The Subject of Modernity
Author | : Anthony J. Cascardi |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 1992-03-19 |
ISBN-13 | : 0521423783 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780521423786 |
Rating | : 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Subject of Modernity by : Anthony J. Cascardi
Download or read book The Subject of Modernity written by Anthony J. Cascardi and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1992-03-19 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The question of modernity has provoked a vigorous debate in the work of thinkers from Hegel to Habermas. Anthony J. Cascardi offers an historical account of the origins and transformations of the rational subject of self as it is represented in Descartes, Cervantes, Pascal, Hobbes and the Don Juan myth.