{"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":"John 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. \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781681343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d","brand":"\u0026#195;\u0026#137;tienne Balibar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52181315256501,"sku":"9781781681343","price":20.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c913e188-1619-4886-a7db-10632274efaa.jpg?v=1768922660","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/identity-and-difference-john-locke-and-the-invention-of-consciousness-9781781681343","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}