“These original and thoughtful investigations of the post-metaphysical senses of responsibility chart new directions for ethics in the continental tradition. Exploring the concept of responsibility in the works of major philosophers, Raffoul argues it is about exposure to an event that does not come from us and yet calls to us.”

“Raffoul shows that philosophers in the continental lineage have persistently concerned themselves with issues of responsibility and provided original ways to rethink the meaning of ethics, choice, freedom, accountability, and moral normativity.”
 — Charles E. Scott, Vanderbilt University

“This landmark study of responsibility offers novel readings of existing theories from Kant to Levinas and Derrida while giving its own original view of what makes up responsible action. Written with unusual incisiveness, it contains bold insights into how and why human beings are capable of responsibility at every level of their lives. ”
 — Edward S. Casey, Stony Brook University

“Raffoul is very persuasive in arguing . . . that Sartre, Heidegger, Levinas, and Derrida’s philosophies, even when apparently involved in other not immediately ethical pursuits – existentialism, fundamental ontology, metaphysics,deconstruction – contain a fundamentally ethical concern. . . . [A] very fine book.Nov. 2014”
 — Derrida Today

“Raffoul displays throughout considerable skills of reading and exegesis, and he has an important story to tell about the history of responsibility. . . . There is a great deal to admire in this book and one can only look forward to [his] future work.”
 — Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

“Raffoul provides a rich genealogy of concepts of responsibility from thinkers in the Continental tradition. . . . Recommended.”
 — Choice