Abstract

This book has several very positive qualities; but its project raises certain important questions, which are not wholly addressed by the book itself. First, and most fundamentally: what is the subject? The title cites two notions: individuality and subjectivity, both of which are quite complex. The first idea, ‘individuality’, can denote ‘unique personal identity’ (as distinct from the identity of any other person); and Stoic versions of this idea play a prominent role at certain stages of th...