TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mills,Catherine
TI  - The Philosophy of Agamben
SN  - 9781317492801
AV  - B3611.A44 M55 2014 
U1  - 195 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Taylor & Francis Group
KW  - Agamben, Giorgio, -- 1942-
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Metaphysics: negativity, potentiality and death -- 2. Aesthetics: language, representation and the object -- 3. Politics: biopolitics, sovereignty and nihilism -- 4. Ethics: testimony, responsibility and the witness -- 5. Messianism: time, happiness and completed humanity -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chronology of major works -- Bibliography -- Index
N2  - Giorgio Agamben has gained widespread popularity for his rethinking of radical politics and his approach to metaphysics and language. This work outlines Agamben's key concerns: metaphysics, language and potentiality, aesthetics and poetics, sovereignty, law and biopolitics, ethics and testimony, and his powerful vision of post-historical humanity
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