaphysics and epistemology: Is subjectivity incompatible with objectivity? Are subjects not also objects in the real world? As such, how are they to be treated? Would it be possible, in theory, for a creature to become a subject in the absence of relationships with other subjects? But the questions are also practical. In particular they are at the heart of psychoanalysis both as a theory of the mind, and as a therapy which aims at maximizing the ideals of autonomy and self-knowledge implicit in the very idea of a 'subject'. One of the guiding premises of Becoming a Subject is that philosophical investigation into the specifically human way of being in the world cannot separate itself from investigations of a more empirical sort. Cavell brings together for the first time reflections in philosophy, findings in neuroscience, studies in infant development, psychoanalytic theory, and clinical vignettes from her own psychoanalytic practice. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Marcia Cavell (University of California, Berkeley)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.312kg ISBN: 9780199287093ISBN 10: 0199287090 Pages: 194 Publication Date: 17 January 2008 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: Neuroscience, Psychoanalysis, and Memory 2: The Anxious Animal 3: Keeping Time: Remembering, Repeating, and Working Through 4: Triangulation, the Social Character of Thinking 5: On Judgment 6: Self-Reflections 7: Irrationality and Self-Transcendence 8: Freedom and Forgiveness 9: Valuing the Emotions 10: Self-Knowledge and Self-Discovery 11: Good and Evil Appendix: Knowledge, Consensus,and UncertaintyReviewsReview from previous edition Philosophers sceptical about the claims or use of psychoanalytic theory will do well to look particularly at the first two chapters EL Four central ideas - central to psychoanalysis and central to understanding the self - emerge as important for philosophers to note: the prevalence of unconscious mental functioning; the implications of different forms of memory; the importance of anxiety and defence; and the way the past constantly informs the present EL [The book is] rich in ideas, and both philosophers and psychoanalysts will find insights that inspire new thoughts and new directions of thought. Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews `Review from previous edition Philosophers sceptical about the claims or use of psychoanalytic theory will do well to look particularly at the first two chapters EL Four central ideas -- central to psychoanalysis and central to understanding the self -- emerge as important for philosophers to note: the prevalence of unconscious mental functioning; the implications of different forms of memory; the importance of anxiety and defence; and the way the past constantly informs the present EL [The book is] rich in ideas, and both philosophers and psychoanalysts will find insights that inspire new thoughts and new directions of thought.' Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Author InformationMarica Cavell is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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