Giorgio Agamben

Sovereignty and Life

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Published June 11, 2007 by Stanford University Press .
Written in

Subjects:

• Political science & theory,
• Social & political philosophy,
• Western philosophy, from c 1900 -,
• Political,
• Philosophy / Political,
• Philosophy,
• Sovereignty

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Edition Notes

Contributions	Matthew Calarco (Editor), Steven DeCaroli (Editor)
The Physical Object
Format	Hardcover
Number of Pages	296
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL7929936M
ISBN 10	0804750491
ISBN 10	9780804750493

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Giorgio Agamben, a leading Italian philosopher and radical political theorist, is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Venice. Stanford University Press has published six of his previous books: Homo Sacer (), Potentialities (), The Man Without Content (), The End of the Poem (), The Open (), and The Time that Remains (). Giorgio Agamben (b. ) is one of the leading figures in philosophy and political theory. His unique readings of literature, literary theory, continental philosophy, political thought, religious studies, and art have made him one of the most innovative thinkers of our time.

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Agamben argues that the perpetual utilization of the state of exception will ultimately undermine Western law and lead to a “global civil war” (87). Bottom-line: For legal scholars or those interested in the expansion of executive power, this book provides a great deal of pertinent analysis.   Home › Literary Theory › Key Theories of Giorgio Agamben. Key Theories of Giorgio Agamben By Nasrullah Mambrol on March 7, • (0). Giorgio Agamben (b) is a philosopher of Italian origin who, since the World Trade Centre attacks in September , has challenged the wide use of emergency measures for people control. "Giorgio Agamben is probably the most famous Italian philosopher in the world. Since the beginning of the "coronavirus emergency” - with articles published in the Manifesto and on the website of the publisher Quodlibet - he warned against the political im plications of current security measures: for his positions, he has received attacks from the right and from the left, but his.