{"product_id":"identity-and-difference-isbn-9781781681343","title":"Identity And Difference","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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.Praise for \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of Marx\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A very intelligent and creative work—succinct and informative. It would certainly have a privileged place on the shelf of contemporary studies of Marx.\"—Fredric Jameson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A trenchant and exciting analysis of the philosophy of Marx. No dogma here and no banalities. A refreshing book.\"—Immanuel Wallerstein\u003cb\u003eÉtienne Balibar\u003c\/b\u003e is a French Marxist philosopher and the most celebrated student of Louis Althusser. He is also one of the leading exponents of French Marxist philosophy and the author of \u003ci\u003eSpinoza and Politics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of Marx\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eRace, Nation and Class\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eReading Capital\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStella Sandford\u003c\/b\u003e is Reader in Modern European Philosophy in the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy, Kingston University London. She is the author of several books including \u003ci\u003ePlato and Sex\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Metaphysics of Love: Gender and Transcendence in Levinas\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a longstanding member of the \u003ci\u003eRadical Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e editorial collective and a member of the executive committee of the UK Society for Women in Philosophy.A new reading of Locke as a European philosopher by the leading continental thinker","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305364410597,"sku":"NP9781781681343","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781781681343.jpg?v=1767729763","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/identity-and-difference-isbn-9781781681343","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}