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The decentred autonomous subject

Kathy Butterworth

pp. 155-175

Abstract

According to the post-structuralist critique of the subject, we can no longer properly understand ourselves as a unified, sovereign subject, insofar as the overriding experience we have of ourselves is that of a decentred self, a subject that is constantly in process of becoming. While many feminists support this claim, others argue that endorsing it makes it impossible to develop an account of autonomy or political emancipation.

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Winkler Rafael (2016) Identity and difference: contemporary debates on the self. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 155-175

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-40427-1_7

Full citation:

Butterworth Kathy (2016) „The decentred autonomous subject“, In: R. Winkler (ed.), Identity and difference, Dordrecht, Springer, 155–175.