<p>In On the Difficulty of Living Together, Manuel Cruz launches a nuanced study of memory and forgetting, defining their forms and uses, political meanings, and social and historical implications. Memory is not an intrinsically positive phenomenon, he argues, but an impressionable and malleable one, used to advance a variety of agendas. <br><br>Cruz focuses on five memory models: that which is inherently valuable, that which legitimizes the present, that which supports retributive justice, that which is essential to mourning, and that which elicits renunciation or revelation. His methodical approach makes sense of memory's positive and negative effects, its contradictions, and its tensions. Cruz shows us that remembering is not necessarily an end in itself, nor is it a supreme value, immune to external influence. The exercise of memory guarantees nothing, though many insist it is a progressive act preventing the repetition of past mistakes. Tying the making of memory to the movements of history, Cruz prioritizes memory's political dimensions over its philosophical aspects and helps us remember its myriad uses.</p>

On the Difficulty of Living Together: Memory, Politics, and History (New Directions in Critical Theory, 21)

History

Cruz, Manuel

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Columbia University Press

Although Diego's family has no money for Christmas presents, a Chicano Santa Claus mysteriously leaves gifts for everyone.

Chicano Christmas Story / Un Cuento Navidad Chicano (English and Spanish Edition)

Children's Books

Education & Reference

Bilingual Education Serv

Taking Charge: On Responsibility and Personal Identity

A prominent philosopher's investigation into the questions of responsibility and personal identity that explores the proliferation of identities and the need to "take charge." >

Self-Help

Relationships

Continuum

Filosofía de la historia (Alianza Ensayo) (Spanish Edition)

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Alianza Editorial

El amor es mucho más que un tema filosófico de idéntico rango que los más importantes: es, en el fondo, por decirlo de manera un tanto abrupta, aquello que hace posible la filosofía misma. El filósofo Manuel Cruz se adentra en la vida y las ideas de algunos de los pensadores más importantes de la cultura occidental.

Amo, luego existo: Los filósofos y el amor (Spanish Edition)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Espasa

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