book
Frames of War: When Is Life Grievable?
Butler, Judith. Frames of War: When Is Life Grievable? London: Verso, 2009.
Why this matters here
Butler argues that frames of war determine which lives appear grievable and which harms register as requiring response. After Certainty presses a related operational limit: interpretation can keep earning moral credit—appearing careful and open—after it has stopped changing what responsibility requires.
