A thoughtful and ultimately moving examination of human agency, the limits of knowledge, and the lasting influence of lives beyond their immediate circumstances. What does it mean to act responsibly when the conditions governing our choices lie beyond our control? How much can we truly know about another person's experience or even our own? And what remains of human influence after the individuals responsible for it are gone? These questions form the foundation of Joseph P. Riavez III's The Execution Layer: Human Behavior at the Limits of Agency , an ambitious work of philosophical nonfiction examining human behavior, personal identity, responsibility, and the ways our experiences continue to shape the world. Rather than constructing a conventional philosophical argument, Riavez approaches his subject through observation, reconstruction, and the careful examination of evidence. His background in forensic investigation informs a distinctive method: establish what can be known, r...
