Download or read book Giving an Account of Oneself written by Judith Butler and published by Fordham Univ Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean to lead an ethical life under vexed social andlinguistic conditions? In her first extended study of moral philosophy, Judith Butler offers a provocative outline for a new ethical practice-one responsive to the need for critical autonomy yet grounded inthe opacity of the human subject