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Book SynopsisAn urgent argument for political responsibility, rooted in responsive action
Trade Review"A very good job of demonstrating the unavoidability of the question of responsibility and its particular philosophical difficulties. It is often the case that philosophically sophisticated political theorists avoid the hot-button issues of current topics such as globalization, police brutality, and abortion; or, when contemporary issues are addressed, sophisticated analysis gives way to the standard slogans. One of the strengths of Lavin's work is that contemporary debates animate his philosophical discussion."--Jason Read, author of
The Micro-Politics of Capital: Marx and the Prehistory of the Present"[A] fascinating political discussion of a stalwart ethical concept. . . . Recommended."--Choice
"In a timely and provocative theoretical intervention, Lavin deftly critiques liberal notions of responsibility that have consistently forced us to assume political concepts such as limited causality and sovereign individuality. He argues that ontopolitical assumptions hinder our ability to develop truly relevant political responses to a variety of perplexing conditions that we confront in the twenty-first century."--Bradley J. Macdonald, author of
Performing Marx: Contemporary Negotiations of a Living Tradition
