Taking Charge

On Responsibility and Personal Identity

By: Manuel Cruz

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Paperback | 22 September 2011 | Edition Number 1

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The book deals with key ethico-political issues of modernity, that of responsibility and of the subject(s) that can assume it. Today, new realities, from global political issues to economic crises and lack of confidence in governments, show that there is no authority, institution, or public organism capable of "taking charge." In fact, people find themselves less responsible than ever before.

Available for the first time in English, this text by one of the leading European intellectuals explores why we need to return to a full personal responsibility. This entails a revisiting of such concepts as personal identity, tolerance, and action -all essential components of responsibility. Featuring a preface by Gianni Vattimo, the book not only analyzes the problem of responsibility from various perspectives (including Nietzsche, Weber, Arendt, Sartre), but also confronts today's realities and challenges. As Cruz puts it, "Until now, men attempted to describe the world; the moment has arrived for them to take it on."

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"Manuel Cruz is one of the exciting and significant thinkers writing in Spanish today. His work cuts across many of the usual boundaries of philosophy, engaging with a range of thinkers from both the analytic and European traditions that is indicative of an exceptional breadth of knowledge and openness of mind. Fresh and innovative in its approach, Cruz's work also brings with it a real sense of philosophical engagement and commitment - a genuine 'taking on' of the world and of our current situation. This is the first translation into English of any of Cruz's writings, and will certainly not be the last. Not only does it provide an introduction to Cruz's thought, but it also points towards to the enormous wealth of thought on the Iberian peninsula and beyond, and which has largely remained, for far too long, beyond the horizons of Anglo-American philosophy." - Jeff Malpas, Professor of Philosophy, University of Tasmania.

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