{"product_id":"identity-and-difference-john-locke-and-the-invention-of-consciousness-9781781681343","title":"Identity And Difference: John Locke And The Invention Of Consciousness","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Etienne Balibar\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Verso\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Verso\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Mind \u0026amp; Body\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Locke's foundational place in the history of British empiricism and liberal political thought is well established. So, in what sense can Locke be considered a modern \u003ci\u003eEuropean\u003c\/i\u003e philosopher? \u003ci\u003eIdentity and Difference\u003c\/i\u003e argues for reassessing this canonical figure. Closely examining the \"treatise on identity\" added to the second edition of \u003ci\u003eAn Essay Concerning Human Understanding\u003c\/i\u003e, Étienne Balibar demonstrates Locke's role in the formation of two concepts central to the metaphysics of the subject--consciousness and \u003ci\u003ethe self\u003c\/i\u003e--and the complex philosophical, legal, moral and political nature of his terms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an accompanying essay by Stella Sandford, situating Balibar's reading of Locke in the history of the reception of the \u003ci\u003eEssay\u003c\/i\u003e and within Balibar's other writings on \"the subject,\" \u003ci\u003eIdentity and Difference\u003c\/i\u003e rethinks a crucial moment in the history of Western philosophy.","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47813386600599,"sku":"9781781681343","price":1939.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781781681343.webp?v=1778335612","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/identity-and-difference-john-locke-and-the-invention-of-consciousness-9781781681343","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}