Simon lumsden self consciousness and the critique of the subject hegel heidegger and the post structuralists columbia university press 2014 265pp 4500 hbk isbn 9780231168229 reviewed by henry somers hall royal holloway university of london simon lumsdens is an ambitious book that attempts to develop a new dialogue between hegel . Self consciousness and the critique of the subject hegel heidegger and the poststructuralists by simon lumsden new york columbia university press 2014 pp xviii 265 us45 hardback. Simon lumsden poststructuralists hold hegel responsible for giving rise to many of modern philosophys problematic concepts the authority of reason self consciousness the knowing subject yet according to simon lumsden this animosity is rooted in a fundamental misunderstanding of hegels thought and resolving this tension can not only heal . Simon lumsdens self consciousness and the critique of the subject begins as a defense of hegel against post structuralist criticisms of presence but it does not stay there it goes on to interrogate what an adequate portrait of the subject is given our contemporary experience and the philosophical history of the last three centuries. Abstract poststructuralists hold hegel responsible for giving rise to many of modern philosophys problematic concepts the authority of reason self consciousness the knowing subject yet according to this book this animosity is rooted in a fundamental misunderstanding of hegels thought and resolving this tension can not only heal the rift