The Solitary Voice of Dissent Using Foucault and Giddens to Understand an Existential Moment / Martin Kay

This book urges respect for solitary dissent rather than censure. It equips a wide audience to understand what previously seemed unimaginable, much less comprehensible. It shows the reader how to reach beyond those first conclusions and into the heart of the matter. The lone voice explains that something has been hidden away, something which the individual now dissenting can no longer acquiesce in. It raises the possibility that more may be seriously wrong. Those who need to understand range from academics, to researchers, to managers, to elected representatives, to journalists. We all have an interest in knowing not just what has gone wrong but also why this person, and no other, decided they could take no more. If we are to correct a bad situation, rather than just patch it up, we need clarity at every level of the individual's deepening unease. The book uses four case studies (two in Ireland, one in UK, all on the record, and one authoritative biography of a well-known Italian personality), to demonstrate an approach to analyzing solitary dissent. The methods used are academic but, in the way they are presented, certainly intelligible to the lay-reader. Indeed, the author (who is one of the case studies) writes with a degree of affection for his two authorities, Michel Foucault and Anthony Giddens, which is engaging, anything but formal, but no less authoritative for that. Another persuasive output of the book is the resonance of solitary dissent with Jean-Paul Sartre's existentialism which is also analysed. The Solitary Voice of Dissent is limited by the extent to which the author has been able to delve into the personal privacy of the case studies offered. With commendable detachment, he is able to examine his own experience; and the biography he has selected allows a similarly deep investigation into the fourth case study. While each personality investigated was male, the author also identifies certain contemporary female dissenters. This is an area increasingly impacting upon the public's awareness but which no-one has written about before. If we are to mend our society, we need to start a conversation. A wide audience will wish to follow it.

Obra dirigida a la práctica profesional, además de un estudio teórico en profundidad, contiene formularios notariales dirigidos a la obtención del beneficio de inventario; una manera de aceptar la herencia que el autor (notario en activo, con más de cuarenta años de servicio público) recomienda a todo heredero, en cualquier circunstancia, pero especialmente en tiempos de incertidumbre económica, y en toda escritura de aceptación y partición de la herencia; proponiendo un expediente simplificado, sin trámites añadidos ni dilaciones o gastos innecesarios. En la fase posterior, la del pago de las deudas, el autor ofrece un prontuario de preguntas y respuestas más frecuentes, para atender las dudas de los interesados.E invita a adaptar la figura a los tiempos actuales, en una sociedad abierta y muy transparente, sugiriendo medidas que atiendan especialmente al caso de los patrimonios empresariales, a la necesidad de conservar la empresa y a la igualdad de trato entre los acreedores.La obra recoge además y tiene en cuenta la importantísima reforma que la Ley 8/2021 ha hecho del Código Civil y otras leyes, prohibiendo incapacitarlas y reconociendo la plena capacidad de obrar de todas las personas con discapacidad.