Being Subjects: Preliminary Materials of the Person

The concept of the subject remains one of the most important and debated notions in social theory and philosophy. Whether it is adopted as a central notion of personhood or rejected as a product of ideology or fiction, its usage has been a theme in a variety of political and speculative thought. Unfortunately, the prevalence of the term has often rendered its meaning opaque.

Being Subjects examines the history of this notion from Descartes to the present and discusses its emergence as a phi...