Explore/Thinkers/Judith N Shklar — Putting Cruelty First.articleJudith N Shklar — Putting Cruelty First.Shklar, Judith N. "Putting Cruelty First." *Daedalus* 111, no. 3 (1982): 17–38.Focus in observatoryPrevious← Judith Butler — Frames of War: When Is Life Grievable?NextJudith Shklar — Ordinary Vices →Related booksBookAfter CertaintyHow to Live and Judge When Understanding is not EnoughHow to live and judge once explanation reaches its limits. The practice volume in a series on formation, stabilization, and tension—judgment, responsibility, and participation without replacement frameworks.